http://www.metropulse.com/news/columns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hills/?partner=RSSMetroPulse Stories: The Hill to the Hills by Frank N. Carlsonen-uscolumns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hillshttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2009/aug/25/healthy-debate/?partner=RSSLast month, a little more than 100 miles northeast of Knoxville, President Obama stood before aisles of canned goods, deli meats, and strategically-placed advertisements, and in a loose accent converted a Kroger on the Virginia side of Bristol into a town-hall meeting. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19532-733644columns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hillsFrank N. CarlsonKnoxville, TNA Healthy DebateMetroPulsehealthy-debateurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19532-733644Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2009/jul/29/zach-wamp-and-c-street-band/?partner=RSSThe air in Washington in the last few months has been steamy with the warm stench of sex scandal and the sweet aroma of irony. In the midst of a 50-yard-dash for ambitious Democratic policy goals that will irrevocably alter this country’s future, the carnal appetites of some up-and-coming Republicans have been pushed into full view of the Washington press corps, and it hasn’t been pretty. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:43:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19403-733617columns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hillsFrank N. CarlsonKnoxville, TNZach Wamp and the C Street BandMetroPulsezach-wamp-and-c-street-bandurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19403-733617Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2009/jul/01/blue-dog-days-summer/?partner=RSSSummer has come late to the Chesapeake Bay this year. After being held off by a steady stream of both passing and persistent thunderstorms, higher temperatures are finally asserting a claim on a season rightfully their own, and in doing so bringing the ambitions of the city’s denizens back down to earth. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:28:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19261-733589columns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hillsFrank N. CarlsonKnoxville, TNThe (Blue) Dog Days of SummerMetroPulseblue-dog-days-summerurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19261-733589Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/03/tva-chairman-mike-duncan-threatens-politicize-agen/?partner=RSSLast month the former head of the Republican National Committee quietly took the reins as chairman of TVA. That’s either the setup to a joke, the punch line to one, or yet another sign the End is nigh. In any case it’s not very funny (especially if the last happens to be true). Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19129-733561columns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hillsFrank N. CarlsonKnoxville, TNTVA Chairman Mike Duncan Threatens to Politicize AgencyMetroPulsetva-chairman-mike-duncan-threatens-politicize-agenurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-19129-733561Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2009/apr/29/tempest-teabag/?partner=RSSIn Washington, news has a paltry shelf life. Guests and fish are good for at least three days, but fresh ideas and new information begin to putrefy as soon as they hit the cynical air of a city that bathes in influence and feasts on idealism. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-18895-733526columns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hillsFrank N. CarlsonKnoxville, TNTempest in a TeabagMetroPulsetempest-teabagurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-18895-733526Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2009/mar/25/republicans-choose-life/?partner=RSSSince the morning of November 5, a great deal of ink, pixels, and breath have been expended over one question: “Whither the Republican Party?” Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:28:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-18704-733491columns/knoxville-issues/the-hill-to-the-hillsFrank N. CarlsonKnoxville, TNRepublicans: Choose LifeMetroPulserepublicans-choose-lifeurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-18704-733491Change0Usable