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There go those uppity bloggers again with nosy questions

What is it about having citizens informed about all aspects of their representative government that politicians don't like? What on earth could be so sensitive and delicate that it cannot be known by those in whose name it is being done? If citizens ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  18 Feb 2009

Effort underway to weaken state's 'Sunshine Law'

While this is just at the level of one county commission, it bears watching. I'd put nothing past lawmakers these days. This is a way to weaken the "Sunshine Law". If the commissioners have got something to say, then do so in public. This resolution ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  18 Feb 2009

Facebook faced down

It appears that the folks at Facebook are backing down after a public beating on the Terms of Service policy. More here. Click on the icon above to view the most recent cartoon by Chris Muir. No (means no) profanity! No personal insults or name calling! ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  18 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

A pathetic attempt to exclude people from voting

Well, I see the ol' party hacks in a desperate bid to remain remotely relevant are looking at closing the primaries to TN independents. If you're truly an independent and don't want anything to do with Republicans or Democrats, then why would you want ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  18 Feb 2009

A candy contest at an East TN library

The winner was Oklahoma Delights: Put Rice Crispies, peanuts, and marshmallows in a large bowl. Melt white chocolate in a glass dish, 1 min on high in microwave. Stir and melt 1 more minute and stir. Stir in peanut butter until smooth. Pour over rice ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  18 Feb 2009

Lawyer blames online comments for wanting off case

In what is as much a defense of legal defenders as an indictment of poorly policed media message boards, attorney Scott Green is asking Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner to either kick reporters out of his courtroom or boot Green off ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  18 Feb 2009

Transgender woman 'exercises' husband to death

A woman who used to be a man has admitted to causing the heart attack that killed her elderly husband during an "exercise" session in a swimming pool. Chris Mason, who had a sex change operation in Montreal in 1993, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  17 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Chris Mason

Tea Party over a 1,900 percent beer tax increase

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them. More here. (Via East TN Conservative) Click on the icon above to view the most recent cartoon by Chris Muir. ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  17 Feb 2009

Dissin' NASCAR

It's like watching COPS, but with heavier sponsorship and without the drama and not as funny ------ It's like an anthropological study, observing a tribe of people who speak a different language, worship a false god, dress in bizarre costumes, and ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  17 Feb 2009
Related Topics: NASCAR,  National Geographic,  Toby Keith

Punishing profits at Politico

Robert Allbritton expects Politico to turn a profit in six months. Still, writes Gabriel Sherman, "some questions about Politico's sustainability remain. For one thing, it is in many ways a punishing place to work. More than a dozen staffers have left ...

From MICHAEL SILENCE, KnoxNews,  17 Feb 2009

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