News 2008-08-10 Andanh.com

Symphonic serenity: Violinist brings joy, peace to those in need of healing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The tall man strides through a 12th-floor hallway at the University of Tennessee Medical Center's Cancer Institute.

Knox schools adjusting to budget, position cuts Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Cuts to the Knox County Schools budget mean 60 South-Doyle High School students identified as struggling readers will not have access this school year to a literacy program that's designed to give them extra support.

Director's experience inspired KSO program Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's Music and Wellness Program can trace its origins to Pittsburgh, where music director Lucas Richman forged a bond with a violinist fighting breast cancer named Penny Anderson Brill.

Ground beef recall may include Tennessee Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh ground beef sold between June 2 and Aug. 6, because the beef might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

Shot fired in air as eatery robbed Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Knoxville police were investigating a report Saturday night of a robber who fired a gunshot as he held up a North Knoxville restaurant.

Local births Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTERn Joel and Shawna Krugjohann, Knoxville, a boy, Pierce Gavin

Pecking order: Oak Ridge woman brings injured fowl back to health Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
OAK RIDGE - Around here, JoAnn Thompson is the woman you go to when you find an injured, starving, orphaned, exhausted or otherwise addled bird.

Best foot put forward Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The subtle noise repeated over and over - a sort of rustling.

Free-admission policy at KMA an artful move Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
It was a bold move when the Knoxville Museum of Art gave up a source of revenue by switching this summer to a free-admission policy.

Eliminated teaching positions Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Here is a list provided by the Knox County Schools of eliminated teaching positions:

Winners plan next steps Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Most newly elected Knox County commissioners who will fill seats held by "caretaker" appointees say they want to be sworn into office on Sept. 2, leaving the appointees free to meet one last time Aug. 25.

Diversity in swing counties favors Obama Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Minority Americans have been flocking to the nation's "swing counties," hotly contested areas that could play a crucial role in this year's election.

Guaranteed health care key for Dems Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
PITTSBURGH - Democrats shaped a set of principles Saturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging the party closer to the position of Barack Obama's defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Finney's loss blamed on vote that cut funds to two school systems Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MARYVILLE - If the total vote in the state Senate, 8th District race Thursday were the length of Shields-Watkins Field, the margin of challenger Doug Overbey's win would be only about 2 feet from the orange and white checkerboard end zone.

Win vs. incumbent likely gives Roe inside track to House seat Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Back in January, when he was still deciding whether to make another run for Congress, Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe took a poll to see if he stood much of a chance of beating incumbent David Davis.

Police searching for mother of abandoned baby Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:45:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — Nashville police say a newborn girl has been found in the front yard of a house.

Florida man killed in I-75 crash Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:38:00 -0000
LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. — A Florida man died Friday morning in a crash on Interstate 75 North, authorities said.

Fatal motorcycle accidents increase statewide Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:33:00 -0000
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.— Fatal motorcycle accidents are increasing statewide, corresponding with a rise in the number of people being issued motorcycle licenses.

Fugitive hunters help TBI double captures Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:30:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — Agents and analysts at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are making life hard for dozens of escaped convicts, wanted killers and sexual predators.

Enjoy sales tax holidays while they're still around Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:02:00 -0000
ATLANTA (AP) - Thousands of shoppers have been flocking to malls in more than a dozen states for back-to-school sales tax holidays, buying millions of dollars worth of clothes and school supplies — and depriving states of much-needed revenue.

Venable: A study of two solutions Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
As students return to class in Knox and surrounding counties, here's a tale of two schools, two oak trees and two remedies.

Charter group asks for volunteers for petitions Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
With just three weeks to go before its filing deadline, Knox Charter Petition is nearly 11,000 signatures short of the 40,000 it needs to place its government reform proposals before the voters in November, and the group is seeking 60 volunteers to meet its goal.

Cohen wins in tense campaign Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In West Tennessee's 9th District, a racially charged Democratic primary ended with an incumbent congressman trouncing the opponent who ran an ad linking him to the Ku Klux Klan.

Al-Qaida in Iraq blamed for blast Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi official said the death toll in the attack had risen to 25.

Buy your tickets for KSO performances Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Single-ticket sales begin Monday for the 2008-09 Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks, Chamber Classics and Pops concert series.

State briefs for Aug. 10 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Eight apartments remained uninhabitable Saturday after a fire the night before at a West Knoxville complex.

278th may go to Afghanistan Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - The commander of the Tennessee National Guard's largest unit said its next deployment could be to Afghanistan, where military leaders have said they want to send more troops.

