Panera Bread Co. has joined the growing number of restaurants and retailers asking customers to leave their guns at home. In a statement this week, the St. Louis-based company said: “Within our company, we strive to create Panera Warmth. This…
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State of TN Wastes $46k on Cheesy New State Logo
Say goodbye to the stars and flag and say hello to a little red square. The state of Tennessee is about to get a new logo, and it’s come at quite a cost. The Channel 4 I-Team has uncovered…
Read MoreWhen You’re Not a Mom on Mother’s Day
The first time I cried on Mother’s Day was in 2009. We were in our first year of marriage and just a few weeks prior, I thought I was pregnant. We were sure. I remember the night I told Zach…
Read MoreWhy Your BlueCross Premiums Are Going Up
It was widely reported last week that BlueCross plans to raise rates on individual health insurance policies an average of 36 percent in 2016. That is a big increase, which caught the eye of many health care consumers. Following are…
Read MoreWhile Legalization Inches Closer, Feds Thrilled to Bust Pot Heads
Fourteen people have been arrested in what federal agents called a massive drug trafficking operation out of California that has ties to Tennessee. Among the people arrested were three baggage handlers for Southwest Airlines. They are accused of sneaking bags…
Read MoreBoost Your Energy Naturally
ENERGY, more commonly lack of energy, is one of the most frequent complaints that I hear. Unfortunately, there is not one pill, or one answer that applies to everyone. Every cell in our body is ALIVE with electric energy that…
Read MoreThe Coming Water Wars
Water – An Interview with Jim Rogers Jim Rogers, Jr. is an American businessman, investor and author. He is currently based in Singapore. Rogers is the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. He was the co-founder of the…
Read MoreMedieval Peasants Were More Free Than Us
Charlemagne and his descendants were not able to sustain empire. There were many physical reasons for this – the difficulty of defending vast reaches, invasions by Vikings, Saracens, and Hungarians, etc. But the root of the demise was an idea…
Read MoreHow to Quit Your Job and Start a New Business With CrowdFunding
One friend helped Annie Klaver get into her corporate job, and 131 helped her get out. More specifically, 131 people pledged a total of $15,556 on Indiegogo, enabling Klaver to launch her new outdoor company, River Queen Voyages, this month….
Read MoreThe Best Restaurant in Nashville for Doing Deals
Walkking up to the house on Louise Avenue, I was looking for some outward sign. I half-expected the bricks at Jimmy Kelly’s to be glowing, radiating in some fashion, evidence of the power the steakhouse holds over Nashville. It was…
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