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Re: “Jesus RX”
George... Aren't you Hannah's older sister ? Or am I thinking of someone else?
Re: “A Killing, A Search, A Suspect?”
My sister joann and kathy were the same age we lived 3 houses down from krispy kreme donuts.me and my mother saw the police in the field and even though i was only 6yrs old I remember this like it was yesterday.they even gave my father a polygraph test.my father was a checker cab driver,me and my mother was just talking about this yesterday.she said she was at work and they asked her does she think my father could have done this.she said my father was capible of alot of things but this is one thing he could never do.he passed the polograph test.I remember my sister crying her eyes out.we moved after this my mother said.she said her and kathy were best friends.I hope and pray they get justice for her.she will never be forgotton.
Re: “Jesus RX”
To jodi ferris aka frogger: its "george"! Send me an email @ drseusnc@yahoo.com would LOVE to talk to you again and thank you for helping!
Re: “There'll be no absolution for the man suing the Sisters at Aquinas College for reverse discrimination”
Myth No. 1: Title IX is controversial
"I'd say that is the biggest myth out there," says Hogshead-Makar, who is also senior director of advocacy for the Women's Sports Foundation...The vast majority of the public wants men and women to have equal educational opportunity...
Re: “There'll be no absolution for the man suing the Sisters at Aquinas College for reverse discrimination”
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Re: “The coming legal clash between The Contributor, the ACLU and Brentwood tests the limits of free speech in Middle Tennessee”
I guess what you are all saying that is okay for an affluent man or woman have dirty little secrets -like a mistress on the side, or a sugar daddy. Have weird sexual habits, but not okay for a homeless to battle with a drug addiction. As though you are all no different?
I find this perplexing. I find it even weirder if some of you may have Church affiliations or spiritual persuasion that is. The math is not soundly based. Not every vendor could easily sell or make that marginal profit. Vendors are very common in Urban cities. I don't understand why Nashvillains are so hostile to this way of commerce. I think considering this election, crucial times, one can't assume each vendor has some sort of alternative motive. I find these judgements and comments emotional reactions about something internal in their own life.
When you cast such harsh distain for people, more than once, it tends to be rooted out of your own unhealed wounds whatever that may be: rejection of some sort-past or presently noted. If you all are so worried about homeless people "RUINING' the beautification of your pristine Stepford wife charade. Then maybe you all should volunteer or donate to homeless shelter. I notice a lot of Obama campaign signs in Brentwood. For all you democrats, shame on you for passing the first stone. Where is the peace and love you all cry for and claim. To all the Republicans, no wonder liberals shake their angry cold fist at you. Have you no mercy?
Re: “The coming legal clash between The Contributor, the ACLU and Brentwood tests the limits of free speech in Middle Tennessee”
This is ludicrous. People have problems regardless of being homeless or not. Unhealed wounds revert back to old patterns when community lacks support and unity. I think all of this is kinda weird. I am kinda ashamed to say that Southern hospitality has been drenched with distain for this paper. I am free-lancer writer from New York City that has moved to the Nashville area.
I think considering the world, the economic state we live in, and having compassion. What is wrong with having homeless people in your community. Are you guys too good for that? I hope you all don't call yourselves a Christian because your ethical standards are pretty disrespectful. I have seen many homeless people in New York City growing up. I wonder how many of you men and woman secretly do shady things without people knowing: porn, marrying men who have money to put a Tory Burch flat on your feet, nice blonde highlights. Are you all in debt? WHat is the diff ppl a homeless person or a functional addict with materialism.
Now I can see how stoic, hard-faced New Yorkers have had more grace and compassion towards homeless than the Nashville area.
Re: “Chief Ronal Serpas’ Plan for a Safer Nashville Is to Pull You Over Early and Often”
this ronal serpas guy seems like a bit of a cunt
Re: “Number One With a Bullet”
I was thinking back to a studio session that I had in Phils studio in Tampa in 1969. I wondered in and played a few of my originals and he asked me to meet with some of the local musicians that he was working with and see if we could do some arrangements. We all set there on the floor in the studio and spent the day playing.
This evening, I thought, "I wonder what ever became of Phil" and found this article... I'm sorry he is gone. As for me, one thing led to another and I moved on. Life is good!
Scott Thompson....Oct. 2012
Re: “Fifty years later, an original Nashville Freedom Rider retraces the road to civil rights”
Angela Tuck is an outstanding journalist and veteran news leader from The Atlanta Journal--Constitution. I love this story and just finished a related column about my ties to the new Alabama Freedom Riders Park (groundbreaking 10/18/2012). I mention my strong Nashville connection, including my Uncle Cupid Poe, who was student body president of Tennessee State University from 1959-1960, when the Freedom Riders networking in the Nashville Student Student Movement were organizing: http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2012/10/my_t…
Re: “As Davidson County's family court works to ease out Judge Carol Soloman, the system feels the strain”
Soloman is a repulsive person!
