Alexander leery of Obama tax plan
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Senate Republicans are open to supporting White House proposals to expand business tax credits for research and development but not before Congress decides to extend the Bush tax credits that will");
document.write(" expire at the end of the year, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said Tuesday.\n\n\nAlexander, the chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus, told the Chattanooga Pachyderm Club that taxes shouldn’t be raised during\n
Sen. Alexander says Obama put 'wet blanket' on jobs
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President Barack Obama has “put a wet blanket” on job creation with the health care reforms, financial regulations and higher taxes planned in the next year, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said today.\n\n\nIn a speech to the Chattanooga Pachyderm Club, Alexander said the h");
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Connected Tennessee Seeks Input To Ensure Broadband Map Accuracy
\n(Chattanoogan.com © 09/08/2010)
posted September 7, 2010\n\n \n\nConnected Tennessee is calling on Tennessee communities to assist with cr");
document.write("eating a more accurate picture of broadband availability in Tennessee, using Connected Tennessee?s cutting-edge mapping tool, BroadbandStat. The input from consumers will be used to ultimately increase private investment into unserved and underserved areas by broadband providers.\n\n \n\n\n \nCitizen\n
Tennessee Needs To Cut Energy Consumption, Alexander Tells Pach");
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\n(Chattanoogan.com © 09/08/2010)
posted September 8, 2010\n\n \nA Tennessee senator who is pushing for the construction of 100 new nuclear plants across the nation said Tuesday in Chattanooga that residents of his home state consume far more power than they sho");
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Paul Manke Paul.Manke@pulaskicitizen.com A customer satisfaction and energy use survey, that should take approximately 10 minutes to finish, will be mailed in September to Pulaski Electr");
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Paul Manke\n\n\n Paul.Manke@pulaskicitizen.com\n \n\nA customer satisfaction and energy use survey, that should take approximately 10 minutes to finish, will be mailed in September to Pulaski Electric System");
document.write(" customers.\n \n\nThe revised draft of the 42 question survey was discussed at last Tuesday’s Aug. 22 Pulaski Electric System board meeting.\n \n\nResponses to the survey will b\n
State report: No health effects from Kingston fly ash spill
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/08/2010) (Registration Required)\n
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Health released today its assessment of the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill, echoing the findings of a TVA-commissioned study that found no ill-health effects following the disaster.\n\nThe coal ash and the metals in the ash have not contaminated municipal");
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Nominations to TVA in limbo
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 09/08/");
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The power of politics to cripple the operation of government has never been more apparent than in the holdup of key nominees to federal judgeships and panels. \n \n\nTennesseans are seeing the results of the two-party stalemate acutely now, with a nominee for a U.S. Circuit Court ");
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Obama tax breaks would be no quick fix
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 09/08/2010)
WASHINGTON ? Even if they were enacted soon, President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for businesses would hardly be a quick fix to ");
document.write("rejuvenate hiring or the economy, analysts say. \n \n\nWhat little benefit they might provide wouldn't be likely to emerge before next year.\n\nUntil businesses feel more confident about their own sales and the durability of the recovery, they won't be inclined\n
Insurers Pin Rate Hikes on Health Law
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Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul in coming weeks, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet their signature achievement before the midterm elections.\r\n\r\nAetna Inc., some BlueCross BlueShield plans and other sma");
document.write("ller carriers have asked for premium increases of between 1% and 9% to pay for extra benefits required under the\n
Oil falls below $74 on EU bank debt worries
\n(WATE - Newschannel 6 © 09/08/2010)
By ALEX KENNEDY\nAssociated Press Writer\n \n\nSINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices skidded below $74 a barrel Wednesday in Asia");
document.write(" as traders followed regional stocks down on reports European banks may be saddled with more debt than previously estimated.\n \n\nBenchmark oil for October delivery was down 40 cents at $73.69 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trad\n
Boucher Announces Large Fiber Optic Investment
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It's the largest federal investment in Southwest Virginia in more than a decade.\n\nScott, Lee and Wise Counties, along with the city of Norton, will be getting more than $45 million in federal funding, money that will go to install more than 1,700 miles of fiber optic ca");
document.write("ble. It will eventually bring high-speed internet to more than 7,000 homes, businesses and schools.\n\n\"That creates a foundation fo\n
Frito-Lay Starts 'Charge' on Largest Fleet of All-Electric Trucks in North America
