Tag Archives: obama
Happy Hour: Long Way Down
‘Tis the week for chemical spills, it seems: A Chattanooga wastewater plant employee was seriously burned after around one ton of chlorine leaked inside a containment building. [WZTV]
The TBI has released a sketch of the woman who is being accused of posing as an immigration enforcement agent, stabbing a woman, and stealing her 4-day old [...]
Happy Hour: Sky Blue Sky
The Tea Party rally downtown ended up drawing upwards of a thousand people today to protest Obama’s policies, though it was “a much smaller turnout” than the one back in April. [WKRN]
The feds think that our air is gross enough that they’ve just handed TDOT $2 million to stop polluting it so much. TDOT plans [...]
Bright & Early: Waaaaambulance Edition
Good morning, Nashville. After the Security & Exchange Commission’s ruling last week about how the TVA needs to stop polluting North Carolina, the kind folks at the TVA are whining about how fixing the problem will increase their expenses. Nevermind that they just spilled a billion gallons of toxic sludge in East Tennessee. Nevermind that [...]
Happy Hour: Yes He Did
Gail Kerr from the Tennessean gives us a good roundup of lucky Nashvillians who made it to DC for the inauguration. [Tennessean]
Jack Daniels knows how to celebrate- For the first time in a long long time, they’ve rolled out the inauguration barrel with some presidential whiskey. Not that we’ll ever get to drink it but [...]
Bright & Early: This Day In History Edition
Good morning, Nashville. So today’s the day, huh? We’re having a tough time tearing ourselves away from the inauguration coverage long enough to peruse the local headlines, so we’re going to keep it short this morning. Happy Inauguration Day!
MLK day. Hundreds of Nashvillians turned out for the MLK march down Jefferson Street yesterday, which for [...]
Happy Hour: The David Briley Show!
After going back and forth a few times, Eric Crafton has decided that he’s definitely not showing up for the English Only debate with David Briley on NPT and definitely isn’t sending someone into the fire in his place. So uh, looks like David Briley will be arguing with himself. [Pith In The Wind]
The [...]
Bright & Early: We’ve Got High Hopes Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Governor Phil thinks Tennessee has great potential to become the next Silicon Valley–of green companies? You can’t blame us for being just a little bit skeptical, but the governor has been working hard to encourage businesses to use Energy Star-rated appliances, draw some alternative energy producers to the state, and figure out [...]
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