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Once again, the Times-News serves as an arena for the knock-down drag-out fight between Republican 1st District Congressional Candidates Phil Roe and David Davis.
Roe, Johnson City’s mayor, said Davis wanted earmark reform during his 2006 campaign but reversed position.
“Well, he did. He either changed his mind or something, but he did,” Roe said of [...]

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Eastman says their most recent chemical oopsie into the Holston River caused no harm. (TDEC agrees.)  Of course, the other option was to say, “Woooh Boy, we really messed some shiit up that time.”
More here – and just to be on the safe side, I’d throw the fish back.

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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A bill to eliminate most environmental investigations based on anonymous complaints has been withdrawn from consideration in the Legislature.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 [...]

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Hawkins County Schools will be closed today, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 because there is a slight sprinkling of snow on the ground.
In case you missed it, Hawkins County was under a snow advisory last night and the National Weather Service is calling for a bit more snow today.
I didn’t bother to buy the store out [...]

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Former vice president and Nobel prize winner Al Gore addressed 2,500 Baptist preachers and leaders at the New Baptist Covenant Celebration.

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As stated before, I’m not pleased with this anti-environmental bill Jason Mumpower is pushing. In fact, after reading this (bill .pdf) and this, I wanted to call the Donkey folks and suggest they kick `im again.
I’ll admit – I might be overly sensitive about the issue because I live downstream from the Eastman. [...]

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Times-News reports Tennessee House GOP Leader Jason Mumpower has introduced legislation that would prohibit the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) from undertaking investigations or enforcement actions based solely on tips from anonymous sources.
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“Certainly we’re going to take all measures to be sure that people aren’t able to dump anything toxic, but I don’t think [...]

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Live Earth concerts were not the huge hit Al Gore and Kevin Wall expected them to be. The tickets did not sell-out and the network broadcast lost out in the ratings to 48 Hours and a Monsters Inc. rerun – but let’s give credit where credit is due. Organizing seven concerts [...]

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