Re: “The terrifying true story of The Thing, the Nashville apparition scarier than the Bell Witch”
BRAVO, I am Nashville born & bred went to Warner & Bailey and graduated from East and never heard this story, that I remember. My GrandParents had a huge home @ 517 Russell Street, which the Nazarene Church turned into a parking lot, that I am almost certain, had alot of spirits. I wish it were there today, to confirm some of my childhood memories of the times and spirits. Thanks, that was a wonderful story.........L.D.Self
Re: “State lawmakers' obsession with Planned Parenthood is about to wreak havoc in Nashville”
Concertina if your a low income women WHY are you making babies. Get your act together then get married with a working person and quit making lil bastards
Re: “The Bar That Time Forgot”
When my Mom moved us to Nashville in 1983, she and I sang at Dusty Roads often when it was on Woodland. I remember every Thanksgiving Norma would provide a "feast" for any homeless, down an out or lonely person who had no family for the holidays. She would put a ply board cover over the pool table and put out a TON of food. When people came in she would tell em to grab a plate and "help yourself". It helped so many on a very personal level not only to have something to eat, but to have a place to go. I miss Norma, I hope she is doing o.k.
Re: “The Bar That Time Forgot”
Noma's Dusty Road brings back fond memeries for me too. I first played there in 1981, following my first recording session at Globe Studio on Dickerson Road. Norma was strict but she had a heart of gold and really catered to the working musicians.
Mike Johnson, Roughshod Records
Re: “There'll be no absolution for the man suing the Sisters at Aquinas College for reverse discrimination”
Other, you provided this comment, "I went to the professors and was told no one was given special treatment and that I could switch with someone else and it was my responsibility."-------Yes you were given a 'choice' in the matter, other! Whereas Blizzard was given an 'order' to submit to a male-to-male swap. Blizzard was, therefore, subject to a discriminatory mandate. He didn't get a choice. Other, you were not told you had to switch with someone who shared an identical characteristic with you, were you? No. And you admit that fact. You go further to state you were given tremendous freedom in the clinical switch matter. If you were a lesbian and Aquinas College had stated to you that a lesbian-to-lesbian swap was being made and you had to submit to it, what would you have done. Lesbians would be lined up in protest, and huge law firms would be fighting each other to get your case. Or, if you were black, and Aquinas College stated to you that you were to submit to a black-to-black swap. The NAACP would be up in arms. The logical skills of those people who are obviously females from Aquinas attempting to justify, rationalize, and defend Aquinas College reeks of pure bias and stupidity.
Re: “There'll be no absolution for the man suing the Sisters at Aquinas College for reverse discrimination”
Congress enacted Title IX in 1972, with two principled objectives in mind: 1. To avoid the use of federal resources to support discriminatory practices, and 2. To provide individual citizens effective protections against those practices. The statute was modeled after Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is parallel to Title IX except that Title IX expressly prohibits sex discrimination, and applies in all programs receiving federal funds, no only in education programs. The two statutes operate in the same manner, conditioning an offer of federal funding on a promise by the recipient not to discriminate, in what amounts essentially to a contract between the Government and the recipient of funds. That contractual framework distinguishes Title IX from Title VII, which is framed in terms not of a condition but of an outright prohibition. Title VII applies to all employers without regard to federal funding and aims broadly to eradicate discrimination throughout the economy. Thus whereas Title VII, aims centrally, to compensate victims of discrimination, Title IX focuses more on 'protecting' individuals from 'discriminatory practices' carried out by recipients of federal funds. Title IX's contractual nature has implications for remedies. Congress has attached conditions to the award of federal funds under its spending power, as it has in Title IX and Title VI, which hold the recipients liable, in private right of actions, for damages for noncompliance with the contractual condition. All recipients of federal funds receive 'notice' that it will be liable for receiving monetary award.
Re: “There'll be no absolution for the man suing the Sisters at Aquinas College for reverse discrimination”
The accusations leveled against Aquinas College presented in this article are so consistent with the clandestine Catholic diktat. Some things never change. It seems it’s always the Catholics against the secular-principles of reason and justice. And the Catholics, despite their self-described piety, deliberately employ tactics to try and evade and deny all accountability, ultimately hurting the victims that much more. For a body of so-called divine people they sure have set a bad example for our children. Just recently, the former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini stated that the Catholic Church was "200 years out of date" in his final interview before his passing." Blizzard is quoted in the above article as stating Aquinas is resistant to changing times. If it walks like a duck****
Re: “There'll be no absolution for the man suing the Sisters at Aquinas College for reverse discrimination”
abcde, as for your comment admitting to the following, "I remember the day the "letter" in his [Blizzard] mailbox appeared. If the truth is known about it he probably wrote the letter himself; that's just the type of person he is." Now, how would you know anything about this hate-mail/letter casting aspersions agaisnt this male nursing student? Maybe you are the author? Uh...Duh! Just so everyone gets a clearer picture of Blizzard, I hear this guy Blizzard is supper hot. Tall, buff [totally ripped and thick], and super smart. I guess you horny little Catholic girls decided if you couldn't have him you were going to destroy his reputation and carreer? So highschool. I wish Blizzard wellness, and success. Enjoy being smart and gorgeous Blizzard, cause baby you were born that way.
Re: “There'll be no absolution for the man suing the Sisters at Aquinas College for reverse discrimination”
I'd disagree with the term reverse-discrimination as the author puts it. Blizzard, being a male nursing student, is in a protected class. He, and other male nursing students, are considered minorities. Therefore, Blizzard's claim should be just discrimination, not reverse discrimination. I think the author completely missed that fact. But, besides that, I think this is a well written article that is very telling of the Catholic mindset still, in the 21st century, being completely enveloped in a bubble of arrogance, rage, and bigotry because change, challenge, and diversity terrify Catholics. My wife went to Aquinas and remembers Mr. Blizzard. She told me she knows Blizzard was targeted for leveling Ms. Daniel with a discrimination complaint. That is evidently when the war between Blizzard and the college began. My family is praying that Blizzard and his family are victorious.