Mon
Dec 31 2007
06:35:pm
By: R. Neal  shortURL
What are your predictions for Blount County for 2008?
Here's mine:
Blount County Mayor Jerry Cunningham will resign and open a sensitivity and anger management training school, and Judge W. Dale Young will step down from the bench and start an immigration law firm offering free services for "illegals".
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- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,189 as of 4/23/2022 (1 reply)
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- Blount County coronavirus cases at 33,274 as of 1/22/2022 (2 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 26,253 as of 1/03/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 16,000 as of 07/12/2021 (3 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus pandemic numbers (2 replies)
- The City of Alcoa's uncontrolled and costly development (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
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TN Politics
- DoD tweaks organized religion list after complaints of Latter-day Saints snub (TN Lookout)
- Knox County votes to challenge Tennessee’s book ban law after “Roots” removal (TN Lookout)
- At a Tennessee hospital, a nurse stole fentanyl and AI missed it, state records say (TN Lookout)
- Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy (TN Lookout)
- US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting (TN Lookout)
- Shelby district attorney balks at state move to dismiss legal challenges (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- The Sherrods: They settled near the Holston (Knox TN Today)
- Above & Beyond: Knox County students build tiny homes for veterans (Knox TN Today)
- 9-pounder in FC Lake + Childress honored for veterans work ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Wallace Commercial supports CCIM training in Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- From 37 Yards to Kona: A South Knoxville man’s journey from the edge of the pool to the world championship (Knox TN Today)
- Teaching kids about money from Pre-K through college (Knox TN Today)
- Peace of mind on vacation starts at home (Knox TN Today)
- Maryville College trio brings East Tennessee talent to scientific spotlight (Knox TN Today)
- 6/9 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Chaz problems a match for Heupel patience (Knox TN Today)
- Det. Brian Foulks: KPD’s 2025 Officer of the Year (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Natalee: Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Fentanyl, methamphetamine seized in ATF raid of Knoxville home (WATE)
- 'I knew it was home': Oak Ridge 4-star TE Malik Howard commits to Vols (WATE)
- PHOTOS: Flash Flood Warnings prompted by heavy rain in East Tennessee (WATE)
- East TN cattle farmer, UT expert prepare for potential screwworm outbreak (WATE)
- Raw sewage in the road, resident stuck without water at Tazewell mobile home park (WATE)
- 'More than a dream for me': Jackie's Dream opens at Covenant Health Park (WATE)
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- Shirley Thede - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga Now Events - Celebrate Our Refresh: 15 Years of Taziki’s in Downtown Chattanooga! - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Times Opinion: Is there an impending union wave coming to Chattanooga? - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Free Press Opinion: Divisive partisanship has no place in Hamilton County, Wamp writes - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Trump’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled workers is struck down - The Washington Post (US News)
- Trump says US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine - Reuters (US News)
- Asian Stocks Set to Rebound on Iran, AI Optimism: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg (Business)
- Stock futures rise as chip rebound lifts S&P 500 to winning day; South Korea stocks jump 7%: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- US lists China’s BYD, Alibaba, Baidu as ‘Chinese military companies’ - Al Jazeera (Business)
- Paramount blasts Netflix, pushes back on Teamsters’ warnings about Warner Bros. deal - Politico (Business)
- China rides AI wave as exports surge past forecast - Reuters (Business)
- Nithya Raman Secures Second LA Mayor Spot, Ending Spencer Pratt’s Run - The New York Times (US News)
- Republicans hope Trump retreats on Pulte to save spy law - Politico (US News)
- Trump DOJ to denaturalize 17 US citizens in rare move - dw.com (US News)
- Oil falls as investors await clarity after Iran-Israel halt attacks - Reuters (Business)
- SpaceX IPO Is Well Oversubscribed With Orders Closing Wednesday - Bloomberg (Business)
- OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO as AI Companies Rush to Wall St. - The New York Times (Business)
- Karmelo Anthony trial updates: Defense rests case after Anthony not called to testify - Dallas News (US News)
- Ken Paxton’s attorney in his impeachment trial endorses James Talarico in US Senate race - AP News (US News)
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heehee
Mine is not as good as yours but here it is.
In 2008 the Blount County Good Old Boys Network will see unprecedented opposition to their style of doin' bid'ness behind closed doors and on open patios. To retaliate this uprising they will have to resort to all kinds of name callin' and tomfoolery which will only make their dirty dealin's all worse.
It other words kids, the fun* has not yet begun.
Year of the Paranoid ... again
I believe that there will be an invasion of Blount County by Gay Illegal Russian Immigrants, that'll break into everyone's houses, steal everyone's Guns, and force the homeowners to watch Gay marriages on their own front lawns, while they burn American Flags at the reception. Then, and only then, will Republican Jesus' brother, Mike Huckabee, descend from the heavens, and will offer all non-neocon believers a chance to redeem themselves, at His feet. Local Party officials will rejoice, as they find out that Global Warming was merely a Left Wing conspiracy designed to destroy Commerce. Iraq will give away ALL of their Oil to Chevron, BP, Shell, and Exxon; and the price at the pump will miraculously drop to $0.90 / gallon. Iraqis will celebrate in the streets, tossing chocolates and flowers to everyone, as they wave their G. W. Busche posters in the air. Baghdad will be renamed New Crawford, in honour of the Crusading King of America.
aargh
The predominately republican government will keep us in chains, do business they want to, and lie to us....
Sorry to be a realist....
Realism
Yes, I agree and digress. I do predict that next year, we'll be 20 inches down in rainfall--at least. Skeptics will claim it's a cyclic phenomenon, until the following year, when all the Mountain Top dwelling folk will be forced to import drinking and non-potable water, after they realize their Wells can't be drilled deep enough.
Water Crisis Scenarios For The US Southeast
Ha
You mean when all the mountaintop dwelling folk sue the county to drag water lines up the mountain to service them.
How funny. "Back in the day"
How funny. "Back in the day" these areas were populated by moonshiners and other types of folks hiding from the law and such and now everyone wants to live there. Who'd a thunk it??? LOL
I liked BL's remarks on another post about the sewer systems ansd septic tanks delighting residents living below who have well water!
Another year watching our beautiful mountains being raped.
Hey R!
You going to make a few predictions for 2010?
Hah! My guess, but not
Hah! My guess, but not putting words in his mouth, the prediction for 2010 is more of the same.