R. Neal

October 3, 2006 - Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen said in an interview yesterday that the Tennessee National Guard is not prepared for a natural disaster because much of their equipment is in Iraq:

September 26, 2006 - I ran across an interesting article about elections and ballot initiatives in Louisiana. Folks down there love to hold elections, and they loves them some Constitutional Amendments even more:

September 26, 2006 - Apparently, the Christian Coalition isn't radical enough for some state chapters. Alabama, Iowa and Ohio recently left the national organization, and now Georgia is the latest to secede:

September 22, 2006 - Cataloochie Elk (click image for larger view)

September 21, 2006 - The Knoxville News Sentinel has a report today about a local coal mining company that has been cited by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for mining without a permit or a mitigation plan:

September 21, 2006 - According to Think Progress, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson "instructed staff to award HUD contracts to President Bush's political allies and withhold them from his political opponents." The revelations came to light as a result of a HUD Inspector General investigation into an allegation that Jackson had "canc

September 19, 2006 - An AP report entitled "FEMA Seeking Ideas on Housing" caught our eye this morning. According to the report: