Tag Archives: public health
Bright & Early: Out Of Our Shell Edition
Good morning, Nashville. While we’re busy wading knee-deep through cicada skeletons, Metro is ramping up its War on Mosquitoes by sending out the Health Department troops to look for properties with breeding grounds and set up traps to identify the ones that carry West Nile. Last year’s mosquito problem was pretty terrible with all the [...]
Bright & Early: Back To Work Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Federal disaster unemployment claims are expected to reach nearly double of what the Department of Labor originally projected. About 400 folks qualify for this kind of assistance, and that only includes those who are self-employed, farmers, or in other situations where they don’t qualify for regular state-funded unemployment insurance benefits, for which [...]
Happy Hour: Hold On, Y’all. We Got This. [Flood 2010]
It’s been another long day for Music City, but the waters are receding and the real work is underway. Here’s some of the latest news from around the midstate: President Obama finally declared us a disaster area, meaning that flood victims are now eligible to receive FEMA aid. To apply, call (800) 621-FEMA. The rumors [...]
Bright & Early: In Like A Lion, Out Like A Pig Edition
Good morning, Nashville. According to the latest reports, H1N1 rates in Tennessee are on the decline. Unfortunately that doesn’t apply to the other eleventy-billion strains of the flu, which health officials expect to flare up after the holiday season. Moral of the story: You may want to think about getting the flu shot if you [...]
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