Tennessee Daily News Clips, Aug. 30, 2013

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FRIDAY,AUGUST30, 2013

HighwayPatrol to conduct'no refusal' DUI checks(Tennessean)The Tennessee Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will conduct a special no refusalDUI enforcement campaign in several counties across the state this holiday weekend. Tennessees norefusal law allows officers to seek search warrants for blood samples when they suspect a driver to beimpaired. The special enforcement includes saturation patrols, bar and tavern checks and sobrietycheckpoints. It begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday.http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20130830/NEWS/308300048/Highway-Patrol-conduct-no-refusal-DUI-checks

Ministerscall for TennCareexpansion(Tennessean/Sisk)Clergy from across Tennessee called on Gov. Bill Haslam and other state leaders to embrace theAffordable Care Act and expand TennCare, casting the decision as the Christian thing to do. Nearly 70ministers gathered for a brief rally on War Memorial Plaza, where they said state leaders have a moralobligation to offer TennCare to the 175,000 poor Tennesseans who are not currently eligible for theprogram. Singing hymns and taking turns at the microphones for a succession of quick homilies, thegroup argued that leaders Christian faith should compel them to expand the states Medicaid program.The event was organized by Clergy for Justice Tennessee and came before ministers gatheredThursday night at the state Capitol and in four other cities for candlelight vigilshttp://www.tennessean.com/article/20130830/NEWS01/308300120/Ministers-call-TennCare-expansion

Knox-area clergyhold vigil for Medicaidexpansion(KnoxvilleNewsSentinel)

Several of the approximately 25 people who gathered for a vigil in Krutch Park Thursday night had trouble keepingtheir candles lit due to a balmy breeze that kept blowing. They no doubt hope the winds of change blow strongly aswell regarding the possible federal government expansion of Medicaid in Tennessee. By our faith, we are called tocare for the most vulnerable, said Jim Sessions, a local United Methodist minister and vigil participant whosupports the expansion. As part of a statewide effort to call for the acceptance of the expansion program, severalarea clergy and other residents gathered near Gay Street downtown to read Bible scripture, hear stories ofpeoples struggles with getting health care and pray for Gov. Bill Haslam to accept the program. Were a group ofpeople who allow our faith to influence what we support civically, said Heather Godsey, a local United Methodistminister, in explaining the gathering. This is the right thing to do whether you are a person of faith or not.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/aug/29/knox-area-clergy-hold-vigil-for-medicaid/

Churchesaskedto help as insuranceexchangescomeonlinein October(TFP)When Forestine Haynes retired at age 59 after more than four decades of work, she felt confident shehad enough savings to make it until her Social Security benefits began at age 62. But what the retiredplanner and nonprofit-organization head didn't count on was that Medicare health benefits would not beavailable until she turned 65, and buying individual health insurance at her age was unaffordable. "I'mone of the faces of the thousands of uninsured in Chattanooga who are just one major medicalemergency away from financial devastation," Haynes told members of the Clergy Koinonia on Thursdayduring a program on the new Affordable Care Act. Haynes and other supporters of the federal health carereform law said they should benefit from health insurance exchanges that will begin offering policies online Oct. 1.The tax-subsidized health insurance marketplaces are part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/aug/30/churches-asked-to-help-as-insurance-exchanges/?
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Tennessee'shigh sales tax 'goodpolicy' (ChattanoogaTimesFree Press)A nonprofit tax watchdog group says Tennesseans pay the highest combined state and local sales taxrate in the country, with Arkansas, Louisiana, Washington and Oklahoma trailing behind -- but thatmight be a recipe for economic success. According to a new report by the nonprofit Tax Foundation,the Volunteer State's combined average 9.44 percent state and local sales tax rate tops the charts. Butother foundation reports show Tennessee's actual tax burden ranks third-lowest in the nation -- $2,707per person in 2010 -- and Tennessee ranks 15th among states for business tax climate. The statedoesn't tax wage income, but it does collect 6 percent of income from interest and dividends above acertain amount-- called the Hall tax. Scott Drenkard, economist and author of the new report, saidThursday that Tennessee's combination of a high sales tax and selective income tax is "a pretty goodpolicy decision." "Economists generally find that taxes on consumption are easier on the economy thantaxes on income," Drenkard said.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/aug/30/tennessees-high-sales-tax-good-policy/?local

