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Metro School Board Members Call For Outside Investigation, As Questions Surround Director

Metro School Board Members Call For Outside Investigation, As Questions Surround Director

Shalina Chatlani

February 13, 2019

  Listen During Tuesday night’s school board meeting, several members said there ought to be an extensive independent investigation into whether the Metro Nashville Public Schools Director, Shawn Joseph, violated purchasing rules in his business contracts with vendors.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, MNPS

From The Globetrotters To Metallica To Trump, Municipal Auditorium’s Retiring Leader Saw Them All

Tony Gonzalez

February 13, 2019

Bob Skoney in front of Municipal Auditorium

Listen Bob Skoney has seen just about every kind of event during his 42 years working at downtown Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium. Now, after 27 years leading the city-owned venue, Skoney is retiring at the end of March.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: municipal auditorium, Nashville

Sun Drop And The South’s Soda-Induced Health Problems

Blake Farmer

February 12, 2019

Listen Sodas have long been blamed for contributing to America’s growing waistlines and related diabetes problem. But in some parts of Tennessee, it’s not just sodas. Specifically, it’s Sun Drop.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Sun Drop And The South’s Soda-Induced Health Problems

Blake Farmer

February 12, 2019

Listen Sodas have long been blamed for contributing to America’s growing waistlines and related diabetes problem. But in some parts of Tennessee, it’s not just sodas. Specifically, it’s Sun Drop.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Sun Drop And The South’s Soda-Induced Health Problems

Blake Farmer

February 12, 2019

Listen Sodas have long been blamed for contributing to America’s growing waistlines and related diabetes problem. But in some parts of Tennessee, it’s not just sodas. Specifically, it’s Sun Drop.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: diabetes, Sun Drop

After State Of The Union Spotlight, Matthew Charles Goes Full-Time On Criminal Justice Reform

Julieta Martinelli

February 12, 2019

Matthew Charles in Oval Office with President Trump

Listen Viewers of the State of the Union address last week may have taken note as President Trump spoke about one particular guest in the gallery: Matthew Charles. Charles was the first person released under the newly signed First Step Act. The bipartisan reform bill was signed into law by President Trump in December. Before […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Matthew Charles, News

Grundy County Experiments With Reversing Type 2 Diabetes

Blake Farmer

February 12, 2019

Listen Grundy County, Tenn., has a long list of public health challenges, and type 2 diabetes is one of the mountainous community’s biggest problems. It’s a diagnosis associated with obesity and family history, considered practically incurable. But some Grundy County residents are now putting conventional wisdom to the test.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: diabetes, rural health

After Years Of Hoping, Nashville Will Increase Curbside Recycling

Tony Gonzalez

February 11, 2019

Listen One of Nashville’s longstanding wishlist items is finally becoming a reality. Starting next year, curbside recycling will increase in frequency to every-other-week pickups.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Public Works, Recycling

Curious Nashville: The Do’s And Don’ts Of Nashville Recycling

Emily SinerandTony Gonzalez

February 11, 2019

From plastic straws to old lightbulbs and shredded paper, it’s not always obvious what can be recycled through Nashville’s curbside program.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Programs, WPLN News

The Tri-Star State: Medical Marijuana Takes Center Stage In Tennessee General Assembly

Jason Moon WilkinsandSergio Martínez-Beltrán

February 10, 2019

Marijuana is, once again, taking center stage in the Tennessee legislature. Republicans have filed bills this year that would allow for medical…

Filed Under: Politics, Programs, The Tri-Star State

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