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Every Monday this summer, starting June 15 through August 31, children under 18 will receive free admission to The Hermitage when they are accompanied by a Tennessee resident adult. Take the whole family!!!
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Every Monday this summer, starting June 15 through August 31, children under 18 will receive free admission to The Hermitage when they are accompanied by a Tennessee resident adult. Take the whole family!!!
Sherrie
" [...]100,000 people are without power in Memphis due to severe storms. This a press release sent out today to Art Museum Touring.com by The Children's Museum of Memphis.
CMOM is Open for Business
MEMPHIS, TN - (June 13, 2009) - The Children's Museum of Memphis is open its regular business hours [...]
Lucas Cranach the elder,
German (1472–1553)
The Entombment, from the thirteen-print cycle
The Passion of Christ, ca. 1509
Woodcut
The Anna C. Hoyt Collection,
Vanderbilt University 1956.032
The Printed Page: Selections from the Anna C. Hoyt Collection/em>
will be on view from March 12 through May [...]
Exhibition: Plein-air Paintings of the Tennessee’s State Capitol
Gayle Levée
A Light to the Nations
The public is invited to an opening reception at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville for Plein-air Paintings of the Tennessee’s State Capitol and The People’s House: A Temple [...]
Ron Olsen working on one of his metal scuptures
Centennial Art Center in Nashville welcome The Nashville Calligraphers’ Guild – Members’ Exhibit
& Sculpture by Ron Olson exhibition with an opening reception Friday, April 3, 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. Visit the [...]
TNDP: An open letter to Tennessee Democrats
“Obviously, we’re disappointed in the outcome of key legislative races. But we’re not surprised given Sen. John McCain’s unusually muscular performance in Tennessee. At first glance, his 15-point win here appears to be the strongest since President George Bush won over Michael [...]
I am writing today to ask for your vote on November 4th in my campaign for the US Senate. I am running as a progressive, Green Party candidate because I believe that the time has come to end the war in Iraq, ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, [...]
• 2nd District: Jones (D) v. Ramsey (R): Easy win for Ramsey.
• 4th District: Williams (I) v. Faulk (R): TNGOP wasted their money. Williams holds this seat.
• 6th District: Farmer (D) v. Woodson (R): Easy win for Woodson.
• 8th District: Lapides (I) v. Overbey (R): Will be closer than it [...]
Candidate for State Senate District 18 Jim Hawkins issues statement re. Diane Black attack ads.
Last night Diane Black began running attack ads on primetime television against former opponent and current Gallatin Mayor, Jo Ann Graves. The ads began airing on multiple Nashville television stations as part of Black's [...]
not only will Diane Black not debate Jim Hawkins, apparently she's afraid to admit that Hawkins is running against her.
[...]Joe Lance at Tennessee Ticket has a rundown of the State Senate races. As you know, fireworks are flying in a couple of districts, and he has some interesting observations re. Kurita and Williams. ("For every Mike Williams, there is an equal and opposite Rosalind Kurita.")
The United States has been at war with Afghanistan for six years. The original intention of the war with Afghanistan was to find and capture Osama Bin Laden. In the years since the original occupation of Afghanistan, the war with Iraq has eclipsed both national and international attention, leaving Afghanistan [...]
The TNDP refreshes her memory.
[...]From the press release:
Jim Hawkins, Democratic candidate for State Senate District 18, today announced the endorsements of several key groups representing Tennessee's first line of defense. The endorsements included the Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association, Gallatin Firefighters Association Local 4501, and the Tennessee Police Benevolent Association. The groups represent [...]
Here are summaries of the third quarter campaign finance reports as candidates for Tennessee Senate head into the home stretch:
TN-2
Ron Ramsey (R): Raised: $69,511, On hand: $248,704
Bill Jones (D): No report found
TN-4
Mike Williams (I): Raised: $43,916, On hand: $59,908
Mike Faulk (R): Raised: $48,384, On hand: $67,786
TN-6
[...]
Kleinheider has a press release from the Yager campaign rebutting Becky Ruppe's ad that says he raised taxes and left Roane County in debt.
