Etymology is fun! It’s especially fun to learn about the quaint old-fashioned practices that gave rise to some of the words we use. Stereotype comes from printing, hard-up comes from sailing, pipe dream comes from opium dens. Cultural practices change,…
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Nashville Sounds’ Venditte to Make MLB History
For the first time since a single inning in 1995, and only the second time in the modern era of baseball, a major-league pitcher will throw with both arms. The Oakland Athletics reportedly recalled switch-pitching reliever Pat Venditte from Triple-A…
Read MoreMayor’s Budget Cuts Lead to Early Voting Chaos
Currently in chaos” is the way Davidson County Election Commissioner Tricia Herzfeld described early voting just two months out from a critical mayoral election. It’s the latest response to the unprecedented action taken Wednesday by the Election Commission as it…
Read MoreTN Won’t Change Birth Certificates for Transgendered
Since Vanity Fair tweeted its latest magazine cover on Monday, the Caitlyn Jenner story has been the talk of the country. The Nashville transgender community hopes the conversation will help lead to changes here in Tennessee, among them a long-standing…
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