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December 11, 2023

National News

Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians still trapped in the crossfire

Israeli forces were battling Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities with civilians still sheltering along the front lines even after massive waves of displacement across the besieged territory.

apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-12-11-2023-2beb52343a9b25050d8df801ad977bbd?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Trump, Gagged Again

An explainer (long)

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/trump-gagged-again?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

Photos posted by a fire department showed damaged houses with strewn debris, a tractor-trailer flipped on its side and insulation ripped out of building walls.

apnews.com/article/tornado-severe-weather-deaths-tennessee-kentucky-ecc0436ec7480d18dd4972bd07c22e6f?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Local News:

The McMinn County Library Board's Director Search Committee will be meeting at 5:00 PM on Tuesday December 12 in advance of the MCLB meeting at 6:00 PM. Both meetings will be at the E.G. Fisher Public Library.

The Good Faith Clinic will be open Tuesday, December 12 at 3 p.m. for refills and at 3:30 p.m. for doctor visits. The Good Faith Clinic is free primary health care for residents of McMinn and Meigs counties, ages of 18-64, who do not have any form of medical insurance, including TennCare. The clinic meets on the campus of Christ Community Church at 18 S Congress Parkway in Athens. REMINDER: The Good Faith Clinic is open the 2nd , 4 th, and 5th, Tuesday of each month.

Athens City Council study session will meet today at 6 p.m.

The Arts:

Seniors:

How Reaganomics Killed the Jetsons

The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream

open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/how-reaganomics-killed-the-jetsons?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Coalition Calendar: Dec.

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Bill Freeman is Southern Progressive Newsletter

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