At the beginning of 2014, when Colorado became the first state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use, the whole world was watching. “It was insane,” says Toni Fox, owner of Denver’s 3D Cannabis Center, where the first…
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Who Is the Real Godfather of American Politics?
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the American “Civil War,” more accurately described as the War to Prevent Southern Independence. It is also the 31st anniversary of the movie, The Godfather, Part II. A single scene…
Read MoreLocal Politician Shocks Community With Honesty and Apology
Local politician Vic Lineweaver is asking for forgiveness after he was arrested for DUI over the weekend. The former Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk is running for the Metro Council seat in District 35, representing the Bellevue area. In an…
Read MoreLegislature Finds Courage to Help Epileptic Children
Legislation that would allow a person to possess cannabis oil under certain circumstances is headed to the governor for his consideration. The proposal was unanimously approved 26-0 in the Senate and 95-0 in the House on Monday. Republican Sen. Becky…
Read MoreTrump Rocks NRA Convention and Promises Big Future for Nashville
Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump says Nashville is “absolutely ready” for a five-star, super-luxury hotel. Trump made the declaration to me Friday, after taking the stage among a parade of presidential contenders addressing the National Rifle Association’s annual convention,…
Read MoreShould TN Limit How Food Stamps Are Spent?
Someone may soon have to teach people on welfare in Missouri how to fish because they may not be able to get a fish to eat for a day, if all they have in a wallet is food stamps. Their…
Read MoreLocal Anti-Gun Group Embarrassed by Poor Turnout
On April 11 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a rally attended by approximately 150 people in Nashville to protest the approximately 70,000 NRA convention attendees who have flooded into the city. That’s right–Moms Demand Action had…
Read MoreNashville Reporters Shocked To Learn Partisan Bias Well Known
What better way for lawmakers to welcome the NRA’s national convention in Nashville this weekend than with a public spat with members of the state press corps over a bill to allow permitted guns in parks? During a testy news…
Read MoreDesperate to Distinguish Themselves, Mayoral Candidates Get Crazy
Transit tsars, smart transportation grids and a department to support Nashville’s creatives. Those were a few of the “crazy ideas” seven mayoral hopefuls put forward Wednesday evening during the Nashville Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s mayoral forum. To be fair, some of these…
Read MoreGOP Legislators Abandon “Compassionate” Medical Marijuana Legislation
A Republican-backed effort to legalize marijuana for limited medicinal purposes in Tennessee is officially dead for the year. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee decided to delay action on the proposal from Nashville GOP Sen. Steve Dickerson until 2016. The…
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