As boomers near 60, doubts surface about generation’s legacy
NEW YORK (AP) ? They partied and protested, then grew up to dominate America with their chutzpah and sheer numbers. Yet now, as the oldest of the baby boomers prepare to turn 60, there are glimmers of doubt within this “have it all” generation about how they will be judged by those who come next.…
Read MoreUT to offer new scholarship program to help with living costs
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The University of Tennessee plans to offer a new scholarship program for low-income students that will help cover the cost of living and other expenses beyond tuition that pile up with a college education.…
Read MoreTullahoma man drowns after boat capsizes on Tims Ford Lake
WINCHESTER, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Franklin County Rescue Squad divers found the body of a Tullahoma man who drowned in Tims Ford Lake while waterfowl hunting with friends. Hank Carroll, 27, was found Saturday afternoon after a search by…
Read MoreMan who posted false information online says it was meant as joke
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? natflsfonbrrfThe man who posted false information on an online encyclopedia linking a prominent Nashville journalist to the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy says he was trying to play a trick on a co-worker.…
Read MoreFrist says he’ll try to block any attempted Alito filibuster
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he is prepared to strip Democrats of their to ability to filibuster if they try to stall Samuel Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court. “The answer is yes,”…
Read MoreSpecialty plates raise nearly $740,000 for Smokies group
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park continue to get mileage out of their speciality license plates. Sales of Smokies tags in Tennessee and North Carolina raised nearly $740,000 this year to support…
Read MoreColleges could lose money to recruit minorities
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Tennessee colleges could lose millions of dollars used to recruit minorities if a 38-year-old desegregation lawsuit is dismissed. The Geier Consent Decree, established in 2001 to settle a longtime legal battle to desegregate Tennessee…
Read MoreTroopers with criminal charges used politicians as job references
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Thirteen state troopers and a dispatcher whose records with criminal charges were released last week used past and present state legislators’ names as references. Some legislators contacted by The Tennessean said they were not…
Read MoreState government harassment cases on pace to almost double
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A review of sexual and workplace harassment records in Tennessee state government shows that reported cases are on pace to almost double this year over 2004. The state explains the sharp increase by pointing…
Read MoreWill Bush follow Leinart’s lead and return to USC
NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Reggie Bush is on the clock. The Heisman Trophy winner has a little more than a month to decide whether he’ll enter the NFL draft or become the second straight junior from Southern California…
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