After nearly 120 years as Tennessee’s largest city, Memphis is on the verge of surrendering that title to fast-growing Nashville, census estimates released Thursday show. As of July 1 of last year, Memphis clung to a 1,160-person edge in population…
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‘ACLU vs America’ Comes to Sumner County Schools
The ACLU has filed a federal complaint over Sumner County Schools’ transgender bathroom policy. The complaint was filed Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The district’s policy prohibits transgender students from using the restrooms that…
Read MoreTitans’ Fans Love Affair With Mediocre Players
The Tennessee Titans, in previous regimes and the new one, are not basing personnel decisions on public sentiment. And they certainly shouldn’t. But as I watched the Twitter reaction of some fans to the team’s release of quarterback Zach Mettenberger,…
Read MoreFundamentalists’ Anti-Alcohol Grip on State Parks Weakens
For the first time, people may soon be able to drink alcohol legally at campsites, picnic areas and elsewhere in Tennessee state parks. The state department suggesting the policy change is also getting around to making changes associated with a…
Read MoreTNGOP, AG Could Face Federal Investigation Over Durham Vendetta
Tennessee State Rep. Rick Womick (R-Rockvale) is asking Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery “who has the standing and legal authority to investigate [you] …if it is believed [you have] engaged in unethical…or other inappropriate conduct?” Womick asked this and three…
Read MoreTSA Spent $47,000 on a $8,000 App to Point Travelers Left and Right
It looks pretty simple in a video posted on Youtube. An agent with the Transportation Security Administration taps the screen of an iPad, and an arrow randomly points airline passengers to one line or another. It’s meant to distribute passenger…
Read MoreCancellation of “Nashville” Soap Opera Saves Taxpayers Millions
There was some big news in the entertainment industry recently as the television show “Nashville” was cancelled after four seasons. As a casual fan of the show and a Nashville resident, I enjoyed watching the show. It allowed me to…
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