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Bright & Early: Happy Birthday, Al Gore Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We were trying to ignore the whole Al Gore Earth Hour saga, but in honor of his birthday today, we’ll give you the rundown. In case you’ve missed it, Drew Johnson, head of libertarian thinktank Tennessee Center for Policy Research, went lurking around Al’s mansion in Bellevue Belle Meade during Earth Hour [...]
Bright & Early: Wrong Place Wrong Time Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’ve been following the news from Mumbai since the terrorist attacks last week that killed 192 people. Two Nashville women, visiting the country for a meditation conference, were among the injured but both are expected to be well enough to come home within the next few days. Andi Varagona, for CMT producer [...]
Kind Of A Big Deal: Nashville’s Homeless
It’s probably safe to say that most of us have felt the squeeze of the poor economy whether you’re doing battle with the housing market or just funneling your savings into your gas tank every week. With Tennessee unemployment rates at a 15-year high and the rising cost of pretty much everything, more people are [...]
Bright & Early: Huddled Masses Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’ve been keeping score in Councilman Eric Crafton’s English First debate, he’s now saying that he has half of the 10,000 signatures he needs to get the ordinance on the ballot this November. If it passes, it’ll require that all city business, communications and publications have to take place in English. [...]
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