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July 25, 2025: Eliminating cruel punishment
The looming decision over how Tennessee’s next execution should be carried out grapples with the big questions that have always been a part of the ju…
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July 24, 2025: Downstream problems
A group of Tennesseans wants to re-start a dam project, but conservationists say it could have ill effects for people and habitats along the Duck Riv…
1 year, 3 months ago
July 23, 2025: Spotlight on China
Some Tennessee politicians have strong words about China and that nation’s influence. But are all of their concerns well-founded? Plus, the local new…
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July 22, 2025: Weathering the rescission storm
The current funding crisis isn’t the first political hurricane to threaten public broadcasting, but this one truly made landfall. Plus, the local new…
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July 21, 2025: The city before Nashville
Nashville has stood on the banks of the Cumberland river for about 250 years. But another city stood here for far longer, in the era before European …
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July 18, 2025: HBCU sports branch out
Two historically Black Nashville universities dream big when it comes to expanding the kinds of sports that HBCU can compete in. Plus the local news …
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July 17, 2025: Unaccompanied kids at a Nashville amusement park
Nashville summers haven’t been the same since Opryland closed in the late 90s. Plus the local news for July 17, 2025, and harm reduction for the drug…
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July 16, 2025: Naval Nashville
Tennessee may not have any ocean ports, but we do have a Naval presence, and some pretty important Navy officers came from this state. Plus, the loca…
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July 15, 2025: The saga of LaVergne’s Bridgestone factory
This month, Bridgestone shut down a tire plant that was once a major part of LaVergne’s local economy, and a big influence on labor relations. Plus, …
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July 14, 2025: When school sports rules bump up against what star players want
This year, one Tennessee lawmaker put a lot of pressure on the TSSAA to change one of its rules. Now we might know why he cared so much. Plus, the lo…
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