High Winds Knock Out Power in at Least 6 States

High Winds almost reaching forces of a hurricane has knocked down trees and power lines in at least 6 states across the United States. A 92 mph wind gust was recorded at Allegheny County Airport. A construction...

Kidnapped Children Found After 20 Years

Police arrest a man in San Jose, Calif., in the 1989 kidnapping of his two grandchildren. Now those children who are now adults will meet their parents after almost 20 years. The grandfather said both parents had...

A Letter to the Metropolitan Council

Dear Metro Council: I am deeply concerned that this English Only proposal would be entertained by what should be a knowing and cultured public.  Apparently, those Nashvillians who are neither thoughtful...

Tenn. Gov. Bredesen denies Cabinet rumors

" Gov. Phil Bredesen, amid swirling speculation about whether he will be called upon to serve in President Barack Obama's Cabinet, will deliver his annual State of the State speech today. For days, Bredesen's name has surfaced in various media reports as a possible...

Frist set to launch 'community-driven' education initiative

" He'll roll out plan in a few weeks By Lucas L. Johnson II • ASSOCIATED PRESS • February 6, 2009 Former Sen. Bill Frist says K-12 education is falling short in Tennessee, and he plans to launch a "community-driven" initiative to improve it. The Nashville Republican...

Winter storms in the US cause deaths and school closures

Winter storms across the United States are causing school closures and have even been responsbile for a few deaths. School districts in Olympia, Maryland, Dallas, Austin, Houston and Arlington could all be...

UT's Pat Summitt goes for 1,000th win

" By Bryan Mullen • THE TENNESSEAN • February 2, 2009 KNOXVILLE — The office is very small, unfussy. It lacks any hint of pretentiousness. There's an old clock radio, two small trophy cases, family...

Davidson County sheriff spoke at white supremacist dinner

" Hall says he didn't know 'conservative' group's views By Chris Echegaray • THE TENNESSEAN • January 31, 2009 Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall was a guest speaker for a white supremacist group that condemns immigration, warns against interracial relationships and...

Career centers will serve jobless in Tennessee

" A new option to file an unemployment claim will be launched Thursday. The state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development will hold small group sessions at its 22 Career Centers statewide to help relieve the state's overloaded telephone network for processing claims....

TVA Spin Doctors Accidentally Release Wrong Memo, Admit to Tox...

"What began as a monumental public relations blunder became a wonderful and informative lesson on spinning environmental catastrophes when TVA accidentally released a draft of its ash slide talking points--replete with edits--to the Associated Press. The document is dated the...

Mental Patients Gassed in Florida, by Mary Neal

As a child, I watched a movie that presented a shocking display of man's inhumanity to man, and it impressed me for life:  The Diary of Anne Frank.  It awakened me to the fact...

Best Friends Differences and All

A touching story of Bella & Tara.   Over the many years  Elephants have come to  the Elephant Sanctuarty in TN  to live out the remander of their lives.    Elephants are alwasy in pairs.   But, one...

Tennesee

On December 22, 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Kingston coal-fired power plant spilled more than one billion gallons of wet coal fly ash over 300 acres near Harriman, TN. The spill destroyed...

Ashhole: the Tennessee Valley coal-ash spill

On this week’s episode of Living at the Barricades, Mark and Krystyn speak with Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen on his first-hand experience documenting and sampling the fallout from the massive spill of...

Stray bullet falls out of baby's diaper in church

"Stray bullet falls out of baby's diaper in church The following story comes from KFVS Sister Station WMC in Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC-TV) - 7-month-old Mi-Asia Anderson was all smiles on New Year's Day, but her screams filled the sanctuary of Greater Faith Tabernacle...

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