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TN Department of Education Announces School Counselor InstituteEducating the Whole ChildNASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education is proud to announce the fifth annual Tennessee School Counselor and Administrator Leadership Institute beginning next week in Murfreesboro. This year’s theme, “The 360 Approach: Educating the Whole Child,” addresses the critical need of ensuring that our students are both college- and career-ready. read more [Link]
Governor Bredesen, Commissioner Kisber Announce Expansion of VW Supplier in TennesseeSL Tennessee, LLC to Invest $35 Million and Create 300 New Jobs in Clinton NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber today joined with executives of SL America to announce a $35 million expansion of SL Tennessee, LLC, a company subsidiary operating in Clinton, Tenn.. The expansion will create 300 new jobs and add ... [Link]
Devaney Statement on Tennessee Democrat Reps Voting to Raise U.S. Debt Limit Another $1.9 TrillionNASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney issued the following statement after Tennessee Democrats voted to raise America’s debt limit by $1.9 trillion which follows a vote in December to raise the debt limit by $290 billion: “Tennessee Democrats just don’t get it,” said Devaney. “Once again, President Obama and Speaker Pelosi have won out over hard-working families ... [Link]
Recreation Initiative Program Grant Cycle Announced; Workshop Slated for March 3NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is soliciting Tennessee Recreation Initiative Program grant applications from local governments that do not currently have parks or recreation departments. TRIP grants help communities create recreation opportunities for citizens by assisting with the establishment of a parks department. Applications are due April 15, 2010, and award recipients will be announced in ... [Link]
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Aug
22
The mayoral race today, succinctly
By Bill Harless | Filed Under Nashville Mayoral Race
This morning, Karl Dean’s mayoral campaign said that 27 local black ministers endorsed him at a breakfast at Harper’s Restaurant in North Nashville.
This afternoon, Bob Clement’s mayoral campaign said that two of the ministers are actually Clement supporters and said Clement will soon hold a press conference regarding African-American support that will “dwarf” Dean’s support.
Shortly afterward, Dean’s campaign requested we revise the 27 number downward. The newspaper is awaiting further comment.
See also Kleinheider.
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It sounds as if Dean is getting real desperate for support in the African American community. Dean knows Clement is killing him in the African American community and this stunt with a few ministers coupled with his AA Birch commercial belies the fact that he has had no relationship with the communities he needs to win at any point in his life in Nashville. Most folks look at this desperation and view it as pandering. Dean is truly a rich, Vanderbilt imported, chablis sipping, Country Clubbing, Private Schooling, Volvo driving, Massachusetts liberal and the African American’s in Nashville know that he is hard pressed to relate to their plight in life, no matter how much smooth rhetoric and advertisements he sends their way.
Crispy, what was that quote you made about Clement a few years back. It was similar, I think ‘Butcher-loving’ was in there somewhere.
Clement has promised so many different people so many different things that he’ll end up spending his one term as mayor backing off of conflicting promises and won’t get anything done. I’m still interested in what he promised you.
Time for truth shillin’ for Dean again.
I’ve met both Karl Dean and Bob Clement and though i deem each a nice man and consumate professional i reiterate that Tennessee has the hugest problems with corruption and “backwardness” and poor responsiveness in State and Nashville government. The nashville Cab industry is is the worst sham in the country, the education department is cock-blocked by lawyers, and prostitution, in Tennessee, associated with big political $ is a Horrer that ruins and continues to ruin many lives.
We are a state and country that revolves completely around prostitution and I think that john Edwards is the only one sounding clearly against it.