August 6, 2011 News Summary

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2011 Haslam tours Middle East, visits with Tennessee soldiers (State Gazette)
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam called home twice this week from his tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. Haslam joined Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on the trip to visit units from their home states deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The trip was sponsored and paid for by the U.S. Department of Defense. Haslam said the large ratio of Tennessee soldiers serving in the Middle East was one of the reasons he was chosen for the trip. "The reason I was asked was because of the high number of Tennessee men and women who are here in the Guard as well as the regular Army," said Haslam. "(There are a) good number of Tennessee soldiers here. There is a pretty solid presence across the board. (Tennesseans) in Guard units tend to be together, the others may be a bit more spread out. But when you come into a room and ask for Tennesseans, it doesn't take long to draw a crowd." http://www.stategazette.com/story/1750808.html

Tennessee ranks No. 1 in auto-manufacturing strength (Memphis Biz Journal)
For the second year in a row, Tennessee took the top spot in Business Facilities' annual ranking of automotive manufacturing strength. "With new (Volkswagens) rolling off the assembly line at a world-class, energy-efficient manufacturing facility and top-tier suppliers lining up to set up operations in the Chattanooga area, Tennessee has cemented its position as the top automotive powerhouse in the U.S.," Business Facilities Editor-in-Chief Jack Rogers said. Volkswagen announced last month the hiring of its 2,000th employee at the Chattanooga plant and expects 2,300 employees by the fall. In Middle Tennessee, construction also is progressing on Nissan North America's plant in Smyrna, that will build the all-electric Nissan LEAF model. Tennessee also ranked fifth for Best Transportation Infrastructure, seventh for Economic Growth Potential and eighth for Best Business Climate. "The Volunteer State is well-positioned to defend its automotive crown for years to come," Rogers added. http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2011/08/05/tn-ranks-no-1-in-auto-manufacturing.html

Tennessee claims top auto ranking (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Pare)
Tennessee was picked as the top automotive powerhouse in the country by a national magazine that cited key investments by both Volkswagen and Nissan. "Major parts producers are making plans to locate or expand in the Chattanooga area to supply the VW plant," said Jack Rogers, editor-in-chief of Business Facilities magazine. Rogers said the decision by Volkswagen to put its $1 billion plant in Chattanooga has ensured Tennessee as a dominant player in auto manufacturing for years to come. He also said Nissan has been preparing a $1.6 billion production complex to begin rolling out electric-powered vehicles by late 2012. Nissan's Decherd, Tenn., and Smyrna, Tenn., facilities are playing roles in that effort. "Long term, the states that are laying the groundwork to be major players in electric vehicles are going to be big winners in the automotive sweepstakes," Rogers said. http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/06/tennessee-claims-top-auto-ranking/

Tennessee takes top ranking in auto manufacturing (Business Clarksville)
Business Facilities, a national economic development publication, has issued its annual 2011 State Rankings Report, and Tennessee has been named the No. 1 state in the nation for Automotive Manufacturing Strength for a second consecutive year. Tennessee also earned high honors for Transportation Infrastructure, Economic Growth Potential and Business Climate. “I’m pleased the editors of Business Facilities and other corporate decision-makers recognize Tennessee’s strengths in the automotive industry. We are always working to improve our already attractive business climate and improve our workforce, and it is no accident that so many global automotive manufacturers and suppliers call Tennessee home.” –Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam Last month Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations announced the hiring of its 2,000th employee at the newly-opened Chattanooga plant. Hiring is expected to continue through early fall at which time there will be about 2,300 employees at the facility.

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Business Facilities, a national economic development publication, has issued its annual 2011 State Rankings Report, and Tennessee has been named the No. 1 state in the nation for Automotive Manufacturing Strength for a second consecutive year. Tennessee also earned high honors for Transportation Infrastructure, Economic Growth Potential and Business Climate. “I’m pleased the editors of Business Facilities and other corporate decision-makers recognize Tennessee’s strengths in the automotive industry,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said. “W e are always working to improve our already attractive business climate and improve our workforce, and it is no accident that so many global automotive manufacturers and suppliers call Tennessee home.” “As part of Gov. Haslam’s Jobs4TN economic development plan, Tennessee has centered its recruitment efforts on six key clusters in which the state has a clear competitive advantage, with the automotive industry being one of them,” Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty said http://www.newschannel9.com/news/tennessee-1003643-business-state.html

The Second Coming of Schools Reform (Memphis Daily News)
Depending on what happens in Memphis federal court this could be either the last or the next to last school year for the Memphis City Schools system as we know it. And it has been a busy one even before the first day of classes – even without what is expected to be a landmark court ruling setting the terms for a consolidation of city and county schools systems. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam turned the spotlight back to reform programs by taking a concrete step toward what others in the movement have been urging for some time. He and state education commissioner Kevin Huffman announced the state will seek a waiver from federal education officials of the No Child Left Behind standards. Tennessee is the first state to seek such a waiver from the Bush era proficiency standards. But several states have been talking about either a waiver or persuading President Barack Obama to either ignore the standards or overhaul them. http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2011/aug/8/the-second-coming-of-schools-reform/

Shopper and businesses take advantage of tax free holiday (WATE-TV Knoxville)
Tax free weekend is underway in Tennessee and shoppers are scooping up the savings on clothes, school supplies and computers. Every year consumers save millions of dollars, but not just on the items that are tax free. "A game plan is a good idea. Know what you need before you get there," advised shopper Michelle Engel. "School supplies, shoes, belts, anything they can use through the year. If it's more than one thing, we can buy it. We go ahead and buy it," Engel added. Beth Brunson was shopping Friday for her two children. She found some good deals on school supplies days ago so her tax free focus was strictly on clothing. "I cleaned out their clothes beforehand so I knew exactly what they were going to need as far as T-shirts, shorts and things like that. It's simple. Keep it simple," Brunson said. It's not just school supply and electronic retailers that are getting in on the action. Bassett Furniture on Kingston Pike has a large sign announcing it's jumping in on the tax free weekend deals.http://www.wate.com/story/15218507/shopper-and-businesses-take-advantage-of-tax-free-holiday

