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May 20, 2026: Building (literal) bridges
Building new bridges is an essential part of fostering new development where we want it. The opposite is true, too. Plus the local news for May 20, 2…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
May 19, 2026: AI bills that flopped, changed, and passed
This year, Tennessee lawmakers tried to install guardrails on artificial intelligence, with mixed results. Plus the local news for May 19, 2026 and K…
1 month ago
May 18, 2026: Kiffin Rockwell, Tennessee’s hero of France
Before the United States entered the “Great War,” one Tennessean volunteered for service and made history. Plus the local news for May 18, 2026 and p…
1 month ago
May 15, 2026: Tennessee’s history-making gun
The Barrett “Light Fifty” sniper rifle fires ammunition that can take out a tank. And it was designed as a passion project by a local firearms enthus…
1 month ago
May 14, 2026: Tennessee and Israel
Tennessee’s direct connection to Israel took a new step this year. Plus the local news for May 14, 2026 and a NextAge look at dating.
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1 month ago
May 13, 2026: A taxation soap opera
There have been nearly two years of accusations, investigations, ethics complaints and denials over property assessments and tax values in Rutherford…
1 month ago
May 12, 2026: Hard-to-swallow tax bills
Tax rates are one thing, assessed value is another, but between the two factors, property tax bills are causing lots of heartburn right now. Plus the…
1 month, 1 week ago
May 11, 2026: Tolbert Fanning
Tolbert Fanning built an important means for Christians without a denomination to maintain ties across congregations. Plus the local news for May 11,…
1 month, 1 week ago
May 8, 2026: Radio Free Nashville
Newly digitized archives show how Fisk University’s radio station was founded in a time of openness to revolutionary ideas. Plus the local news for M…
1 month, 1 week ago
May 7, 2026: The Congressional maps just keep on changing (except for when they didn’t)
The current special session may be the fastest Tennesse’s political map has ever been redrawn, but there’s a history of changing the lines for party …
1 month, 1 week ago