[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.9″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] ROANE COUNTY “BLUES” QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER March, 2022 MEETINGS: Second Thursday at 7 pm at Greenwood School, Kingston, TN TO BECOME ACTIVE IN OUR CHAPTER, please contact Susan Garrott at susangarrott1525@gmail.com. WE […]
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Biggest threat to America? Not terrorism but apathy, expert says
[O]ne of the biggest threats to American democracy right now isn’t nuclear war or terrorism, but the growing narcissism and nihilism of the public, says Tom Nichols. Nichols, an instructor at Harvard Extension School and the U.S. Naval War College, recently released “Our Own Worst Enemy.” The book details how a lack of civic virtue […]
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Exhibit honoring Oak Ridge 85 opens at Oak Ridge History Museum
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A new exhibit honoring the 65th anniversary of the pioneering Oak Ridge 85 officially opened at the Oak Ridge History Museum on Friday. On Sept. 6, 1955, 85 Black students from the historic Scarboro community integrated Oak Ridge High School and Robertsville Junior High, becoming the first to desegregate public schools […]
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Nashville doctor announces Democratic gubernatorial bid
From the Tennessee Lookout: Dr. Jason Martin, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Sumner Regional Medical Center, has made official what’s been rumored for months: He’s running for governor. Martin made the announcement at Meharry Hospital in Nashville Monday morning after launching an exploratory committee a month ago. He has appointed Keith Maune, founder of a Nashville technology […]
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A Note from Mary Mancini
Republicans REFUSE to Expand Medicaid in Tennessee… AGAIN! Gov. Bill Haslam made another push for Medicaid expansion in Tennessee, but just like before, a handful of extremist Republicans nixed the idea. This time, it was killed in secret in a closed-door meeting. Failure (once again) to expand Medicaid means we’re (once again) losing billions of […]
Matt Reel Candidate for Tennessee’s 7th District
Meet Matt A life of Service and Dedication As both a Special Forces Green Beret and public servant, Matt is a 5th generation Tennessean who comes from a long line of servicemembers, preachers, teachers and farmers. He has dedicated his life to continuing his family’s tradition of public service. Matt and his family have lived, […]
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Controversial gun bill dies in legislative panel; protesters gather to demand stricter controls
Jordan Buie, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee A controversial bill that would allow handgun carry permit holders to take their weapons almost anywhere in Tennessee won’t advance in this year’s legislative session. A subcommittee rejected the proposal Wednesday, a day when a half-dozen gun-related bills came before lawmakers, and scores of protesters gathered in the […]
Union membership holds steady in the South
By Chris KrommFebruary 2, 2018 Despite losing two high-profile organizing campaigns in 2017 — at Boeing’s factory in South Carolina and a Nissan plant in Mississippi — labor unions gained 130,000 members from the Southern workforce last year. Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in January shows that the share of workers belonging […]
Doctors raise concerns over Gov. Bill Haslam’s opioid proposal
from the Tennessean […The organization makes several recommendations, including limiting dispensing instead of prescribing. It suggests limiting initial filling of prescriptions at pharmacies to seven days. Another recommendation the group makes is requiring insurance companies to pay for non-opioid pain management treatments. Similar recommendations have been made in others states, including Arizona. Haslam’s plan does […]
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TNDP Newsletter January 18, 2018
Tennessee is not as red as the Republicans want us to think. A recent Vanderbilt University Poll sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions found that Tennesseans rated their fellow voters as much more conservative than they actually are. In other words, perception is not reality. The truth is, Tennessee is not […]