Back To School Shoppers Still Counting on Sales Tax Holiday (WDEF-TV Chatt.)
The idea was simple. Parents are shopping for their kids just before school resumes. So why not give them a tax break on selected items they need. Now.. After five years... Tennessee is one of 16 states offering the tax holiday. But does it still save families some money? WDEF News 12's Mandy Odom has the story. Shoppers still filled the J-C Penny store this afternoon looking for bargains. <Marty Smith says, "Its been busy. We opened early and we had crowds as early as we unlocked the door. "> [Duration:0:04] <10-year-old Corey Walker says, "School's starting back and everybody's rushing in here."> [Duration:0:04] Store Manager Marty Smith says they've been selling lots of uniforms, jeans, t-shirts, shoes, and backpacks. http://wdef.com/news/back_to_school_shoppers_still_counting_on_sales_tax_holiday/08/2011

Shoppers Taking Advantage of Tax-Free Holiday (WTVC-TV Chattanooga)
This will be a big weekend for bargain hunters as back-to-school shoppers hit the stores. And they're getting an extra boost by the tax-free holiday. By 9 a.m. Friday, at least 90 customers were waiting in lines at the Mac Authority Store at Chattanooga's Hamilton Place Mall. Peggy Goodine is among them. "I got a lap top Mac Pro for my son," she says. "He's been a good student in school so I wanted to surprise him." Store managers are pleased to see the numbers. "It's unbelievable. It's our biggest weekend of the year," says employee Clark 2

Campbell. Bigger, he says, than Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, because you have both students and savvy shoppers just wanting a deal. "We have a 17-inch Mac book pro that was $2,299 (and) we're selling it for $1,499." http://www.newschannel9.com/news/shoppers-1003640-free-stores.html

Shoppers Take Advantage Of Sales Tax Holiday (W TVF-TV Nashville)
Pencils, paper, all the back to school essentials. This weekend, Tennesseans can stock up and save a buck at the same time thanks to the state's sales tax holiday. From Friday through Sunday, there will be no sales tax applied to items less than $100, including clothing, school and art supplies, and on computers up to $1,500. But how is it affecting the state's coffers? Officials with the Tennessee Department of Revenue said, on average, the state misses out on about $8 million dollars in tax revenue. However, the overall state budget is around $10 billion dollars. So the state doesn't seem to suffer and tax payers get a bit of a needed break. "Local governments were held harmless as prescribed under Tennessee law for that money in that the state does reimburse the local governments for any lost revenue," said Billy Trout with the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Before noon Friday, the aisles were full at Target in west Nashville. Everyone was looking to take advantage of the savings. This weekend is always leads to a revenue boost for area stores. http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15218081/shoppers-take-advantage-of-sales-tax-holiday

Sales tax-free shopping weekend underway (W SMV-TV Nashville)
The average family spends $600 on back-to-school items, so here in Davidson County, the upcoming sales taxfree weekend could save that average family $55 in sales taxes. Pam Lovvorn says she loves tax-free weekend enough to wish it went on a little longer. "I think it's a wonderful idea. I wish it could be a week or two instead of just a few days but I think it's a good thing," she said. The tax-free shopping weekend began Friday at 12:01 a.m. School supplies and clothes priced below $100 and computers below $1,500 are all tax free. Electronics retailer Mac Authority expects to see a lot of foot traffic this weekend. "It's the biggest weekend of the year for us, bigger than Black Friday," employee Josh Baker said. On top of the tax break, some stores are offering even bigger deals. Mac Authority is discounting some computers to get them below the $1,500 mark. http://www.wsmv.com/story/15197277/stores-prepare-sales-for-tax-free-shopping-weekend

Ring up savings as TN waives sales taxes on many purchases (CA/Sells)
There aren't any Tennessee sales tax holiday carols yet, but the ringing cash registers it brings are music to the ears of the state's retailers. Tennessee shoppers won't pay sales taxes on clothes, computers or school supplies (with some restrictions, of course) this weekend during the state's sixth sales tax "holiday." Shoppers have piled into stores here on the first weekend of August since 2006 to snap up back-to-school essentials. In Shelby County, shoppers will not have to pay Tennessee's 7 percent sales tax or the 2.25 percent local tax. Shoppers saved about $15 million during the first sales tax holiday in 2006, according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. They have saved $8 million to $10 million every year since. Revenue Commissioner Richard H. Roberts said last year's tax-free weekend was "very successful," saving Tennessee shoppers $8.6 million in taxes. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/05/ring-savings-tennessee-waives-sales-taxes-many-pur/

Back to School (Memphis Daily News)
August brings shot in the arm to economy as students return to class Back-to-school shoppers will spend about the same dollar amount this year as last year, but they plan to wait until the 11th hour to do it. Families with children in grades K-12 will spend this year an average of $603.63 on apparel, school supplies and electronics, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2011 Back-to-School survey. That’s within just a few dollars of last year’s $606.40 average. On average, locals will spend a little bit less per person than the national predictions, due to the city’s lower-than-average income levels, said Scott Barton, senior vice president of CB Richard Ellis Memphis’ retail services division. But as a percentage of income, it may very well be that Memphis consumers actually spend more. “Back-to-school items are viewed more as a need to have than a want to have,” Barton said. http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2011/aug/8/back-to-school/

