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August 08, 2023

National News

Powerful storm kills 2 people and leaves 1.1 million without power in eastern US

At least two people have died, thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms moved through the eastern U.S.

apnews.com/article/severe-weather-tornadoes-thunderstorms-dc-forecast-federal-offices-close-31b54effe7bd180bb22d5bd422b9f98b

Opinion | Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue

And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.

www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/opinion/climate-is-now-a-culture-war-issue.html?unlocked_article_code=yZtDWmObuVHPgyaj1Pu5Cjk2uP9b-JUeXBq4uwzvs-3qKUEoxYMXhZpJAzt3YSXH69b92T6h-vwHFJI_2_zwYG5RtCNhXWmpszGRPJGv0w0whrgTwyrTOUZD4uUpdj3xnLEdeEZGIhM4NT97TWWY7h4l9a8ymd_ONlXwFAPRjxuphGnxpwnh6nd9zuWoFgLnXXODKILjpj0pfkq8ZehHT1ZIJa-D1j-qhzDebNl2NDKC5lLzOU6cT5tM9z5ccRg4FycaGDLcLgkK9mj9r8J23ZfNTAs8JwPu_8RF9BrAXOSFkihO0tD9xEyUM6aPl3VUQ95vE8usso9S8oJWxa-KFF5v6WbMUQt495u66w&smid=url-share

State News:

Tennessee Comptroller report identifies 49 school shootings in past 25 years – Tennessee Lookout

A Tennessee Comptroller report identified 49 school shooting incidents in the state over the past 25 years resulting in 12 fatalities.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/08/08/tennessee-comptroller-report-identifies-49-school-shootings-in-past-25-years

Local News:

The Good Faith Clinic will be open today, Tuesday, August 8th at 3 p.m. for refills, and at 3:30 p.m. for doctor visits. The GFC is for residents of McMinn and Meigs Counties that are under the age of 65 and have no health insurance. It’s at 18 Congress Parkway South.

The Friends of Etowah Carnegie Library will hold their monthly book sale on Saturday, August 12th. The book sale is on the first floor of the library and will be open 10am-2pm.For more information, call (423) 263-9475 or visit online at www.etowahlibrary.com.

The McMinn County Election Commission will meet in regular session, Tuesday, August 15th at 5:00 pm in the conference room of the McMinn County Courthouse and will conduct any election business to legally come before the board.

The Arts:

Bill Freeman is Southern Progressive Newsletter

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