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Nothing Goes Together Better Than Guns and Alcohol
As of yesterday, patrons of alcohol serving establishments in Arizona and Tennessee can exercise their second amendment rights while downing a cold one. How . .
Alan Jackson Lists His Sprawling Sweetbriar Estate
Country Billboard chart-topper Alan Jackson has put his 19,000-square-foot, six-bedroom, seven-and-two-half bath "Sweetbriar Estate" in Franklin, TN, on the market for $38 million. The 135-acre property is the most expansive, indulgent celebrity home I have seen to date. It is bordered by the Harpeth River, one of the largest streams in the area and surrounded by equestrian estates.
The South Needs Some Serious Gas Relief After Hurricanes
Fallout from Hurricane Ike and Gustav has spiraled into massive gas shortages in the Southeast. Drivers in Nashville, TN, where the problem is the worst, wait in long lines and some follow tankers around in hopes of being the first to fill up before a station goes dry.
In western North Carolina local governments have been forced to cancel programs, since there's not much gas to travel to activities.
Front Page: Suicide Blasts Rip Iraq, Olympics Sold Out, Arrest in Tennessee Church Shooting
- Suicide Blasts Rip Iraq: Suicide Bombers struck twice in Iraq, leaving 47 dead and 240 injured. In Baghdad as Shia pilgrims paraded through on their way to a shrine, female bombers detonated leaving 25 dead. The pilgrimage will bring more than 1 million worshippers.
Can I See Some ID? Sex Offenders Get Tag on Their Licenses
Maybe more so than other crimes, a convicted sex offender's punishment does not end with jail time served; it follows him onto the National Sex Offender Registry, onto the Internet, and soon, in Tennessee, onto his driver's license.
Starting Sept. 1, all convicted sex offenders in Tennessee must hold a newly designed license.
Should Barack Obama's Opponents "Lay Off" His Wife?
Tennessee's Republican Party has put out a four minute video loop of infamous comments made by Barack Obama's wife. In February Michelle Obama said: "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country" — controversial comments she later clarified.
Yesterday on Good Morning America, Barack Obama responded to the new video.
Live From the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
I'm here! 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, New York, New York. And it's like the cloudy, rainy chilliness arrived just in time to make all of us moviegoers feel justified about sitting in darkened theaters all day.
Tribeca Preview: Tennessee Starring Mariah Carey
Who's got two thumbs and is headed out to the Tribeca Film Festival in a few days? This girl! I can't wait to live it up in the Big Apple, stalking celebs and checking out the festival's best new films.
This Just In: Kelly Clarkson Buys a Country Crib
According to Real Estalker, Kelly Clarkson has purchased a 5,470-square-foot, 5-bedroom, 5-bath home in Nashville, TN for nearly $1.5 million. The listing for the property reads:
One of a kind stone home updated with fabulous additions. 5 bedroom/5 full bath.
Bibles in Class? Not Just for Sunday School Anymore
The separation of church and state is a little less distinct at Hamilton County Schools in Tennessee. Funding from a special grant program means that students can elect to study Bible History in public schools.
While religion classes aren't uncommon in universities, topics of faith are muted in lower grades of public schools.
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