TN Collegeof AppliedTechnologyexpansioncomplete(Leaf Chronicle)

The smiles were big as faculty, staff and construction workers busily moved through the new Tennessee College ofApplied Technology (TCAT). For 13 years, there has been a needed expansion at the former TennesseeTechnology Center, a trade-based accredited institution, and expectations have come to fruition as the schoolgears up to begin their first semester in their newly constructed 65,000 square foot building. In 2000, the requestwas made to the Tennessee Board of Regents. In November 2011, ground broke, and almost two years later, the$16.5 million campus expansion is complete and will continue working with local industries to produce well-trainedworkers. Mark Powers, TCAT director, said the new establishment is a positive addition to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Community and helps them advance toward their goal of supporting business and industryand creating a strong workforce.http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20130829/NEWS01/308280035/Tennessee-College-Applied-Technology-expansion-complete-Clarksville?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

18 airportsto get federal, state grants (Knoxville NewsSentinel)Tennessee's Department of Transportation says 18 airports will get $14.2 million in federal and state grants. Thegrants are made available through the department's Aeronautics Division, which administers funding to help in thelocation, design, construction and maintenance of Tennessee's public aviation system. Airports receiving grantsinclude the Tennessee Wing of the Civil Air Patrol in Alcoa, Tri-Cities Regional Airport in Blountville, Lovell Field inChattanooga, Mark Anton Airport in Dayton, Dickson Municipal Airport, Elizabethton Municipal Airport andGreeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/aug/30/18-airports-to-get-federal-state-grants/

Grant to Tennesseewill help pay test fees (AssociatedPress)Tennessee will be able to reduce the costs of advanced placement test fees for low-income students with a U.S.Education Department grant of more than $340,000. A total of 42 states are receiving $28.8 million for the effort.

The grants are based on the expected number of students who will take the tests and other factors. Thedepartment says it expects the grants will pay all but $10 of the cost of each test. States may require students topay part of the costs. The Education Department said in a news release the program is meant to encourage thestudents to take the exams and gather college credit while they're in high school, cutting down the time needed tofinish a college degree later.http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2013/aug/30/grant-to-tennessee-will-help-pay-test-fees/

FormerSpeakerKent Williamsto retire fromTN House(AssociatedPress)State Rep. Kent Williams, whose 2009 election as House speaker shocked and infuriated fellowRepublicans, announced Thursday that he wont seek a fifth term and instead will run for Carter Countymayor next year. Republicans were still giddy from gaining their first majority in the state House since
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Reconstruction in the 2008 elections when the House convened for its leadership vote the followingJanuary. But a one-seat advantage in the 99-seat chamber proved the GOPs undoing, when all 49Democrats struck a secret alliance with Williams to elect the little-known restaurant owner fromElizabethton as speaker.http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20130830/NEWS0201/308300091/Former-Speaker-Kent-Williams-retire-from-TN-House

One Ford, two DeBerrys,8 others in District 91 race (MemphisFlyer)The list of candidates who met Thursdays filing deadline for a special election in state House District 91 indicatesthat name identification may play a major role in determining the winner. The seat was held for some four decadesby the late, revered former House speaker Pro Tem Lois DeBerry, and the surname DeBerry is represented twicein the field of 11 candidates. Dwight DeBerry, a political newcomer, is a cousin of Lois DeBerry, while Doris A.DeBerry-Bradshaw is the sister of District 90 Rep. John DeBerry (no relation to Lois). The extended Ford familyfigures with the filing of Kemba Ford, daughter of former state Senator John Ford, who is making her secondelectoral effort after making an unsuccessful race for the City Council in 2011. Other candidates in a fairly non-descript field are Raumesh Akbari, Joshua R. Forbes, Terica Lamb, Clifford Lewis, Kermit Moore, Gregory Stokes,Mary Taylor Wright, and Jim Tomasik. All except Tomasik, an independent, are running in the October 8thDemocratic primary. No Republicans filed in District 91. The general election date is November 21.http://www.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2013/08/30/one-ford-two-deberrys-eight-others-in-district-91-

