A Nashville judge says a “cavalier attitude” and another judge’s limited work schedule left one man languishing in jail for weeks longer than necessary. Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn on Wednesday ordered the man, Richard Atchley, released from jail pending…
Read MoreDay: May 13, 2016
What’s In Your Water?
Water quality is a subject that’s been big news lately. Residents of Flint, Michigan are suffering from toxic levels of lead in their water due to incompetent governance. Unfortunately, water quality issues are not a recent development. Industrial dumping, pesticide…
Read MoreDiversity: 1/3 of Public School Kids Speak 120 Different Languages
Recently released data from the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools shows about a third of the district’s 85,000 student population does not speak English as a first language. Of those 25,300 students, more than 12,300 require special services, primarily in elementary…
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