\n(WTVF-NewsChannel 5-Nashville © 09/08/2010)
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LCBPU raises fee on new su");
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\n(Elk Valley Times © 09/07/2010)
Lincoln County Board of Public Utilities officials unanimously voted Thursday evening to change subdivision regulations to include the installation of radio read meters, which raises the charge to developers approximately ");
document.write("$150 per lot. \nWhile the charge was $1,200, it is now about $1350, said Billy Wiley, LCBPU superintendent. The charge, which goes into effect immediately, will not impact subdivi\n
Davis says he will fight for seat
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/07/2010) (Registration Required)\n
NASHVILLE - With Republ");
document.write("icans declaring U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis \"increasingly vulnerable,\" the 4th District Democrat is apparently preparing to attack the Marion County physician challenging his bid for re-election.\n\nA memo sent to Davis supporters and potential contributors by the Davis campaign said the Republican nomine");
document.write("e, Dr. Scott DesJarlais, has \"repeatedly paid his taxes several months late,\"\n
TVA funds Roane County school improvements
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/07/2010) (Registration Required)\n
- Sunday: Was TVA's $43 million divvied up in the best way to help Roane County?\n\n- Monday: Rejuvenating Harriman's");
document.write(" Princess Theater - wise investment or boondoggle?\n\n- Today: Schools are the No. 1 beneficiary - though growing pains are bittersweet for many\n \n \n\n \n TVA sludge spill\n \n \n \n \n\nFull coverage of the TVA fly ash sludge spill in Roane County\n\nKey documents and links\n\n * The Tenness\n
Obama proposes $50B for new jobs
\n(Nashville Tennesse");
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WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a quick $50 billion boost in federal spending to rebuild roads, railways and runways ? a move he said will create jobs and which Democrats hope will improve their election prospects in November. \n \n\nObama ro");
document.write("lled out the Labor Day proposal at a speech to a union audience in Milwaukee.\n\nIt all comes as the country pivots to a fall campai\n
Oil falls below $74 as traders look to US economy
\n(WATE - Newschannel 6 © 09/07/2010)
By ALEX KENNEDY\nAssociated Press Writer\n \n\nSINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices fell to near $74 a b");
document.write("arrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mull the strength of the U.S. economy and demand for crude.\n \n\nBenchmark oil for October delivery was down 83 cents at $73.77 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract \n
TVA drawdown to begin
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Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and for those who enjoy East Tennessee's lakes, it marks the beginning of the end to their time on the water.\n\n\"Its been wonderful,\" said Penny Brown of Knoxville, describing this summer's weather. She and her family have spent nearly every");
document.write(" weekend on Douglas Lake.\n\n\"The lake came up early this year, and we were able to get started in late April,\" said\n
DOE giving $575 million in carbon capture grants
\n(WRCB-TV Chattanooga © 09/07/2010)
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER\nAssociated Press Writer\n \n\nWASHINGTON (AP) - The Energy Department is awarding $575 mi");
document.write("llion for carbon capture research-and-development projects in 15 states.\n \n\nThe experimental technique involves storing carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants and other sources underground, in an attempt to reduce pollution blamed for contributing to glo\n
Vaughn questions Shipley vote on nuclear waste
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\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFormer Tennessee state Rep. Nathan Vaughn is making foreign nuclear waste disposal an issue in the 2nd House District campaign.\n\n\nVaughn is criticizing his November general election opponent, incumbent Kingsport GOP state Rep. Tony Shipley, for");
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Democrats critical of state House GOP leaders' meetings with lobbyists
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/06/2010) (Registration Required)\n
NASHVILLE — In meetings they ca");
document.write("lled last week, state House Republican leaders told legislative lobbyists that polls show their party is virtually assured of solid control of both chambers of the Legislature after the November elections.\n\nDemocrats say the meetings appear to be an attempt to intimidate the lobbyists, who can infl");
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Some in Harriman question city's use of TVA spill funds to rehab theater
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/06/2010) (Registration Required)\n
HARRIMAN - Wayne Best owns two businesses downtown, and he would naturally benefit should tha");
document.write("t area get a new lease on life.\n\nBut Best looks askance at a revitalization plan for the area that's anchored by the renovation of an old theater.\n\n\"Harriman has a lot more issues than the Princess Theater,\" Best said.\n\nThe lion's share of a $43 million windfall from TVA, awarded a year ago to help ");
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On Labor Day, jobs forecast favors highly skilled
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 09/06/2010)
Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay ? or none at all. \n \n\nJob creation p");
