Tag Archives: health care reform
Happy Hour: Fatter Than The Fattest Tuesday
The Nashville Electric Service just about gave everyone a heart attack today, or at least those who receive their bills by email, when they sent out bills in excess of $1,500 by accident. The glitch has since been fixed and people should be receiving corrected bills within the next few days. [WSMV] Meteorologists are calling [...]
Happy Hour: Phone It In
Walmart has apparently bought up the building that used to house the Expo Design Center near 100 Oaks, from which we can infer that there will probably be a new Walmart there soon. [Tennessean] Someone is posing as a representative from the Metro Health Department is calling restaurants to set up fake health inspections. But [...]
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: Giant Scary Fish Ahoy Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys having new things to fear in life, let’s discuss the Asian Carp invasion here in Middle Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency is warning boaters that these fish, which were imported into the states for catfish farms in the 1980s, have been spotted in [...]
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 [...]
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