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Not Crazy Enoughnew
Death row inmate Greg Thompson is a diagnosed psychopath, but the state says he's sane enough to execute.
Nashville Scene |
William Dean Hinton |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A New Paper Chainnew
The Nashville Scene's been bought out, and the new boss doesn't take any crap off anybody.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
10-26-2005 |
Media
Tags: Jim Larkin, Mike Lacey
A Career Endernew
A TV news reporter quits after reporting as fact a satirical account found in the Nashville Scene.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
10-13-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Confessions of a Substitute Teachernew
A substitute teacher realizes she's not worthy to lace up a real teacher's comfortable shoes. On stealing office supplies, moderating fart fests and locking students in closets (not really).
Nashville Scene |
Bernie Sheahan |
08-17-2005 |
Education
The First-in-the-Country Video-Journalist Modelnew
At WKRN-Channel 2 in Nashville, photographers become reporters, reporters become photographers, and a news station becomes the first in the country to turn conventional TV news on its head.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
08-17-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
What the Scene Knows: Excerpts from a Two-part Seriesnew
In a 1997 award-winning report, the Nashville Scene reveals the police's working thoery on the death of Janet March, whose husband is now charged with her murder.
Nashville Scene |
Willy Stern |
08-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Charged! Details of Murder Suspect's Long-Awaited Arrestnew
For nine years, former Nashville lawyer Perry March eluded arrest in his wife's disappearance and presumed murder. Now, he's been deported from Mexico and charged with her killing and abuse of her still missing corpse.
Nashville Scene |
John Spragens |
08-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Policing Gaysnew
Nashville cops use confidential informants to target gay chat rooms and lure homosexual men into trading and selling drugs. This undercover operation changed the life of one man who may well be innocent.
Nashville Scene |
Matt Pulle |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
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
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
