http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ en-us mpowell7@utk.edu 2010-03-11T06:35:00-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/03/000534-feeding_the_birds_an_oxycontin_addiction.html The painkiller Oxycontin was introduced in 1995 as a panacea drug for people suffering from chronic, extreme pain. Among its early users were patients who suffered from cancer, debilitating injuries and severe arthritis. But before long, recreational drug users... 534@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-03-11T06:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/03/000533-sam_keen_on_living_in_a_sacred_manner.html Author and religious philosopher Sam Keen has spent years exploring how to live everyday life in what he calls a sacred manner. His newest book is entitled: The Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred. Keen... 533@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-03-09T09:24:41-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/03/000532-dialogue_the_social_media_revolution.html It's 2010 and if you haven't heard of Facebook or Myspace or Twitter, it's probably because the buzz hasn't reached your cave yet. Sites like these are revolutionizing the way we communicate with each other. They're changing the way... 532@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-03-03T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/03/000530-amy_greenes_bloodroot.html Novelist Amy Greene grew up in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. And in her debut novel Bloodroot, she takes readers into the shadows of those mountains to experience an inter-generational tale of heartbreak and hope. Critics are praising... 530@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-03-02T06:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/02/000526-politics_of_the_2010_census_former_us_census_bureau_director_c_louis_kincannon.html The US Census Bureau is conducting its decennial report of Americans this year. In March, forms will be sent to every residence in the United States and Puerto Rico. The information gathered in the Census helps decide how federal... 526@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-02-26T07:47:38-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/02/000531-severe_weather_season.html Forecasters at the National Weather Service say East Tennessee has a good chance of seeing more severe storms, flooding and tornadoes than normal this spring. Tim Troutman is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in... 531@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-02-22T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/02/000525-dialogue_stan_brock_founder_of_remote_area_medical.html For the last twenty-five years, volunteers with Remote Area Medical have traveled the planet, providing people and animals with medical and dental care, at no charge. The Knoxville-based volunteer corps began by providing service in countries other than the... 525@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-02-03T09:50:30-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/01/000524-victor_ashe.html Knoxville native Victor Ashe has spent more than 30 years in public service. In 1968, Ashe was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. In 1987, he won the office of Knoxville City Mayor and served for 16 years.... 524@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-01-26T08:55:55-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2010/01/000523-dialogue_106th_general_assembly_preview.html Next week, the gavel falls on the second session of Tennessee's 106th General Assembly. If the past is any indication, the roughly six month session will feature plenty of back-biting, grand-standing and power-grabbing. The fact that it's an election year--... 523@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2010-01-06T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/12/000522-perigord_black_truffles.html One of the most elusive gastronomic treats in the world can now be found in East Tennessee--- the famed, rare Perigord Black Truffle. The nubby, round, aromatic fungus is worth hundreds of dollars a pound and grows wild in France.... 522@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-12-21T06:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/12/000521-matt_morelock_of_morelock_music.html Downtown Knoxville has undergone something of a renaissance in the last decade, and in the economic climate of the last couple of years, some would say that the success of new businesses downtown is something of a surprise. Now... 521@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-12-17T07:55:48-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/12/000520-the_scraggly_root.html Ginseng root has long been used in folk medicine in the United States and Asia. But now, it's big business, appearing in pills, energy drinks and even cosmetics. The manufacturers of these products buy ginseng from a seller. The seller... 520@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-12-04T06:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/12/000518-december_dialogue_tim_adams_executive_director_of_knoxvilles_youngwilliams_animal_center.html www.knoxpets.org Toll-free Spay/Neuter Hotline 1-866-907-SPAY (7729) Americans love their pets... but the Humane Society reports that more than eight million cats and dogs find their way into US animal shelters every year. More than half of them are euthanized... 518@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-12-03T09:02:57-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/11/000517-.html 517@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-11-24T21:33:46-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/11/000516-i40_rockslide_npr.html AAA predicts more than 33,000,000 Americans will hit the highway this Thanksgiving weekend. In Western North Carolina, a major interstate has been closed since last month because of a huge rockslide. Travelers moving on I-40 near the Tennessee state line... 516@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-11-24T17:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/11/000515-april_verch.html April Verch is an acclaimed Canadian-born musician. She's a fiddler, singer and step dancer. She recently stopped by the WUOT Studios to speak with WUOT's Ann Lloyd. She was joined by guitarist Clay Ross and bassist Cody Walters, with whom... 515@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-11-13T17:50:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/11/000519-november_dialogue_dave_mitchell_commissioner_of_the_tennessee_department_of_safety_and_the_director_of_the_tennessee_office_of_homeland_security.html www.state.tn.us/homelandsecurity Eleven days after the events of September 11th, 2001, then President George W. Bush announced the creation of a Federal Office of Homeland Security. The words "Homeland Security" have been mentioned often in the news: as a department... 519@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-11-05T09:34:40-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000511-knoxvilles_family_justice_center_executive_director_amy_dilworth_and_domestic_abuse_survivor_ann.html October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month but all year, Knoxville's Family Justice Center helps and counsels the abused through the tragic consequences of that violence. Their website is: http://fjcknoxville.com/ and the 24-hour hotline number is: 865.521.6336. Amy Dilworth is the... 511@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-29T09:33:47-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000513-.html 513@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-28T17:46:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000512-rheta_grimsley_johnson.html Rheta Grimsley Johnson is one of the best-known modern Southern writers. She writes a syndicated newspaper column and is the author of the new book "Poor Man's Provence". For several years, Johnson and her late husband divided their time between... 512@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-28T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000508-memories_of_the_sw.html From 1937 to 1981, the S&W Cafeteria was an important part of life on Knoxville's Gay Street. Built as one of the area's first cafeteria-style restaurants, the S&W offered downtown patrons inexpensive food, dinner music, a friendly and familiar wait... 508@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-19T06:19:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000507-.html 507@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-07T15:20:08-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000506-dialogue_scott_mcnutt_and_snark_bites.html Scott McNutt has found an interesting way to keep our elected officials accountable-- his wit. McNutt writes an on-line column for Knoxnews.com called "Snark Bites". It's a sharp, funny, unapologetic stab at politics and government. Imagine the satirical news website... 