News 2008-04-21 Andanh.com

Beer at Thompson-Boling? Faculty say no way Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:50:00 -0000
The Faculty Senate at the University of Tennessee voted this afternoon to ask Interim Chancellor Jan Simek not to allow beer to be sold at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Police release names in fatal weekend shooting Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:08:00 -0000
Police today released the names of two men who were shot Saturday night in the Walter P. Taylor Housing Development.

Commissioners want leeway but won’t ask judge to appear Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:42:00 -0000
Key committees of Knox County Commission today took steps to seek clarification of a judge’s ruling on the Open Meetings Act.

Police arrest suspect in March robbery, shooting Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:55:00 -0000
Police have arrested a 19-year-old man wanted in connection with a March robbery in which the victim was shot.

Commissioners reject demolition of old South High, seek more info Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:12:00 -0000
A move by Commissioner Victoria DeFreese to demolish the former South High School failed in committee this morning.

Police release ID of woman found beaten in Morningside Park Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:51:00 -0000
A police spokesman this morning released the name of a 79-year-old woman who was found beaten last week in an East Knoxville public park.

Young-Williams Animal Center looks to public for help Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:50 -0000
When Cotton and Lily met, they made an instant connection. Once the requisite circling and sniffing ended, the two dogs began wrestling with each other like longtime buddies. Lily's owner, Lisa Burchette, said she decided to adopt Cotton because she couldn't separate the two "soul mates."

Views mixed on holding audit meeting Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:30 -0000
Commissioners have mixed views on whether to proceed with a key meeting Wednesday set up to examine the audit of County Mayor Mike Ragsdale's purchasing-card use and auto-allowance payments.

Ice Bears fan committed to raising awareness about MS Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:25 -0000
Kathy Aldrich knows most people in the area don't understand her love of ice hockey, but she fears they don't understand something else - her multiple sclerosis. MS is an autoimmune disease Aldrich was diagnosed with in 1995, just months before her first husband died of cancer. Her son, Jonathan Sibley, was 5 years old at the time. She was 33. "It wasn't an easy time," Aldrich said of her diagnosis. "I hit the computer and the books."

Group targets post of auditor Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:25 -0000
If the Knox County Commission approves a charter amendment to establish an inspector general, it would mean abolishing the current office of county internal auditor along with a staff of three employees.

Ex-comptroller Snodgrass dies Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:57:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - William R. Snodgrass, who served as Tennessee's comptroller of the treasury for 44 years, died last night at his Nashville home following a brief illness. He was 85.

Judge denies lawyer for defendant in dismemberment slayings Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:49:00 -0000
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - A man charged with murder in the dismemberment slayings of a teenage couple in 2002 must now act as his own lawyer.

Campfield's child support termination bill attacked Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:10 -0000
NASHVILLE - State Rep. Stacey Campfield was questioned about his views on premarital sex and adultery during a combative exchange over a bill he sponsored to allow termination of child support payments in some situations.

Proposed open container bill could hit DUI prosecutors Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:08 -0000
NASHVILLE - A legislative proposal to expand Tennessee's ban on open alcohol containers in cars could have the unintended consequence of cutting funding for specialized drunken-driving prosecutors and police overtime for enhanced DUI enforcement.

Cold snap unlike deep freeze of '07 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:06 -0000
NASHVILLE - A steep drop from balmy weather to freezing temperatures in mid-April was very much unlike last year's devastating Easter freeze, observers say.

Unreported lobbyist expenses targeted Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
NASHVILLE - State Ethics Commission members are expected to address at a meeting this week why some two dozen groups have failed to file their lobbyist expenditure reports.

State briefs: Apr. 21 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
One killed, another injured in Saturday night shooting

Grandmother attends her first prom Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - It took Angeline Price more than 60 years, but she finally made it to the prom - as her grandson's date.

Teen drowns in Madison County pond Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
JACKSON, Tenn. - Authorities say they are investigating the death of a 16-year-old who drowned in a pond.

Side by side: Ingram-Alexander partnership perseveres Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:06 -0000
WASHINGTON - Tom Ingram used to have the same jaded view of the nation's capital as many other Americans. But working as U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's chief of staff has opened his eyes in ways he didn't expect.

Vines: Finances factor into elections Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones, a Republican, and Randy Tyree, his Democratic opponent, raised similar amounts in the first quarter of 2008, but Jones remains considerably ahead in money going into the Aug. 7 general election.

Venable: A tale of two ads Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
Since I've enjoyed full-time employment in this business since 1968, I feel a bit uncomfortable. But something needs pointing out: Don't believe everything you see in the newspaper. Especially a trio of color photographs illustrating the Knox County trustee's delinquent tax sale next week at the City County Building.

Clinton, Obama trade attacks Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama swapped some of the most negative attacks of the campaign two days before the Pennsylvania primary, each unleashing television ads Sunday that accused the other of maintaining ties to special interests they both claim to reject.

Clinton, Obama vie for advantage before Pa. contest Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:04 -0000
WEST CHESTER, Pa. - Barack Obama cast his Democratic presidential rival Saturday as a game-player who uses "slash and burn" tactics and can't be trusted to say what she believes, a sharp jab at her character in the closing chapter of the pivotal Pennsylvania primary campaign. Hillary Rodham Clinton implored voters to look beyond "whoop dee do" speechmaking and take a hard look at who's got the know-how to deal with the nation's burdens.

Cleric's followers raise stakes Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:01 -0000
BAGHDAD - Followers of hardline cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raised the stakes Sunday in the showdown with Iraq's government, refusing to disband their militia.