Ruppe's ad says he raised taxes 45% and left office with the county $45 million in debt.
Yager's rebuttal is that these are false statements. [...]
Joe Powell has a detailed report on last night's debate between candidates for U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st Congressional District.
This could be a historic election, and Democrats have fielded a great candidate who might just be able to pull off what some would consider a [...]
Becky Ruppe, candidate for Tennessee Senate from the 12th District, is sending out this mailer:
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Although most of their press releases are about abortion, illegal immigration, gun rights, the war on terror, and taking over the Tennessee legislature, the Tennessee Republican Party has weighed in on the economy from time to time:
TNGOP Press Release, Jan. 2008: "On the economic front, Democrats want to convey fear [...]
For those who wish to watch the debates with fellow Dems, the Sumner County Democratic Party will be hosting a debate watch at the Palace Theatre on the Square in Gallatin. For a modest donation, you can spend a great evening with the best little county [...]
9.30.08 Nashville, TN: The Coalition for October Debate Alternatives (CODA) announced today the Presidential Candidate's Alternative Debate to take place October 6th, in Nashville, Tennessee. The debate is open to all third party candidates for President in the United States as well as the major party nominees. The debate, which [...]
The "toxic debate derivatives" edition of the weekly Tennessee progressive blog roundup with a look at what the state's best bloggers are talking about...
• 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera: Senator Drama Queen: ...how does a man go, in just a few days, from claiming that the economy is fundamentally [...]
Last week the US House of Representative passed an amendment (H.R. 5244) to the Truth in Lending Act to give credit cardholders more rights.
As reported in the Los Angeles Times:
The legislation -- HR 5244 -- would, among other things, end card issuers' self-proclaimed right to change interest rates [...]
Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives Rob Russell (D) and Phil Roe (R) will debate on Tuesday, Oct. 7th at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, TN starting at 7 pm. There are also three independents running.
Joe Powell has more details on the debate and a race that [...]
Josephine's Coat of Many Colors
Vickie Vipperman
silk, bamboo, cotton, weaving
Wear Art: TN Textiles, V. 2008 at the Centennial Art Center features the work of Paula Bowers-Hotvedt, Teresa Hays, Breanna Rockstad-Kincaid and Vickie Vipperman. [...]
The world financial markets were rocked to their foundation this week by the news of the collapse of one of the oldest Wall Street Investment firms in American history, preceded by two of the largest bailouts in American history. If that was not news enough, the market was then knocked [...]
...next week.
[...]Road Warriors making their way through Middle Tennessee may be in for a surprise...
85% of gas stations in Metro Nashville are running on empty or are completely out of gas in all grades.
[...]A letter just released to supporters:
September 18, 2008
As we’re sure you have heard, we have a Democratic nominee in Senate District 22, and the Senate Democratic Caucus is united and energized in our efforts to elect Tim Barnes as the senator for Montgomery, Cheatham, and Houston Counties. We’ll send you [...]
A couple of announcements:
NASHVILLE – Jerry Maynard, one of only 11 Tennessee Democratic Party executive committee members that voted against voiding the primary election in State Senate District 22, today released the following statement endorsing Tim Barnes in the General Election:
“With great pride and without reservation, I fully endorse Tim [...]
Say what you want about all the inside baseball surrounding the Kurita de-nomination, but consider this.
According to "evidence" released by the Tennessee Democratic Party, 1289 voters in the 22nd District Democratic Primary had not voted in a Democratic Primary since 2000. 558 of those voters had also not voted in [...]
As everyone knows, my initial reaction to the TDP's voiding of the Senate 22 primary was not a good one, as I believed the TDP screwed up. Certainly, without knowing the backstory, the average voter would have come to the same conclusion that I did, that [...]
I just noticed a story moving on the wires that no one subpoenaed to testify in Alaska's 'Troopergate' hearings, all government employees, excluding the 'First Dude', will respond to the subpoenas. They claim that only a full vote demanding testimony from the entire Alaska legislature would compel them to [...]