Tennesseans can shop tax free this weekend (WKRN-TV Nashville)
Tennessee shoppers can shop tax free this week during the state's annual sales tax holiday. The Tennessee Tax Free Holiday began at 12:01 a.m. Friday and continues through Sunday at 11:59 p.m. A variety of items, including clothing and school supplies under $100 and computers $1,500 or less, will be exempt from the sales 3

tax during the three days. The basics like shirts, dresses and pants are included, as well as coats, gloves and mittens, hats, hosiery, neckties, scarves, belts, shoes and sneakers. Items like binders, notebooks, paper, rulers, pens, pencils and scissors are also included, in addition to clay and glazes, oil paints and watercolors and sketch and drawing pads. With no tax, shoppers will see savings of nearly 10%. Surveys show the average school parent will spend $604 on back to school items including clothes for their children. http://www.wkrn.com/story/15216036/tennesseans-can-shop-tax-free-this-weekend

Tax free weekend is big news for small businesses (Bristol Herald-Courier)
By now everyone knows that it's a tax-free holiday this weekend in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, and small businesses in our region are happy to see the increase in customers. Small retailers like "As We Grow" in Johnson City say this is their biggest weekend of the year. In addition to the ten-percent off in sales tax, most stores are offering even deeper discounts. With kids heading back to school, this weekend couldn't come at better time for business owners and customers. According to the owner of “As We Grow” Kimberley Taylor, "I have noticed an increase. We had a little bit of a slump, year before last, it wasn't quite as big. Last year was a lot better, we noticed about a twenty...twenty times the average amount for the weekend in sales that weekend." http://www2.tricities.com/news/2011/aug/05/tax-free-weekend-big-news-small-businesses-ar-1220877/

Shoppers flock to stores for sales tax holiday (Johnson City Press)
Tammy Wolfe has never taken advantage of the many back-to-school deals offered during tax-free weekend. That changed this year when the Bristol mom decided to bring her two daughters to Johnson City in order to get what they needed to start the new school year. “I thought this year is a year that we probably need to use taxfree (weekend), because everybody is struggling economically,” she said Friday evening while shopping for school supplies at Office Depot with her daughters, Hannah and Maddy. Tennessee’s Sales Tax Holiday is held every year during the first weekend in August. The tax-free event will last through Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Computers priced $1,500 or less are tax-free, along with items like printers, monitors and keyboards if they are purchased at the same time. School and art supplies like backpacks, lunch boxes and notebooks are also exempt from sales tax, as well as clothing costing $100 or less. http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=93109#ixzz1UF4ImJYr

Tax holiday yields gift of back-to-school savings (Paris Post-Intelligencer)
Just in time to give students and their parents a little break in the cost of back-to-school shopping, the Tennessee General Assembly has scheduled an annual sales tax holiday. During this holiday, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on many back to school purchases as they are excused from paying sales tax on selected items including clothing, school and art supplies, and computer purchases. The holiday is slated to begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday and will end at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. During this weekend, shoppers will not have to pay state or local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100 or less per item, school and art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item, and computers with a price of $1,500 or less. http://www.parispi.net/articles/2011/08/05/news/local_news/doc4e3ac9389482e452340432.txt

Education Often About Funding, Like It or Not (Memphis Daily News)
Education moves the needle of the local economy to the tune of $600 per student spent by their parents to buy the supplies and clothing necessary to make it through a school year. That fact from our cover story is another indication of how closely education is linked with money. There is another kind of value that parents are looking for at the beginning of another school year. And it is much harder to find than a pair of pants or shoes that have the promise of fitting for at least half of the school year. It is the value of an education. And that is much harder to quantify because it depends on how today’s child will use that education as tomorrow’s adult. Because that application has a lot to do with wishes and dreams still to be formed, we sometimes mistake it as being whimsical. And it can be easy to return to a jargon that refers to education as an investment and continually asks what is the return on investment in terms of productivity, the ability to earn enough money to continue being a consumer to continue turning the wheels of a national and international economy. http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2011/aug/8/education-often-about-funding-like-it-or-not/

U.S. 27 widening to close 2 ramps (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Walton)
When the contract to widen U.S. Highway 27 from north of the Olgiati Bridge to Signal Mountain Boulevard goes out in October, it will contain a few surprises. Commuters and business people who use the road daily have waited years for extra lanes and broader exits. But the plan for the $75 million project actually calls for shutting down exits at Manning Street and W hitehall Road -- a fact that took some folks in the area by surprise. "Really?" 4

said Rena Buckles, standing next to a display of pet accessories and speaking over the sound of barking dogs at The Ark Pet Spa and Hotel. The business is just across Cherokee Boulevard from the W hitehall Road ramp. "We like that we're at the very bottom of the exit. Our customers can't miss us," said Buckles, The Ark's manager. Next door at Printree Printing and Signage, Mark Wiedenbrenner said shutting down the Whitehall exit will be a big inconvenience to the employees. "That's the way we all get to work," he said. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/06/us-27-widening-to-close-2-ramps/?local

University of Memphis classes at Lambuth to start in fall semester (CA/Bailey)
Lease deal allows schools to merge The University of Memphis strengthened its bond with Jackson, Tenn., on Friday, announcing it will hold fall semester classes at Lambuth University under what will initially be a $1, oneyear lease. The announcement at a press conference on the Jackson campus followed the state Building Commission's approval earlier in the day of the lease agreement between the two schools. U of M President Shirley Raines said at the press conference that the announcement culminated a complicated and complex transaction to merge the two campuses. The new Jackson operation will be called the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus. Classes will begin Aug. 27. The website is memphis.edu/lambuth. "On June 30, when Lambuth had to cease to exist as an entity, it was a sad day in Jackson," Raines said. "So we're thrilled that so quickly we can have a wonderful day with a wonderful announcement." Speculation had lingered for some time that the U of M would take over operations at Lambuth. The Jackson-based, private Methodist school, founded in 1843, had shut its doors June 30 because of mounting debt and decreasing enrollment. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/05/university-memphis-gets-approval-lambuth-campus/

