[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, […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]