Tag Archives: economy
Bright & Early: Look Out Below Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the past couple of years, most of us have a pretty good idea of how difficult the job market has been. The summer job market has also been hit pretty hard by the recession, since a lot of professional adults have had to clamor for [...]
Bright & Early: Are We Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Finally, we have some good news for you: a recent study by Johns Hopkins University showed that Tennessee’s graduation rates increased more than any other state between 2002 and 2006. Not that we think Metro Nashville Public Schools had much to do with this, but we’re happy to see our kiddos finishing [...]
Bright & Early: Some Cheese With That Whine Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Things are looking good for the the wine-in-grocery-store bills that are currently making their way through the TN legislature. Representatives of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission have said that they could definitely handle the oversight and financial burden of adding anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 new licensed stores, which would force them [...]
Bright & Early: A World Of Pain Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The TVA ash spill is set to be heard in the US Senate today, but since there aren’t any federal regulations that dictate how you’re supposed to dispose of coal ash, it’s doubtful that anything will happen. This, of course, means that we the customers will probably be footing the bill for [...]
Bright & Early: We’re Melting Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re still reeling from our massive snow storm yesterday which resulted in the dusting of the century. Of course, most of us don’t get to enjoy the snow day, but it was pretty while it lasted. Now that all the precipitation is on its way out, we’re looking at blue skies for [...]
Happy Hour: Lies, Lies, Lies
We were about to tell you that the Tennessean lied to us today when they told us we wouldn’t see any snow accumulation, but then we realized they did that whole thing where they switch out the story after they realize it’s inaccurate. As of now, the Nashvillest HQ is blanketed in white. [Tennessean] Someone [...]
Happy Hour: In Which We Tighten Our Belts
Governor Phil, for whom we have a new-found respect after learning that he doesn’t accept a salary, will be severely scaling back his holiday party since Tennessee’s economy (along with the other 49 states) is in pretty dire straits. [Tennessean] Not all the Titans are celebrating this week–defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is looking at a [...]
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