University of Memphis to Start Classes at Lambuth Aug. 27 (Memphis Daily News)
After several days of formal actions by several state boards, University of Memphis officials Friday announced they will begin offering classes at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn., later this month. The fall semester begins Aug. 27 with Lambuth making the transition from a private United Methodist Church-affiliated institution to a public university – the first public four-year university in Jackson. Lambuth University closed earlier this year after several years of financial problems. After the closing, the school filed for bankruptcy. University of Memphis officials announced the new presence during a Friday press conference on the Lambuth campus, referring to the school as The University of Memphis Lambuth campus. http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2011/aug/8/university-of-memphis-to-start-classes-at-lambuth-aug-27/

Last stakeholder OKs its share of Lambuth deal (Jackson Sun)
The Madison County Commission and Industrial Development Board approved their portions of the $7.9 million purchase of Lambuth University's campus during two separate meetings held on Thursday. The commission approved the measure in a 19-5 vote with one commissioner absent. Commissioners Jimmy Arnold, Adrian Eddleman, Jim Ed Hart, Arthur Johnson and Arthur Wilson voted against the commission making a contribution. Commissioner William Martin was absent from the called meeting. Local stakeholders — the city of Jackson, West Tennessee Healthcare, Jackson Energy Authority and the Madison County Commission — have worked to negotiate a purchase agreement to keep the campus in use following Lambuth's decision to close the school. The city and West Tennessee Healthcare approved funds to purchase the school. JEA is funneling its portion through the Industrial Development Board. Each group is contributing about $2 million, but the city will be reimbursed $1 million by West Tennessee Healthcare, as will Madison County, at the closing of the transaction. http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20110805/NEWS01/108050316/Last-stakeholder-OKs-its-share-Lambuthdeal-Commission-approval-brings-U-M-satellite-campus-step-closer?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

State driver's license system restored after outage (WSMV-TV Nashville)
Tennessee's system that issues driver's licenses was back up and running Friday afternoon after a statewide outage, according to Department of Safety Public Information Officer Dalya J. Qualls. For a few hours, no stations in the state were able to issue licenses. Qualls said in a written statement that all stations are up and running again. http://www.wsmv.com/story/15217505/drivers-license-system-outage

All state buildings re-opened after power outage (WSMV-TV Nashville)
State buildings that were closed Thursday after a power outage are back in business Friday on their regular schedule. A power outage occurred around noon Thursday at several downtown buildings, including the State Capitol, Tennessee Tower and Legislative Plaza. NES officials said crews were working near the 10th Avenue substation near the Downtown YMCA installing new poles when they accidentally struck four network cables. http://www.wsmv.com/story/15210774/power-out-at-several-downtown-buildings 5

TEAM Centers to close Aug. 12 (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Sher)
The state's last-minute offer to reinstate a $774,000 grant for a program at Chattanooga's TEAM Centers has come too late to prevent the service's planned Aug. 12 closure, the clinic's director says. Too many employees already have accepted jobs elsewhere, interim Executive Director Peter Charman said Friday evening. But he said he and the board will work to reassemble a new staff to run the program that provides diagnostic and other services for developmentally and intellectually disabled children and adults. "We will begin a recruiting effort immediately to look for new clinical staff," Charman said, reading from a statement prepared by the board of directors. "Also, I'm talking to other agencies and clinical practices in the community to look for ways to deliver these important services to our patients." Tennessee's Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on July 13 decided against continuing the grant following a "top to bottom review" of spending and programs. Gov. Bill Haslam has ordered all agencies to conduct such reviews to streamline services and save money. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/06/team-centers-to-close-aug-12/?local

Mayor's gambling, bribes, debts at heart of inquiry, affidavit says (CA/Bailey)
Millington Mayor Richard Hodges used the power of his office for bribes, routinely gambled at a car repair shop and owed more than $10,000 in interest-free IOU's to a Millington businessman, a state investigator's affidavit indicates. "Based on the interviews and recorded conversations ..., I believe that evidence of official misconduct, bribery, and gambling will be found at Millington City Hall (Mayor's Office) and the Transmission Doctors in Millington," TBI Special Agent David Harmon states in the search-warrant affidavit released Friday. The document details a series of interviews with a confidential informant who owns a transmission shop in Millington. According to the documents, Hodges and others gambled in the shop, and the informant loaned Hodges more than $10,000. Hodges used both a stick and carrot, threatening the businessman with code enforcement inspections and providing him with a police badge, the affidavit states. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/05/millington-mayor-richard-hodges-investigated-using/

Affidavit: Millington Mayor Took Part in Illegal Gambling (Memphis Daily News)
Millington Mayor Richard Hodges was into an illegal gambling operation for more than $10,000 and the town’s police chief, Ray Douglas, watched the gambling but didn’t participate, according to an affidavit by a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agent filed Friday, Aug. 5, with the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk’s office. Agent David Harmon cites one source as an unnamed confidential informant who is identified as the owner of the transmission shop where the gambling took place. Harmon cites his other source as Mike Bogensnider, who said he witnessed gambling there and at Millington City Hall with Douglas present. The informant allegedly kept four to five written IOUs or markers showing Hodges’ debts to him, which Hodges signed and dated. The informant said the typical hand in the card games was $5 to $10. http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2011/aug/8/affidavit-millington-mayor-took-part-in-illegal-gambling/

TBI investigates killing of 89-year-old Alamo woman (Jackson Sun)
An 89-year-old Crockett County woman was killed late Thursday night when someone shot her through the front door of her home, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Lila Lilley, who lived at 1183 Joe Vaughn Road in Maury City, was shot sometime before midnight. Her 91-year-old husband, Alymer Lilley, heard the shots and called 911 at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, said Kristin Helm, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Alymer Lilley was not injured in the shooting. No arrests have been made. “W e believe it was random,” Helm said. “We do not believe they were targeted. They were an elderly couple, and they kept to themselves.” Helm said the TBI’s Violent Crime Response team out of Nashville arrived at the scene at about 4 a.m. and was still investigating the crime at 11 a.m. today. Helm said she did not know how many times Lilley was shot nor what type of gun was used. http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20110805/NEWS01/110805018/TBI-investigates-killing-89-year-old-Alamowoman

