Daily Archives: March 11th, 2010
Happy Hour: Go Big Or Go Home
- The giant healthcare reform rally/tea party thing that was supposed to happen at West End Middle School today was somewhat of a bust today since the organizer was the only one who showed up. Oops? [Tennessean]
- Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s healthcare town hall meeting, however, was such a huge success that some folks had to be turned away. [WTVF]
- Claire Dickerson, the 14-year old Centennial High School student who was hit by a car yesterday, seems to be improving a bit and is not listed as critical but stable. [WTVF]
- And from the department of Way Too Cute, a 4-year old Shelbyville resident was named an honorary junior deputy state fire marshal today for alerting her grandparents to a fire in their home and probably saving a few lives. [WZTV]
- Clarksville’s 911 call centers now accept text messages, photos, and videos thanks to a shiny new technical upgrade. Hopefully we won’t be too far behind them. [WSMV]
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The giant healthcare reform rally/tea party thing that was supposed to happen at West End Middle School today was somewhat of a bust today since the organizer was the only one who showed up. Oops? [Tennessean]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s healthcare town hall meeting, however, was such a huge success that some folks had to be turned [...]
Bright & Early: Amnesty For All Of Us Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’re one of the folks who have helped rack up Nashville’s $26 million in unpaid traffic fines over the years, you might be in luck. Councilman Eric Crafton is proposing an amnesty program for anyone with minor violations in 2006, 2007, or 2008 who hasn’t paid their ticket(s) which would allow violators to get off the hook by only paying half of the fine. Because half of the revenue is better than none, right? Savor this, Nashville, as it is probably the only time we will see Councilman Crafton supporting any kind of amnesty initiative.
- Rally-O. Supporters of health care reform initiatives took to the streets yesterday near Centennial Park at rush hour, rivaled by a smaller group of counter-protesters. Today is also the day that folks are protesting Rep. Jim Cooper’s non-existent town hall on health care reform at West End Middle.
- Pig flew. Madison had a bit of a pig problem yesterday after a three of them busted out of their pen and promptly began terrorizing a neighborhood. On what is sure to be Metro’s favorite kind of call, it took a handful of officers about an hour to round up the offending swine.
- Bits & pieces. We thought anthrax scares were so 2001, but the Criminal Justice Center downtown had one of its own this morning … Shelbyville has become the latest in a long list of Tennessee cities to opt out of guns in parks … Memphis’ ex-mayor who stepped down last month has filed a petition to run again … This weekend is going to be hot.
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Good morning, Nashville. If you’re one of the folks who have helped rack up Nashville’s $26 million in unpaid traffic fines over the years, you might be in luck. Councilman Eric Crafton is proposing an amnesty program for anyone with minor violations in 2006, 2007, or 2008 who hasn’t paid their ticket(s) which would allow [...]
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