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	<title>The Roundtable &#187; Blount County</title>
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		<title>You Can Carry&#8230;Sometimes</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2009/10/you-can-carry-sometimes.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, Tennessee recently passed a law to allow you to carry guns in parks if you have the proper carry permit.  However, they left it up to the individual municipalities if they want to opt out.  Many did, but Blount County actually did not, even though at leasat the two major cities in the county did. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Tax Freeze Fleece</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2008/01/property-tax-freeze-fleece.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blount County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ridiculous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently the State of Tennessee voted to allow a Property Tax Freeze Program.  This permits individual governments to enact a property tax freeze for their constituents.  Blount County has voted to enact this for its residents.  I disagreed with the program from the start, but after finding out the details in a letter I received today, I am even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Voting</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2008/01/early-voting.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee&#8217;s early voting starts tomorrow, January 16, 2008.  For information visit your local election commission.  For my county, Blount County, The Daily Times has an article. There is a new early voting satellite location at the Everett Recreation Center, 318 S. Everett High Road. The early voting hours at the Everett location will be from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible 22% Tax Increase for Maryville, TN</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2007/11/possible-22-tax-increase-for-maryville-tn.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blount County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryville (TN) City Council is weighing options to increase the property tax rate by 45 cents.  That is a 22% increase (current city rate is $2.05 per $1,000).  This is crazy.  They say it is to raise money to modernize the schools.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong; I am all for helping the schools, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryville Water Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2007/10/maryville-water-restrictions.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blount County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryville]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have not said much about the water restrictions in Maryville, TN. However, we have been under mandatory water restrictions for a couple weeks now. This means not watering your yard or landscape, not washing your cars, and not filling swimming pools. It also means that businesses had to cut down 5% of their water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Man Tries to Remove Illegal Aliens</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2007/08/local-man-tries-to-remove-illegal.php</link>
		<comments>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2007/08/local-man-tries-to-remove-illegal.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blount County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most who have read my posts know where I stand on ILLEGAL aliens in this country. They are here against the law and should not be rewarded for this. The Daily Times had an article on Saturday about a local man that is trying to make his stand against illegal aliens living in the apartment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blount County Restaurants</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2007/07/blount-county-restaurants.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blount County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post is due to a recent discussion over at KnoxViews.com about Knoxville restaurants and the fact Blount County just hosted the Smoky Mountain Classic softball tournament and Eagleton Little League is hosting two State baseball tournaments.Where would you recommend visitors to Blount County eat? I am not talking about chain restaurants, I am looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blount County Budget Committee May Recommend Charitable Giving Cuts</title>
		<link>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2007/03/blount-county-budget-committee-may.php</link>
		<comments>http://blog.craigdthomas.com/2007/03/blount-county-budget-committee-may.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blount County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to a Daily Times story today, the Blount County [Tennessee] Budget Committee is considering dropping or lowering its charitable contributions. Here is an exerpt: Faced with nearly $247,000 in requests for giving in the 2007-2008 fiscal year, the Blount County Budget Committee on Monday discussed the possibility of reducing contributions to charitable organizations. County [...]]]></description>
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