Monday, March 31, 2008

Bordering state update: GA Equality gets new E.D.

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Hopes high for a $500,000 budget. Good luck, Jeff! http://www.sovo.com/2008/3-28/news/localnews/8312.cfm

A confident Steve Cohen files for re-election

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http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/mar/31/31cohenweb/ His take on the role of race is an intriguing spin. We'll see how it plays...

Investigate big oil, says House

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The House passed a non-binding resolution "urging" investigation and study of price gouging by BIG OIL. John Rodgers gives us the...

My Old Tennessee Home

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Sorry, I'm a native Kentuckian, and the state song of my homeland is all I could think of. Nice piece in the City Paper on the battle o...

In search of an ending: Joe White on the Legislature

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http://wpln.org/?p=519 Nice audio file of this morning's broadcast segment on how things might end up in the Legislature.

Interesting Republican House primary heating up

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The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that former Rep. Jim Vincent will seek his old seat against fellow Republican Jim Cobb. http://www...

Tuke troubles: eVites and phone calls not returned

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Matt Pulle is relentless in dogging Bob Tuke for not getting back to him on any number of things. He starts with the fact that Tuke won...

More secrets in Knox County?

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A Knox County Commissioner is shocked that the Mayor wants the file of her constituent correspondence after she said that she had received n...

Editorial: Missed opportunities

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The April 3 filing deadline for state House and Senate races is approaching and it looks as if we won't have any gay, lesbian, bisexual,...

Openness riddled with secrecy in TN

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The Tennessean complains (kind of) about the exceptions to the 1957 open records law in Tennessee. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...

So What Does Nikki Tinker Think about GLBT equality?

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Don't miss my article featuring an interview with Nikki Tinker in this month's Triangle Journal (p. 5). I asked the candidate about...

Could Herenton be plotting to put Memphis City Schools under city government?

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The latest conspiracy theory from Blake Fotenay of the Commercial Appeal .
Sunday, March 30, 2008

PFLAG chapter forms for Tri-Cities

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http://www.timesnews.net/community_article.php?id=2137 Congratulations! We need you up there.
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Bordering state update: GA bullying bill advances

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http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=17427 A Georgia House committee passes an anti-bullying bill that Georgia Equality has b...

Wealth distribution and race

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The Commercial Appeal's editorial takes on the tough issues of race and poverty. It's an interesting piece about the elusive goal o...

Call me

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No, I'm not referring to that race-bating commercial used against Harold Ford, Jr. in his Senate bid. This time it's Matt Pulle of ...

Jim Hammond to be GOP candidate for Hamilton Co Sheriff

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http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/mar/29/gop-picks-sheriff-candidate/ Pictures and all! I'm assuming the picture of the man being...

Call for putting Knox County Charter amendments on ballot

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Today's Knoxville News-Sentinel's editorial: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/mar/30/put-charter-amendments-on-the-ballot/

Legislature or Waffle House?

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Larry Daughtrey shows the connection between legislators waffling on bills and getting money for campaigns: http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs...

"As is," says Fred Cloud

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Compelling letter in today's Tennessean: http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080330/OPINION02/803300345/1007/OPINION