Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 7th, 2009
After a few months of silence, Uncle C called last night. He didn’t inquire about anyone’s health, grades, jobs or general well-being. He did encourage me to keep my children home from school on the “National Day of Indoctrination.”
National Day of Indoctri… what?
I knew Obama’s speech to students, which is scheduled for tomorrow, had knotted [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 19th, 2008
A dog tag with the name Gerney C. Baker with an address of next of kin listed on Winsor Avenue, Bristol Tn., was found by a crew making a documentary on at a World War ll air base in New Mexico.
Ken Power, who owns Blank Page Productions in Carlsbad, N.M., contacted the Bristol Herald Courier [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 19th, 2008
First it was 2010: now Tricities.com reports the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment will deploy to Iraq in spring of 2009.
The 278th was put on alert earlier this week.
Photo from 278th homecoming in Greeneville, TN
A Correction from Tricities.com moves the date to sometime in 2009 or 2010.
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 16th, 2008
How to address problems associated with weather patterns and climate change? Hmmm. Well, we could do this or we could b*tch-slap Al Gore a few times.
I’m cool with either one.
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2008
For years, I’ve defined recession as a financial condition causing stress-related indigestion, sensation of lightheadedness at the gas pump/Wal-Mart, and a recurrence of aberrant thoughts, such as: “Hmmm, generic Peanut Butter isn’t so bad.”
Turns out, these aren’t symptoms of a recession at all.
ETSU economist Steb Hipple told the Times-News that technically, the nation is not [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2008
While catching up on the blogs (the same way other folks catch-up on soap operas) I scanned through a few quite ambitious predictions regarding Rep. Stacey Campfield’s political future.
No Silence Here picked up the post too, which is where I spotted this comment. “I guess you don’t talk to many people in Campfield’s district. He [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2008
According to CoStar, America’s Realty LLC has purchased the Parkview Plaza Shopping Center in Rogersville, TN, for $2.85 million, or approximately $34 per square foot. The 84,450-square-foot community shopping center was built in 1979 and sits on 8.4 acres. It hosts national retailers such as Big Lots, CVS Pharmacy and Dollar General.
American Realty LLC, [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 3rd, 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2008
The Times-News Reports that Doris Ray Williams Jr.has been indicted on one count of aggravated assault by the Hawkins County grand jury.
Williams had been in an argument with his fiancée, Mary Kathryn Whetsell, the evening of Nov. 24, 2007, who claimed Williams bit about one-third of her lower lip off during that argument and also [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 1st, 2008
A new production plant for biofuel will hold its grand opening on May 7th. Nu-energie is a project put together by two Surgoinsville businessmen who decided to go green. Brian Hullette and Joel Day say the production plant will be able to produce up to 5-million gallons of Bio Deisel a year.
Already Nu-Energy says its [...]
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