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Tennessee Bill Would Outlaw Shariah Law

Muslims would get 15 years in prison

(Newser) - Two Tennessee lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make following the Islamic code of ethics known as Shariah law a felony punishable by 15 years in prison. The bill exempts the peaceful practice of Islam, according to the Tennessean , but it labels following Shariah “treasonous,” claiming that...

State Rep: My Hooters Career Got Me Where I Am Today

Tennessee lawmaker credits restaurant with much of her success

(Newser) - Julia Hurley won her position as a state representative in the November election thanks in large part to one thing: her experience as a Hooters girl. "If I could make it at Hooters, I could make it anywhere," Hurley writes in Hooters magazine, in a piece picked up...

Tea Partiers: Textbooks Must Be Nicer to Founders

And omit criticisms based on 'minority experience,' says Tennessee group

(Newser) - Tennessee Tea Party activists met with lawmakers yesterday to demand the state make a number of changes—including “educating students the truth about America.” What does that grammatically suspect phrase mean? It means that they want textbooks to stop criticizing the founding fathers for their treatment of Native...

Tenn. Lawmaker Posts Blackface Pic on Facebook

The social networking site claims another victim

(Newser) - Tennessee state Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver is under fire for posting a picture of herself on Facebook ... posing at a Halloween party with her pastor, who is in drag (not the issue) with his face painted black (the issue). The caption the Republican lawmaker typed under the photo adds insult...

Dem Governor: ObamaCare Tempts Firms to Dump Plans

Tennessee's Bredesen foresees exodus to federally-subsidized insurance

(Newser) - If you crunch the numbers, President Obama’s health care plan is a great incentive for employers to stop providing coverage and put their workers in the hands of government-subsidized plans, meaning “much greater cost” for the US, writes Democratic Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen in the Wall Street Journal...

Tennessee County Widens Subscription Fire Policy

That same policy allowed family's home to burn

(Newser) - Remember the Tennessee home that burned as firefighters watched because the family hadn't paid its $75 annual fee? It may not be the last: Rural Obion County is expanding its subscription program to cover all fire departments in the area next year, reports Time . The county's mayor says it's the...

US Declares: Islam Is a Religion

Battle over Tennessee mosque gets more heated

(Newser) - In case you weren’t sure: Islam is a religion, not a political movement. The US Department of Justice officially pronounced it so in a Tennessee courtroom, the latest move in the uproar over a proposed Islamic center in that state. The worshipers of a mosque near Murfreesboro have been...

Teacher's Desk-Throwing Meltdown Caught on Tape

Donald Wood apparently suffered nervous breakdown in class

(Newser) - A 17-year teaching veteran finally had enough, and his subsequent meltdown was caught on video. Donald Wood was teaching his 11th grade algebra class at Nashville’s McGavock High School when he decided a group of laughing students needed to “shut up.” They didn’t, and Wood started...

Woman Doesn't Blame Firefighters for Letting House Burn

Cranick says Tennessee firefighters were just following orders

(Newser) - The Tennessee woman whose house fire sparked a national controversy says she's not holding a grudge against the firefighters who stood by as her home burned to the ground . "You can't blame them if they have to do what the boss says to do," said Paulette Cranick—whose...

Man Shoots Teen Over Saggy Pants

Kenneth Bonds really, really wanted those pants pulled up

(Newser) - Sure, saggy pants are irritating … but irritating enough to shoot someone over? A 45-year-old Memphis man admits he did just that. Kenneth Bonds apparently yelled at two teens who were on their way to a candy store, telling them to pull up their pants. When they didn’t, Bonds...

Glenn Beck: Firefighters Right to Let Home Burn

'We are going to have to have these kinds of things' in the future

(Newser) - Liberals and conservatives are in a standoff over the firefighters who let Gene Cranick’s home burn down because he hadn’t paid a $75 fee for fire services. Glenn Beck weighed in yesterday—mimicking, for a moment, Cranick’s Southern accent—and he’s on the firefighters’ side, ThinkProgress...

Firefighters Let Man's Home Burn Over Unpaid $75 Fee

Gene Cranick lost his home, three dogs, and a cat in blaze

(Newser) - As his Tennessee home burned to the ground last week, Gene Cranick didn't have to watch the tragedy unfold alone: He was flanked by his local firefighters. The firefighters initially refused to come to the scene as the fire raged—because Cranick had failed to pay a $75 annual service...

More States Shoot for Guns in Bars

Move triggers heated debate

(Newser) - Mixing guns and alcohol may seem like a bad idea, but more American states are now allowing people to carry registered guns in bars and restaurants, finds the New York Times . Four states—Tennessee, Arizona, Virginia and Georgia—have recently made it legal to carry a loaded weapon in a...

Muslims Suspect Arson at Tenn. Mosque Site

Construction vehicles vandalized

(Newser) - A vehicle used to break ground for a new mosque in Murfreesboro, Tenn., was set on fire early Saturday morning, and three other vehicles were vandalized, doused in accelerant but not torched. The Muslims building the mosque call the fire one of several recent attempts at intimidation they’ve endured....

Tussle Over Landscaping Leads to Chain Saw Attack

(Newser) - So it's not exactly the Tennessee chain saw massacre, but it does involve a crime and a chainsaw: Police arrested 27-year-old Brandon Petrey yesterday on a charge of attempted second-degree murder after a day of landscaping went awry. Petrey and a co-worker were cutting tree branches and shrubs in a...

Inside Basil Marceaux's Crazy Bid for Gov

Basil Marceaux unwittingly becomes strange Internet joke

(Newser) - Tennessee’s gubernatorial primary is today, and if you vote for Basil Marceaux, he promises to “immune you from all state crimes for the rest of your life”—just one of many bizarre promises Marceaux has made in his surreal run for the Republican nod. His mumble-mouthed, incoherent...

GOP Candidate: Islam a 'Cult' We 'Have to Face'

Tennessee Lt. governor afraid new mosque will spread Sharia law

(Newser) - Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey is mighty ‘afeared of them thar Muslims. In this video, spotted by Politico , of a campaign stop in Chattanooga, Ramsey was asked how he felt about the “presence invading our country from the Muslims.” Ramsey replied that he’d been getting that...

Cops Let Department's Website Name Expire ...

... and guy who got a traffic ticket buys it

(Newser) - A Tennessee police department didn't know that domain names expire—and now a guy who's angry about a speeding ticket is the proud owner of http://www.bluffcitypd.com/ . It seems the cop in charge of the site was out on sick leave, and no other city employees saw the...

Southeast Flood Toll Hits 27
 Southeast Flood Toll Hits 27 
May 4, 2010 4:24 AM CDT

Southeast Flood Toll Hits 27

Deluged Tennessee calls for federal help

(Newser) - The death toll from storms that lashed the Southeast over the weekend has now hit 27, and lawmakers in Tennessee warn that the cleanup bill will be in the billions. Much of Nashville remains flooded and authorities fear that the still-rising Cumberland River will swamp the city's only working water...

Tennessee Flooding Inspires Stunning YouTube Video
 Artsy Video Captures 
 Tennessee Flood 
Viral Video
May 3, 2010 3:55 PM CDT

Artsy Video Captures Tennessee Flood

High-quality disaster shots stun YouTube

(Newser) - Today's YouTube sensation doesn't feature funny animals, drug-addled kids, or any of the other usual viral video tomfoolery. It's actually kind of a downer. But photographer Michael Deppisch's moving montage of the flooding in Nashville is worth watching anyway. After all, as Mashable points out, amateur disaster videos tend to...

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