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Frist in Commandnew
Dr. Bill runs the Senate with his eye on the White House, but is that a prescription for failure?
Nashville Scene |
John Spragens |
03-24-2005 |
Politics
A Private Prison Firm's Dark Daysnew
Hostages, riots, angry protestors, a $60 million lawsuit and a federal investigation plague Corrections Corporation of America. How many "operational incidents" does it take to make a disturbing trend?
Nashville Scene |
John Spragens |
12-16-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Vote for John Kerrynew
The country is facing challenging problems. They're not for the so-so student in the class. They're not for a simpleton. They're not for George Bush.
Nashville Scene |
Nashville Scene |
10-25-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: endorsement
Memo to Mr. St. Johnnew
Bruce Dobie, editor of the Nashville Scene, engages in verbal warfare with a New York Times writer who complained about a caption.
Nashville Scene |
Bruce Dobie |
09-10-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Odd-Looking Guy in Hiking Garb Offers Nashville Walk Guidenew
Prevented by his Trail Widow wife from doing the Appalachian Trail again, a committed hiker finds there's no better way to mix with people up and down the social and economic ladder than to go out on an urban walk.
Nashville Scene |
Whitney Kemper |
08-07-2004 |
Sports
Tags: Hispanics, Davidson County, Dickerson Road Merchants Association, Dragon's Blood, Germantown, Jefferson Street Bridge, Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership (JUMP), Joe Trigueros, medicine man, Metro Council, Mount Zion Baptist Church, oldest road, Robert Cartwright in 1790, Robert Carwright, Sharon Hurt, sidewalks, walking shoes, was the urban walk I had with Michael Douglas, sports & fitness
Both History and Song Captured in Transcendent Debut Novelnew
Set in the Appalachians of North Carolina during the time immediately before and after the Civil War, Adams' novel is filled with the songs of early Scotch-Irish settlers -- so filled that it's almost as if the book itself were a mountain ballad shaped into a more staid fictional form.
Nashville Scene |
Lacey Galbraith |
08-07-2004 |
Fiction
Nashville Writer Celebrates Inspiration of Baseballnew
"The Game: One Man, Nine Innings, A Love Affair With Baseball," a meditative book about the life-lessons of baseball, imparts a Zen-like peace similar to that offered by an evening in the ballpark.
Nashville Scene |
Paul V. Griffith |
08-07-2004 |
Nonfiction
Departure of Publisher Augurs New Era at Nashville Scenenew
No one knows what Nashville Scene publisher Albie Del Favero's announced resignation will mean for the city's alternative newsweekly, and that's as much a testament to the man as it is to the hazards of chain ownership.
Nashville Scene |
Matt Pulle |
08-04-2004 |
Media
Male Interloper Explores Women-Only Singles Scenenew
Sugar is a monthly party series at Bar23 designed for the women of Nashville to mingle freely, openly, and sexily, dressed however they like, without fear of prying eyes. What man could resist getting a peek behind those perfumed veils?
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
08-02-2004 |
Sex
Sharp-Tongued Al Sharpton Gives Spineless Dems Some Soulnew
Al Sharpton's skeleton-filled past makes Ted Kennedy look like Mother Teresa. And yet he managed to steal the show, at least temporarily, at the Democrats' most important dog and pony display in years.
Nashville Scene |
John Spragens |
08-02-2004 |
Politics
