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Campfield: Pets Are "Luxury Items;" Children Are "Bad Life Choices."
On Saturday we got so infuriated at comments made by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey about unemployment, in which he said $285 was so easy to...Read More Published 11/08/2011 at 9:24 AM 0 comments -
Stacey Campfield Says He Can Live on $300 a Week ... and Find a Job in One Month.
On Saturday we brought you the news that Lt. Gov Ron Ramsey wants to cut unemployment and state Sen. Stacey Campfield wants to drug test...Read More Published 11/07/2011 at 9:12 AM 0 comments -
Ron Ramsey, We Challenge You to Live on $285 a Week. Hell, $300.
Great. We're almost FINALLY done covering the city elections, and we were looking forward to a break from politics, but the legislature is already getting...Read More Published 11/05/2011 at 1:49 AM 0 comments -
Unemployment High in South
The New York Times today takes a look at where the recession and anemic recovery (and possible re-recession) of the last few years has hit...Read More Published 09/26/2011 at 1:36 PM 0 comments -
Bill Haslam, Children's Book Author
We wish we could say we were making this up, but we just aren't that creative. Your governor (ours, too), Bill Haslam, has written the...Read More Published 08/19/2011 at 10:27 AM 0 comments -
Knox County Unemployment Dips
Knox County's unemployment rate is still high by historical standards, but it continues to look good compared to the rest of the state. Acorrding to...Read More Published 06/23/2011 at 2:33 PM 0 comments -
Borders Filing for Bankruptcy; Knoxville Locations to Remain Open
There's good news for Knoxville readers this morning - that is, if you're inclined to look for the small silver lining under a large dark...Read More Published 02/16/2011 at 12:32 PM 0 comments -
Tennessee Economy: Don't Hold Your Breath
The latest edition of the state economic forecast produced by UT's Center for Business and Economic Research (available online as a PDF) has what you'd...Read More Published 10/21/2010 at 2:30 PM 0 comments -
SEEED Marks 1st Anniversary With a Fund-raiser Tonight
Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development -- the non-profit group that aims to bring green-economy opportunities to low-income communities -- is celebrating its first year with...Read More Published 07/29/2010 at 10:01 AM 0 comments -
Knoxville Real Estate Gets National Attention
Yesterday USA Today ran a short piece on Knoxville's housing market in its Money section.The graphic-friendly newspaper provides some nice numbers and charts to capture...Read More Published 03/10/2010 at 4:32 PM 0 comments
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