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UT balancesathletic budget; academicspitchesin $14Mfromreserves(N-S)A $14 million boost from the University of Tennessees institutional reserves has helped the schoolsathletics department return to a balanced budget. Figures released by the university on Thursday showthat the school gave its athletics department $11.4 million in cash and took on roughly $3 million inexpenses during the 2012-13 school year to pay for the high cost of football coaching changes. That$14 million was the first installment of what will be a three-year, $18 million reprieve in academiccontributions that Chancellor Jimmy Cheek will grant the athletics department since it failed to balanceits budget last year.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/aug/29/ut-balances-athletic-budget/

Schoolboardcrossing(MemphisDaily News)The board that has been in place since October 2011 as one of the first moves toward unification ofShelby Countys two public school systems becomes a seven-member board effective Sunday, Sept. 1.The 16 members of the old Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools boards who cast theirlast votes Tuesday, Aug. 27, as school board members left a body that they have changed and that haschanged them in the almost two years it was around.http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2013/aug/30/school-board-crossing/

Early votingopensfor Lakeland,Arlington(MemphisDaily News)Early voting opens Friday Downtown at the Shelby County Election Commission for citizens in Arlington andLakeland in the only regularly scheduled elections of 2013. The two smallest towns in Shelby County find

themselves linked on several issues including the coming move to suburban school districts. Arlington Mayor MikeWissman and Lakeland Mayor Scott Carmichael have sketched out a proposed seven-year contract in which theirrespective school districts would share some operating costs and have attendance zones that allow students fromthe one town to continue attending schools in the other townhttp://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2013/aug/30/early-voting-opens-for-lakeland-arlington/

Sen. Bob Corkerbacks'surgical' strike againstSyria (Tennessean)WASHINGTON Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker said he would support a surgical strike against Syriafor apparently using chemical weapons against its own people. In a statement after a classified briefingwith senior administration officials Thursday night, Corker, top Republican on the Senate ForeignAffairs Committee, said he could back only a measured response at this time. While Im opposed to
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American boots on the ground in Syria, I would support surgical, proportional military strikes given thestrong evidence of the Assad regimes continued use of chemical warfare, he said. Whatever limitedaction is taken should not further commit the U.S. in Syria beyond the current strategy to strengthen thevetted, moderate opposition.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130830/NEWS02/308300125/Sen-Bob-Corker-backs-surgical-strike-against-Syria

Corker standsby surgical, proportional strike in SyriaTennessee Senator Bob Corker says he remains supportive of what he calls surgical, proportionalmilitary strikes in Syria. As the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he waspart of last nights congressional conference call. He says in a statement he has also receivedclassified briefings from the White House outlining intelligence about alleged chemical attacks in Syria.http://nashvillepublicradio.org/blog/2013/08/30/corker-stands-by-surgical-proportional-strike-in-syria/

NewAlexanderTV ad targets health care (ChattanoogaTimesFree Press)NASHVILLE Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's campaign released a television ad Thursdayaimed at bolstering the two-term lawmaker's conservative credentials as an opponent of PresidentBarack Obama's Affordable Care Act. The 60-second ad, Alexander's second television spot, beganrunning statewide Thursday. "Lamar Alexander led the conservative fight against Obamacare," a

narrator states. "Voted 23 times against it. Stood up to the president at the White House health caresummit." Much of the ad features C-SPAN video of an exchange between Alexander and Obama overthe senator's assertion that health insurance premiums would go up under the law.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/aug/30/new-alexander-tv-ad0010targets-health-care/?local