THP encouraging back to school safety (Daily News Journal)
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will assist local law enforcement efforts with a “Back to School” enforcement and education campaign of their own, focusing on traffic safety in and around the school zones. Troopers will target traffic violators, specifically those who speed in school zones and pass stopped school buses, as well as raise awareness on school safety in Tennessee. Drivers who are found distracted, impatient and careless can expect to face stiff penalties. The speed limit is 15 miles per hour in school zones and the fine for speeding in a school 6

zone is up to $500. It is also against the law to pass a school bus when it is stopped and loading or unloading passengers. The driver can be fined no less than $250 and up to $1,000. “The ultimate goal of the Tennessee Highway Patrol is to protect children from motorists who disregard the law, especially around the school zones,” said Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons. “However, we must educate motorists, parents and children on the importance of safe pedestrian movement and accident prevention in order to ensure traffic safety. We all have a responsibility to make sure children travel to and from school safely.” http://www.dnj.com/article/20110805/NEW S01/110805018/THP-encouraging-back-school-safety

Nashville's trial court judges tepid to auditor's findings (Tennessean/Gee)
Judges agree to financial policies, reject other advice Nashville’s trial court system will improve its management of money and employees, but judges will largely ignore other recommendations contained in a recently completed audit of Davidson County’s Circuit, Criminal and Chancery courts. The trial court administrator said he is happy to address several areas in which the courts have not adhered to Metro financial policies. But when it comes to the way the 18 elected trial judges handle their own courtrooms and caseloads — and their stable of hand-picked court officers — the judges claim the audit’s recommendations are flawed. Metro Auditor Mark Swann said he wishes “we had a more favorable response from the trial courts” but does believe the audit has “planted some seeds for improvement.” The audit covers fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010, when the courts had combined budgets of $11.3 million, $13.8 million and $11.1 million, respectively. Overall, the audit found the trial courts are resolving cases in an efficient manner. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110806/NEWS0202/308060053/Nashville-s-trial-court-judges-tepid-auditors-findings?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|News|p

Amazon sales tax debate ongoing (Nooga)
Members of Congress introduce legislation that would impact Amazon Discussions are ongoing between Amazon and state officials, and state Rep. Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, said Thursday that “believe it or not” the online retailer wants to collect sales tax. “They want to do it in a way that doesn’t put them at a competitive disadvantage,” he said. A new proposal from Democratic members of Congress would require sales tax collection in all states regardless of the seller's location, eliminating competition between states aiming to attract business from companies, such as Amazon. McCormick also said that he thinks eventually Amazon will collect sales tax in Tennessee, but that, for now, state lawmakers must keep the commitment in the original deal not to require sales tax collection. “I want to reassure the people that are applying for jobs with Amazon — they are going to be a long-time employer with Hamilton and Bradley counties,” he said. “We are actively working with them and they are interested in working with http://www.nooga.com/12034_amazon-sales-tax-debateus.” ongoing/

Mints sales boom after embargo (Knoxville News-Sentinel/Boehnke)
Armstrong's likeness graces can mock-up In Knoxville, hundreds of calls and email have flooded into the University of Tennessee bookstore. In Brooklyn, N.Y., the company behind the satirical mints has sold out until the end of the month. And on eBay, the tiny tin cans of mints are going for $30 and higher. On Tuesday, the UT bookstore pulled mints poking fun at President Barack Obama off shelves after state Rep. Joe Armstrong, DKnoxville, told the director he was offended by the message on the candies. After a story ran in the News Sentinel on Wednesday, reports of the incident landed in national publications, on blogs, and on radio and television shows. For the Unemployed Philosophers Guild, the small company in New York that produces the candies, the incident has led to record sales. "It's the best thing that could have happened," said Jay Stern, an official at the company. "He made them a hit." Though it's sold out of the Obama "Disappointmints," the company has done a mock-up of a tin can in honor of Armstrong. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/06/disappointmints-brouhaha-boosts-sales-for-new/

Cause and effect? Gas prices up, Smokies visits down (News-Sentinel/Blackerby)
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has proven to be the perfect gathering place for Pat and Tina Kitchen's yearly family reunion and vacation. That's in spite of the acute gas pump sticker shock. The Kitchen clan — all 28 of them — traveled from every nook and cranny of America to play and relax in the Smokies this week. The Kitchens made the 11-hour drive from Chicago to rendezvous with their six married children and 14 grandchildren. One of their daughters drove from Iowa to Chicago to carpool with them to Tennessee. Their two sons drove in from New York and Ohio. "We've been able to do it (the family reunion) every year for the last 10 years," said Tina Kitchen, whose family made the Smokies their destination point for the second time in the last five years. On Thursday, they were tubing the Little River. But Kitchen said her family is already planning next 7

year's reunion — and wondering what will happen if gas jumps to $4 a gallon, or beyond. "We're already talking 'can we get together next year?' " http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/05/cause-and-effect-gas-prices-upsmokies-visits/

Panel wants answers to TVA deal (Knoxville News-Sentinel/Flory)
Settlement would shutter three plants A group of lawmakers is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to provide more information about a settlement that would shutter units at three of TVA's fossil-power plants. Six members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee — including Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. — signed the letter, which said the settlement appears to be the largest of its kind in EPA history. According to a news release, the legislators "are concerned about the size and scope of the settlement and the adverse impacts it will have on jobs and electricity rates and reliability." The deal was announced in April and would settle complaints that the utility violated the Clean Air Act. Under terms of the settlement, TVA would retire 18 coal-fired units at three of its older plants; spend an estimated $3 billion to $5 billion on pollution controls; invest $350 million on clean-energy projects; and pay a $10 million civil penalty. The utility has estimated that shutting down the power units — two at the John Sevier plant near Rogersville, Tenn., six at Widows Creek in North Alabama and all 10 at the Johnsonville plant in Middle Tennessee — would affect 300 to 400 workers. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/05/panel-wants-answers-to-tva-deal/