Kleinheider confirms, Kurita has filed a certificate of write-in candidacy for all three counties in her senate district.
[...]It seems TNDP Chair Gray Sasser is taking a lot (most?) of the heat for the Kurita decision.
In fairness, it wasn't his decision. It was the 33-member TNDP Executive Committee's decision. We haven't seen the minutes or the roll call yet. I don't know if Gray Sasser even [...]
Today is the deadline to file for write-in certification. Kleinheider analyzes the possible next moves.
[...]As anyone who is interested is probably aware, Sen. Rosalind Kurita's Democratic primary nomination has been voided by the Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee due to being "incurably uncertain."
What is certain is the generally negative reaction from Tennessee bloggers on both ends of the political spectrum:
• KingstonSprings.org: Now a [...]
The "lipstick on a blog" edition of the weekly Tennessee progressive blog roundup...
• 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera: Back to the election: Eight years of simplistic, slow-witted leadership has been more than enough. I don’t care how much you’d like to hang out with these people, or how thirsty [...]
The Nashville Scene profiles Tennessee Center for Policy Research's Drew Johnson, with special bonus must-see blog snark.
According to the article, Johnson alone is responsible for 16% of the time spent by the governor's office responding to open records requests.
[...]According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Tennessee is one of the Top 10 State Legislature Battleground States in 2008:
...a dramatic political battle is being waged over control of state governments, where policymakers make decisions on health care, education and transportation issues that affect the daily lives [...]
Sen. Rosalind Kurita has filed her official response to Democratic primary opponent Tim Barnes' challenge which alleges a variety of irregularities.
In a press release that states Barnes "does not have a legal leg to stand on, and that his allegations are manufactured half-truths," Sen. Kurita says "Tim Barnes could not [...]
It all starts at the Bluegrass Roots, so mark your calendars, break out your Democratic gear and get ready for the best political time in Middle Tennessee! The Sumner County Dems proudly present the 6th annual 3-Star Homecoming Celebration!
Join us on Saturday, September [...]
In support of the right to protest.
There is a long and venerable tradition in our culture which has helped to shape the character of this nation. The right to protest and peacefully address grievances to our elected officials, the media, and the general public is a fundamental aspect of American [...]
Black faces Democrat Jim Hawkins in another competitive, must-win senate race for Tennessee Democrats.
[...]Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released their "20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and 4 to Watch)" list. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN7) made the "watch list":
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is a third-term member of Congress representing Tennessee’s 7th congressional district. [...]
From a press release:
The Women For Ruppe Team To Hold First Phone Banking EventThe Women for Ruppe Team will be phone banking at the Ruppe Headquarters this Thursday (Sept 11th) evening from 5pm - 8pm.
“We need everyone to come down and help” said Ashley Ruppe. “It doesn’t matter [...]
Do you know that the less you earn the less likely you will be offered health insurance through your employer?
The Democratic Party wants everyone to have accessible and reasonably priced health care. The Democratic Party wants to include those who earn the least as beneficiaries of health insurance. Why would [...]
The "conventions are over and Obama v. Palin enters the home stretch" edition of the intermittently weekly roundup of what progressive Tennessee blogs are talking about.
SPECIAL NOTE: Our condolences to Katie Allison Granju, whose father passed away unexpectedly.
• 55-40 Memphis: 55-40 Memphis: Failin' Palin: Some are betting that [...]
Tennessee Democratic Party press conference:
"We want someone who shares that common sense hope that we can get past partisan politics, we can get past wedge issues that divide us to solve some of the major issues in this country," said Obama organizer Jennifer Buck Wallace."There are nineteen [...]
Here's a complete index of all KnoxViews 2008 Democratic National Convention coverage.
[...]
Fall Leaf Bag
Breanna Rockstad-Kincaid
Wear Art: TN Textiles, V. 2008 features the work of Paula Bowers-Hotvedt, Teresa Hays, Breanna Rockstad-Kincaid and Vickie Vipperman. The show opens Friday, August 5, with an artists' reception at the Centennial Art Center in Nashville. Visit the Centennial Art Center [...]
