Thursday, April 22, 2010
Morning Roundup Morning Roundup: A Lost Boy's Tragic End
Posted by Jim Ridley on Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:42 AM
Metro police discover a vehicle belonging to Malith Wiek, 33, the Sudanese "Lost Boy" who had become a familiar presence at MBA as a school custodian. Wiek was found shot to death Wednesday morning. More from 1100 Broadway. ... Famed Nashville car dealer Jim Reed has died at age 90. "In lieu of memorials, please extend an act of kindness to someone in need." ... U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan tells an Opryland Hotel expo that changes to the No Child Left Behind Law will be "fair, flexible and focused on the right goals," such as graduating all students from high school. ... Republican'ts blast Gov. Phil Bredesen for floating the idea of a tax increase, while Bredesen fires back the Party of No hasn't proposed anything better. ... This guide lays out a gallery of Tennessee's Death Row inmates. ... Neighbors say the blaze that razed a Bordeaux home wasn't the first fire there in the past week. ... The TBI says thefts are up 35 percent on the state's college campuses. ... Some 200 dogs are being rescued from a suspected Sparta puppy mill. ...
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe finds its lost shaker of salt as Metro Historic Zoning approves its plans at last. ... Brad Paisley abuses child, films it, premieres results at Nashville Film Festival. Or something like that. ... A Nashville makeup artist turns an angry shade of red over claims she told Oprah Winfrey's gossipy biographer the star may have bleached her skin. ... Elbert "Hutch" Carlock, founder of Nashville-based music wholesaler Music City Record Distributors — the parent company of the Cat's Records chain — passes away at age 86. ... Franklin mother of two — and cancer patient — Amy Jones prepares for Saturday's Country Music Marathon. ... Nicki Wood searches vainly yet again for great Chinese food in Nashville. ... Casting Crowns takes top honors at the Dove Awards. ...
