Posted in Blog, tagged Blog on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Kingsport Police have arrested Anthony Hicks in connection with the recent theft of hundreds of “Santa Train” totes. The arrest happened after a Kingsport detective spotted the stolen items at an auction. Another officer recognized the truck from surveillance video taken outside the Food City store on Eastman Road. Police say the auction organizers were [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Blog on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From the Onion: LOGAN, UT—According to an alarming new study published Monday in the American Journal Of Sociology, the vast majority of Americans are critically discussed after leaving a room occupied by two or more additional people.
The groundbreaking research contradicts decades of previous inquiries into the area, including dozens of informal surveys in which respondents [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Short People in My House on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Clearly, my children are brilliant.
via: katie allison granju@Knox Talks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Immigration, Open Government, TN Politics on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Two bills scheduled for state Senate votes this week would give elected officials more confidentiality protections.
Legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro would grant lawmakers and local officials anonymity when filing complaints against businesses suspected of employing illegal immigrants.
The intent, according to Ketron, is to prevent retaliation.
The other [...]
Posted in Tennessee, tagged East Tennessee, Green Garbledygook, Jason Mumpower on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Folks living downstream from the Eastman and Roy, who thinks used motor oil is good for the water, may breathe a sigh of relief.
A bill to eliminate most environmental investigations based on anonymous complaints has been withdrawn from consideration in the Legislature. The bill sponsored by House Minority Leader Jason Mumpower, a [...]
Posted in Hawkins County, tagged Agriculture, East Tennessee, Mike Harrison, Rogersville, TN Politics on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I nearly missed this little tidbit posted last week by John Rodgers @ the City Paper:
The General Assembly is finally getting down to business. Sen. Charlotte Burks (D-Monterey) beat Rep. Mike Harrison (R-Rogersville) in a cow milking contest during “Ag Day on the Hill” today. Burks was awarded a bucket for a prize that noted her [...]
Posted in Iraq on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Reuters: The number of U.S. soldiers to die in Iraq has reached 4,000, the U.S. military said on Monday, just days after the fifth anniversary of a war that President George W. Bush says the United States is on track to win.
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