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G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks, tax evasion
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn’t publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Read more...
Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall
DETROIT — In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
USDA funding 9 rural Tenn. projects
MEMPHIS — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the federal government is funding nine Tennessee business-related projects with more than $100,000 in grants. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Water wars heat up: Fracking fuels fights in nation’s dry spots
The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation’s driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth’s surface. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
IRS scandals threaten funding for health care law
WASHINGTON — Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama’s health care law. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Obama trade dilemma: Scant support from Democrats
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama pushes an ambitious agenda to liberalize global trading, political trade wars already are forming, and they’re with fellow Democrats rather than with Republicans, his usual antagonists. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
UK territories sign on to tax-avoidance crackdown
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron struck a deal Saturday with leaders of Britain’s overseas territories to share tax information — a move he heralded as a “positive step forward” on an issue at the forefront of next week’s G-8 summit in Northern Ireland. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Less US urgency at G-8 in call for European growth
WASHINGTON — When leaders of the nation’s biggest economies gathered at the presidential retreat of Camp David last year, European elections had rattled the continent with a rejection of austerity measures. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Comptroller, Memphis officials confident
MEMPHIS — A second letter from the state comptroller’s office to the city of Memphis has stressed the city budget at hand is crucial to the city’s fiscal future. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Whey from NY’s Greek yogurt used to produce power
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Greek yogurt boom in New York is being harnessed to make electricity. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Housing trends upward: Blount permits up 35 percent
The Maryville Alcoa Home Builders Association sees indicators that the housing market is recovering from the recession. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
‘Business as usual:’ First Tennessee reassures Mountain National Bank customers
The message First Tennessee is delivering to its new customers and employees from Mountain National Bank is simple: It’s business as usual. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
CBBC board promotes five senior managers
The board of directors of CBBC/Citizens Bank of Blount County recently approved the promotions of five members of the bank’s senior management team. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Phillips heads Department of Labor
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam announced Burns Phillips as the new commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
Wohlford promoted by UT Med Center
The University of Tennessee Medical Center recently promoted Jeanne Wohlford, MBA, RN, FACHE, to vice president of the Heart Lung Vascular Institute. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
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Chaplain Josh Lindamood serves mobile community
Josh Lindamood has never heard of the phrase “new monasticism.” Yet as the 27-year-old chaplain journeys with other hikers along The Appalachian Trail, Lindamood is engaged in something similar to a movement that involves “incarnational” mission. Read more...
Hiking With Hardtack: ‘The Hitch-in-the-Get-Along Gang’ hits The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain
When two Army veterans hit The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, Ga., with Daily Times staffers who are following a thru-hiking United Methodist chaplain, they encounter rain, ice, wind and a crowd of other hikers attempting to reach Mount Katahdin before snow arrives -- plus a whole lot more. Read more...
Hiking with Hardtack: United Methodist chaplain journeys along The Appalachian Trail
Josh "Hardtack" Lindamood, a chaplain commissioned by the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church to serve hikers along The Appalachian Trail, begins his thru-hike of the approximate 2,183-mile footpath from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Katahdin, Maine, on April 4, and provides a look at the first few days on The A.T. Read more...