Senate Democrats give in to end impasse over FAA (Associated Press/Lowy)
With tens of thousands of jobs, more than $1 billion and their reputations on the line, Senate Democrats gave way Friday to a power play by House Republicans in order to end a partial two-week shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. With lawmakers scattered for Congress’ August recess, the consent of only two senators was required to pass a bill restoring the FAA’s operating authority through Sept. 16. President Barack Obama signed it into law hours later. But partisan differences remain, and a repeat performance of the legislative standoff could come next month. The impasse had left hundreds of airport construction projects in limbo and idled tens of thousands of construction industry workers as well as nearly 4,000 FAA employees. One of the biggest costs was to the hard-pressed U.S. Treasury, which lost about $400 million in uncollected taxes during the two-week standoff and stood to continue losing $30 million a day — more than $1 billion in total — if there had been no solution before Congress returns from its recess. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110806/NEWS/308060043/Senate-Democrats-give-end-impasse-overFAA-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News

FAA shutdown stalls grant for TCRA taxiway (Times-News)
Congress’ inability to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration has been holding up the biggest federal grant ever to be awarded to Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TCRA Executive Director Patrick Wilson says. The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a short-term bill to resolve a protracted dispute between Democrats and Republicans over FAA reauthorization, which had passed in the House last month. Since Congress allowed the FAA’s last extension to expire on July 22, dozens of airport construction projects across the country were issued “stop work orders,” and nearly 4,000 FAA employees were furloughed. Ticket tax revenues going to the federal government also remained uncollected. The 258 stop work orders affected $10.5 billion worth of airport projects nationwide, according to the FAA. But the congressional dispute over the FAA did not impact TCRA’s commercial or general aviation flight operations because air traffic controllers and other essential personnel were on the job. “Our biggest impact is what (the dispute) has done to our development program and grant process, at least up to this time,” Wilson said. http://www.timesnews.net/article/9034550/faa-shutdown-stalls-grant-for-tcra-taxiway

Power bills stir confusion for some Middle TN customers (Tennessean/Paine)
Fuel charge is now spelled out as other factors raise costs Some residential electric bills in the state make it look like the Tennessee Valley Authority’s fuel costs have skyrocketed. The amount has been trending up since December, but any large jump customers might notice on a part of their bill that is designated as “fuel costs” results from a change in how the charges are presented. Some distributors have gone from showing — in a line item — the sliver of fuel costs that changes monthly above a base, to the full amount that had previously been rolled into the kilowatt-hour rate. NES warns customers Still, with a particularly hot summer bearing down, TVA’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant forced to cut back power and new seasonal rates in force, costs are headed nowhere but up. A line on the bottom of the Nashville Electric Service July bill says it all: “BRACE YOURSELF FOR HIGHER ELECTRIC BILLS THIS SUMMER.” “We wanted to be proactive to warn customers about the 8

changes that TVA was implementing with seasonal rates,” said Laurie Parker, an NES spokeswoman. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110806/NEWS01/308060057/Power-bills-stir-confusion-some-Middle-TNcustomers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News

Dozens of new jobs could come to Cumberland Co. (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
Dozens of new jobs could soon be coming to Cumberland County. A Swedish company is looking to built a new plant in Crossville. Bekzon LTD makes air filtration systems for sewage treatment plants. The company is hoping to lease a location by September 1st and hoping to have a job fair the week before that. Now the city of Crossville and Cumberland County will review the company's letter of intent and decide if they are willing to accept the offer. http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/179050/2/Dozens-of-new-jobs-could-come-to-Cumberland-Co

Memphis Schools Gets $12 Million From City (Associated Press)
Memphis City Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash says the district has received a $12 million payment from the city that was part of a budget deal that ensured classes would start on time Monday. Cash tells The Associated Press that the money was wired to the school district Friday morning. The board had voted to indefinitely delay the start of classes until it received $55 million from the city. After negotiations, a deal was brokered in which the city would instead pay $12 million by Friday. The rest of the city's $78 million contribution to the school budget will be paid in monthly installments. The budget battle was the latest episode in a long-running funding dispute. The school board claims the city owes it $150 million from four fiscal years. http://www.abc24.com/news/local/story/Memphis-Schools-Gets-12-Million-FromCity/JaHSpTFwCUeOZVjuymfkyA.cspx?rss=59

Memphis City Schools gets $12 million payment from city (C. Appeal/Roberts)
Memphis City Schools received a $12 million payment from the city Friday, the first in a 10-month series of payments the city promised to make after the school board said it couldn't open school on time without the funds. The next payment to schools is $33.5 million, due Sept. 7. Mayor A C Wharton and school board president Martavius Jones negotiated a deal for the city's payments to be based on an average of what the city paid the schools monthly between 2000 and 2008. "From the beginning I think everyone involved wanted nothing more (than) for school to start as scheduled," Jones said Friday. "In the past, we had some uncertainty as it related to the timing of our funding." While some City Council members have pointed out that city funding represents only 9 percent of the district's budget and therefore could not be the reason the district was short on funds and couldn't open school on Monday as scheduled, Jones has repeatedly said the issue is a cash-flow problem. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/05/memphis-city-schools-get-12-million-payment/

Superintendent Cash says MCS ready for Monday start (WMC-TV Memphis)
Memphis City Schools students will get back to class next Monday. Memphis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash remembered the exact time the district received the millions of dollars from the city of Memphis Friday. "8:03 a.m.," said Cash. "Twelve million dollars into the Memphis City Schools account." It was the first of several large installments the city owes the school district after a lengthy legal battle that almost delayed the start of the school year. When school bells ring Monday, Cash said everything and everyone will be in place. "Everybody's working that much harder to insure that it's a good, anxiety, stress-free start," said Cash. http://www.wmctv.com/story/15218666/superintendent-cash-says-mcs-ready-for-monday-start

