In a snippy press release issued today by Sterling Communications on behalf of Bible Park USA, developer Robert Wyatt laid the blame for their most recent failure on Lebanon politicians. “I would be surprised if investors or lenders are likely to go forward in this location, given the current ...

Nancy Hauskins with Inside Politics interviewed Sen. Mae Beavers (R-17th) on the budget and the current legislative session. In this video clip (1:00), Beavers cites the jobs created from the federal stimulus bill her party voted against that will directly benefit her constituents. She also talks ab...

Betsy Thorpe has a couple of great posts on her blog today. One in particular is about an effort to revive the “Victory Garden.” As spring approaches, a nation-wide grass roots movement reviving the spirit of the World War II Victory Garden is rapidly growing as Americans look for ways t...

Here is the video I shared with you on today’s Morning Browser that was posted on YouTube last night by members of the United Mountain Defense. As I mentioned on the show, the video shows an aggressive cigar smoking Roane County Police Officer refusing to accept a valid form of government issu...

View Larger Map Here is a map of ten new bridge reconstruction projects in Tennessee funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Work begins this month. The initial spending through TDOT favors Republican districts 2 to 1. Carroll County - Westport Road Bridges over the Big Sandy R...

Ten new bridge reconstruction projects will begin this month in Tennessee thanks to funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The reconstruction efforts will bring jobs and needed upgrades to our state’s transportation infrastructure. Below is the list of bridge projects a...

A few old school “mommy bloggers” are pondering the state of blogging as they’ve come to know it. It’s become quite the recurring meme for some bloggers over the years. BusyMom: Bloggers are a group, and in most groups, people are always going to vie to be seen as the head of...

Yesterday, I shared with you Anne Jackson’s post about her giving up the internet for Lent. Today I saw a few more posts from area bloggers on Lent, which began today. Below is a sample. Betsy Thorpe In the days following Epiphany a series of Carnival parties, parades and masked balls lead up ...

Jeff Woods gives voice to the faceless Democratic insider who continues to play the state’s progressive blogosphere like a master organist. Blogs are fueling the controversy and making matters much worse for Freeman. Actually, you could say blogs and their commenters have created Freeman’...

No word on how I did in the Oscars pool. No, I didn’t remember who I picked. What part of “I completely guessed” don’t you understand? I could barely remember how I might have picked even while watching. But what a touching acceptance speech by some guy on behalf of the movie...