edited by: Kate,
Tennessee Editor
Senator Douglas Henry will deliver more than 60 new toys Saturday morning to the 61st Avenue United Methodist Church’s Last Minute Toy Store, 6018 New York Avenue in West Nashville. The toys were collected Dec. 17 at the Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus’ Holiday Party.
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You have to give Coca-Cola credit for marketing genius. Think about it…caramel colored, carbonated water with sugar and some mysterious flavorings. And around the world, it’s a hit. Coca-Cola has traveled with our troops, been dispensed from soda fountains at pristine drug stores, and plunked out the [...]
Sean Braisted on the Democratic missteps on health care:
We are now looking down the barrel at a $800bn plan that has the mandate he so eloquently argued against in his campaign, he’s joined Big Pharma in stopping drug re-importation, and all of this involving of Congress crap has led [...]
70 years ago today, Gone with the Wind made its debut in Atlanta, Georgia. Of course, for those fans of Hollywood's Golden Age like myself, 1939 stands out as a remarkable year indeed. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, The Women, Drums [...] The chief had harsh words for the Tennessee General Assembly. “I would hope (the legislature) would focus as much attention on keeping criminals behind bars as letting people go in bars with guns,” he said about the possibility prison terms may be reduced to help balance the state [...]
Dru Fuller reports from a Karl Dean speech to the League of Woman Voters:
“You know, I am a little bit nervous speaking,” Mayor Dean admitted to League members. “I’ve been talking about the convention center so much that when I walk down the street now people walk away from [...]
A report from Dru Fuller:
To celebrate Republican Pat Marsh winning House Dist. 62, GOP Chairman Chris Devaney fulfilled his campaign pledge by dancing to the Tennessee Waltz with Barbara Outhier at the Nashville Republican Women’s Christmas luncheon today.
After expressing his thanks for their help, Rep. Marsh gave the GOP [...]
"Governments around the world have spent billions of [dollars] on a drug that the scientific community now finds itself unable to judge," said Dr. Fiona Godlee, editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal, which published the article online Wednesday. The review was done by BMJ and Channel 4 News in [...]
Dru Fuller with the report from a Zach Wamp fundraiser from John Rich’s new home on Love Circle:
Wamp said the party, “transcends the old line money. This (fundraiser) greatly encouraging to me and my family.” He noted, “I am winning every metric of this campaign except the money chase [...]
Jennifer Brooks reporting:
Now a Vanderbilt professor has come out with a new book that argues that high-tech security measures, police officers in schools and zero-tolerance policies for drugs and violence do little to deter crime. In fact, Professor Torin Monahan argues, they may actually make students feel less safe, [...]
Eleven journalism organizations, including SPJ and NNA, are demanding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration end requirements that journalists and FDA employees notify or obtain permission from an agency official in order to conduct an interview. -- More.
I suppose there are some who would choose to be snarky [...]
Dru Fuller reports that Paul Shanklin will attend the Republican Women’s Dec. 9 Christmas luncheon at Richland Country Club:
Rush Limbaugh introduced Paul Shanklin, the “Man of Many Voices,” to his national audience of over 20 million. Shanklin will appear in Nashville at the GOP women’s lunch. He will do [...]
Erik Schelzig on Zach Wamp:
Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp of Chattanooga is the only candidate in the race without a college degree, but stresses how he overcame a destructive drug habit to build a career as a commercial and industrial real estate broker and to be elected to Congress [...]
He’s not a fan:
Marijuana is a very dangerous drug and the legalization of it is a controversial issue. Our nation is looking for ways to prevent our young people smoking cigarettes while also dealing with the enormous health costs associated with long-term smoking. If we were to simultaneously [...]
Senator Thelma Harper recently gave the keynote speech as area members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity celebrated their annual Founder’s Day.
“How honored I was to stand before this wonderful group of gentlemen,” Senator Harper said. “This year, Omega Psi Phi marks 98 years of lifting up [...]
It's Red Robin vs. Fuddruckers.
I haven't tried either one. Burgers just aren't part of my diet anymore. But until I do, I'll stick with the North Knox landmark, which I think may have been my only cheeseburger this year. And I blame that on the liberal [...]
Thank you for your interest in being present for the First National Tea Party Convention to be held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN February 4 -6, 2010. Press will be allowed in a designated section of the lobby of the convention only and will not [...]
