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Bright & Early: Donuts On The Brain Edition
Good morning, Nashville, and happy Donut Day! Things got pretty tense at last night’s Metro Council meeting, where council members interrogated Metro Schools officials about their plan to lay off 600 custodians and 24 office workers in addition to doling out significant pay cuts to bus drivers. The plan, which will save MNPS an estimated [...]
Bright & Early: Unlikely Help Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Most of us have heard the story about group of inmate volunteers who saved the Omohundro water treatment facility from flooding with their mad sandbagging skills. News Channel 5 takes a closer look at what happened that day and finds that some inmates worked as many as 36 hours straight shoveling 500 tons [...]
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: It Ain’t Over Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Life at the Spring Hill GM plant has been a rollercoaster over the past few months with the announcement that production would halt indefinitely after November and the subsequent loss of the bid for GM’s new smaller car. The latest talk involves several new manufacturing possibilities that could keep the plant open. [...]
Bright & Early: How They Really Feel Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you were hoping to take a cab this morning, you’re probably out of luck. After the 100-person taxi strike yesterday, the other 400+ Nashville cab drivers are planning to follow suit this morning. Instead, you’ll find them rallying outside Mayor Dean’s office downtown at the courthouse in hopes of meeting with [...]
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