Council defers ban on mobile food vendors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A proposed ban on mobile food vendors that drew criticism from immigrant advocates was deferred by Nashville’s Metropolitan Council Tuesday after a meeting in which vendors said they will work voluntarily to improve their…
Read MoreState revenue projected to grow 4 percent for next year’s budget
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Members of Tennessee’s funding board on Tuesday projected relatively strong revenue growth for the remainder of this fiscal year, but were more conservative for next year mainly because of the unpredictability of business taxes.…
Read MoreTennCare to begin accepting medically needy ahead of schedule
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? TennCare will resume accepting some of the state’s sickest patients earlier than expected and will offer more generous eligibility guidelines, Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Tuesday. The governor has cut 191,000 people from the TennCare…
Read MoreTennessee Highway Patrol commander forced to resign
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The commander of the Tennessee Highway Patrol was forced to resign Tuesday amid escalating allegations of political favoritism and corruption in his agency. The resignation of Col. Lynn Pitts, a 31-year veteran of the…
Read MoreWinter storm expected to drop rain, sleet, snow on Tennessee
NASHVILLE (AP) ? A winter storm was expected to drop 2 to 4 inches of snow in East Tennessee Thursday night and scatter the rest of the state with rain, sleet and some snow during the day, forecasters said. West Tennessee will be getting a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and the chance of some…
Read MoreIraq better than it may seem
By Donald Lambro / Columnist WASHINGTON ? Americans are by nature and experience an optimistic people who tend to be skeptical of those who see nothing but gloom and doom ahead of us.Then why do public opinion polls show that Americans are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the U.S. military and humanitarian efforts in Iraq to…
Read MoreThe mall and me at Christmas
I know it is shallow and lowbrow, but I confess that I love Christmas shopping.It is crass and commercial, playing right into the hands of the evil marketers. I know I should be giving every extra penny to my aunt in Africa to work with AIDS orphans and devoting every minute of free time to…
Read MoreTaking A Stand: Citizens can’t cut commission’s size
By Duane Sherrill / Columnist OK, it’s time to hold the Warren County Commission’s feet to the fire seeing most of the voters of this county believe the size of the county commission should be cut in half.Never, in my almost 16 years of writing this column, have I received so much feedback on an…
Read MoreRogers deserves credit for job hunt in China
Our Viewpoint It’s not a promising sign County Executive Kenneth Rogers is on his way to China with hopes of finding companies willing to locate in Warren County. It’s unfortunate the lack of local jobs calls for such a drastic measure ? and such a long journey.But Rogers deserves credit for doing everything possible to…
Read MoreWho’s New for Dec. 7, 2005
Birth Announcements Baby GirlTravis and Beth Anderson are the parents of a daughter, Keera Jacine, born Oct. 29 at River Park Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and is welcomed by big brother, Kade.Grandparents are Dale and Edna Anderson and Carl and Julie Slaughter. Her great-grandparents are Jacine W. Denton, the late Jerry B.…
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