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Director of Schools Pedro Garcia says he will evaluate his staff and their duties at the central office over the next few months, with an eye toward reorganization. Garcia said he has noticed a significant difference in the number of staff at the central office in comparison to his former district in California. More

Though Tennesseans should take seriously the country

One of the most pleasant surprises for the Nashville Predators in the early going of the season has been the play of right winger Vladimir Orszagh, who leads the team with eight points (three goals, five assists) in 10 games. Orszagh is paired with rookie Martin Erat at left wing and Denis Arkhipov at center on the More

In a sports world where records fall like dominoes and personal achievement is revered above team performance, Belmont University soccer player Cristin Czubik is a genuine breath of fresh air. On the stat sheet, the numbers say the senior has not scored in her last six games. But numbers seldom tell the whole story and such is the case with Czubik. More

After the Tennessee Titans

Historic Germantown will be returning to its' traditional architectural roots when construction for a mixed-use building, housing apartments and commercial space, begins soon on 5th and Madison. According to Scott Chambers, of Germantown Partners LLC, the idea is to fill the neighborhood with mixed uses and mixed opportunities so people can live and work and entertain without leaving the neighborhood. More

Darby Hendrickson posted two goals and an assist and two former Nashville Predators came back to bite their old club with goals as the Minnesota Wild defeated Nashville, 4-2 on Wednesday night at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The win was Minnesota's (4-2-3-1) first-ever against the Predators (3-7-2-0), and these two clubs will go at it again tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at Minnesota's XCel Energy Center. More

The last thing the young Commodore men

Hondo, a 5-month-old German Sheppard, is the newest member of the Metro Canine Unit. His handler and trainer, Canine Officer Robert Brown, bought Hondo for $550 and donated him to the Metro Police Department. Metro usually pays $4,000 per animal, which includes a guarantee for another one-year-old dog in case the issued animal does not qualify for training. More

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Lipscomb University has opened the doors to the new Center for Leadership Excellence, a continuing education and public service venture. Dr. Grady Bogue, consulting scholar for the center and current professor at the University of Tennessee, said that the idea was first discussed in 1998, but the long-range plans were discussed in the spring. More

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The first speed humps in a pilot project to slow traffic in five Nashville neighborhoods have been put in place and they seem to be working. Spot checks done by Public Works on Gibson Drive have shown speed humps have slowed traffic, in some cases from 40 miles per hour to just under 30 miles per hour, according to Public Works spokesperson Roxanna Pierce. More

In the current surge of patriotism, essays, photos and poems passed along via e-mail remind us in these difficult days of who we are and what we must accomplish. More

Councilman Ludye Wallace is asking for $100,000 of the Mayor's capital spending package to expand a small, cramped library at Watkins Park in North Nashville where children are routinely turned away because it can only serve five children at a time. "I just can't see how [it is] a priority to spend $500,000 on the merry-go-round to just move it, and it's not a priority for these young people to have a better opportunity to use the library," Wallace said. More

Joseph Pulitzer, very possibly the most remarkable newspaper publisher in American history, died almost exactly 90 years ago on Oct. 29, 1911. Those of us who fancy ourselves as old-time newspaper types look at Pulitzer as a kind of superhero. It is not only because he endowed America's first school of journalism at Columbia University or because his name was affixed to the nation's Academy Awards for Journalism More

College campuses are home to elitists who have contempt for American values. Let's look at some of their statements after the recent terrorist attacks

Arnie Glickman is driving in from Malibu on the Pacific Coast Highway the first time he sees the new 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 SLT. He chases it for a better look, then reaches for his cell phone. Inger Svensen is creeping up Laurel Canyon in morning rush hour traffic on her way to Beverly Hills when Arnie's call comes in. More

The Center for Nonprofit Management presented its annual