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Bright & Early: Elephants In The Room Edition
Good morning, Nashville. After firing their CEO and being sued by one of the original founders, the Hohenwald Elephant Sanctuary is hoping to get a fresh start and take on a bigger role of educating the public about elephants. Located about 80 miles southwest of here, they take in old, sick or injured elephants from [...]
Happy Hour: Keep Calm And Carry On
We are happy to report that after watching Mayor Dean’s State of the Metro address, the libraries won’t be cutting back to 20 hours per week, brush removal is still going to happen, and the school budget will be completely funded. And Sevier Park is getting a community center. [WKRN] And now for the real [...]
Bright & Early: Take That Back Edition
Good morning, Nashville. On the heels of Governor Phil’s announcement of widespread TennCare cuts, many hospitals are speaking out and comparing the cuts to Armageddon and declaring that “people will die” if they actually go into effect. Among the most devastating, they say, is the $10,000 cap on hospital stays for TennCare patients. This essentially [...]
Bright & Early: Then He Waved Goodbye Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Icy roads and stranded cars and roof collapsing aside, we have to say that we’re pretty sad to see #TheSituation2010 come to an end. We saw some creative snowmen, truly impressive sledding stunts (and some hilarious improvised sleds, and some nuns sledding…), Tokyo Cool Springs Mall drifting, citywide snowball fights and tasty [...]
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