Fox News – by John Roberts
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Spring rains cascade over the lip of the Norris Dam in a torrent of white foam and spray. A hundred yards downriver from this concrete waterfall, people stop at the little park to record the scene on their smart phones or digital cameras. It is an image made for a postcard — a remarkable marriage of nature and technology. And a centerpiece of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Created in 1933 by President Roosevelt, the TVA brought electricity to Appalachia, with the goal that wiring up Tennessee, parts of North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi would help bring prosperity to an impoverished region. Continue reading “Obama faces resistance in bid to unload popular southern utility giant”