Dorothy Bowles, U.T. Professor and member of the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists, alerts us to a proposal that would make it more difficult and expensive for citizens and journalists to access public records.
The deadline for public comment, which was only announced this week, is noon tomorrow (Thursday) and [...]
This past week was dominated by the Democratic National Convention and the historic nomination of Barack Obama. The morning after Obama accepted the nomination, John McCain announced his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate. Because of the wide variety of headline-grabbing topics, this week's roundup of liberal Tennessee [...]
LEGS & LEAVES and A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll open at the State Museum closeTwo exhibits on August 31: LEGS & LEAVES: Creations from the Cumberland Furniture Guild, and A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll & A Pinch of Country the work of noted photographer [...]
This could be fun to watch:
105th General Assembly
State of Tennessee
Lawmakers to host town hall
on energy issues
Lynn & Maggart bring guests to discuss energy
Who: Please join Rep. Susan Lynn and Rep. Debra Young Maggart
What: A town hall to discuss federal and [...]
Over at KnoxViews:
• Live blog of Credentials Committee meeting (plus video)
• Nancy Pelosi's remarks re. the election at the kick off press conference
PLUS: Delegate seating chart
[...]Perhaps the biggest story of the week broke in the wee hours of Saturday morning, when Obama named Joe Biden as his pick for Vice President. So far, the reaction across the progressive blogosphere in Tennessee seems to mirror that of liberals nationwide: reaction covers the spectrum from hot to [...]
We're on the road to Denver, and will be arriving some time this afternoon. A couple of dispatches from the road at KnoxViews:
[...]
Pond Lily Globe, ca. 1905
Tiffany Studios, New York.
Leaded glass; H: 13.375 in.; D: 14.0 in.
H: 36.0 in.; D: 18.0 in
copyright The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass
The exhibition Tiffany by Design: The Neustadt Collection closes Sunday, Aug. 24, at the Frist Center for [...]
Tennessean: Tennessee's blogosphere has something special
Welcome to the Tennessee political blogosphere: where citizen journalists, amateur pundits and wiseacres with broadband access endlessly type and snipe.It’s a well established, highly organized and highly readable subculture with a devoted following among political junkies, casual Web surfers, politicians and reporters [...]
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas will be featured in a documentary chronicling her storied career covering - some would say “battling” - nine U.S. Presidents from 1960 to present.
The documentary, entitled, “Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House,” will debut Monday night at 9pm (Eastern Time).
The Green Party of TN is honored to host Ms McKinney as she visits 4 communities across the state this week. “From community problems like landfill issues in Dickson to community solutions like the Biofuels plant in Memphis and community gardens in Nashville Ms McKinney will get to talk to [...]
There's a few factors not to be read in media reports regarding the Anderson County federal lawsuit filed by a student against the school system, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated because school officials sent the student home for repeatedly wearing clothing the system deemed in violation of the [...]
As usual, this week's roundup of Tennessee liberal bloggers covers a wide range of topics, so grab a cup of coffee and set aside some time to read the finest blogs in the state.
• 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera: An International, First-Hand Perspective ("Want to find out what bloggers [...]
Tennessee's unemployement rate hit 6.9% in July, the highest it has been since May, 1987. The unemployment rate was 6.5% in the previous month. Georgia's unemployement rate is up to 6.2%, the highest since March, 1993. Florida's unemployment rate is 6.1%, the highest since 1995. Mississippi's [...]
Saying "We can not hope to maintain our rights as a free nation if we are willing to infringe one of our precious liberties – the right to vote," Davis concedes:
"I am announcing today that even though I have the law on my side, I have decided not to [...]
From a press release:
"We are confident that the citizens of Nashville will join dozens of other cities across the country that already have chosen to make English the official language of government operations. And we are pleased that ProEnglish played a key role in giving them the opportunity to [...]
FDR signed Social Security into law on Aug. 14 1935. Read what John McCain thinks about Social Security at KnoxViews...