document.write("robably will remain weak for months or even years. But once employers do step up hiring, some economists expect, job openings will fall mainly into two categories of rou\n
Oil hovers above $74 as traders eye US economy
\n(WATE - Newschannel 6 © 09/06/2010)
By ALEX KENNEDY\nAssociated Press Writer\n \n\nSINGAPORE (A");
document.write("P) - Oil prices slipped to near $74 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders weighed whether growing Chinese demand can offset weak U.S. fuel consumption amid high unemployment.\n \n\nBenchmark oil for October delivery was down 25 cents at $74.35 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in ");
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Obama Seeks $50B In Infrastruct");
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\n(WSMV-TV News Channel 4 © 09/06/2010)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve at least $50 billion in long-term investments in the nation's roads, railways and runways in a pre-election effort to show he's trying to stimulat");
document.write("e the sputtering economy.\n\n The infrastructure investments are part of a package of targeted proposals the White House announced on Monday. With November's elections for con\n
County, city schools participate in TVA Green Schools program
\n(Cleveland - Daily Banner © 09/05/2010)
The Tennessee Valley Authority start");
document.write("ed it last year and because of its success decided to expand it this year. \n\n“It” is the TVA Green Schools Program. \n\nThe Green Schools Program, in partnership with local power distributors and the Alliance to Save Energy, provides schools with tools and support to achieve cost savings through energ");
document.write("y conservation.\n\nThe program was piloted last year in the Shelby\n
Warning system installed at Ocoee Dam No. 1
\n(Cleveland - Daily Banner © 09/05/2010)
BENTON — The Tennessee Valley Authority has installed a new safety warning system at Ocoee No. 1 hydroelectric plant in Polk County. Officials say it was designed to improve pu");
document.write("blic safety during water releases from the dam.\n\nThe Ocoee No. 1 warning system, scheduled to begin operating Sept. 13, includes signs, warning horns and strobe lights to alert the public to water discharges through the dam \n
Ash-spill fallout: Were millions from TVA compensation fund misspent?
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/05/2010)");
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* Sunday: Was TVA's $43 million divvied up in the best way to help Roane County?\n* Monday: Rejuvenating Harriman's Princess Theater - wise investment or boondoggle?\n* Tuesday: Schools are the No. 1 beneficiary - though growing pains are bitt");
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Tea party activists join forces with telecoms
\n(Memphis Commercial Appeal © 09/05/2010) (Registration Required)\n
WASHINGTON -- In the debate ");
document.write("over Internet neutrality, tea party and other conservative activists have aligned their interests with those of major telecommunications companies.\n\nTheirs is a strange alliance: By opting for corporate control of the Internet rather than government regulation, tea party activists may be acting aga");
document.write("inst their own best interests, say people knowledgeable about the fight.\n
Regional investments top $4 billion
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 09/04/2010) (Registration Required)\n
TVA’s megasite program helped lure nearly $5 billion of investments into Tennessee Valley sites from Volkswagen, Toyota an");
document.write("d other manufacturers in the past six years.\n\n\nBut the biggest recruitment in the Tennessee Valley in 2009 came on a non-megasite in Charleston, Tenn., where Wacker Chemie AG will break ground in January for a $1 billion-plus polysilicon manufacturing plant. The Wacker investme\n
TVA plant celebrates grass-roots recycling
\n(Clarksville Lea");
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Cumberland City ? The Tennessee Valley Authority is going a little green with a recycling program at its Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City. \n \n\n?It was employee-driven ... it was a grass-roots kind of thing,? said Steve Joiner, chairman of the ");
document.write("plant?s recycling committee. ?We want to heighten awareness here at the plant.?\n\nThe program started about six months ago, with Joiner and \n
Power outage puzzles CPWS
\n(Columbia - Daily Herald © 09/04/2010)
Between 800 to 900 Columbia Power & Water System customers were without power last night after a transformer malfunction");
document.write("ed in a substation located near Columbia State.CPWS General Manager Jim Clark said the outages occurred mostly in north-west Columbia, around Williamsport Pike and Industrial Park Road, after 8 p.m. Power was restored to most customers in about 30 minutes.Clark said officials wit\n
City of Lexington sues board over buyouts
\n(Jackson - Sun ");
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The city of Lexington is asking a judge to decide if a former Lexington Electric System board acted without legal authority when it offered buyouts to two former employees. \n \n\nThe city is making the accusation in a lawsuit Friday in Henderson County Chancery Court");
document.write(". The suit says the former Lexington Electric System board acted without legal authority when it offered the buyouts.\n\nThe suit\n
Citizen's Voice: Programs available to finance energy efficiency
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/04/2010) (Registration Required)\n
Thanks to the leadership of \na.inline_topic");
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Ut");
document.write("ility ratepayers get own Miss. bill of rights
\n(Memphis Commercial Appeal © 09/04/2010) (Registration Required)\n
