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Bright & Early: Don’t Say #$% Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed the Tennessee Senate this weekend with a few changes, despite recent protests by Nashville students. The bill restricts educators from including instruction about homosexuality in lesson plans before 9th grade, though an added amendment does allow them to respond to questions about homosexuality from students. [...]
Bright & Early: While You Were Sleeping Edition
Good morning, Nashville. While most of us slept, we were under severe thunderstorm & tornado watches for the majority of the night. Surprise! Of course, that’s no surprise to you if you were A) Awakened by the crazy weather or B) Late to work because your alarm didn’t go off because you’re one of the [...]
Happy Hour: We Think His Tractor’s Sexy
We feel that Mayor Dean is simply not hardcore if he’s not out clearing snow with his John Deere tractor like the mayor of Minor Hill. [WSMV] Metro Schools will be closed for the third day this week on Wednesday, which is unfortunate as they used up their last allotted snow day today. [WTVF & [...]
Happy Hour: Play Us Out
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey totally got called out by Governor Phil this morning for giving too much attention to his campaign and not enough to his current gig at the legislature. “[W]hile the Legislature’s here,” the governor said, “I need a little more Ron Ramsey the speaker than Ron Ramsey the gubernatorial candidate.” [WTVF] According [...]
Bright & Early: Much Ado Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Tennessee House and Senate both passed resolutions yesterday opposing the new federal health care program. The House version, sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn and debated for two full hours, asked Congress not to pass the overhaul which actually passed several weeks ago. Rep. John DeBerry bowed out of the vote, choosing [...]
Bright & Early: Not Easy Being Green Edition
Good morning, Nashville. It’s no secret that Metro Schools are struggling a bit, and now they’re trying to attack the 73% graduation rate by creating a program to help incarcerated students finish their education. The “virtual high school” program will last anywhere from six weeks to a semester and will evaluate them to find out [...]
Bright & Early: Just Another Manic Monday Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We really love it when we can start off the week with some good news, like telling you that the TVA is doing something other than slinging toxic sludge all over our state and also some other states. They’re planning to lower our rates by another 4% starting July 1st, meaning that [...]
Bright & Early: Snip Snap, Snip Snap Edition
Good morning, Nashville. No drunk birds in the news this morning, but State Rep. Karen Camper (D-Memphis) did just file a bill pushing to get state regulation of vasectomies on the ballot. Best we can tell, the bill is basically a snarky response to all the talk about the state regulation of abortions. According to [...]
Bright & Early: Kids These Days Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Change is coming to the downtown branch of the Nashville Public Library in February. For some reason they’ve decided that opening a “Teen Wing” with a Wii and four giant plasma TVs in the middle of a library is a good idea. They say they’re doing it to encourage teens to start [...]
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