long term solution

John Rodgers reports that a war funding bill may help save workers in the Department of Children’s Services here in Tennessee:

The Governor want the capitol to be efficient. Well welcome to the club. Where to start? When you spend $129 million on heat, cooling and lights for one building (a rate almost double that of a building of equal size) it wont be hard.

Will the next oil boom be in Montana? Perhaps. There may be 40 billion barrels lying untouched under eastern Montana. And as Don Surber points out, "Best of all: No burqas."

Oregonian people experiencing homelessness are flexing their p

And you can bet your arse that the poor will suffer first, worst and longest....

High world food prices to stay - UN expert

Tennessee bloggers from various points on the political spectrum have some interesting views on a proposed compromise economic stimulus package that will have the government cutting checks anywhere from $600 to $1,200 to taxpayers.

Is recycling a ton of consumer waste something that an individual family should brag about?

The Curby program has proved wildly popular with some Nashville residents who brag of having up to three of the green, 96-gallon carts to fill with paper, aluminum and other recyclables for monthly pickup …