Tag Archives: undocumented immigrants
Happy Hour: God Speed, Which Is 35 MPH
Legendary Nashville radio DJ Gerry House signed off for the last time this morning and everyone was very sad, including us. [WSMV] With only a few weeks left in office, Governor Phil’s official portrait was unveiled today. He is apparently staring out a window with a pair of glasses in his hand, which sounds very [...]
Happy Hour: Raise Your Hand If You’re Wearing More Clothes Than This Guy
Good heavens, it’s cold! And it’s going to stay cold, for a while. So, you know, put on some clothes. [Nashville WX] Coach Fisher swears that the Titans are actually trying to win, despite what it may look like to any of us who have watched a game lately. ‘A’ for effort, we suppose. [City [...]
Bright & Early: Many Thanks Edition
Good morning, Nashville, and a special Veterans Day shout-out to our servicemen and women. Festivities will be underway in about an hour downtown with the annual Veterans Day parade down Broadway, stretching from 14th Ave. to 3rd Ave. So if you’re in the area, be aware of road closures and get out there and thank [...]
Happy Hour: Clear As Mud
State Rep. Mike Turner believes that a contracting company working on the Music City Center is using illegal immigrants to perform labor because he’s heard complaints from other workers about it. He also mentioned that he’s been to the construction site himself and seen people he suspects are illegal, though we’re not quite sure we [...]
Bright & Early: Giant Scary Fish Ahoy Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys having new things to fear in life, let’s discuss the Asian Carp invasion here in Middle Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency is warning boaters that these fish, which were imported into the states for catfish farms in the 1980s, have been spotted in [...]
Bright & Early: A Drop In The Bucket Edition
Good morning, Nashville. In the past we’ve often joked about the questionable state of the Cumberland River. Members of the Metro Council even swam across it once just to get us all to stop talking about how gross it is. Now residents of a neighborhood near Madison are complaining that some raw sewage from an [...]
Bright & Early: Outside Looking In Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The federal Government Accountability Office published a new report this week taking a good, hard look at the local immigration enforcement programs across the country including the one in Davidson County. Though Nashville’s 287(g) program resulted in the deportation of around 3,000 undocumented immigrants, the report questions whether it’s actually doing what [...]
Happy Hour: Booze, Snuggies & Other Miscellany
According to our Very Scientific Poll today, the people have spoken (all 62% of you) and Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey should be Tennessee’s official state beverage. So, um, Jack 4 State Bev! Quick, everyone start calling your legislators! Power to the people! And in the same vein of silliness, you heard it here first: We [...]
Bright & Early: In Wally’s World Edition
Good morning, Nashville. When we hear about drive-by shootings, Walmart isn’t the first location that comes to mind. But late last night, one car opened fire on another in the Nolensville Walmart parking lot (you know, the one that just got valet parking) and landed one man in the hospital with a bullet to the [...]
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