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Kentucky Thumbs Nose at Ashley Judd; Tennessee Dems Celebrate

Jeff Woods — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:11:17 -0600

Score one for Tennessee in our tug-of-war with Kentucky over Ashley Judd.

In Kentucky, they’re dissing Judd as a potential Senate candidate against…

ObamaCare Foes Vow to Reject 30,000 New Jobs for Tennessee

Jeff Woods — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:44:37 -0500

Ever the publicity hog, state Sen. Brian Kelsey is boasting today that he'll introduce legislation — on the day after the election! — to tie…

Take a Hike, Woods: Tennessee General Assembly Declares Christmas in April

Jim Ridley — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:03:15 -0500

In a sad note for Pith as well as the sanity of the state, we say goodbye for now to one of our strongest voices…

Young Republicans March on Occupy Nashville; 'We Love You,' the Occupiers Reply

Jeff Woods — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:10:19 -0500

A shouting, sign-waving band of Vanderbilt young Republicans marched onto the Legislative Plaza tonight. If the students expected a belligerent response, they were surprised. "We…

Haslam Clicks Heels, Pretends Crackdown Never Happened

Jeff Woods — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:03:53 -0500

Facing widespread media criticism and the wrath of liberals and conservatives alike for arresting 55 peaceful protesters at Legislative Plaza, Gov. Bill Haslam blissfully kicked…

Lawmakers Cough Up Boxful of Documents in Gay Rights Lawsuit

Jeff Woods — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:42:51 -0500

Tennessee lawmakers Jim Gotto, Glen Casada and Mae Beavers have surrendered 2,200 pages of documents in an attempt to satisfy the plaintiffs in the lawsuit…

Haslam to Woods: 'How Are You Defining Discrimination?'

Jim Ridley — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:48:01 -0500

Jeff Woods' sit-down with Gov. Bill Haslam in the CP is a must-read. If I'm reading correctly, Haslam's position is this: He thinks businesses…

Cecil Rhea Crawford Park: A Review

Betsy Phillips — Mon, 16 May 2011 06:50:45 -0500

In Short:

Location: Old Hickory Boulevard and Cane Ridge Road
Size of Park: Small
Crowds: None
Approximate Age of Patrons: My age
Topics of Conversation:…

Woods: Huffman & Haslam's Collective Silence on Collective Bargaining

Jim Ridley — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:06:21 -0600

Jeff Woods, in the CP:

Teach for America executive Kevin Huffman was named Gov. Bill Haslam’s education commissioner Thursday and declined at his introductory…
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Woods: Conservatives Push for Judges to Face Judgment — At the Polls

Jim Ridley — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:30:34 -0600

Should judges in Tennessee's highest courts face contested elections, instead of the thumbs-up-or-down votes currently in place? As Jeff Woods reports in this week's Scene,…

Woods: Alexander Takes the High Road on Loughner; Phillips, Not So Much

Jim Ridley — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:43:45 -0600

Two responses of note to the Gabrielle Giffords tragedy, courtesy of Jeff Woods in the City Paper. First, from U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, asked…

Woods: ACLU Appears on State Agency's 'Terrorist Events' Map

Jim Ridley — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:01:54 -0600

There's been a counterstrike in the War on Christmas, as Jeff Woods reports in the CP:

A state government anti-terrorism agency placed the…
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Woods: Democrats Suggest Killing the State Party Might Make It Stronger

Jim Ridley — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:37:19 -0600

In today's Scene, Jeff Woods reports that some Democrats find the state party in such disarray that the only thing capable of speeding its recovery…

Tennessee's Flood and the 'Federal Family'

Jeff Woods — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:41:32 -0500

At today's White House press briefing, we were the topic of discussion—specifically, how we're coping with our flood disaster, how Washington is helping, and whether…

Did Global Warming Cause Our Flood?

Jeff Woods — Fri, 07 May 2010 08:42:52 -0500

We've been waiting for this one: In this article, the environmental writer Amanda Little questions whether global warming is to blame for our big…

Conserve Water—Or Else

Jeff Woods — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:54:07 -0500

Outrageously, car washes still are operating in Nashville. It's safe to say we're failing to respond to the call to conserve water. The City…

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Homeless People Are Flood's Forgotten Victims

Jeff Woods — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:58:51 -0500

In a natural disaster, they say, all zip codes are equal. Be that as it may, the city's homeless people are likely to suffer more…
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Susan Lynn on Her Feud with Mae Beavers: 'I've Had Hell to Pay'

Jeff Woods — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:38:53 -0500

In a tell-all interview in this week's Scene, Rep. Susan Lynn gives her side of the story of her nasty feud with Sen. Mae Beavers.…
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Frog Jump, Tenn.: The National Media's New Favorite Dateline

Jeff Woods — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:04:15 -0500

The national media ventured into the wilds of West Tennessee for yet another article about Stephen Fincher, the godsend of Washington Republican flacks because he's…
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Did Politics Help Tennessee Win the Race to the Top?

Jeff Woods — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:19:18 -0500

The Obama administration insists politics will play no part in the Race to the Top competition. But that's not stopping other states from making that…
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McWherter Slaps Haslam on Jobs, Accuses Pilot Oil Scion of Stretching Truth

Jeff Woods — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:48:40 -0500

After his speech today on the state Capitol's steps, reporters asked Mike McWherter about his latest swipe at Bill Haslam, his proposal to…
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Ron Ramsey Ain't Listening to No Damn 'New York Scholar'

Jeff Woods — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:23:34 -0500

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey denounces all those pointy-headed intellectuals who actually understand constitutional law.

"We're the volunteer state in the state…
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Tea Party Seizes State Government; 'You Lie!' One Crank Shouts at Democrat

Jeff Woods — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:53:11 -0500

The tea party has hijacked state government. Today as angry activists clogged the hallways of Legislative Plaza, giving lawmakers the stink eye and generally acting…
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Haslam's New TV Ad

Jeff Woods — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:34:32 -0500

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Lawmakers Showboat for the Pro-Life Crowd

Jeff Woods — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:37:28 -0500

The state Senate just voted 28-2 to force medical offices where abortions are performed to post this sign in 40-point type:

"Notice: It is against…
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