Daily Archives: October 7, 2009

Tennessee Riverkeeper Group Formed in Decatur

Drive-By Truckers Help Get the Group Started A new citizen-based organization, Tennessee Riverkeeper, has been created to protect the Tennessee River and its tributaries by enforcing environmental laws and educating the public, according a press release. The organization was approved by non-profit Waterkeeper Alliance which licenses the Riverkeeper trademark, according to David Whiteside, one of…

Sparks Defends Teachers Against GOP Attack

Thousands of classroom teachers and school support workers were publicly humiliated and insulted by the remarks made this week by former two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne, according to Ron Sparks’ campaign for governor. The Fort Payne Democrat, who faces Birmingham Congressman Artur Davis in the Democratic Party primary next June, said Byrne made no attempt…

Insurance Company Greed On Display

Can we just go ahead and say it? Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Fuck the private, for profit insurance companies. We want a government health care plan like every modern democracy on the planet! So what if the mega rich insurance company executives are forced into the unemployment…