Come! Enter a banquet hall of the early Middle Ages and sit down to enjoy some dinner. At one end of the table is a whole spit-roasted pig, which seems to be looking at you funny. At the other end…
Read MoreMonth: March 2016
Shock: CIA Invented Modern Art as a Cultural Weapon
For decades in art circles it was either a rumour or a joke, but now it is confirmed as a fact. The Central Intelligence Agency used American modern art – including the works of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Robert…
Read MoreNew Fraud and Waste Uncovered at TN DHS
Criticism of the Tennessee Department of Human Services has grown. Wednesday, the department found itself in the cross hairs after another scathing state audit found big problems with a food program in Montgomery County. Now, some are asking whether TDHS…
Read MoreMore Ethics Problems Plague Nashville District Attorney
A lawyer for Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk is denying his client broke any ethics rules in his handling of a high-profile domestic violence case. That comes as Funk now faces a formal ethics complaint filed by another lawyer who…
Read MoreScience Proves Your Brain Needs Silence
In 2011, the Finish Tourist Board ran a campaign that used silence as a marketing ‘product’. They sort to entice people to visit Finland and experience the beauty of this silent land. They released a series of photographs of single…
Read MoreMeet the Police Unit Known As “The Ghetto Bird”
Black and silver blades whipped though the air, creating a crescendo as the sleek blue helicopter’s two-man crew prepared for take off in North Nashville. South of the city, Metro police auto theft detectives using GPS coordinates to track a…
Read MoreVanderbilt Couple Confirmed Killed in Brussels Attack
Justin and Stephanie Shults always had their eyes on the horizon. The American couple that went to Vanderbilt University together went on to travel the world after they married in 2011. When Stephanie’s job at Mars, Incorporated took the couple…
Read MoreHouse GOP Votes to Conceal Police Misconduct; Keep Records from Taxpayers
Legislation produced and given quick initial approval by a state House panel last week would prohibit public disclosure of most body camera recordings made by Tennessee law enforcement officers for at least a year — and potentially keep video of…
Read MoreDemocrat to Run for State House Seat in Heavily Republican Franklin
Holly McCall, a longtime communications professional and political operative, has become the first Democrat to announce plans to run for the Franklin state House seat held by embattled Republican Rep. Jeremy Durham. McCall, a former newspaper reporter, public relations strategist…
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