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Delegates to the Republican National Convention, as well as Democrat Barack Obama, reacted sympathetically Monday to the disclosure that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unmarried teenaged daughter is pregnant. But others said the revelation raised questions about John McCain's judgment.

John McCain's vice presidential pick is first-term Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.

Palin, who's 44, brings working class roots and appeal to female voters, becoming only the second female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket, a first for the GOP.

Do you think she's a good choice or would you have preferred someone else?

A teen student, Ryan McDonald, 15, died Thursday morning after he was shot at Central High School shortly before school started.

Another teen student, Jamar Siler, 15, is charged with his murder.

At open houses for Knox County schools Thursday night, some parents raised the question of how to make schools more secure, including whether metal detectors are needed.

What do you think?

The TVA board has approved a 20 percent rate hike for electric bills this fall.

Add to that an earlier rate hike in April and gas prices higher than six months ago and families could soon see bills go up $1,700 a year.

How are these price hikes affecting you?

College presidents from around 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.

The movement called the Amethyst Initiative began quietly recruiting presidents more than a year ago to provoke national debate about the drinking age.

What do you think?

The judge declared a mistrial Friday morning, on the third day of deliberations in a federal trial about an Anderson County High School policy against wearing the Confederate flag.

Former student Tommy Defoe filed a lawsuit suing the Anderson County School Board and three administrators and resulting in the trial.

"Students should be allowed to wear the Confederate battle flag in school and that's basically all I want to do is lift the ban," Defoe told 6 News.

Several East Tennessee school systems went back to class on Monday. 6 News wants your feedback on how the first day went. Did everything go as planned or were there any challenges or ongoing concerns you'd like to share?

On January 31, 2007, Knox County commissioners appointed 12 new officeholders to replace elected officials who lost their jobs due to a ruling by the state Supreme Court on term limits. That day has become known to many as "Black Wednesday" because, they say, it was a day filled with back-room deals and violations of the state’s Sunshine Law. Later, a Knox County judge agreed, ruling that the appointments were illegal.

6 News wants to know if the events of Black Wednesday and the revelations that came out of the Sunshine Lawsuit Trial persuaded to you take a closer look at this year’s election. Vote in our poll and share your opinion about what has happened in county government for the last two years.

With concerns over high gas prices and the impact on Knox County's budget, some officials are questioning the number of vehicles the government uses.

Four take-home SUVs are used by Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale and his senior staff.

What do you think about the number and type of vehicles they're using?

Tell us if the rising prices are changing your plans whether it's something you do each year or a trip you thought about taking.