506@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-07T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000505-.html 505@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-05T13:32:41-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000504-lessons_learned_npr.html The unemployment rate in Tennessee is 10.8 percent--- twice as high as a year ago. Among the state's metropolitan areas, Knoxville is weathering the recession well. Business analysts say Knox County's diverse economic base means its booms are modest--- as... 504@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-05T05:52:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/10/000503-jeffrey_kovac_refusing_war_affirming_peace.html Until World War Two, conscientious objectors drafted for military service in the US generally had two options: serving in the military as non-combatants or dodging the draft, often meaning prison time. In 1940, the Quakers, the Church of the... 503@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-10-01T09:41:31-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/09/000501-a_war_widows_struggle.html A Maryville family is living a bureaucratic nightmare. In August 2008, Marine Sergeant Michael Ferschke was killed in battle in Iraq. He left behind his new Japanese bride, pregnant with his son. The couple had been married, by proxy, only... 501@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-09-28T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/09/000500-dr_frederick_frese.html Mental Health Provider Dr. Frederick Frese recently spoke to students at the University of Tennessee. Frese works with mentally ill patients in Akron Ohio. He brings a unique perspective to mental health care. He was diagnosed with Schizophrenia in 1968.... 500@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-09-24T16:24:54-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/09/000499-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_republican_senator_randy_mcnally.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned in June. The Assembly includes ten representatives of Knox County districts: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year term.... 499@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-09-21T08:42:59-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/09/000498-photographer_brian_wagner_and_sound_booth.html Knoxville photographer Brian Wagner's latest project is called Sound Booth. The collection is currently showing at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville. In October, a smaller version of the show will move to The Square Room on Knoxville's Market... 498@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-09-18T09:37:01-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/09/000496-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_republican_house_representative_harry_brooks.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned in June. The Assembly includes ten representatives of Knox County districts: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year term.... 496@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-09-14T08:44:43-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/09/000495-a_streetcar_named_desire.html The Clarence Brown Theatre at the University of Tennessee opens its 35th season this evening with Tennessee Williams' classic play "A Streetcar Named Desire". Clarence Brown's Artistic Director Cal McLean is directing the play. And the iconic role of Blanche... 495@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-09-04T05:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/09/000493-dialogue_hospice.html For better or worse, the term "end of life" has managed to find a predominant place in our national conversation as of late. The health care overhaul has forced us to examine our mortality in a new light. How will... 493@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-09-02T13:00:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000492-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_democratic_house_representative_harry_tindell.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned June 12th. The Assembly includes ten representatives of Knox County districts: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year term.... 492@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-31T07:07:30-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000494-sam_ruby.html The Nashville-based singer/songwriter duo Sam & Ruby is kicking off their first tour in Knoxville tonight. Sam Brooker and Ruby Amanfu were friends for years before making music together. They come from very different backgrounds, yet discovered they were "musical... 494@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-28T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000491-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_republican_senator_tim_burchett.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned June 12th. The Assembly includes ten representatives of Knox County districts: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year term.... 491@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-24T08:28:52-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000490-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_republican_house_representative_bill_dunn.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned June 12th. The Assembly includes ten representatives of Knox County districts: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year term.... 490@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-17T08:57:26-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000489-david_patterson_on_knox_hmis.html In the mid-1990's, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development instituted the Homeless Management Information System, or HMIS, a computerized collection of data on the nation's homeless. The system has been implemented throughout the country, and has been used... 489@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-13T07:57:46-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000487-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_republican_house_representative_frank_niceley.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned June 12th. The Assembly includes ten representatives of Knox County districts: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year term.... 487@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-10T09:11:28-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000488-peer_mediation.html Knox County is looking at expanding a program, now in a handful of schools. It's a student-led conflict resolution method called "Peer Mediation". It's a technique used for more than 30 years all around the world. This week, teachers, administrators... 488@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-07T06:35:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000486-dialogue_jack_neely_on_knoxvilles_market_square.html Since 1854, Knoxville's Market Square has been a microcosm of the growing city that surrounds it. With as diverse a history as the city itself, Market Square brought together farmers and society people, buyers, sellers, artists, musicians, immigrants and native... 486@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-06T08:06:52-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/08/000485-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_democratic_house_representative_joe_armstrong.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned June 12th. The Assembly includes ten representatives of districts within Knox County: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year... 485@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-08-03T08:17:51-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/07/000483-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_republican_house_representative_stacey_campfield.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned June 12th. The Assembly includes ten representatives of districts within Knox County: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year... 483@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-07-27T08:41:25-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/07/000484-music_in_the_gardens.html One of Knoxville's best kept secrets is now out in the open. The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum has quietly grown from a local volunteer project into an historic destination. It spreads across the top of an Eastside ridge, five... 484@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-07-23T17:45:00-05:00 http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2009/07/000482-interview_series_knox_county_legislators_republican_state_senator_jamie_woodson.html The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned June 12th. The Assembly includes ten representatives of districts within Knox County: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year... 482@http://sunsite.utk.edu/wuot/mt/ 2009-07-20T04:33:29-05:00