House Finance Subcommittee Chairman Mike Harrison said he’s not sure the long-debated school voucher bill will get out of his committee today. The Rogersville Republican said he plans to amend the legislation, a move watering it down by allowing students…
Read MoreMonth: April 2015
Do You Dream of Living Off the Grid?
I am inspired by the very definition of self-reliance: to be reliant on one’s own capabilities, judgment, or resources. Ultimately, it is the epitome of independence and lays the groundwork of what we are all striving for – to live…
Read MoreDid the Chinese Discover America Before Columbus?
Trade was taking place between East Asia and the New World hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus arrived in the area in 1492. This is according to a series of bronze artefacts found at the ‘Rising Whale’ site in Cape…
Read MoreFBI Admits to Lying in More Than 95% of Trials
The Justice Department and FBI have formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in the FBI Laboratory’s microscopic hair comparison unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they offered evidence against criminal defendants over more than a two-decade…
Read MoreFans of Country Star Tim McGraw Shocked to Discover He Is Out of Touch Hypocrite
After several days of critical backlash by gun-rights advocates over a Tim McGraw concert to benefit a Sandy Hook charity, opening act Billy Currington has dropped out of the show. Earlier this week, McGraw announced plans to headline a show…
Read MoreWhere Will All the New Carpetbaggers Live?
At least 1 million people are expected to move to the Nashville region over the next 20 years. Already, the early arrivals have begun to dramatically change the landscape of the suburban counties surrounding the city. Thousands of new homes…
Read MoreEpidemic of Fake Threats Paralyze Midstate Public Schools
Antioch High School was dismissed early Thursday after officials say the school received “a significant threat to the safety of students and faculty.” Metro Nashville Public Schools staff received the threat electronically just after 8 a.m., about an hour into…
Read More400 Teachers Quit Last Year and Metro Schools Doesn’t Know Why
More than 400 teachers left Metro schools last year for unknown reasons. The district has very little data on why. As such, there is no way for school officials to find ways to keep those teachers in the classroom. Katie…
Read MoreShould a Mentally Ill Juvenile Spend Life in Prison?
Zachary Davis, accused of bludgeoning his mother to death with a sledgehammer in August of 2012, testified on his own behalf for nearly 25 minutes Wednesday and delivered the shocker of the trial. “I took the blame for my brother,”…
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