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Tennessee's Culture of Sleazenew
State senator Jerry Cooper shows lawmakers how to get caught stealing and still make a profit.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
12-21-2007 |
Politics
It's Iowa or Bust for Fred Thompsonnew
The Law & Order actor has been forced into an 11th-hour barnstorming bus tour of Iowa to try to salvage his campaign, but no one is giving him much chance.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
12-21-2007 |
Politics
What's the Matter with Fred Thompson?new
How media image-makers are killing Thompson's presidential bid -- with a little help from the candidate himself.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
12-14-2007 |
Politics
Albert Haynesworth, Man in the Middlenew
With playoffs and a big contract on the line, has this Titan finally put a troubled past to rest?
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
12-07-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Can Anything Save Fred Thompson's Campaign?new
With less than a month to go before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, Fred Thompson is in real danger of becoming irrelevant, despite recent praise from Rush Limbaugh.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
12-07-2007 |
Politics
Rocketown Makes Christianity Cool for Kidsnew
Nashville's music venue/skate park/coffee bar has managed to navigate the tricky terrain of faith-based outreach for disenfranchised teens.
Nashville Scene |
Tracy Moore |
12-04-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
The Hit Mannew
From bookie to record mogul to big-screen gangster to Music Row exec, the strange but true life of Frank Dileo.
Nashville Scene |
Jack Silverman |
11-27-2007 |
Music
Courthouse Interpreters Accused of Giving Bad Advice to Spanish-Speaking Defendantsnew
Legalese is tough for anyone to understand. But if you don't speak English and go to court in Nashville, some pretty significant facts get lost in translation. Not least of these is the right to plead not guilty.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
11-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death Becomes Us?new
Tennessee tries to keep its machinery of death in motion as U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of lethal injection.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
11-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tenn. Lets Sketchy Youth Treatment Center Off the Hooknew
The state continues to license the Chad Youth Enhancement Center, where two have died and many others have been abused.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
11-09-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
A Sticky Wicketnew
A Jamaican teaches a young Jew what's cricket -- in every sense -- in Wondrous Oblivion.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
11-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Morrison, Wondrous Oblivion
Not-So-Special Educationnew
When things go terribly wrong for Nashville's most vulnerable students, parents are the last to know.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
11-02-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Pigs at the Trough in Tennesseenew
Even lawmakers against pork spending lap up state cash.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
11-02-2007 |
Politics
Foe's Goldnew
Menomena's Brent Knopf talks Portland, prettiness and dealing with ridiculous questions.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
10-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Friend and Foe, Menomena
Lady Sings the Blues (and Country)new
Blues singer Tracy Nelson returns with a collection of country classics.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
10-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
