Posts Tagged ‘ Daily News Journal ’

Poor Slipping Through the Cracks in Legal Aid

June 8, 2010
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Poor Slipping Through the Cracks in Legal Aid

The Daily News Journal reports on the growing number of Tennesseans that lack legal aid. From the article: Chief Justice Janice Holder said in a recent report on the state of the judiciary system that there are about 1 million Tennesseans who are eligible for free legal aid, but only 81 federally funded, full-time...

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English Only is a Ruse

May 24, 2010
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English Only is a Ruse

In the past several weeks we’ve written quite a bit about our nation’s nativist streak. Despite our origins as a nation of immigrants, there are elements that, no matter what, just don’t like ‘em. I can’t really explain it, though there seems to be a pretty large element of denial in the whole argument....

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Everyone’s Against Guns in Bars Except Legislators and the NRA

May 14, 2010
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There have been a litany of Op-Ed pieces advocating against the recently passed “Guns in Bars” law. Here’s another one from the Rutherford County Daily News Journal: With the NRA exerting pressure, the House caved in and passed a veto-proof bill that would allow conceal-carry permit holders to take their weapons into any establishment...

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Morning Coffee – Smokin’ Banana Peels Edition

April 21, 2010
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Morning Coffee – Smokin’ Banana Peels Edition

Since yesterday was 4/20, and apparently, no one here at STP caught that (myself included), I decided to help the whole 4/20 crowd out a little. But since the whole writing about pot thing is sooooo overdone, particularly this year, I decided to highlight the plight of the 4/20 generation by reminding everyone about...

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Berke’s Nuke Bill Profiled in DNJ

April 6, 2010
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State Senator Andy Berke’s bill to regulate nuclear waste in Tennessee got some attention over the weekend in Rutherford County’s Daily News Journal. From the editorial: State Sen. Andy Berke, D-Chattanooga, is sponsoring legislation that would keep radioactive waste out of landfills and stop the blending of highly toxic nuclear waste with less dangerous...

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