state parks

Is starting to get more traction at the national level.

From the article....

Under the proposed new rule, the ban would be lifted only in national parks and wildlife refuges located in states that permit concealed weapons in their own state parks.

The TWRA is advising campers to take extra precautions and be on the alert for wild black bears while playing in state parks. They advise people to wear noise producing devices such as little bells on their clothing to alert, but not to startle the bears unexpectedly. They also advise you to carry pepper spray in the case of an encounter with a bear.

Tennessee Parks officials have released an official map of the location of the 911 call stations being installed at Bicentennial Mall State Park (although misspelling "Bicentennial"). Thanks to Rob Robinson for forwarding it to me:

The controversial school board rezoning vote punctuated by charges that the Chamber of Commerce masterminded the plan to move north Nashville students to the inner city Pearl Cohn cluster is blowing up into a media conflagration and now so-called "liberals"

Bob Tuke is in West Tennessee kicking ass and taking hills:

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Tuke will be in the Jackson area today, with a march in Pinson Mounds State Park later this morning, campaign officials said.

With the price of gas rising this summer as well as the temperature, which means high electric bills, are you going broke?

and the same predictable, lousy results, of course....

Bill Hobbs reports on progress in “civil rights” in Georgia that has been denied Tennesseans:

Instapundit notes some civil rights progress in Georgia: Georgians with handgun carry permits will be able to carry their concealed guns on public transportation, in restaurants that serve alcohol and in state parks un