Category Archives: Politics

Inauguration night: 3 great parties, the prettiest dress ever and champagne in a paper cup

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

Although media reports generally have characterized the Bill Haslam inaugural festivities as low-key and frugal (click here and here for those stories), the night definitely provided ample opportunity for fun. Haslam had toured the state during the prior week meeting … Continue reading →

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The Blue Streak goes to the inaugural — and parties in Nashville with half of Knoxville! Yay!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

I had only been to one inauguration before this weekend: Bill Clinton’s. It wasn’t that much fun. We tromped around in the cold rain only to end up packed into a warehouse-like space where the closest we got to food … Continue reading →

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Business crowd likes what it sees as new UT prez is introduced at a packed downtown gathering

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

• “He said all the right things.” • “He seems like a good guy. And he’s from UT!” • “He doesn’t seem like a loose cannon!” Those were some of the comments heard in the crowd of nearly 300 business … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Regas, a special friend to me

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

I took a reporter to Regas a while back and was flabbergasted when he said he’d never been there before. I don’t think I could have had a reporting or a business career if it had not been for Regas … Continue reading →

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Birthday party for scorned woman is delightful

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

The old saying, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” could not apply more aptly to anyone than it does to Evelyn Hazen. Born into a wealthy Knoxville family in 1899, Hazen was the first woman to file suit … Continue reading →

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Haslam slam-dunk has hometown crowd thinking big

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

I wondered if I were the only one thinking it. Then I heard the woman beside me almost whisper it under her breath as she watched Bill Haslam on the TV monitor delivering his acceptance speech Tuesday night. “Do we … Continue reading →

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Duncan Family Barbecue: Political picnic on steroids

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

Ten thousand guests. Eleven hundred pounds of barbecued pork. Two thousand pounds of fried chicken. Bluegrass music. Patriotic music. Old rock-and-roll. New rock-and-roll. And the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. Face painting. Balloon animals. A magician. Popcorn and ice … Continue reading →

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Con Hunley wows ’em at the fair; explains from experience what’s really important in life

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

You know I really like Con Hunley if I’m willing to go to the Tennessee Valley Fair to see him! I haven’t been to the fair since, well, the last time Con Hunley played there! I can’t for the life … Continue reading →

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Knoxville hosts both hate and generosity on Saturday

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

In the morning last Saturday, I witnessed scores of volunteers of all races come together in a huge event to help the less fortunate — also of all races. In the afternoon, I stood on Market Square and watched hate … Continue reading →

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Yes, yes, yes!

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Cynthia Moxley

I don’t know why I was worried, but I was. I guess it’s because I’ve seen the electorate do so many wrong-headed things (as they did in at least one case in Knox County last night — but that’s not my story … Continue reading →

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