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All "Sex Crimes" are not created equal.

reform4 — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:20:37 +0000

Since the last thread got closed, I didn't have a chance to post in a related (but different ) topic: All "sex crimes" that lead one to be o... read more...

City pools open, canoe tours starting

R. Neal — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:55:37 +0000

City of Knoxville public pools open this weekend, and the city is also offering canoe tours of area rivers. More info here. Blount Co. Parks... read more...

More on U.T. railroading of Debby Jennings

R. Neal — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:34:00 +0000

Betty Bean's Metro Pulse report sheds more light on Lady Vols Sports Information Director Debby Jennings' "retirement" but raises even more ... read more...

Kid hides out at AOL headquarters, creates startup

R. Neal — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:38:22 +0000

Eric Simons hid out in AOL headquarters for two months while developing software for a startup venture. The 19-year-old entrepreneur slept o... read more...

Pat Summitt going to the White House

R. Neal — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:21:28 +0000

Pat Summitt will travel to the White House next week to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. She will join 12 oth... read more...

City and County explore KTSC alternatives

R. Neal — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:14:12 +0000

The City of Knoxville and Knox County announced they are issuing a joint Request for Information regarding tourism marketing. The RFI does n... read more...

BREAKING: Knox Co. Commissioner Jeff Ownby arrested for indecent exposure at Sharps Ridge

R. Neal — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:49:26 +0000

Knox Co. Commissioner Jeff Ownby was arrested for indecent exposure during a police surveillance operation at Sharps Ridge, according to a W... read more...

BREAKING: Breeding disqualified

R. Neal — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:45:04 +0000

The court ruled today that Shelley Breeding is not qualified to be on the ballot for state House, scoring another big win for the Tennessee ... read more...

HP cutting 27,000 jobs

R. Neal — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:01:13 +0000

HP confirmed massive layoffs of 27,000 employees after announcing lower sales and profits for the most recent quarter. The move will "ration... read more...

NOLA cuts back to three days per week, focuses on digital, layoffs imminent

R. Neal — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:31:13 +0000

The New Orleans Times Picayune announced today that they are spinning off their newspaper group and will no longer publish daily, cutting ba... read more...

Scott Co. big loser in health care for profit industry

R. Neal — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:46:49 +0000

The county owned hospital in Scott Co. closed yesterday, leaving residents in the area more than an hour away from hospital and emergency me... read more...

New $44,000 TV ad to air in support of Knox County Schools budget

Tamara Shepherd — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:56:22 +0000

Starting tomorrow (Thursday), WATE-TV sez. Paid for by: Kevin Clayton, CEO of Clayton Homes--$10,000 Randy Boyd, CEO of PetSafe--$10,000 Mik... read more...

Small ripple in an ocean of change

R. Neal — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:59:55 +0000

"Just like mine..." ... read more...

PooPrints registry - invading a dog's privacy?

bizgrrl — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:33:30 +0000

BioPet Vet Lab in Knoxville offers a dog-DNA service called PooPrints. The service is to help apartment managers control unwanted dog poo l... read more...

Mayor Randy Tyree on the 1982 World's Fair

redmondkr — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:46:14 +0000

What: Mayor Randy Tyree on the 1982 World's Fair When: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 6:30pm Where: Mayor Randy Tyree will sp... read more...

County Budget and the School System

Rachel — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:04:11 +0000

Just got a robocall from Mayor Burchett asking me to oppose the "large tax increase." I wonder if these calls are being paid for from count... read more...

Googorola

R. Neal — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:59:27 +0000

Google closes Motorola deal, names new Motorola CEO ... read more...

SpaceX launch successful

R. Neal — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:54:16 +0000

NASA and SpaceX launched the first joint commercial space vehicle this morning. The SpaceX Dragon module, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon boos... read more...

Facebook fallout

R. Neal — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:22:37 +0000

The Facebook IPO farce continues. Message from Fidelity this AM: "Fidelity continues to deal with the aftermath of Friday's market issues in... read more...

A little light reading:

Bbeanster — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:30:36 +0000

IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE KNOX COUNTY ELECTION ) COMMISSION, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ... read more...

Obamacare/Supreme Court watch: "worst case scenario for insurers"

EricLykins — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:42:25 +0000

The worst-case scenario for insurers is if the high court strikes down the provision of the law requiring us to buy coverage (the so-called ... read more...

Shelley Breeding decision watch

R. Neal — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:14:54 +0000

Any news yet? When might we expect a decision? ... read more...

Ron Paul didn't get the memo

Greg Mackay — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:56:34 +0000

Someone forgot to tell Ron Paul that this thing is over. His troops stormed the Minnesota delegate convention on Saturday and took over: (li... read more...

Do You Want the Good News First?

jbr — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:25:49 +0000

The mechanization more and more streamlined for being an entrepreneur. From the NY Times ... easier and cheaper than ever to publish your ow... read more...

Scenes from the 2012 International Biscuit Festival

redmondkr — Sun, 20 May 2012 16:21:19 +0000

I gained at least half a pound just making these photos. ... read more...

How they voted

R. Neal — Sun, 20 May 2012 12:24:40 +0000

Here's a sampling of area legislator votes on a few bills of interest in the 107th General Assembly. (The asterisks in Massey's record indic... read more...

Building a home Made in the USA (Florida)

bizgrrl — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:53:59 +0000

A couple in Orlando, FL, are trying to build a home with parts made in the USA. They have a blog. With a lot of hard work they were able to ... read more...

How the tobacco lobby poisoned your couch

EricLykins — Sun, 20 May 2012 05:22:30 +0000

Nicholas Kristof: IF you want a case study of everything that is wrong with money politics, this is it. ... read more...

Column on Expanded Schools Budget

Mark Harmon — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:40:01 +0000

My community column supports the expanded schools budget. Debate leads to one conclusion - more school funding I've added one special feat... read more...

"The Fourth Sector" co-opts public support for "B Corporation" laws

Tamara Shepherd — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:33:19 +0000

4th Sector Solutions Inc is focused on providing administrative and financial support for charter schools (and real estate acquisition, too)... read more...