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46 Medicaid plan still up in air coverage gap His income enough to Medicaid program Obamacare came and I went to sign His wife who has epilepsy and other chronic health problems spoke next people in Tennessee are pro-life but it's not possible to be pro-life if you deny people access to the health care they Haslamsays DC dragging feet on deal By Richard Locker lakErOknaxnewuom 865-342-6340 NASHVILLE Lafry and Linda Drain of Maryville took turns at a microphone telling how they separated last December after 33 years of marriage so she could remain on TennCare qualify for the federal subsidies tl that would enable him to buy private health insurance on the federal insurance exchange or marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act And because Tennessee expanded Medicaid which the ACA intended to cover the working poor who qualify under traditional Medicaid he covered there either Last rally was up last year I found that I made $5000 too little to qualify Shortly after that I found that the income I do have (about $11000 a year from Social Secu? rity early retirement) was going to take away my Larry Drain said at a rally Nov 10 outside the Tennessee Capitol where about four dozen people urged state officials to expand Med- icaid need Many people in -fa Tennessee are pro-family It is not possible to be pro-family if you force married couples to split up in order couples to split up in order to maintain their health she said She remains covered but her husband falls into jW-t-i NT Occasional rain this morning More weather on 2A THE LATEST IN LIGHTS Dazzle the neighborhood with new holiday display TECH 1C NASCAR CHAMPION Kevin Harvick caps magical first season at Stewart-Haas Racing with Sprint Cup championship SPORTS IB GETTING A TASTE OF ET Atlf Khan and Sidra Fatima had no idea what they were In for when they applied for an exchange program that would take them from Pakistan to East Tennessee Except for one small issue they've been pleasantly surprised LOCAL 12A 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Act or but would instead pursue federal approval for an alternative approach Sta MEDICAID 6A Islamic State beheads another Victim was US aid worker former Ranger By Diaa Hadid Associated Press BERUT-The Islamic State group released a video Sunday of a masked militant standing over a severed head it claimed was Peter Kassig a former US er-turned-aid worker who was Peter Kassig taken hostage while delivering relief supplies to Syrians caught in that brutal civil war Hours later the White House confirmed death after a review of the video which also showed the mass beheadings of a dozen Syrian soldiers The 26-year-old Kassig who returned to the Middle East to help wounded and displaced Syrians taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with President Barack Obama said in a statement He denounced the extremist group which he said "revels in the slaughter of innocents including Muslims and is bent only on sowing death and destruction" With death the Islamic State group has killed five Westerners it was holding American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were beheaded as were British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning Unlike previous videos of slain Western hostages the footage released Sunday did not show the decapitation of Kassig or the moments leading up to his death is Peter Edward Kassig a US citizen who fought against the Muslims in said the black-clad militant who spoke with a tthatw: torted in the video appar-lidenti- ently to disguise his i ty Previous videos featured a militant with a British accent that the FBI says it has undocumented prepare to apply for work permits many who have long toiled illegally in the US have a message for said 19-year-old Adriana Sanchez the daughter of Eleazar and Gaby Sanchez support what doing It would help not just students but everybody that needs it like our Expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would pave the way for 'children many parents of i who are American citizens or legal residents to procure proper employment credentials and no longer live inconstant fear of de- portation Not so fast say many Karla McKanders associate professor of law at the University of Tennessee talks Saturday with Maria Gutierrez left and Blanca Arce about applying for deferred removal House Republicans expanding the DACApro-who are looking to block gram funding for any White House executive actions SBBIMMI6RAHON12A removal with the help of the figures typically posted on Fridays put Tennessee drivers face to face with driving dangers The campaign continues this year and on Friday signs showed 842 Tennessee roadway fatalities this year compared with 884 through the same date in 2013 Transportation departments across the nation have created clever communications to grab drivers' attention Although Jensen said hard to measure the effectiveness of the campaign even fatality is one too many so now imagine 800 SBB SIGNSUA If Obama acts ByMikaBlackMby Special to the News Sentinel Emotions run high in 'the close-knit family of Eleazar Sanchez of Knoxville as they eagerly await a soon-expected announcement from President Barack Obama of a sweeping revamping of the immigration enforcement system in the United States The red-siren issue which has further divided Republicans and Democrats and drawn battle lines across the country could protect millions of unauthorized and undocumented immigrants from deportation and provide work permits for TDOT TAKING ATOLL A look at year-to-date traffic fatalities in selected Tennessee counties as of Nov 14 (compared to 2013): Kook 46 (-5) Anderson: 16 (7) 19 (-1) n7(4) 11 (4) 8(l) Sevier: 15 (1) Union: 3(0) Davidson: 52 (-6) Hamilton: 40 (6) Shelby: 96 (10) Statewide: 842 (-42) 'SnAnllm signs demand attention 5 i-Vj clever message can get people talking and having a conversation even for a Jensen said The digital interstate signs display a variety of different messages They allow the transportation department to inform drivers about accidents road conditions and special events They also present a unique medium to talk about public safety issues such as using seat belts drinking and driving' and 5 attention to the road By Jasslca BUss ThfUemesstan When driving a request: Keep your on the road and your head out of your apps" That is the latest digital road-sign quip from' Department of Transportation which continues its communications campaign designed to grab attention and possibly change driving habits Though some may think 's a little the most ift i important thing with the play on words is to draw attention TDOT community relations officer Heather Jensen said Some displays such as the count of state traffic fatalities have in the past caused controversy The xP-'lV' Sm VIDEO 9A a fr.