State transportation officials find themselves in a bind. The sheer numbers of vehicles on Nashville’s interstate system has surged in the past decade as more and more residents flock to Middle Tennessee. We recently reported that the worst spike in…
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Liberals Dismayed Over Difficulty of Cultural Cleansing
Have you ever wondered why it’s so difficult to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from our state Capitol? One might think someone could just pick it up and move it. But it isn’t that simple, and you can…
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Will Tiny Homes Solve the Homeless Problem?
When the Rev. jeff obafemi carr sets out to afflict the comfortable, he often begins with himself. In 1990, as the student government president of Tennessee State University, he led a sit-in calling for capital improvements at the university —…
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White Leader of NAACP Resigns
The leader of the NAACP in Spokane is stepping down amid controversy after her parents said the 37-year-old activist falsely portrayed herself as black for years. Rachel Dolezal announced Monday she was resigning after canceling a chapter meeting where she…
Read MoreNashville One of the Nation’s Most Stressed Cities
CNNMoney spoke with experts, including the American Psychological Association, to come up with 15 of the biggest indicators of stress in urban areas. Using statistics from government and non-profit sources, CNNMoney then collected data for 55 metro areas and divisions…
Read MoreWhy Are Special Ops Soldiers Practicing Shooting Housewives?
The bullet holes punched into the center mass of this pistol-packing suburban soccer mom weren’t fired by ISIS terrorists preparing for a shopping-mall assault, or by local cops training against an active shooter at the local school. They were fired…
Read More36 Year-Old Power Plant Starts Producing Energy for the First Time
Tom Wallace started working at the Watts Bar nuclear plant as a young man in 1979, hoping he could eventually become a reactor operator. It remains a work-in-progress for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Wallace, 55, is still finishing that plant…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity Assists Single Mother of Nine With New Home
Move over, Bob the Builder – it’s Bernadette’s turn. Habitat for Humanity National Women Build Week is May 2-10, and across the U.S. women are turning out in droves to get their hands dirty. Since its induction in 2008, around…
Read MoreMore than 100,000 Nashvillians Live in Poverty
The other side of Nashville was revealed in the nearly 100-page report issued by Metro Social Services this week, outlining the depth and breadth of poverty that has all-too-quietly accompanied the city’s boom years. At a presentation of the sixth…
Read MoreSix Students Arrested in Williamson County for School Threats
As of Monday, six students had been arrested over recent threats made to Williamson County Schools, and another charge is expected to be filed Tuesday, April 21, officials reported. Superintendent Mike Looney said if the seventh arrest is made Tuesday,…
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