A report card released today on men’s health showed that white men were more likely to die from accidents and suicide, black men were more prone to die from cancer, and Hispanic men struggled with chronic liver disease and cancer.
Racial Disparities Cause Concern In Tennessee Health Report
Tennessee Board Of Regents Chief Takes National Role Backing Common Core
The chancellor of Tennessee’s Board of Regents is becoming more vocal about supporting Common Core – the K-12 education standards with a growing number of critics on both ends of the political spectrum.
How Do Nashville School Board Candidates Differ? Charter Schools
Nashville’s school board races are shaping up – as expected – around the issue of charter schools. The first public forum was held Monday night in the race for an open seat representing the schools that feed into Hillsboro High in Green Hills.
A Fourth-Generation Tennessee Logging Family Faces A Crossroads: Who Will Carry On The Trade?
The job is among the most dangerous in the world and not necessarily lucrative – and that makes it unattractive to young people.
Too Few Trucks Puts Nashville’s Fire Department In A ‘Life Or Death Situation’
The city has an aging fleet that’s in an out of repair. While the city is in the process of ordering more, firefighters could be scrambling in the meantime.
Monorail To Murfreesboro: Transit Planners Say It’s Too Costly, But TDOT Will Study It Anyway
State Senator Bill Ketron says he’s serious about building a monorail down the median of I-24, and has even discussed it with a Canadian train manufacturer. Others say we’ve already considered this idea.
D-Day Remembered In Middle Tennessee, Where Thousands Of Troops Prepared To Invade
World War II veterans joined state officials Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
Fisk Jubilee Singers Leader Matthew Kennedy Dies At 93
Pianist, Fisk professor, and longtime director of the Jubilee Singers Mathew Kennedy has died.
CMA Fest’s Most Surprising Stars Are Nashville’s Shelter Dogs
Last year, the CMA festival was the Metro Animal Care and Control shelter’s second largest adoption event of the year, thanks in part to canine-loving tourists.
Regional Union Director Wins National UAW Office
Tennessee’s top official in the United Auto Workers is now secretary and treasurer for the national union.
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