Some outraged after MCS employees get pay raise (WMC-TV Memphis)
Now that the city of Memphis has been court ordered to pay their share of the city school budget, Memphis City School administrators will be getting a raise. A 1.6 percent raise for teachers was mandated by the state. It was Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash's decision to extend the increase to more than 16,000 school employees in every department. "Our employees deserve this 1.6," said Cash. The raise is raising some eyebrows at Memphis City Hall. "Citizens have been calling the Memphis City Council office complaining that while Memphians took a pay cut, board of education members received a raise," said councilman Myron Lowery. Lowery said hardworking people deserve to receive raises, but the timing is bad because city employees had to take a pay cut. "That tit for tat won't work for me," said Cash. "What works for me is that all the employees are going to get a 1.6 raise." Cash was quick to point out why the city is now having to cut so deep. http://www.wmctv.com/story/15219265/some-outraged-after-mcs-employees-get-pay-raise 9

Student snacks shift to fruits, vegetables (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Hardy)
A federal program aimed at getting students to munch on produce rather than sugary snacks is sprouting in Hamilton County Schools. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's $3.15 million Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program will allocate about $135,000 to provide two to three fresh produce snacks a week to students in selected Hamilton County schools. Officials hope the program, for K-8 students, will help promote healthy eating and living habits. Russell Cliche, who runs Hamilton County School's Coordinated Health Division, said the initiative started two years ago at Orchard Knob Elementary School before moving into four other schools last year. While the program does expose kids to some of the more-obscure types of produce, Cliche said it will largely stick with the more commonplace fruits and vegetables. "The reality is, if we give students starfruits and kumquats, they're not going to be able to purchase it in their local stores," he said. "W e do have some exposure, but the dominant fruits and vegetables that are in there are the ones they can actually see and get." http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/06/student-snacks-shift-to-fruits-vegetables/?local

Knox schools chief backs Burchett's plan on Carter school (NS/Boehnke, Donilia)
Despite his previous stance that renovations alone would be sufficient for the historic Carter Elementary, Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre is now recommending board members sign off on a plan to rebuild the school entirely. In a five-page memo to the board posted with the agenda for next week's meeting, McIntyre wrote that if the system can get a new school for the price of a renovation, it should take the money. The board is scheduled to discuss the matter at its Tuesday workshop and vote on it during the Wednesday meeting. Mayor Tim Burchett announced in June his plan to sell county property to raise $11.3 million for the project. The school board would chip in $2.5 million that it would have paid for the renovation for a total price tag of $13.8 million. "I do not believe unappealing public policy is sufficient reason to withhold a potential benefit to our children," McIntyre wrote in the letter. McIntyre insisted he didn't change his mind, but rather the question before the board is different. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/06/knox-schools-chief-backs-county-mayor-tim-plan/

New teachers meet challenge (Knoxville News-Sentinel/Williams)
Small fire forces change of scenery More than 300 new Knox County teachers got a warm welcome Friday morning, when a small fire broke out on the roof of the Bearden High School auditorium shortly before their orientation session began. Although it was quickly contained, the fire forced the meeting participants to move to the cafeteria for a short time. "You soon find out as a teacher that nothing goes the way you planned it," Director of Human Resources Kathy D. Sims told the crowd with a laugh. "So get used to it, and learn to be flexible." Some of those who attended what was called the New Teacher Celebration said they had already been at work in local classrooms. "I didn't want to wait until next week," said Matthew Pickwell, who started setting up his fourth-grade room at A.L. Lotts Elementary School this week. Teachers officially report for work Monday, and students begin classes Aug. 15. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/aug/05/new-teachers-meet-challenge/

New Knox County teachers not worried about teaching profession changes (WATE)
Teachers across Tennessee are entering a new school year with new job requirements, and new rules about how they'll be graded. During new teacher training on Friday, 300 first-year Knox County teachers learned what the historic education reform means for them. New to Knoxville, and fresh out of college, Ndaya Farrell isn't concerned about all the changes. "For me as a first year teacher, I couldn't ask for anything better." Among those changes are a new teacher evaluation system, five years instead of three to earn tenure and they will be graded by colleagues. "It's just kind of like being in a teaching program in college because you have people coming into your classroom all the time, and you're constantly being graded for every single class that you give, every single lesson that you give," Farrell said. In fact, Farrell believes it's the best time to take on teaching because everyone is learning. http://www.wate.com/story/15219117/new-knox-county-teachers-not-worried-about-teaching-profession-changes

Knox Co. teachers take part in annual orientation (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
Friday, Knox County's newest teachers had the chance to get to know each other and the school system at the annual new teacher orientation. The teachers are not the only ones excited about starting a new school year. "We're delighted to have, what I would say, is really an excellent slate of new teachers who are coming in. Obviously, you know, it's a good job market for employers right now and so we're able to really have the best of 10

the best who are coming into our classrooms. And we're excited about that," said Knox County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre. The orientation allows teachers new to the school system to learn more about each other, their jobs and Knox County Schools. The Superintendent also talked with teachers about the changes facing them this year including new evaluations, performance pay and longer tenure rules. http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/179060/2/Knox-Co-teachers-take-part-in-annual-orientation

