According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional deficiencies are rampant in over-fed/undernourished America. Just a sampling from the USDA list of essential nutrients that are not consumed in sufficient amounts by a percentage of the population includes vitamin…
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Metro Transit Authority Enters 21st Century With Bus Tracking App!
Get out your iPhones, Nashville bus riders. Metro’s real-time bus app is almost here. After talks first began five years ago, the Metro Transit Authority is preparing a “soft launch” in December of new real-time information capability that will enable…
Read MoreThanksgiving Special: How To Get Diabetes Quickly and Easily
When you look at a food label you’re presented with a few different things. Fat, sugar, carbohydrates and nutrients are all clearly labeled, with either a percentage or a measurement of how much that food item contains. These guides can…
Read MoreAre Middle Class Tennesseans Angry and Resentful?
The American Power Elite may yet discover that throw the bums out applies to all existing Establishment parties and Elites. As I have often noted, historian Michael Grant identified profound political disunity in the ruling class as a key cause…
Read MoreProminent Black Professor Disputes Conventional Wisdom on Slavery
It is amazing how many different ways the same thing can be said, creating totally different impressions. For example, when President Barack Obama says that defeating ISIS is going to take a long time, how is that different from saying…
Read MoreThe Worst Traffic Jams in the Nashville Area
You may be familiar with these two traffic clogs in Nashville’s inner highway loop. In fact, if you’re doing any traveling out of town this week, you just might get caught in them: Interstate 24 east of the Cumberland River…
Read MoreHow To Make a Perfect Hot Toddy
Few things are quite as satisfying as a Hot Toddy on a cold day. But if you ask each of your friends how to make one, chances are you’ll get some version of a recipe that includes a combination of…
Read MoreShould Tennessee Doctors Be Allowed to Carry Firearms?
One word: gun. That is all it takes to spark a debate between two very different camps. One end of the spectrum feels guns are an evil haunting the nation by their mere existence, and they need to be dealt…
Read MoreDespite Growing Bubble, Local Property Values Continue to Rise
Nashville has become a city of construction cranes, a place where tall condos have uprooted one-story buildings and where neighborhoods once avoided are today the prize of developers. Now, the red-hot real estate market is expected to lead to a…
Read MoreWatch as Nashville Children Fail the ‘Stranger Test’
You think your child is safe, but your life can change in an instant. Monday night on News 2 at 10, we have an investigation that, for parents, may be an eye-opener. News 2 teamed up with Metro police to…
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