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December 08, 2023

National News

Dear GOP: You’ll Never Wash the Stink of Trump Off You or Your Party. Never.

At least never in the lifetime of anybody around today. Trump’s stink is a tragic part of American history that will last generations…

open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/dear-gop-youll-never-wash-the-stink-99b?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

December 7, 2023

On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of nine Japanese torpedoes hit the ship. In the deadly confusion, Miller reported to an officer, who told him to help move the ship’s mortally wounded captain off the bridge. Unable to move him far, Miller pulled the captain to shelter. Then another officer ordered Miller to pass ammunition to him as he started up one of the two abandoned anti-aircraft guns in front of the conning tower.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-7-2023?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

State News:

Stockard on the Stump: Collierville lawmakers soft on school vouchers despite local opposition – Tennessee Lookout

Collierville elected officials are slamming Gov. Bill Lee’s private school voucher plan, saying it will take money away from public schools.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/12/08/stockard-on-the-stump-collierville-lawmakers-soft-on-private-school-vouchers-despite-local

Local News:

Tennessee Wesleyan University has announced plans for the University’s Winter 2023 Commencement exercises. The service will award more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degrees. Commencement for the Class of 2023 will take place in the University's Townsend Hall Auditorium TODAY, Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m. The Honorable Michael Jenne is this year's Commencement speaker. Judge Jenne, a graduate of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, serves as the Circuit Court Judge for the Tenth Judicial District, which includes Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, and Polk Counties, a position he was appointed to by Governor Bill Lee in 2021 and elected to the position in 2022. Jenne is active in several civic and community organizations, as well as professional organizations in Southeast Tennessee. He and his wife, Nan, reside in Cleveland, and have two children, Ashton and Riley. The Commencement Service will be livestreamed on the Tennessee Wesleyan University YouTube page for those wishing to watch at youtube.com/@tnwesleyan.

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Seniors:

Coalition Calendar: Dec.

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