LaborDay weekendspurs 34 milliontravelersto hit the road (TimesFree Press)Jerry Lewis and his wife, Anna, packed up their RV Thursday to make the drive from Georgia to Pigeon Forge,Tenn., for a Labor Day camping trip. They're meeting friends from Ohio and plan to do a little fishing, a littleshopping, a little sitting around the fire. "We're just going to socialize and sit around the campground," Lewis said,adding that the week's spike in gas prices didn't change his plans. "You just try to go somewhere and then staythere for a while." Lewis is one of 34.1 million Americans expected to travel more than 50 miles from home thisweekend, a 4.2 percent increase from last year and what could be a new post-Recession high, according to the

American Automobile Association.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/aug/30/summers-last-hurrahlabor-day-weekend-spurs-34/

Memphisfast food workersrally at Civil Rights Museum(CommercialAppeal)A group of fast food workers, joined by supporters and community activists, walked off the job and rallied at theCivil Rights Museum on Thursday to demand a $15-per-hour wage, more than double the Tennessee minimumwage earned by most. The local workers were part of a wave of nationwide protests in which thousands ofemployees in 58 cities staged protests this week. A group that eventually swelled to about 60 people formed atAFSCME Local 1733 downtown, where eight people shared their experiences of working long hours for low wages.A group of workers also rallied outside of a McDonalds on Union Thursday morning after walking off the job andheld signs for passing cars.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/aug/29/demonstration-raise-wages-fastfood-workers-begins/

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Memphisarea employersurgedto reformhealth care payments(CommercialAppeal)The statistics showing high health care costs and wasted dollars piled up Thursday as Memphis-area employerswere urged to push for new ways of paying doctors and hospitals for their services. A knee replacement that wouldcost $8,500 in Sweden would cost $26,000 for someone in the United States covered by a companys health plan,Francois de Brantes, executive director of the Health Care Incentives Institute told those attending the MemphisBusiness Group on Health annual conference. A key cause driving up U.S. health care costs that have risen to 20percent of household income is the traditional fee for service payment system, de Brantes, among others, said.Regardless of the affordability or quality of care, the traditional payment method encourages more tests andprocedures. Studies show that about 30 percent of costs are wasted.
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Memphisbusinessleaderspromoteminorityentrepreneurship(CommercialAppeal)Scions of three familiar Memphis families associated with entrepreneurship Hyde, Williams and Wilson onThursday encouraged local business leaders to support local innovators to spur economic development. AutoZonefounder Joseph R. Pitt Hyde, investment banker Duncan Williams and Kemmons Wilson Jr., vice president ofKemmons Wilson Companies, were keynote presenters at Titans of Industry: Lessons in Innovation, Scale andLeadership. The event was sponsored by the Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum and held at theMemphis Cook Convention Center. Moderated by Larry Jensen, CEO and president of Cushman &Wakefield/Commercial Advisors, the sixth annual event that topped attendance records for last years conferenceby more than 10 percent, said Luke Yancy III, president and CEO of the minority business council.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/aug/29/memphis-business-leaders-promote-minority/

Nashville to host major conferencefor entrepreneurs(Nashville BusinessJournal)Nashville beat out Boston to host Nerve, the annual East Coast regional conference for the Entrepreneurs'Organization, in 2015, leaders of the group's Nashville chapter announced Thursday. The event will bring morethan 500 entrepreneurs from around the U.S. to Music City Center from Sept. 16-18, 2015. "Nashville has a longhistory of being an entrepreneurial community and increasingly is receiving national recognition as one of the best

places in the United States to start and grow a business," Mayor Karl Dean said in a news release. "Our city hasone of the fastest growing Entrepreneurs' Organization chapters in the world, and I want to thank theEntrepreneurs' Organization for selecting Nashville for its 2015 Nerve Conference. We look forward to showing offNashville and all that our vibrant downtown has to offer to this great organization and its members."http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/morning_call/2013/08/nashville-to-host-major-conference-for.html

