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Reality TV-style debates make us dumber
I hadn’t watched any of the some 16 Republican debates until the one in Florida a week ago, preferring to see the Monday morning quarterbacking and the know-it-alls provide analysis after the debate.
After watching the Florida debate, I’m glad I chose not to watch the others and may not watch more.
I seriously hope children aren’t [...]
DC’s Groundhog Day over and over again
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray’s character wakes up each morning to the same event – Punxsutawney Phil wandering out of his Gobbler’s Knob home to predict whether or not winter will last another six weeks.
Murray’s character is a television reporter who goes nuts first then figures it all out in the end to [...]
It’s not all one man’s fault
The continuing economic slump is all one man’s fault. It’s the same man’s fault that the country is $15 trillion in debt, every nickel of it.
That’s the common refrain among conservatives and we will hear it plenty as Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney tries to run off his competition for the honor of trying to [...]
To change or not to change
Change. It’s a word that can be used many ways.
You can change your mind, change your clothes, change the color of your house, change diapers and so on.
In the political arena, however, politicians of all stripes have sucked the marrow out of the word to make it virtually meaningless and empty. Politicians stand on the [...]
Analysis: Craddock’s Exit Leaves Dean to Shadow Box
With Metro Councilman Michael Craddock out of the race for mayor, now may be the time county voters to consider making a mayoral term longer and limiting to a single term.
That’s probably oversimplifying and perhaps extreme but for the third time in two decades a mayor is going to run largely unopposed for a second [...]
Fairgrounds Issue to be on Ballot
After a close call with petitions being tossed out for various reasons, the Metro Election Commission approved putting the Tennessee State Fairgrounds on the Aug. 4 ballot. A key victory was lowering the required number of signatures needed from more than 15,000 to around 6,700.
The ballot is looking at retaining all activities at the fairgrounds. [...]
Fair Board’s Reversal, Who Won, Who Lost
What a circus the decision making process turned out to be for who would run this year’s Tennessee State Fair.
Monday, the Metro Fair Board reversed a several week old decision in what observers say was quite a show. There was no story in The Tennessean or the City Paper that the board dumped the Tennessee [...]
Dean’s Capital Budget Includes Sounds Ballpark
Mayor Karl Dean’s capital spending plan for 2011-2012 includes $55 million for a new Nashville Sounds ballpark.
That has started the chatter again about a new project in the next budget year. The funding line has been in the capital budget the past three years but few remember that. Generally, though, everyone has expected that the ballpark [...]
Bredesen Supporters Flock to Dean's Side
At one point, we wrote that Metro Councilman Jason Holleman would face the business community’s wrath because of his criticism of and vote against the new convention center.
We were wrong. It’s not the business community that is going after him but Mayor Karl Dean’s administration. That’s the view among observers. By now, nearly everyone has [...]
Fifth Third Buys a Belle Meade Branch
Fifth Third Bank has bought the old First State Bank location in the Belle Meade area, a spot Starbucks had considered for a location.
First State bought the property 4329 Harding Pike in 2006 from Regions Bank after the shuffle following Regions buying Union Planters. Regions moved down Harding to the former Union Planters location, which [...]
Enclave
- Metro Nashville Public Schools Director caught on tape saying modestly paid MNPS employees have sense of "entitlement" he intends to change
- Brentwood council member arrested in close proximity to North Nashville public schools, but not charged with the proximity code violation
- Planning staff recommends approval of 6th & Garfield development, calls location "West Nashville"
- Gail Kerr with the talking points on the "self-mutilation" of Brady Banks
- Despite an unforgiving political context, the council's resident reverend preaches forbearance for Brady Banks
- Crime alert: this one involves a council member
- Crime Alert: home invasion in the Buena Vista neighborhood
- Metro Police shut down single Occupy Nashville tent protest on the Courthouse Square
- Stand for Children - Tennessee brings in big gun from bygone Bredesen days to lobby its "education reform" cause
- Facebook is not a good neighbor, which is not good business
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