Inquiring minds want to know. After all, a major policy speech on Iraq in San Francisco last week, followed today by a major policy speech on the economy in Washington sounds much more like the strategy of a presidential candidate than a former vice president. Granted, there's no rule against former vice presidents staying in the public eye, but you don't see it much. (Come on, when was the last time you saw Dan Quayle? Walter Mondale? It's been a while, and even longer since either gave a More

Vanderbilt football coach Bobby Johnson announced Monday evening that redshirt freshman quarterback Jay Cutler and freshman wide receiver Grant Brigham have been indefinitely suspended from the team for a violation of team rules. Johnson stated the suspension would involve at least one game. Vanderbilt has a bye this week, before hosting Middle Tennessee next Saturday. More

The Homeless POWER Project, a group of homeless and formerly homeless individuals, have invited a number of elected officials and candidates to attend the inaugural Homeless Forum Wednesday at the Downtown Presbyterian Church. After registering several hundred homeless or formerly homeless individuals to vote, organizers decided to use the forum as an opportunity for candidates and officials to speak on issues concerning the homeless. More

Hands on Nashville needs at least 200 more pairs of hands to finish its chores at Metro schools this Saturday. For the first time in its 10-year history, the group will partner with city schools to work on projects such as painting, repairing and landscaping. More

Was it me, or did anyone else feel like they were in a time warp Saturday, circa 1979? Seems Tennessee had a pretty good team that year, and a Knoxville newspaper columnist wrote a tongue-in-cheek article wondering exactly what a Rutger was. The Scarlet Knights were not amused, and neither was UT when it lost 13-7. Long-time fans must have thought about that as the Vols headed to the locker room fortunate to be down just 14-7 to a team rated 114th out of 117 Division I schools. More

Make no mistake. President Bush is right. At least, that is, about the basic assumptions behind the new Bush doctrine. We are, as he says, living in a post-containment, post-deterrence, post-Cold War world. So why has the White House chosen to deal with this new reality by traveling back to the future to take on Saddam Hussein? It's Us vs. The Evil Empire all over again, only this time with a Middle Eastern accent. More

The Nashville Downtown Partnership, a non-profit dedicated to improving the city

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Democratic Senate nominee Bob Clement accused Republican Senate nominee Lamar Alexander of profiting by

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The familiar polar bears standing in front of 1408 Edgehill have been a symbol of the neighborhood for decades. Nashvillians even use them to give directions. But now the bears are the subject of a bidding war and it

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The two major gubernatorial candidates traded sharp words on arrogance, leadership and ability in a talk radio

Forward Scottie Upshall is living up to his scouting reports, and that is making it tough for the Nashville Predators to send him back to junior hockey. Upshall was the No. 1 pick by the Predators at the NHL Entry Draft in June in Toronto. After missing Saturday More

A Tennessee law designed to protect the public from closed-door meetings has become a stumbling block to the Metro School Board as members discuss who will represent the board on a new group designed to operate in private sessions. Metro Schools Director Pedro Garcia formed the Anchor Group this year to allow union representatives from the teacher More

The state championship golf season tees off this morning when the Class A-AA state tournament begins first round play at the Old Fort Golf Course in Murfreesboro. The Davidson Academy boys and girls squads, along with Christ Presbyterian Academy boys and the Franklin Road Academy girls, will all be vying for team titles when the two-day, 36-hole tournament begins this morning. More

I have believed and repeated times without number that India is not to be found in its few cities, but in the 700,000 villages. More

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Bam! Turn on the TV and get settled in to record a cooking show no amateur Nashville chef should be without. Famed Food Network chef Emeril Lagasse took his show on the road to capture regional cuisines of America this summer and his Nashville stop will air tonight at 7 on the Food Network cable channel. The show, 'Emeril Live', features smoked barbecue ribs with Emeril More