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News Story coming out of Huntsville concerning tragedy at an Air Show. Strong winds roared through toppling a tent. Twelve reported injuries at area hospitals along with the death of a 5 year old.

James P's blog story

From the Memphis Daily News:

Gov. Phil Bredesen has named an ad hoc committee to develop immediate recommendations for what Tennessee should do to cut electricity use in state buildings and gas consumption in the state’s fleet of vehicles.

Adam Groves shares the news of Rep. Brian Kelsey lone vote against lowering the eligible GPA for students seeking lottery scholarships:

Former Nashvillian and Hootervillian, ariedana is starting something rather cool on Twitter.

Mr. Turnbow wants to know what Ron Paul did with all that cheddar he famously raised during the GOP Primary season:

Dear Greyhound,

Dear Huntsville,

Don’t be coy.  Just cozy up here next to Tennessee and let a girl get to you.  This pretending to be on the boarder, then sneaking south as I try to reach you is cute, but we’re too old to play chase each other down the interstate.

Plus, [bleep], it’s a long way to you and home again in an evening.

Love,

Politicians are scrambling to figure out how best to use our state’s lottery surplus:

“We started out so very conservative with expenditures,” said Rep. Les Winningham, D-Huntsville, chairman of the House Education Committee. “The reserve has got to be used in some way, and we’ve just got to determine how.”

I wrote this last night, shortly before the Starbucks employee told me I had about 15 minutes to get home before the storm hit. That storm leveled 30 houses and killed 12 people about ten minutes up the road from me, but the Ferrier family is okay. I'll write more about it over at Parents later today. Assuming that Bruiser gives me five damn minutes to myself.