Beginning today, utility customers in Mississippi will have their rights clearly spelled out under a Ratepayers' Bill of Rights");
document.write(".\n\nApproved by the state's Public Service Commission in August, the document is designed to give customers certain basic guidelines in dealing with utility providers.\n\nThe bill, for example, states that service cannot be discontinued because a previous occupant failed to \n
TVA Hosts Annual Picnic For Retirees Sept. 10
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posted September 3, 2010\n\n \nThe Tennessee Valley Authority will host its annual picnic for TVA retirees on Friday, Sept. 10, at the Guntersville Civitan Park in Guntersville, Ala.\n\n \n\n\n \nThe picnic begins at 10 a.m. CDT and is free to all TVA retirees and one guest each.");
document.write(" Tickets for additional guests are $8.\n\n \n\n\n \nTo register for the picnic, retirees should call the TVA Retirees Association \n
Peerless Road Burlington power outage a puzzlement — at first
\n(Cleveland - Daily Banner © 09/03/2010)
At Burlington substation hiccup on Peerless Road last week left 900 electrical customers in the ");
document.write("dark for a couple of hours and had Cleveland Utilities repair crews scratching their heads, but perseverance paid off for technicians when testing revealed the culprit.\n\nDennis Daniel, manager of the CU Electric Division, made the report to the public utility’s board members earlier this week.\n\n“Add");
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Utilities sales rebound slightly
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After a dismal fiscal year for sales when even customers’ response to weather conditions seemed unpredictable, Cleveland Utilities charged out of the gates in July with accounting numbers that are a little more normal.\n\nThe Electric Division, whic");
document.write("h was the lone bright spot for the public utility in fiscal year 2010 (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010), reported strong sales of 106,227,642 kilowatt\n
Magazine: TVA one of top utilities
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/03/2010) (Registration Required)\n
KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee Valley Authority has");
document.write(" been picked by Site Selection magazine as one of the top 10 utilities in the country in terms of economic development.\n\nThis is based on 2009 performance in four categories — capital investment, job creation, capital investment per capita and jobs per 10,000 in population. Site Selection also consi");
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Reside");
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\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 09/03/2010) (Registration Required)\n
HARRIMAN - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to extend the public comment period on proposed new rules for disposing of coal fl");
document.write("y ash, opening a slight possibility that a public hearing on the matter could be scheduled in Tennessee, a representative of U.S. \na.inline_topic:hover {\n background-color: #EAEAEA;\n}\n\nSenator Lamar Alexander told residents attending a citizens meeting on\n
TVA replaces spring water line wiped out by coal ash spill in Kingston
\n(Knoxville ");
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KINGSTON - Sweet spring water is once again flowing into the city's water supply, thanks to a $1.5 million TVA project, officials announced Friday.\n\nFor years, a natural spring in Roane County's Swan Pond comm");
document.write("unity area furnished about 25 percent of the city's drinking water, City Manager Jim Pinkerton said.\n\n\"It's such good water the only thing you have to do is put a drop or two of chlorine in i\n
MLGW board retains health insurer despite recommendation to pick lowest bidder
\n(Memphis Commercial Appeal © 09/03/2010) (Registration Required)\n
Search our databases\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe board of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division voted Thursday to keep UnitedHealthcare as its biggest health insurance provider, despite recommendations by MLGW's staff to pick another company and a warning from the utility");
document.write("'s CEO that its choice would be expensive.\n\nMLGW staffers had recommended that the board approve a $116 million contract with Cigna Heal\n
TVA, Memphis utility honored for economic work
\n(Murfreesboro Daily © 09/03/2010)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority and Memphis Light, Gas & Water have been chose");
document.write("n among the top utilities in the country and Canada in economic development. Atlanta-based Site Selection magazine selected the two based on capital investment and job creation in 2009. The two were among 10 picked for the honor. The publication said in a news release that the designation gaug\n
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Employers raise workers' share of health-care costs
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 09/03/2010)
WASHINGTON ? As employers struggle with rising health-care costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked to shoulder the entire cost of rising health benefits on their own. \n \n\nThe aver");
document.write("age worker with a family plan was hit with a 14 percent premium increase this year, pushing the bill to nearly $4,000 a year, according to a survey by the non\n
Mark Cook: Get ready: Broadcast TV's days are numbered
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 09/03/2010)
Could broadcast television be going the way of the telegraph? \n \n\nI");
