CHATTANOOGA (AP) — About 130,000 TennCare enrollees previously covered as Medicaid eligible would be liable for co-payments and benefit limits under the governor’s proposal. Gov. Phil Bredesen proposes to more specifically define the terms of eligibility for those in the program and align their benefit levels accordingly. As it’s now structured, most enrollees do not…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — TennCare enrollees may not be notified when they’ve reached their monthly or yearly limits for treatment under a draft version of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s reform plan. The plan, which officials say could save the state $2.5 billion in the next four years, includes limits on services and prescriptions, as well as co-payments…

By TOM SHARP / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has begun providing criminal background checks to the general public. At a cost of $29, anyone may see if a prospective employee — or suitor, for that matter — has been convicted of a crime in Tennessee. “Hopefully we can give…

TO THE EDITOR: When I first read one of Mr. Will Stewart’s commentaries I thought, does he have a point? What kind of rationale is he trying to get across?I never did “get” his attempts at journalism but they were harmless enough. It seems now that he has viewed Michael Moore’s slanted movie he is…

To the Editor: How can any rational person take these accusations leveled at John Kerry seriously? Let’s take a look at what some of the so-called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have had to say about John Kerry:Rear Admiral Roy Huffman said, “John Kerry has not been honest,” in the advertisement, but in an interview…

By Hope Hines I can truthfully say there have been just two occasions in my life when I wanted to do bodily harm to another person.First, there was Ralph. He stole my seventh-grade sweetheart. But Ralph was big for his age, and I determined I really didn’t like her enough to engage Ralph in a…

By William Rusher From the beginning there has always been a nagging little hiccup of disconnect between Sept. 11 and its aftermath on one hand, and the invasion of Iraq on the other. The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were clearly the work of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, who…

By Beth Furbush August is return to school time for most college students in Middle Tennessee. Unfortunately, along with earning diplomas, many graduates are also acquiring a staggering amount of debt.According to Nellie Mae, a leading provider of student loans, the average graduate will have accumulated more than $20,000 in student loans and credit card…

By James Clark I was watching the Nashville news Friday night when a report came on about the theft of a chicken head. But it’s not what you might think. This was actually a chicken head from a chicken costume being worn by a Chick-Fil-A employee during a restaurant promotion in Franklin.What makes this story…

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