Dead pedestrian found under train Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:34:00 -0000
Knoxville police and firefighters responded this afternoon to a call of a pedestrian hit by a train in the Inskip community.

Norris boat crash injures 4 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:34:00 -0000
LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. - Four people were injured Friday night when the boat they were riding in crashed on Norris Lake, authorities said.

Supporters of park in Halls fight sharing space with strip mall Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
North Knox Countians and the Legacy Parks Foundation raised almost a million dollars and recently bought parkland hailed as the "centerpiece of Halls," but they say their joy has been clouded by news that a shopping center is proposed next door.

Victim of church shooting begins rehabilitation Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
One of the six surviving victims of the shooting at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church nearly two weeks ago has begun intense rehabilitation, according to a statement released Friday by her mother.

Two UT students report armed robbery at home Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Two University of Tennessee students were frightened but unhurt in the wee hours of Friday morning when police say two men knocked on their door and forced their way into the students' apartment.

Group urges sales-tax rise Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MARYVILLE - A narrowly focused civic group known as Blount Countians for Educational Excellence has topped its first hurdle in getting a half-cent increase in the county's sales-tax rate on the November ballot.

Man pleads guilty to theft charge Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CLINTON - A Harriman man accused of stealing more than $141,000 from an insurance company pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge of theft of more than $10,000.

Ford told FBI about doubts on JFK's death Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Former President Ford secretly advised the FBI that two of his fellow members on the Warren Commission doubted the FBI's conclusion that John F. Kennedy was shot from the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository in Dallas, according to newly released records from Ford's FBI files.

911 callers told of chaos at fatal Texas bus wreck Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
SHERMAN, Texas - Witnesses who called 911 after the crash of a charter bus that killed at least 16 people described a chaotic scene, telling emergency workers of bloody passengers crushed beneath the smoking wreckage, according to calls released Saturday by police.

Wire briefs for Aug. 10 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert Mueller has apologized to the editors of The Washington Post and The New York Times for improperly obtaining phone records of the newspapers' reporters while investigating terrorism four years ago.

Fresh energy issues for new chief Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - No matter who moves into the White House in January, energy problems will hit him with the punch of a winter storm.

Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at 50 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who co-starred in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show," died Saturday at age 50.

Wire briefs for Aug. 9 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
SHERMAN, Texas - Investigators say a blown tire on a charter bus that crashed and killed 15 people had been refitted with a new tread in violation of safety standards. The National Transportation Safety Board also said late Friday that the driver was a 52-year-old who had a commercial license but whose medical certification had expired.

Proposed (White) Charter Amendment #3 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Official name: The Restructuring of the Executive Branch Amendment Unofficial name: The Kingmaking of the Mayor Amendment

Proposed (Orange) Charter Amendment #2 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Official name: The Restructuring of County Commission Amendment Unofficial name: The Same Taxation with Less Representation Amendment

Proposed (White) Charter Amendment #1 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Official name: The Inspector General Amendment Unofficial name: The Totally Independent (but Appointed) Watchdog Amendment

Proposed (Orange) Charter Amendment #1 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Official name: The Nepotism/Conflict of Interest Amendment Unofficial name: The Don't Hire Your Cousin Amendment

Proposed (White) Charter Amendment #2 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Official name: The Conflict of Interest (Administrative) Amendment Unofficial name: The 'Not My Call' Amendment

Proposed charter changes: What they say ... What they mean Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Dear Knox County Voter,The Knox Charter Petition committee (the group formerly known as Knox County-One Question and currently known as Knox Accountability) is now presenting two petitions containing five proposed amendments to the Knox County Charter.

Edwards ex-mistress rules out paternity test Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:43:00 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) - The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter.

Mainstream Media Make Way to Edwards' Affair Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:03:00 -0000
NEW YORK -- The mainstream media's near-silence about a tabloid report that former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards had an extramarital affair with a campaign worker ended abruptly Friday when he admitted the relationship to ABC News.

State parties ready to rumble: Dems holding on to House; GOP sees hope in Senate Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Primary elections have decided the winners of a majority of seats in the Tennessee General Assembly, including the victories of three legislators who faced charges of party disloyalty in bitter campaigns.

Edwards' statement admitting affair Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:49:00 -0000
In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness. Although I was honest in every painful detail with my family, I did not tell the public. When a supermarket tabloid told a version of the story, I used the fact that the story contained many falsities to deny it. But being 99 percent honest is no longer enough

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