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Bright & Early: Race To The Top Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The votes are in and now here’s the news you have all been waiting for: Basil Marceaux managed to run away with 3,505 votes, which is less than 1% of the total. The members of illustrious staff were kind enough to let him record a “consolation speech” and are already pimping him [...]
Bright & Early: Keep On Singin’ Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Metro is looking at an ordinance that would throw some additional flood recovery money at Gaylord; the only catch is that it can only be used to fix the Grand Ole Opry House and not the Opryland Hotel. While the damage estimate for the hotel is about 10 times that of the [...]
Happy Hour: Things To Frown About
Our hearts go out to Knoxville today where a fourth grade teacher decided to bust into Inskip Elementary School and gun down the principal and assistant principal. Neither were killed, though Elisa Luna, who’s actually the daughter of former state Senator Jerry Cooper, is still listed in critical condition. No children were in the school [...]
Tax-Free Weekend: Recession Schmession
Tomorrow marks the start of Tennessee’s one lonely annual Sales Tax Holiday, also known as Tax-Free Weekend. From August 7-9, the following items are sales tax free: Computers under $1,500 Clothing under $100 School supplies under $100 So get out there and spend that money you don’t have, because we’re in a recession! Take a [...]
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