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November 16, 2023

National News

Pandas, fentanyl and Taiwan — takeaways from Biden's long-awaited meeting with Xi

President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for hours on Wednesday in a widely anticipated encounter intended to recalibrate tensions between the two countries.

apnews.com/article/joe-biden-xi-jinping-takeaways-c8384d40661a32aa276ec8ca97f35003

November 15, 2023

Extremist Republicans today shut down House business by refusing to pass a procedural vote to take up a spending bill, as they had threatened to do in retaliation for the passage yesterday of the continuing resolution to fund the government into the new year. This is the fourth time the extremists have defeated special rules in the House this year, and as deputy chief of staff for Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) Aaron Fritschner pointed out, their doing so is highly unusual. In the previous 20 years the House voted down no such measures at all.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-15-2023?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tenn. hearings on federal school funding leave out parents and local advocacy groups – Tennessee Lookout

A legislative panel debating whether Tennessee should reject federal funding for its K-12 students won't allow testimony from Tennesseans.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/11/15/tenn-hearings-on-federal-school-funding-leave-out-parents-and-local-advocacy-groups

Note: in the upper left hand corner of the above picture are two locals from McMinn County, Chuck and DiAnn Leman - Thanks!

Commentary: Going for the education jugular – Tennessee Lookout

When Gov. Bill Lee was elected, he made clear his desire for charter schools and school vouchers in Tennessee.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/11/16/commentary-going-for-the-education-jugular

Local News:

The McMinn County Library Board's Director Search Committee will be conducting interviews with applicants for the position of E.G. Fisher Public Library director on Monday November 20th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The interviews are open to the public, but there will not be a public comment portion during the meeting. The interviews will be conducted in the community room at the Fisher library.

“Old-Fashioned Downtown Christmas” is TOMORROW, Friday, November 17th from 5pm - 8pm in Downtown Athens. It is the annual kickoff to the holiday season for Athens downtown businesses. There will be Vendors (craft, food, service organizations) and everyone is invited to come and enjoy a great evening of family-fun!

The Arts:

Seniors:

This is 64: Memoirist Susan Kiyo Ito Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"As an adopted person, I have a mixed relationship to birthdays...But I have tended to insist on celebrating that I was born, in spite of the circumstances."

open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/this-is-64-memoirist-susan-kiyo-ito?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Coalition Calendar: Nov.

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