document.write(" crawled out on a limb and predicted that last week during a media panel set up for city of Franklin department heads and featuring Channel 2's Neil Orme, Channel 4's Cynthia Williams and Channel 17's Justin McFarland.\n\nThe subject mostly was media relations, but one of the city officials asked us t");
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Oil falls below $75 ahead of US jo");
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\n(WATE - Newschannel 6 © 09/03/2010)
BANGKOK (AP) - Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors awaited a report on U.S. employment that will influence guesses about the strength of future energy demand from the No. 1 economy.\n ");
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Watch those gas pumps; prices expected to fall
\n(WATE - Newschannel 6 © 09/03/2010)
By SANDY SHORE\nAP Business Writer\n \n\nDENVER");
document.write(" (AP) - Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, and they could go even lower as autumn's leaves begin to drop.\n \n\nThe national average for a gallon of unleaded regular was $2.681 on Friday, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. That's 6.6 c");
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Tennessee and Alaba");
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\n(WJHL NewsChannel11 © 09/03/2010)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency is hearing gripes from Tennessee and Alabama officials who feel left out as the agency goes across the country asking if coal ash sh");
document.write("ould be federally regulated as a hazardous material. Those are the two states most affected by the December 2008 spill in East Tennessee that sent a wave of toxic-laden coal ash and sludge into the Emo\n
NES won't remove tree limbs, branches
\n(WKRN.com-Nashville News2 © 09/03/2010)
A storm in June is still causing controversy ");
document.write("for one Donelson family.\n\n\nThe controversy surrounds whether Nashville Electric Services should be responsible for removing debris and branches its crews cut away from electric equipment.\n\n\nThe company says that is against its policy.\n\n\nMarcia Troutt says if you make the mess you should clean up you");
document.write("r mess.\n\n\nTroutt’s mother is 77 and her father is 82 an\n
MLGW");
document.write(" Named Among Top Utilities in U.S. and Canada
\n(WLMT - UPN 30 © 09/03/2010)
Email Story\n
The History of Labor Day in America
\n(WTVF-NewsChannel 5-Nashville © 09/03/2010)
From the U.S. Department of Labor\n\n\"Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any cou");
document.write("ntry,\" said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. \"All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved b\n
AUB thanked for response to schools
\n(Athens - Daily Post &co");
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Power sales reach 10-year July high
\n(Elk Valley Times © 09/02/2010)
This summer’s record heat has resulted in July electric sales here reaching a 10-year high.\nAccording to discussion during Fayettevi");
document.write("lle Public Utilities’ board meeting last week, the number of kilowatt hours of electricity sold in July of this year is the most for any July in the last decade.\nThe National Weather Service in Huntsville is ranking the meteorological summer of 2010, which includes Ju\n
EPA asked to hold extra public hearing on coal ash in Roane County
\n(K");
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WASHINGTON - U.S. \na.inline_topic:hover {\n background-color: #EAEAEA;\n}\n\nSen. Lamar Alexander has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to hold an extra public hearing in Roane County on coal");
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Fort Loudon Electric election stirs interest
\n(Maryville - Daily Times © 09/02/2010)
By Joel Davis \n joeld@thedailytimes.com\n");
document.write("\nMembers of the Fort Loudon Electric Cooperative will vote today to fill the District 5 slot on the utility’s Board of Directors in what has become a contentious race. The election will be held from 6-8 p.m. today at Friendsville Elementary School.Incumbent Director Larry Henegar, who represen");
document.write("ts District 5, disputes information being circulated that al\n
Paris TN: Paris Board of Public Utilities Mineral Wells Ave project nears start
\n(Paris-Post Intelligencer © 09/02/2010) (Registration Required)\n
The Paris Board of Public Utilities heard a report Tuesday from John Etheridge, BPU general ma");
document.write("nager, that the Mineral Wells water main project is in the beginning stages.Terry Wimberley, director of water/wastewater departments, said a proposal on the project will be heard at next month’s meeting.The $900,000 project will include fixing a metal pipe under Mineral Wells that is falling ");
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Oil hovers below $74 as Asian stocks gain<");
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\n(WATE - Newschannel 6 © 09/02/2010)
By ALEX KENNEDY\nAssociated Press Writer\n \n\nSINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices hovered below $74 a barrel Thursday in Asia, consolidating a big gain the day before as an Asian and U.S. stock market rally buoyed investor confidence.");
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First Of Its Kind Solar Farm in Tennessee
\n(WTVF-NewsChannel 5-Nashville © 09/02/2010)
by Mark Bellinger\n\nROCK ISLAND, Tenn. - A solar farm in Warren County is the f");
document.write("irst of its kind in Tennessee. The panels move with the sun and provide enough electricity to offset the cost of powering a nursery business.\n\nTim Hitchcock runs Day Lily Nursery in Rock Island, Tennessee.\n\n\"We ship all over the United States. We ship to Central America,\" said Hitchcock.\n\nThe rays o");
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