When Caron Ryalls was asked to sign consent forms so that her then 13-year-old daughter, Emily, could be vaccinated against cervical cancer, she assumed it was the best way to protect Emily’s long-term health. Yet the past four years have…
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Moonshine Still a Big Part of TN Culture
The city’s first jar of legal moonshine was sold July 3, 2010. Some saw the moment as a salute to independence, a shedding of antiquated laws that kept the region from telling an important part of its history. For others,…
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It has come to my attention that the Oakland A’s have a bullpen problem. It’s possible that you’ve noticed the same thing. In particular, they’re short on left-handed pitchers, as Sean Doolittle and Eric O’Flaherty are both on the disabled…
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Texas Flooding Causes Reflection in Nashville
As Texas reels from catastrophic flooding, this booming city on the Cumberland River is contemplating what to do to protect itself in the wake of its own disaster from five years ago, the May 2010 flood that killed 10 people and damaged or…
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