Governor Haslam Signs Bill Against Prescription Drug Abuse

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is set to sign a prescription drug bill today in Clinton, Tennessee.
http://www.wcyb.com/news/31047122/detail.html

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 03:34:27 -0700

Emily Yarnell helps Hardin Valley girls to Class AAA track title

MURFREESBORO — Hardin Valley Academy coach Bryan Brown had his calculator out early Thursday for the girls' Class AAA state track and field championships at Middle Tennessee State University.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/24/emily-yarnell-helps-hardin-valley-girls-to-class/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 08:59:00 -0700

Stepfather calls murdered twins 'happy-go-lucky, fun-loving'

CLINTON — The stepfather of two of the three women shot to death Monday in a North Knox County apartment said Tuesday they were "happy-go-lucky, fun-loving twins."
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/23/stepfather-calls-murdered-twins-happy-go-lucky/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700

Area court clerks see dark clouds with new license revocation law

CLINTON — Thousands of defendants in Tennessee owing court costs totaling in the millions from criminal cases resolved last July are on the verge of losing their driver's licenses.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/25/area-court-clerks-see-dark-clouds-with-new-law/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700

Haslam signs bill targeting doctor-shopping, pill abuse

CLINTON — Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law today a bill aimed at tightening restrictions on doctor-shopping and other forms of prescription-drug abuse.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/11/haslam-signs-bill-targeting-doctor-shopping-pill/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 07:52:00 -0700

Drug monitoring measure becomes law with Haslam's signature

CLINTON — Joyce Nall watched her sister Janie Monroe fight the pills for years.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/12/drug-monitoring-measure-becomes-law-with-haslams/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700

Could Bill Clinton win the Democratic Nomination Today?

Democrats love to talk about how Ronald Reagan couldn’t win the nomination in today’s Republican Party, but what about a 2012 version of Bill Clinton on the Democratic side? The results of Democratic primaries in Arkansas and elsewhere suggest the answer is no.  
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/23/could-bill-clinton-win-democratic-nomination-today/

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 07:33:57 -0700

Law of the Sea Treaty Is Found on Capitol Hill, Again

The United Nations treaty that governs the world’s oceans is undergoing one of its periodic resurrections in Congress.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/world/americas/law-of-the-sea-treaty-is-found-on-capitol-hill-again.html?src=mv&ref=world

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 02:44:51 -0700

President Clinton Announces the Program for the 2012 CGI America Meeting

Meeting will convene nearly 1,000 leaders from business, government, and the nonprofit sector to address economic growth in the United States through job creation, innovation, education and workforce development June 7-8 in Chicago
http://news.yahoo.com/president-clinton-announces-program-2012-cgi-america-meeting-160210144.html

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 09:02:10 -0700

Sam Venable: So much is riding on the punctuation

This isn't original with me, but in light of the recent unveiling of the Tennessee Civil War trail marker near the birthplace of Admiral David Farragut, it bears repeating:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/04/sam-venable-so-much-is-riding-on-the-punctuation/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700