Tag Archives: special election
Happy Hour: Counting Some Heads
A big shout-out to the 69% of Tennesseeans who have turned in their US Census forms! So far, we’ve matched the rate at which we turned them in back in the 2000 Census. The core counties, however, still have a long way to go. [Tennessean] Lots of flights have been disrupted by that whole volcanic [...]
Election Madness, Part Deux: Get Out And Vote! [English Only]
Today’s the big election day for the English Only special ballot initiative, so be sure to take advantage of it this morning since you probably chipped in for the $350K it’s costing us to have it in the first place. Polls open at 7am today and will remain open until 7pm, which means you’ve got [...]
Electiontime: What’s The Big Deal About English Only?
Early voting is already underway for English Only referendum, meaning that both sides are ramping up their efforts for getting out the vote. Yard signs are popping up, TV commercials are airing during the evening news, folks are knocking on our doors, we’re getting robocalls and emails from Mayor Dean, and it’s all sort of [...]
Happy Hour: Beauty Is Pain
The city’s attempts to, uh, beautify Main Street in East Nashville (good luck with that!) might actually just be causing a bunch of traffic accidents. [WSMV] Some parts of Tennessee got as many as 6 inches of rain yesterday! Tonight, we might be getting some snow. [WTVF] The Metro Council is trying real hard to [...]
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