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Happy Hour: Cleaning Up Messes

The state advisory board that was supposed to be looking more into last year’s TVA ash spill in Kingston released a 17-page report saying that we need tighter control over ash ponds and we’re not quite sure how this is information is new. [WSMV]
It doesn’t look like we’re going to get any... more »

Bright & Early: Tennessee Shuffle Edition

Good morning, Nashville. Last night brought some big news on the Tennessee political front with 30-year U.S. Rep. John Tanner deciding not to run for reelection in 2010. Within a matter of hours, Tennessee state senator Roy Herron dropped his bid for governor and announced that he’s running for... more »

Happy Hour: Hot Diggity Dog

A Metro charter school bus driver accidentally left a 7-year old on the bus all day yesterday. The kid fell asleep, the driver didn’t notice, and then when the driver figured out what had happened, he tried to bribe the kid to keep quiet with a hot dog–a hot dog!–which is actually what tipped... more »

Knowing The Facts: HIV/AIDS In Nashville [World AIDS Day]

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Knowing The Facts: HIV/AIDS In Nashville [World AIDS Day]

If you’ve made a trip or two around the internet this morning, you probably know that it’s World AIDS Day. Though we’ll see a great deal of focus today on the HIV/AIDS crisis in the third world, we want to take a moment to remember the folks living with the disease right here in Nashville... more »

Happy Hour: Not-So-Cyber Monday

Tennessee would like to remind you that you can’t use that whole Cyber Monday thing to avoid state sales tax. Even if the site doesn’t charge you anything up front, you’re still supposed to e-file. [WTVF]
Our neighbors to the north in Kentucky are getting a brand new country-ish music festival... more »