Rice mocks al-Sadr, calls radical leader a coward Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BAGHDAD - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to declare war unless U.S. and Iraqi forces end a military crackdown on his followers.

Anti-U.S. cleric threatens new uprising in Iraq Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:10 -0000
BAGHDAD - Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gave a "final warning" to the government Saturday to halt a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown against his followers or he would declare "open war until liberation."

UT students protesting gun laws Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:20 -0000
If you notice students sporting empty holsters on the University of Tennessee campus today, it's likely the sign of a protest, not a lost handgun.

School board to hear budget Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:20 -0000
Knox County school officials could request $39 million more for the 2008-09 year, but they know they're going to need at least $17.7 million next year to stay even, according to a draft budget released recently.

Dual enrollment courses big draw for Pellissippi Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:10 -0000
Expanded course offerings in the humanities and technical programs have Pellissippi State Technical Community College administrators anticipating more high school students in its Dual Enrollment Program this fall.

Library group plans to sue commission over funds Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
DUCKTOWN, Tenn. - A spokeswoman for the Polk County Friends of the Library group said they plan to file a civil breach of contract lawsuit against the Polk County Commission after the nine-member panel failed to vote on a third proposal for local library operational funds.

Man charged in connection with burned body in Blount Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:16:00 -0000
MARYVILLE - The Blount County Sheriff's Office charged Jeffrey Lee Jenkins, 35, with criminal homicide Sunday in connection to a burned body found Saturday in Friendsville.

Retaining students agonizing decision Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
Holding a student back because of poor progress is a decision East Tennessee educators are loath to make. They don't want to promote a child until he or she is ready. But they also don't want to make someone repeat a grade, which could brand them as slow and ultimately prompt them to drop out.

Son looking for answers in unsolved slaying of mother Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:04 -0000
Ron Martin can't go home to the house where he grew up. It's the same place where someone killed his mother two days before Easter - and where Martin walked in and found her body.

Rossini Festival crowds flood Gay Street Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:04 -0000
Opera and jazz filled the streets of downtown Knoxville Saturday as thousands of fairgoers enjoyed food, vendors, arts and entertainment offered by the seventh annual Rossini Festival.

What readers think about social promotion Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:01 -0000
News Sentinel readers weigh in on whether to hold a child back or send them to the next grade

Students portray historic figures at Old Gray Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:01 -0000
Old Gray Cemetery is the final resting place for many influential Knoxvillians. Today, they will be brought to life once more by students from The Episcopal School of Knoxville.

Sect launches PR blitz Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Before authorities raided their west Texas retreat, members of a secretive polygamous church spent decades holding as tightly to their intense privacy as the Scriptures guiding their way of life.

U.S. hybrid sales up 38% in 2007; Prius leads the pack Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
DETROIT - U.S. registrations of new hybrid vehicles rose 38 percent in 2007 to a record 350,289, according to data to be released today by R.L. Polk & Co., a Southfield-based automotive marketing and research company.

Benedict praises U.S. church as his six-day visit ends Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NEW YORK - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass and American Catholicism in storied Yankee Stadium on Sunday, telling his massive U.S. flock to use its freedoms wisely, as he closed out his first papal trip to the United States.

Bush tending to Canada, Mexico relations in final leaders summit Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - President Bush is tending to his country's relationship with Canada and Mexico one last time, trumpeting trade over the "scare tactics" of economic isolation.

30 percent of forecasters say economy will shrink Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The odds the country will fall into its first recession since 2001 are rising sharply.

Nation / World briefs: Apr. 21 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
S.C. teen accused of plotting to bomb school COLUMBIA, S.C. - A high school senior collected enough supplies to carry out a bomb attack on his school and detailed the plot in a hate-filled diary that included maps of the building and admiring notations about the Columbine killers, authorities said Sunday.

Man with own complex past attempting to document human history on desert monuments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:14 -0000
FELICITY, Calif. - A stiff wind blows grit across Jacques-Andre Istel's latest and greatest undertaking, a History of Humanity etched on hundreds of granite panels a few turns of a tumbleweed from the Arizona border. He understands if you don't immediately understand.

Benedict marks 3 years as pope Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:13 -0000
NEW YORK - Pope Benedict XVI focused on the future of his American church Saturday as he marked the third anniversary of his election as pontiff, rallying young people, priests and seminarians and assuring them of his support as they deal with the damage from the clergy sex abuse scandal.

Sect moms, children to be parted Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:11 -0000
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Adult mothers who have been allowed to stay with their young children since they were taken from a polygamous sect will be separated from them after DNA sampling is completed next week, a child welfare official said Saturday.

Oklahomans recall victims of '95 blast Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:10 -0000
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahomans and victims' relatives paused Saturday at the Oklahoma City National Memorial for a simple, poignant ceremony to remember the 168 people killed 13 years ago in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

N. Korea tops Bush talks with S. Korean leader Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:10 -0000
CAMP DAVID, Md. - President Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Saturday that they still expect North Korea to fully declare its nuclear weapons programs and proliferation activities in a way that can be verified. Bush stamped down assertions that the U.S. is going soft on the communist regime so the nuclear standoff can be resolved before he leaves office.

Ingram says plaid shirt, red truck ideas not his Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:03 -0000
WASHINGTON - Tom Ingram is sometimes credited with being the genius behind two of the most memorable stunts in Tennessee politics: Lamar Alexander's walk across the state in a red-plaid shirt during the 1978 governor's race, and Fred Thompson's cross-state trek in a red pickup truck during the U.S. Senate race in 1994.

Herenton ends plans to be superintendent in Memphis Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:00:04 -0000
MEMPHIS - Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton says he won't apply for the position of superintendent for city schools.

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