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Bright & Early: Live Like We’re Drying Edition

11 May 2010 | 10:30 am
Author: Christy Frink

Good morning, Nashville. According to the Tennesseans who have been dealing with FEMA over the past few days, help is arriving surprisingly fast. Tales of two-day application turnarounds, speedy inspectors and quick payments through direct deposit seem to be the norm. FEMA officials were also on-hand last night for two community meetings in Bellevue and [...]

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Bright & Early: Can’t Win For Losing Edition

22 May 2009 | 9:00 am
Author: Christy Frink

Good morning, Nashville. Governor Phil is none too pleased with a fancy lobbying group called Families USA released a report yesterday that found all sorts of things wrong with CoverTN, our state’s public health insurance program. Among other things, the report claimed that the program is “likely to leave enrollees with high bills and lack [...]

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Bright & Early: Takes A Village Edition

20 May 2009 | 9:30 am
Author: Christy Frink

Good morning, Nashville. Police are still looking for the suspect in Monday night’s fatal shooting at Maplewood High School’s graduation ceremony. Though they picked up a guy who matched the discription on Tuesday morning, he was released after questioning. They believe that the shooting was probably gang-related, and Metro School officials are saying that something [...]

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The Weekendist: So Many Crawfish, So Little Time Edition

15 May 2009 | 3:00 pm
Author: Christy Frink

FRIDAY Merrell Crawfish Boil, LP Field, 4 pm. Ticket prices are jacked up and you’ll have to sit through some pretty awful music to get to anything decent, but tonight’s lineup includes Here Come The Mummies, Candlebox, Souljaboy, Flyleaf, and Offspring. $29.50/single-day pass, $49.50/two-day pass. GWAR, Exit/In, 9 pm. If giant monster costumes, buckets of [...]

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Bright & Early: Are We Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Edition

13 March 2009 | 9:00 am
Author: Christy Frink

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 [...]

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