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Features
Dead Again
Yet another study of Tennessee’s death penalty falls flat after legislators refuse to extend the review an extra year
Sarah Kelley
Published: February 14, 2008
A study aimed at ensuring that capital punishment in Tennessee is fair and error-free will abruptly end later this year after a handful of state legislators killed a bill that...
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Features
Bitter Pill
Rape is alleged at an embattled youth treatment facility
Elizabeth Ulrich
Published: February 14, 2008
Metro police and the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) are investigating claims of rape by several boys who live at Hermitage Hall, a youth treatment facility for...
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Cover Story
What Would Jesus Say?
Churchgoers are asking for protection against clergy sex abuse, but the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention says there’s little it can do to fend for the flock
Elizabeth Ulrich
Published: February 14, 2008
Debbie Vasquez was immobilized, pinned on her back in a car parked somewhere near a field in rural Sanger, a small North Texas town that sits atop a hill in the Blackland...
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Features
Confederacy of Dunces
Published: February 14, 2008
God prefers SOS padsBill Hobbs is no longer just spewing taxophobic, anti-government screeds as a blogger and official state GOP flack. He’s now offering...
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The Fabricator
Bluff City to Peach State?
What kind of deal would persuade Tennessee to give Georgia river access?
Published: February 14, 2008
The border dispute between Georgia and Tennessee entered a new phase this week, as lawmakers from both states searched for a compromise that would fairly compensate Tennessee...
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Helter Shelter
Cheap Ain’t Cheap
Hire the expensive guy every time
Walter Jowers
Published: February 14, 2008
Most days, I’ll get a few emails or phone calls from folks who want a little advice on getting work done around their houses. I’m proud and flattered that these...
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Letters
Love-Hate Mail
Published: February 14, 2008
Rain on her paradeI’m not quarreling with the selection of Lisa Patton for “The Lust List” (Feb. 7), but I‘d like to explain to her that a weekend...
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Features
Tree Tops
Local trio Umbrella Tree’s sophomore album wows
Lee Stabert
Published: February 14, 2008
Umbrella Tree’s sophomore album The Church & The Hospital opens with a scream—literally. A unison howl prefaces a crash of music. Never a band to allow their...
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Features
The Accidental Tourist
Kinks’ frontman Ray Davies explores his American fascinations in his latest Nashville-recorded effort
Edd Hurt
Published: February 14, 2008
Ever since The Kinks sailed to “Hawaii, in the U.S.A” on 1966’s “Holiday in Waikiki,” Ray Davies has enjoyed a relationship with America that...
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The Spin
The Spin
Published: February 14, 2008
Spot onSome weekends, we at The Spin find ourselves hopping venue to venue, trying to catch all the great music going down on a given night. This weekend was most definitely...
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Words of the Week
Words of the Week
Published: February 14, 2008
“Politics makes for strange bedfellows.” —Talk radio host Steve Gill, ending an unexpected on-air call with former President Bill Clinton on Super Tuesday...
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Ask a Mexican
Ay, Chihuahua!
Mexico’s dog is one tough little sucker
Gustavo Arellano
Published: February 14, 2008
Dear Readers: Mucho feedback from ustedes regarding recent questions about archetypical Mexican dogs and the propensity of wabs to DUI. Let’s empezar with the...
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Woods
Iowa Or Bust
Thompson launches do-or-die bus tour
Jeff Woods
Published: February 14, 2008
Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign will probably make history as a squandered opportunity. Republicans were dissatisfied with their field of candidates and looking for...
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Dining
Playing Krayps
Downtown eatery gambles on a simple French classic
Carrington Fox
Published: February 14, 2008
In the pantheon of bread-based handheld carbohydrates—think tortillas, pita pockets and Ethiopian injera—the crepe stands out for its elegant simplicity. At its...
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Reviews
Absolutely, Positively
Can’t get enough of Bill Clinton? Have we got a movie for you—definitely, maybe
Robert Wilonsky
Published: February 14, 2008
by Robert Wilonsky Sandwiched somewhere between the American Spirit commercials and the Clinton campaigning that make up Definitely, Maybe is a surprisingly rewarding romantic...
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Short Takes
Short Takes
Published: February 14, 2008
HONEYDRIPPER Proprietor Pine Top Purvis (Danny Glover) has everything riding on a break-the-bank weekend, the only chance he’s got to save his club. He’s counting...
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Books
Beyond Heavy Breathing and Heaving Breasts
A novelist discusses her plan for making history come alive
Lacey Galbraith
Published: February 14, 2008
Laura Willig began what eventually became her first book, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, while still a Harvard graduate student in history. (She later earned...
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Books
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Vanderbilt professor believes the Golden Rule is more than just a commandment
Published: February 14, 2008
Though not without its critics (Sigmund Freud for one), the ethic of reciprocity is a commonly held, if not universal, maxim. Known as “the Golden Rule,” the...
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Our Critics Picks
Our Critics' Picks
Published: February 14, 2008
THURSDAY 2/14Old Stuff and Things That GrowANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE The stuff green thumbs can do in a concrete big box will make you fall to your knees in...
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Theater
Horror Triple Feature
Three compelling, psychologically taut local productions run simultaneously
Martin Brady
Published: February 14, 2008
Whether zeitgeist or pure coincidence, three local theater companies opened plays last weekend that in varying degrees focus on elements of torture, totalitarianism or...
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