You might be a Knox Countian if...

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Somewhat related opinion pieces

Editorial: Contributions to tea party PAC merit investigation

Jack McElroy: So, what's ahead in politic$ in 2013?

And this, it would be simply shocking should Tennessee's legislators support it ultimately.

Tom Humphrey: Move to limit bill introductions has consequences

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Really now, these problems couldn't have been foreseen?

Downtown bridge rehab hits a snag

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Although it has nothing to do with Knox County (except for the consonance of the k), and as pleased as I am that the world escaped the Mayan Apocalypse this month and as much as I'd like to hope that 2013 is better after the wretched, wicked awfulness that was 2012, why does this give me the feeling of impending catastrophe?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West konfirm they're having a kid

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Maybe the world is ending after all. At least, in South Knox:

Seymour residents startled as dead birds fall out of sky

[earlnemo]

Really now, these problems couldn't have been foreseen?

Downtown bridge rehab hits a snag

"Based on original plans, Qualls said 80 percent of the available time has passed with 62 percent of the work completed, leaving the contractor 18 percent behind schedule."


It's possible that they're trying to buy time by changing scope of work, or possible that the state engineers really did mess up, or both.

"Engineers estimated the deterioration of the concrete and underlying steel rebar by striking the concrete with a hammer. If the blow produced a hollow sound, the spot was marked with orange paint indicating some spalling had occurred and repairs were needed."

I'm not a concrete expert, but this "testing" system seems bizarre. Shirley this is only to reveal cosmetic spalling, and not related to structural integrity.

[Hank IV]

I'm not a concrete expert, but this "testing" system seems bizarre. Shirley this is only to reveal cosmetic spalling, and not related to structural integrity.

Considering some of the technologies available in this day and age (non-destructive ultra-sound for one), that test seems very archaic and inefficient.

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Considering some of the technologies available in this day and age (non-destructive ultra-sound for one), that test seems very archaic and inefficient.

My guess is that efficient and modern weren't requirements in the RFP.

[G-Ho]

From the department of praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-ammunition (or lethal injection).
Jury's praise service cited in new trial bid.

or not.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/247...praise-service

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Well, again, nothing to do with Knox County, I'm just too lazy to start a new thread, but I had to link to this study in honor of all the Blab allitercations.

Physicists explore the rise and fall of words

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Transactional new year

Developers buy land for Walmart, Publix near UT
Journal Broadcast Corp. to buy WNOX radio