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Keeping The World At Arms Length
Charles Mitchell struggles with being an evangelical in a secular culture:Whether we want to immerse our kids totally in the evangelical subculture is a real question for us. At this stage, the answer is no. One reason is that unfortunately, we think that if we do that, not only will our kids have very little of an idea of what actual good music sounds like. And there's a more important one: God calls us to be salt and light in the world. While that certainly means shunning many of the world's practices, that doesn't mean hiding. It doesn't mean not being aware of what's out there, and what the evil one is using to ensnare others. (In fact, with this in mind I myself am trying to stay up on popular culture a bit more these days -- you can't protect your kids if you have no idea what's going on.) It means engaging with the world. Clearly, a six-year-old won't really be doing that, but they have to be ready someday.
May 12, 2008 8:28 AM
Of Course, If They Were Really That Close He'd Have Kept That To Himself
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Brack Obama supporter, Bob Tuke, gives any potential 2012 Republican primary challenger to Senator Bob Corker a nice little soundbite to play with down the road:"I think it ties him too close to Washington," he said. "I don't think he sets the agenda." But Tuke said he agreed with Alexander that Americans should make a stronger commitment nationwide to alternative energy research. In remarks made Friday at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Alexander said doing so could help ward off higher gas prices, national security risks and environmental consequences. Tuke said he thinks Americans must curb their energy use and work to improve and expand use of mass transportation. Still, Tuke said he thinks Alexander has not done enough to work with Democrats in Congress. Tuke said he has a close relationship with Tennessee's other Republican senator, Bob Corker. "He's a good, practical guy," Tuke said of Corker. "He and I can work together."
May 12, 2008 8:16 AM
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Gas Prices Keep Going The Way They Are And Greenways Will Become Commuter Paths
Enclave reports on the progress of Nashville's riverside greenway. May 12, 2008 8:14 AM
Blackburn Tried To Talk Primary Challenger Out Of A Run
Andy Meek reports that Rep. Marsha Blackburn offered to give her primary challenger Tom Leatherwood an opportunity to get a leg up on the competition when and if she declines to run someday rather than take her on in the primary this year:That line in the sand Leatherwood has drawn also promises to make the Republican primary for Blackburn's seat, which will be decided by voters on the Aug. 7 ballot, a closely watched race. And the incumbent apparently isn't taking anything for granted, because she gave Leatherwood a phone call about his rumored candidacy a couple of months ago, before he'd even formally entered the race. "She called me, like, the day before Easter," he said. "She had heard I was thinking about it. She left a message, and I called her back. I did ask her if she would consider not running. ... She talked about how she hoped I wouldn't run, that I could tour the district with her, that I could get to know the district, which could help me potentially in a future run. "Of course, she let me know she was running. But for the good of the party, I wish she had not (run)."
May 12, 2008 8:01 AM
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Just Another Bureaucracy
Paleoconservative congressman Jimmy Duncan isn't afraid to take on big spending in government -- wherever it might be:Duncan had particularly harsh words for the Pentagon, which he says had “mind-boggling” cost overruns of $295 billion. He says many in Congress won’t question the spending because they fear being called “unpatriotic.” Duncan says its a “false and blind” patriotism that allows the Pentagon to “continually waste” mega billions and the Defense Department to spend like “there’s no tomorrow.”
May 12, 2008 8:00 AM
A Few Sandwich Boards Shy Of A Picnic
Newscoma reports on the campaign of white natonalist congressional candidate James Hart. Best known for his 26% percent showing in the 2004 general election, Hart will likely be denied a place on the 2008 Republican Primary ballot like he was last year. Question: why bother to have Hart disqualified for not being a "true Republican"? Surely, it not the first time a candidate sought a party nomination out of pragmatism rather than party loyalty. Why not leave him on the ballot and run a candidate against him to show how truly uninspired the 8th District's Republican voters are by Hart's portfolio of issues? UPDATE: Bill Hobbs emails to inform us that Hart has already been removed from the ballot:He already has been denied a place on the GOP ballot. It happened right after he filed. He was notified by the Tennessee Republican Party that he would not be permitted to appear on the GOP ballot. He actually filed for candidacy for two different seats, and has been notified in both cases that his name will not appear on the GOP ballot.Interesting. Now the Republican Party is the Republican Party so they should be able to decide who their nominee is and establish the rules to select that nominee -- in theory. But those primary ballots we will use in August are not printed by the TNGOP and the elections are not administered by them. Once the state and the party co-mingles the primary selection process should not any and all candidates be allowed ballot access? If not, why not?
May 12, 2008 8:00 AM
Sometimes You Gotta Take What You Can Get
Richard Thompson gets the feeling that Blue Dog Democrat darling, Travis Childers, the Democratic candidate for Congress in a conservative North Mississipi District serving the suburbs of Memphis, is a closet Republican:What will Childers do then when he'll be seeking to win the 1st Congressional District for a [full] term? I fear that he'll be with ex-Democrat Joe Lieberman, campaigning for John McCain.
May 12, 2008 7:41 AM
A Message From Hillary Clinton
May 12, 2008 7:38 AM
Legislators Not Holding Their Breath For Home District Budget Love
A new legislator makes a stirring appeal for strapped state budget funds to be spent in her district:
Most lawmakers referred to the tight budget times as they made their pitches, followed by Tindell's unfailingly polite response that all requests would be considered.
Perhaps the most passionate pleas came from the newest House member, Memphis Democrat Karen Camper, who replaced the late Gary Rowe midsession. She first urged the committee to consider what she called her two "big-ticket" items: $1 million for the Tennessee State Library and Archives, and $1 million for the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.
Then she asked for $20,000 for a West Tennessee agency that aids people with mentally retardation, before turning to her final request: $500,000 for the Pink Palace Museum in Memphis, in the palatial home of Clarence Saunders, the late founder of the Piggly Wiggly supermarkets.
"I know at this point sounds like a lot of money, but listen," she said, and went to talk about how the money would generate more income for the state.
"As you're prioritizing, you're going to look back at what I can fit in there," she said. "These would fit the bill." The audience in the hearing room broke into applause as she stepped down.
May 12, 2008 7:30 AM
Putting The Truth About Our Economic Times Out In The Street
Mike Byrd reveals that as the economy pushes more and more people out of their homes due to foreclosure, storage facilities are making out like bandits:It's almost as if the good Samaritan found someone along the road and--instead of dressing his wounds and finding a place for him to stay--dressed his wounds and sold him into slavery while charging him interest for dressing his wounds.
May 12, 2008 7:29 AM
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