“Paternalistic, dictatorial and centralized.” These are some of the words in a scathing new audit used to describe the Metro Nashville Airport Authority, which oversees Nashville International Airport. The audit was completed in November by Georgia-based Greeley Pond Technologies, and…
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Ten Things You Must Know Before Filing Taxes
As a “tax guy” I follow the Taxgirl blog at Forbes of Kelly Phillips. Because her posts are practical, not philosophical, they can profitably be read by Americans of any political persuasion. A recent post of Kelly’s was titled “10…
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Even in Off-season, Titans Embarrass
nestly, I didn’t think about this story until so many of you asked about it. However, now that I am writing it, there are some definite reason for this rumor to be true. Watch the video here about the Tennessee…
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Local Lottery Winners Might Splurge On a Horse
The small-town Tennessee couple that bought one of three magic tickets splitting the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot says they don’t plan to quit their jobs or buy a new house. Their daughter, however, wants a horse. After appearing on…
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West TN Boy Now Missing for Five Days
The search for a 2-year-old boy missing in the Tennessee woods resumed Sunday with volunteer search teams comprised of only law enforcement members. Noah Chamberlin, of Pinson, disappeared Thursday afternoon and has not been found despite a massive search. “We…
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Leading Investors Worry About Nashville Real Estate Bubble
After building 1,200 apartment units in Nashville over the past three years, Atlanta-based SWH Residential Partners will take a pause this year. The move, driven by concerns about an overheated market, comes as more than 15,000 units are under construction…
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Depressed? Blame Your Diet
The connection between your food and your mood has been the focus of occasional scientific inquiry over the past couple of decades. Your diet can have a pronounced biochemical effect on your mental health, but the reverse is also true—your…
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As Metro Schools Scandal Grows, Insiders Blame Each Other
An attorney for a Nashville high school principal at the center of a testing and grading controversy has warned Metro Schools that she’s prepared to sue over the district’s failure to defend her — or if the district takes any…
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How Your $2 Lottery Ticket Is Allocated
Folks are rushing to the store buying lottery tickets for Wednesday’s $1.5 billion jackpot. As the frenzy grows, this past Saturday in Tennessee 25,000 tickets were sold an hour. News 2 is tracking where the money goes and gives you…
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Immigration Irony: Sumner County’s First Baby of 2016 is Latino
Sumner County’s first baby of the new year, Anthony Balderas Vasquez, was born at 10:22 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2016, at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center in Hendersonville. Anthony is a healthy baby boy weighing 7 lbs. and 7 oz. He…
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