[Update: It occurred to me that the original post title may have led one to believe that I'm speculating about Tennessee's 4th Congressional district, currently held by U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Pall Mall. In fact, the post is about...
This NCSL post highlights a recent article on state legislative committees, and what role they play in the process of making law. It's interesting to see how much variation there is among the states in terms of committee autonomy....
One of the stranger or sadder stories heard in while, Aaron Mesh interviews Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, & Mary) who was visiting Portland to perform for a girl who later was murdered in an apparent murder-suicide. Yes, that's Aaron...
Babies were not invited to the wedding this weekend, so Austina and I had the pleasure of watching both Genevieve and her cousin Marin. Having spent time around Genevieve, we knew how fussy she can be. No big deal....
When you had a great weekend! My sisters both came into town. Sarah-Ginny, Nat, and Genevieve drove up from Florida for Nat's cousin's wedding. Austina drove up to get some quality time with her favorite nephew and niece. So by association,...
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It's hard to argue with cold, hard facts. The whole thing is here. This is but a sample: A comprehensive global study of abortion has concluded that abortion rates are similar in countries where it is legal and those where it...
"Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice." 1. Pray 2. Go to bed on time....
Some people in Kentucky have trouble with all those 'shalls' and 'shall nots' in the Ten Commandments. Folks just aren't used to talking in those terms. So, some folks in Southeastern Kentucky got together and translated the 'King James' into...
This part bears repeating: health care for 800,000 children costs the same as a single week in Bush's idiotic war in Iraq. Speaking of which, Bush said we are fighting in Iraq to beat Al Qaeda. His military says that the...
I'm not sure how well I'll do at sticking to my menu this week because my husband has to go out of town again for work. When I'm cooking for myself, I'm apt to get lazy and just cook up...
Some time ago I contacted my congressperson, Zach Wamp, to encourage him to support the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA). I received the standard mail merge response [but kudos to him for sending me said reply via email instead of...
See this? This is the harness which has been permanently removed. I had visions of running it through the shredder or burning it, but I spent $150 for it. Obviously, it's use is over, but perhaps I will know someone sometime...
So the New Pornographers are offering a free iPhone to the person who can best sing their songs as Michael McDonald and since my iPod was stolen in Portland this summer the Quiet Ones entered it. David makes his dancing...
Laughing Doctor has this video on his blog about possible martial law.
Common Dreams is running a story about groups on the left and the right asking our current candidates to take a pledge to curtail executive power....
Bush's recent attempt to get retroactive immunity for America's phone companies so that they might continue to cooperate when his administration spies on unsuspecting, law-abiding Americans begs an obvious question. And now, here comes the other shoe: it looks like one...
My mom used to make these cookies when I was younger, and I was recently reminded of them. They are just a simple meringue with chocolate chips. They are naturally gluten-free and very easy to make. Bette Hagman has a...
Fred Thompson has made much of his role 30 years ago as a young Senate lawyer helping to lead the investigation of the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon. But a much different, less valiant picture of Thompson emerges from...
Like the title says, the new Bluegrass Grill breakfast & lunch restaurant on East Main is planning on opening the Saturday. We've desperately needed a good breakfast joint on the Southside, and I'm glad we're finally getting one. ...
We need your help to get ready for a new and improved Shaw Park! Shaw Park's new playground, donated by PlayCore, will be built as a collaborative effort between PlayCore employees, the Junior League of Chattanooga and Highland Park Neighborhood Association. Shaw Park...
Stress. Pressure. Anxiety. All of these are things we deal with, at least on some level, every day. Some times it comes from our jobs. When you are right at the deadline for a project and it isn't complete yet....
I had a chance to speak with a realtor at a party this weekend. He me told the slump is here. Spoke of several McMansion developments that are not selling. And sellers are panicking. He said THDA loans are getting...
(Photograph by Brian Finke) "We used to smoke it all the time in London, because the weed was so bad over there," says Nathan, a 27-year-old advertising executive who's relocated to Boston. "But opium was everywhere. It had this mystique of...
1. Ohio State 2. South Florida 3. Boston College 4. LSU 5. Oklahoma 6. South Carolina 7. Kentucky 8. Arizona St. 9. West Virginia 10. Oregon Senior Mandell comments on the new list at Sports...
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Alec Kessler, a Roswell High and UGA basketball star who played four seasons for the Miami Heat before becoming an orthopedic surgeon, died after collapsing during a pickup game. He was 40. The rest of the story is...
On September 19, 2007, the Senate voted on a cloture motion for including the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act as an amendment to the FY 2008 Defense Department Authorization bill. The final vote was 56-43, just four votes short of overriding...
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