Archives for June 2008

One of the new laws that take effect tomorrow may force drunk drivers to attend a “victim’s impact panel.”

Ft. Campbell troops working to rebuild Iraq are creating a set of checks and balances with that nation’s government-one that goes both ways.

Former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell says the new administration of Mayor Karl Dean is experiencing a honeymoon with the Metro Council.

Today, some 12-million fans have paid good money to see three men, painted blue, pounding on white PVC pipes. The Blue Man Group has captured audiences from Las Vegas to Amsterdam. The now-popular variety act began with a single cast. As it has expanded, so has the need for more blue men. And the casting directors are tapping new markets. They were in Nashville this month looking to fill three unique roles – right, left, and center. WPLN’s Blake Farmer reports on what it takes to fill one.

The developers of a proposed mini-city slated for Nashville’s Bells Bend community may have to look elsewhere for help conserving part of the property. The Land Trust of Tennessee has rejected an informal offer to own conservation easements on the 1500-acre site.

The Nashville Metro Police Department is adding four detectives to its Domestic Violence Division. Three of the detectives will start next week, with the fourth coming in September.

Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s commission on ethics and integrity, says the fact that Democrats are making an active push for evangelical votes is a change from the last election cycle. He says Barak Obama is much more comfortable talking about matters of faith than his predecessor, John Kerry.

Accusations from a lobbyist against Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper shut down a house investigation into rural electric co-ops yesterday.

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told Christian scholars last night that his personal faith leads him to take annual medical mission trips to Africa.