manufacturing jobs

Some say that bringing Volkswagen to Chattanooga cannot possibly make up for the precipitous decline of manufacturing jobs across the state:

I was just watching the “Sedona Surprises” video from McCain’s daughter.  I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but I am shook.  I guess because I’m a naive asshole.

From Naomi Snyder:

“I feel like a dog that’s been kicked out on the street,” said 43-year-old Donna Garcia, who has a high school diploma and was making nearly $15 per hour.

Ken Whitehouse reports on internal poll from the boys and girls at Alexander for Senate which paints a foreboding picture for the campaign of Bob Tuke:

The Tuke campaign is touting some new poll results which show a 10 point race if voters are given negative information about Alexander, and positive information about Tuke before deciding whom they support.

Hope you're not looking for a job here. The "Volunteer State" seems to be a more and more fitting description...

NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - July unemployment rate in Tenn.

I love this: "most June-over-May hikes are minimal."

Yeah, right.

Former Tennessean columnist Tim Chavez is still not a big fan of Phil Bredesen:

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett makes his case to the Sparta Expositior:

Padgett said Gray Sasser, Tennessee Democratic Party chairman, asked him to become a candidate for the Senate seat.

R. Neal links Tennessee’s increase in unemployment to its status as a “right to work” state: