Eco Warriors and Politics

• Anti-Muslim Activist Confirmed to Textbook Commission (Nashville Scene)
• Tennessee ranks fifth from bottom in COVID-19 vaccination rate (Tom Humphrey)
• Tennessee ranks fifth from bottom in COVID-19 vaccination rate (TN Journal)
• Metro Councilmembers Voice Support for Preserving the Culture of Exit/In (Nashville Scene)
• Former Titan Eddie George to Take Over as TSU Football Coach (Nashville Scene)
• Alexander to be honored in joint convention (TN Journal)
• Alexander to be honored in joint convention (Tom Humphrey)
• White House circulates states’ infrastructure needs, but doesn’t detail how much each would get (Tom Humphrey)
• White House circulates states’ infrastructure needs, but doesn’t detail how much each would get (TN Journal)
• It’s budget amendment week in Tennessee! (UPDATED) (Tom Humphrey)

Science and Stuff

• Ocean bacteria release carbon into the atmosphere (Science News Daily)
• Road salts and other human sources are threatening world's freshwater supplies (Science News Daily)
• Spanking may affect the brain development of a child (Science News Daily)
• Unusual fossil reveals last meal of prehistoric pollinator (Science News Daily)
• A multidimensional view of the coronavirus (Science News Daily)
• How cells control the physical state of embryonic tissues (Science News Daily)
• Feces core records 4,300 years of bat diet and environment (Science News Daily)
• Early cannabis use linked to heart disease (Science News Daily)
• Biologists investigate effects of bisphenols on nerve cells (Science News Daily)
• Pain receptors linked to the generation of energy-burning brown fat cells (Science News Daily)

• Trump Losing Streak Continues (1 reply)
• Sometime Today Roane County Will Record Its 80th Covid Death (1 reply)
• We are Dying Here! (2 replies)
• TN Legislature Passes Bill Making a Snooze at the Capital a Felony (1 reply)
• Governor "Death" (1 reply)
• Feel Good Friday Whop Frazier (Bobby Thompson) Edition (1 reply)
• Parents may choose either of two options for school (1 reply)
• Your Bandana or Cloth Mask Won't Really Protect You Much if Other Folks don't Wear Theirs (1 reply)
• Requirements for Absentee Ballot in TN (1 reply)
• Friday Toons (1 reply)
• Toons! (1 reply)
• Winter Solstice is at 9:21 PM EST Today...Alban Arthan (2 replies)

To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.

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• Blountviews
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• Whites Creek Journal

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• Channel 15
• Princess Theater
• Roane Heritage Com
• Roane State
• RoaneTNHistory.org
• Tamke Allen Obsv

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• Watts Bar Ecology and Fisheries Council
• SOCM
• SRSS
• TCWN
• West Roane

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• All Hat No Cattle
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• Paul Krugman
• Talking Points Memo
• Whitehouse.gov

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• Roane County News
• Today's Local Weather

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• City of Harriman
• City of Harriman Code
• City of Kingston
• City of Kingston Code
• City of Oliver Springs
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• Congressman Charles 'Chuck' J. Fleischmann
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• Rep. Ron Travis
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• Roane Schools
• St. Sen. Ken Yager

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• Democracy for Tennessee
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