Handful of teacher openings remain as school year starts (Daily News Journal)
About 249 teachers hired over summer W hen nearly 46,000 Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City schools students head back to class Monday, most will know who their teachers are. But each district also has a handful of positions open for classroom teachers that will be filled after the first day of school. The county system, which employs about 2,700 teachers in 45 schools, has nine teaching positions that will be open on the first day. Three jobs are open in the city district, which has more than 400 teachers in its 12 schools. Ralph Ringstaff, director of human resources for city schools, said his office has been busier than normal and had filled 49 teaching positions as of Thursday. "We had 15 (teachers) that took advantage of the retirement incentive and some others came open because of growth," he said. http://www.dnj.com/article/20110806/NEW S07/108060321/Handful-teacher-openings-remain-school-year-starts? odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Rutherford high schools cleared in payments to coaches (Gannett)
Booster clubs' supplements to coaches not a violation, official says Rutherford County Schools Director Harry Gill Jr. said Friday that TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress notified him that five high schools committed no violations regarding booster club supplements paid to coaches. Gill self-reported potential violations to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in a memo Wednesday, saying that booster clubs at Oakland, Riverdale, Blackman, Siegel and Smyrna paid supplements directly to coaches dating to 200809. The schools director said Childress told him Friday that 95 percent of the booster clubs in Tennessee are paying supplements to coaches and it’s OK so long as the athletic director or an administrator knows about it. “The issue is here we should have run that through our books, and we haven’t done that the right way,” Gill said. The school system is putting new procedures in place to ensure all payments to coaches are sent through the central office’s payroll so taxes and Social Security are paid. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110806/NEWS/308060047/Rutherford-high-schools-cleared-paymentscoaches?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News

Burglars Make Meth Inside House For Sale (W TVF-TV Nashville)
It's tough selling a house in this market, but a mid-state family never dreamed they'd face another obstacle. Burglars moved in and turned a nearly $300,000 home into a meth lab. Putnam County Sheriff Deputy Roy Phipps has seen his share of meth labs, but the location of Thursday's discovery is a first. "The house is listed on the market and it's abandoned, it's vacant," said Phipps. Sheriff's reports show the property's caretaker went to check on the home when she noticed a suspicious pick-up truck next to the home and called 911. When sheriff deputies arrived, they found two people downstairs in the home and then a third. "W e found a male suspect asleep in a recliner upstairs," said Phipps. Deputies arrested Joel Henry, Leslie Matheney and Jessie Crabtree for aggravated burglary and intent to manufacture methamphetamine. Deputies know the three arrested have been in the home for "some time," but they can not determine how long they have been there." Inside, deputies found a number of items used to make meth, even ingredients still active. Deputy Phipps said luckily no one was hurt in this meth lab, but the risk was certainly there. http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15219833/burglars-make-meth-inside-house-for-sale

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OPINION Ron Ramsey: Teachers get a true voice in their destiny (Commercial Appeal)
Because I am used to the criticism leveled at Tennesseans like me who challenge the status quo, I don't always refute the negative attacks on the positive reforms that are sweeping state government under Republican leadership. But I must respond to one of the more unfair and unsavory examples of the tactics of the status quo that took place this year during the General Assembly's debate over the Collaborative Conferencing Act of 2011. This legislation gave teachers a true voice in their destiny and that of their students, and ended the monopoly that one government employee union has held over Tennessee's education system. Among those who follow education policy, it is widely known that the Tennessee Education Association has opposed every innovation in education reform since Lamar Alexander was governor. All the General Assembly did this year was give actual teachers -- rather than union lobbyists -- a seat at the table with their local school board to best determine the working conditions they require to teach our youth. In return, we have been portrayed as attacking teachers. Media report after media report repeated the falsehood: Republicans are "anti-teacher." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/06/guest-column-teachers-get-a-true-voice-in-their/

Times Editorial: Really in the dark in Nashville (Chattanooga Times Free-Press)
Many Tennessee residents -- usually infuriated by what they perceive to be the slow pace of governmental bureacracy or angered by some action approved by elected officials -- often wonder if workers in the state capital and Capitol operate "in the dark." The questions in those instances, one hopes, are facetious. On Thursday, though, the question, had merit. The state Capitol and several other public and private buildings in downtown Nashville actually were in the dark. They had no power. Nashville Electric Service workers apparently severed underground cables in the downtown area shortly before noon. The resultant outage affected the Capitol and several other state buildings -- including the Supreme Court, War memorial, Tennessee Tower, Legislative Plaza, the Andrew Jackson, the Rachel Jackson and Library and Archives. The loss of electricity, of course, quickly brought work to a halt. Workers used flashlights, candles and, in a nod to modern-day technology, the light from the screens of their mobile phones and other electronic devices for illumination. Though some buildings, like the Capitol, do have backup generators for emergencies, most do not. The result of the work crew's mishap was predictable. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/06/really-in-the-dark-innashville/?opiniontimes

Free-Press Editorial: Where the jobs are and aren't (Chattanooga Times FreePress)
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unemployment is stubbornly high. The July figure was 9.1 percent, only slightly down from June's 9.2 percent. Full employment would usually be considered about half that -- allowing for factors such as time off during voluntary job changes. Tennessee's unemployment is even worse, at 9.8 percent. Georgia is close with 9.9 percent, matched by Alabama. Our nation's highest jobless rate is in Nevada, at 12.4 percent. The lowest unemployment, meanwhile, is in North Dakota, at just 3.2 percent. We are eager for every American who wants to work to have a good job, with working conditions that make employment a pleasure. But obviously, we have a long way to go to reach the point at which everyone who wishes to be productively employed can be. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/06/where-the-jobs-are-and-arent/?opinionfreepress

Editorial: FAA on track, for now (Commercial Appeal)
U.S. Senate leaders came to the correct conclusion Friday -- rather belatedly -- that it would not be in the best interests of the U.S. Treasury to give up $30 million a day in uncollected airline taxes. At least temporarily, the Federal Aviation Administration was restored to business as usual. About 74,000 jobs were reactivated, including some at Memphis International Airport. The reauthorization was accomplished through the Senate's unanimousconsent passage of a House-approved measure extending funding for the FAA through Sept. 16. Two members of the Senate were present for the vote, which freed up $2.5 billion in federal grants for delayed construction projects. Still unresolved is the dispute between the Democratic majority Senate and the Republican-controlled House over two provisions in the House bill. One would withdraw Essential Air Services program support from a number of small airports. Another would reverse a National Mediation Board rule change that allows union efforts to organize airline employees to be decided by a simple majority of ballots cast rather than a majority of eligible voters. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/06/faa-on-track-for-now/ ###

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