2013 recordbreakingyear for Nashville hotels (BusinessJournal)Nashville reached a record in fiscal year 2013 for hotel occupancy tax collections, a source of funding for the newMusic City Center, according to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. Collections climbed 8.6 percent to $36.9million in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, according to a news release. In June, when the city hosted the CMA Festival,revenue totaled $4 million, the highest collections in one month, and exceeded the previous monthly record in June2012 by 8.3 percent. The occupancy tax broke monthly records in 11 out of 12 months. "Nashville's strength as adestination city is at an all-time high, and these record-breaking figures reflect the immense appeal our city has forboth leisure and business travelers," MayorKarl Deansaid in a statement. "The hospitality industry has alwaysbeen a significant economic engine in our city, and these figures further validate the investments we have made init. We are optimistic about continued growth as business at the Music City Center continues to ramp up."http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2013/08/29/hotel-occupancy-tax-collection-hit.html

Reedassumesreins in Smyrna(MurfreesboroDaily NewsJournal)SMYRNA The Town Council praised the leadership of Tony Dover after he resigned as mayor acouple of hours before the start of the Thursday workshop. Tony did a wonderful job moving the townof Smyrna forward for 12 years, Vice Mayor Mary Esther Reed said in presiding over a meeting thathad no one seated in the mayors position and three council members flanking each side.Reed will replace Dover and be sworn into her role as mayor at the next council meeting at 6 p.m. Sept.

10 at Town Hall, 315 S. Lowry St.. The council also will also decide who should replace Reed as vicemayor during that meeting.http://www.dnj.com/article/20130829/NEWS/308290040/Reed-assumes-reins-Smyrna

Smyrnasmayorsteps down, blameshis day job (WPLN)The mayor of Smyrna is resigning due to changes at his day job. He made the announcementThursday afternoon and he officially left office at 4 pm. All of Smyrnas elected offices are part-timepositions, paying a few hundred dollars a month. According to the towns website, Tony Dovers otherposition is directing the IT department of Medical Reimbursements of America.http://nashvillepublicradio.org/blog/2013/08/29/smyrnas-mayor-steps-down-blames-his-day-job/
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OPINION

Editorial: Brad Martin isnt sitting on his hands(CommercialAppeal)Interim University of Memphis president Brad Martins thoughts about continuing to push the transition

of the university into a revenue-based management system surely raised a lot of academic eyebrowswithin the university. The push was part of eight major initiatives recently announced by Martin in amessage to the U of M community. The transition activity puts the U of M in the national debate overwhether, given the changes and skills needed in the present and future job markets, a college degree isworth the investment. Given the rising costs in tuition and fees, it is a good debate to have. Yet, it must not beforgotten that colleges and universities exist to put more into students heads beyond job skills. Liberal artscourses, for example, broaden a persons perspective on the world, along with the personal and collegiaterelationships students develop during their four or five years on campus.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/aug/30/editorial-brad-martin-isnt-sitting-on-his-hands/

Guest columnist:Dual enrollmentprovidespath for manyto earn degree(TN)In todays economy, good-paying jobs often require some sort of postsecondary credential after high

school. But, as Gov. Bill Haslam noted in his State of the State address this past January, only 32percent of Tennesseans have an associates degree or higher. To meet Tennessees collegecompletion goals, there should be more college-ready students. Currently, only about 60 percent ofTennessees high school graduates enroll in college the same percentage of students enrolling in atwo-year college needing remedial courses.In 2010, Tennessee policymakers began making importantchanges to higher education, such as adjusting the funding formula to reward institutions for degreecompletion instead of just student enrollment. But alone, these changes may not be enough. The seedsof college completion begin well before students arrive at college.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130830/OPINION03/308300092

Strickland:UT still falls short in equal athletic opportunities(Knoxville NewsSentinel)Jenny Moshak had been with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for 24 years when she decided earlier this

month to take early retirement rather than continue working in what she believed were the untenable conditions ofsex discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title IX and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as theEqual Pay Act of 1963. When she left, Moshak was associate director of sports medicine for the UT AthleticDepartment. She had previously been associate athletics director for sports medicine for womens athletics. In hernew post, she had to answer to Jason McVeigh, who she believed had less experience than she did as well as lessnational prestige. In addition, McVeigh had worked only with football players, while Moshak had worked withseveral sports.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/aug/30/pam-strickland-ut-still-falls-short-in-offering/
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