[...]Police: Ark. Dem. Party chair dies after shooting
Police say the 49-year-old chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party has died hours after being shot by a gunman who burst into the state party headquarters in Little Rock.
More reports and updates from this afternoon at KnoxViews, with some commentary.
[...]From the DNCC:
Tuesday night’s featured speakers include Convention Co-Chair Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, both early supporters of Barack Obama, who will outline his detailed economic plan to grow the economy, create jobs, restore fairness and expand opportunity.
Governors Ted Strickland of Ohio and Ed Rendell [...]
For the sake of party unity, Rob Huddleston calls for 1st District Republicans to unite and tell David Davis to shut up and go away.
UPDATE: Citing a little known Tennessee law and a vast left-wing conspiracy to illegally violate the integrity of the election, the "Sore Loser" Davis [...]
President Bush and the McCain campaign are beating a dead horse these days and it is called the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They want you to believe that we must squeeze the last bits of oil out of the earth, wherever we can find it, and we need to start [...]
Summer is drawing to a close, and the election cycle is upon us. That’s a good thing, because regular elections are the heartbeat of our American form of government. This year, the Sumner County Democratic Women have a lot to be excited about [...]
The Tennessee Democratic Party, in partnership with the Obama campaign, has opened a "Victory 08" office in Nashville.
We heard about it, of course, from Kleinheider, who has the details.
[...]Many citizens and representatives of Denver do not want to be known as a Western town to DNC visitors. They're a little miffed at The New York Times Travel section article.
According to Bill Husted, with The Denver Post:
I just returned from the East Coast, and the liberal elite [...]
The proprietor of this site has a lot of other stuff on his plate right now, so I'll be doing the TennViews progressive blog roundup for the remainder of August. If I've left anyone off the list, please let me know in the comments.
• 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera: [...]
We've updated the TennViews 08 Candidate Central database to advance the primary winners and set the field for November.
This is the first pass pending certification, and we hope we didn't miss anything. If you notice any errors or omissions, please let me know at rneal@rviews.com. Also as [...]
Davis blames defeat on Democratic crossovers
Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. David Davis said this morning that crossover Democrats voting in the 1st Congressional District Republican Primary contributed to his narrow defeat against GOP challenger Phil Roe....
"It is legal in the state of Tennessee for Democrats to go switch their [...]
Mike Padgett came in third in an expensive race for the U.S. Senate Democratic nomination:
Bob Tuke 58946 32.3%
Gary Davis 38971 21.3%
Mike Padgett 33341 18.2%
Mark Clayton 32160 17.6%
Kenneth Eaton 14638 8.0%
Leonard Ladner 4668 2.6%
Davis did will with little money or name recognition. That's gotta [...]
Centennial Art Center in Nashville opens new exhibition on Friday, runs August 8 - 29, featuring 3 artists. Visit the Centennial Art Center page on Art Museum Touring.com (Link...).
Underwater Philodendron
Jane Word
Photograph
The exhibition features: New Pots - Pottery by Eric Botbyl, Nature as [...]
This week marks the 63rd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 9th, 1945 at 11:01am the United States of America dropped a nuclear bomb on a pre-designated city in Japan killing 80,000 people in the second of two [...]
CONTINUOUS COVERAGE: TN District One Race | TriCities
UPDATED at 9:45p.m.
As of 9: 45 p.m., Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe led incumbent U.S. Congressman David Davis by 2 percentage points in the race to win the Republican Primary with 50 percent of precincts reporting.
Roe started the evening [...]
State primary races to watch:
• Mark Clayton v. Gary Davis v. Kenneth Eaton v. Charles Jackson v. Leonard Ladner v. Mike Padgett v. Bob Tuke, D US SEN TN
• David Davis v. Phil Roe v. Mahmood Sabri, R US REP 01
• Marsha Blackburn v. Tom Leatherwood, R US [...]
Apparently things are heating up in the Sumner County races. Threatened by intelligent challengers who speak in full sentences about matters of substance rather than in talking point sound bites, both Diane Black and Debra Maggart have abruptly resigned from the League of Women Voters.
Shelley Ames, co-president of the [...]
