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Iraq - We Ain’t Going Anywhere
Sep 28, 2007“GOP Senators Offer New Timeline for Iraq” - when I saw the headline today, I heaved a giant sigh.
A few months ago, I probably would have heaved my lunch. But I have become used to it and my reactions are a bit tamer these days.
Timeline, timeline, timeline - I got your timeline, right here:
We are not leaving. Ever. Never were, never will.
Are You A Filter Felon?
Sep 28, 2007You are if you live on the Tennessee side of town and buy your cigarettes over the line in Virginia. Shame on you, willing to break the law just to save a few bucks.
The crackdown has officially begun and if you think you are excluded from risk since you only buy a couple cartons at a time, think again.
Free Health Insurance – As Close As The Nearest Voting Booth
Sep 24, 2007As we all know, however, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and no such thing as free health insurance.
But what a fabulously dazzling way to win votes! “Dazzling” being the key word…
Armed and Dangerous - & Headed for School
Sep 20, 2007What is more frightening than the idea of a gun – or any dangerous weapon for that matter – in the hallways of our schools?
Hats off to whoever it was who originally tipped off the Hawkins County School official that an armed student might be headed toward a local school this morning.
As this story unfolds, CHECK IN OFTEN WITH TRICITIES.COM for updates the moment they become available.
(http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/search.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-09-20-0016.html)
In the meantime, let’s talk about what can be done to prevent this kind of terrifying situation from happening – IF, that is, anything more CAN be done.
Lottery Dumbs Us ALL Down
Sep 20, 2007I was no fan of the Tennessee Lottery when it was first up for discussion. My biggest issue was that putting the government – ANY government – in charge of a game of chance was ridiculous. The government has enough trouble keeping up with what it constitutionally SUPPOSED to be in charge of. It was not designed to run a business like the lottery.
Here’s some irony – the government was not intended to run the school system either, but it does. And now we have the government-run lottery funding the government-run schools.
Is anyone surprised at the chaos?

Posted by Jody Lee