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- Ducks (University of Tennessee at Martin)
Provides basic data on ducks of the world. Loads slowly. 4-01
- French Grammar (University of Tennessee - Peckham)
Provides over 500 sources of information and lessons on grammar, by part of speech. 8-02
- 02-09-04 Poll: Kerry Leads in Tennessee and Virginia (Bloomberg.com)
"Almost half the Democratic voters in Virginia and Tennessee favor John Kerry to be their presidential nominee, according to new polls that show the Massachusetts senator solidifying his front-runner status."
"Both states hold primaries tomorrow."
"Tomorrow's primaries will test Kerry's appeal in the South against two southerners, Senator John Edwards of North Carolina and Retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas. " 2-04
- Tennessee to Reward Companies for Not Outsourcing (USAToday.com)
"The new law asks state procurement officials to give preference in bids for such services to contractors employing workers only in the United States. It was approved overwhelmingly by lawmakers last month and signed into law last week." 5-04
- Solar in Tennessee (MSNBC News)
"TVA offered to pay 15 cents for every kilowatt hour of homegrown power they produce — slightly more than double the 6 to 7 cents a kilowatt hour homeowners pay for power from their TVA distributor. TVA also threw in a $500 bonus." 9-05
- Black History Month (Tennessee Technology University)
Provides over three dozen resources. 01-07
- Tennessee (Yahoo)
Provides a list of cities with city guides. 11-01
- Tennessee Schools on the Net (Yahoo)
Provides schools on the Net by grade level, state, and then city. 11-01
- Tennessee (Weber Publications)
Includes a great deal of basic information, such as geography, legislature, flag, motto, bird, flower, motto, nickname, and so forth. Also has a link to the state capital, Nashville. 10-00
- Tennessee Community Foundation (Foundation Center)
Includes Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation. 10-02
- Horses by Breed (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of horses by breed. Includes American Miniature Horse, American Saddlebred, Appaloosa, Arabian, Hanoverian, Morgan, Paint, Palomino, Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Tennessee Walking Horse, Thoroughbred, Trakehener, Connemara Pony, Pony of the Americas, Shetland Pony, and Welsh Pony. 8-00
- Senator Lott Resigns as Majority Leader (USA Today - Morris)
"A beleaguered Trent Lott stepped aside Friday as Senate Republican leader two weeks after igniting a political firestorm with racially charged remarks, and Tennessee's Bill Frist emerged as his all but certain successor when the GOP takes over the chamber next month." 12-02
- 02-10-04 Kerry Gets the Nod for "Electability" (Washington Post - Cohen)
"Sen. John Kerry's perceived ability to beat President Bush in November apparently resonated among voters in the Virginia and Tennessee Democratic primaries who responded in balloting Tuesday."
"In Virginia, for example, nearly 90 percent of exit poll respondents said they thought Kerry would likely beat Bush in a face-to-face matchup."
"Exit polls also showed Kerry's appeal with key demographic groups, including African-Americans, veterans and seniors." Kerry won the primaries in Tennessee and Virginia. 2-04
- 02-11-04 Clark Finished With Race for President (USA Today)
"Despite a belated bid that outlasted the campaigns of political veterans Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, Clark will leave the race Wednesday after disappointing finishes in Tennessee and Virginia on Tuesday." 2-04
- -08-19-05 Senator Frist Remarks on Intelligent Design (MSNBC News)
"Frist, a Republican from Tennessee, spoke to a Rotary Club meeting Friday and told reporters afterward that students need to be exposed to different ideas, including intelligent design."
"The theory of intelligent design says life on earth is too complex to have developed through evolution, implying that a higher power must have had a hand in creation. Nearly all scientists dismiss it as a scientific theory, and critics say it's nothing more than religion masquerading as science." 8-05
- -01-16-06 Gore: Bush Repeatedly and Persistently Broke the Law (MSNBC News)
"Former Vice President Al Gore asserted Monday that President Bush 'repeatedly and persistently' broke the law by eavesdropping on Americans without a court warrant and called for a federal investigation of the practice."
"Gore, also a former member of the Senate from Tennessee, proposed that a special counsel be appointed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to investigate whether there have been violations of the law." The full text of Gore's speech is available here. 01-06
- -04-01-07 Fred Thompson, Actor, Likely to Run for President (MSNBC - Newsweek)
"It looks as if Fred Thompson is getting ready to run for president. Friends of the former Tennessee senator turned actor (anonymous to protect their relationship) say he's increasingly tempted to enter the 2008 Republican primaries, fueled in part by new polls that show he's got a serious shot at the White House. A Gallup poll released last week found Thompson ranked No. 3 behind front runners Rudy Giuliani and John McCain with 12 percent support among Republicans—all before he's even formally launched a campaign." 04-07
- -04-10-07 Forecast for Foreclosures (MSNBC News)
"Colorado registered the second-highest rate in February, with one foreclosure for every 345 households, while Florida took third place, with one filing for every 382 homes. Others ranking among the country's top 10 states for foreclosures were Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, Arizona, and Indiana." 04-07
- -05-30-07 Narrowing the Standards Gap in "No Child Left Behind" (CBS News)
"Georgia is not alone, Wallace reports. Mississippi, Tennessee and Oklahoma are among the states in which students scored high on their state tests but significantly lower on the National Assessment of Educational Progress exam, according to the non-partisan Hoover Institution."
"The problem, say experts, is one word: proficiency." 05-07
- Stopping Municipal Water Leaks (Christian Science Monitor)
"Though finally solved, the mystery of the creek that was a leak is an example of how utility districts in the US can't account for 6 billion gallons of drinking water each day. If all that lost water were collected over the course of a year, it would fill Gatun Lake, the huge reservoir that feeds the Panama Canal."
"Georgia recently began requiring counties seeking water-withdrawal permits to first check their waterworks for leaks. Three other states, including Tennessee, are tightening water audit requirements, and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has persuaded 300 communities to take part in a public-service campaign called 'Only Tap Water Delivers,' in part prompted by mounting water losses." 10-07
- Black Bear Attacks Boy (CNN News))
"The Smokies, a 520,000-acre preserve straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border, has about 1,600 bears and draws more than 9 million visitors annually. One bear attack in the park's history was fatal."
"The North American Bear Center lists 61 people killed by black bears in North America since 1900, with 46 of those in Alaska or Canada." 08-08
- -12-27-08 A Billion Gallons of Toxic Sludge from Coal Plant Site (CNN News)
"The sludge, a byproduct of the ash from coal combustion, was contained at a retention site at the Tennessee Valley Authority's power plant in Kingston, about 40 miles east of Knoxville."
"Environmental advocates say the ash contains concentrated levels of mercury and arsenic."
"The plant sits on a tributary of the Tennessee River called the Clinch River. At least 300 acres of land has been coated by the sludge -- a bigger area than the Exxon Valdez oil spill." 12-08
- -01-14-09 TVA Ordered to Clean Up Coal-Fired Plants (CNN News)
"A federal judge has ordered the Tennessee Valley Authority to clean up four coal-fired plants that he said were engulfing parts of North Carolina with air pollution -- emissions that fouled the region's health, economy and natural resources." 01-09
- Texas Community Foundation (Foundation Center)
Includes Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and East Tennessee Foundation. 10-02
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