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Board approves discipline plan

Metro public schools will have a new approach for working with disruptive students this school year after school board members voted Tuesday night to approve a proposed new, three-part discipline plan. More

German wines well worth another taste

People still look at me kind of funny when I try to explain to them that the Germans make some great dry whites. More

Create perfect pesto for pasta

Last week, I told you about one of my favorite ways to make a pasta sauce without cooking, taking advantage of summertime's abundant crop of sun-ripened tomatoes. More

What, when & where

Today More Library Summer Concert Series at Main Public Library Unknown Hinson at Mercy Lounge Sister Wade at B.B. King's Blues Club more ...

Tarantino surprises audiences with second <i>Kill Bill</i>

After getting audiences both excited and repulsed by the violent encounters in Kill Bill, Vol. 1, Quentin Tarantino smartly changed course with Kill Bill, Vol. 2, which debuts on DVD Aug. 10. More

TDOT to improve fences

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has listened to concerned citizens and will work to improve unattractive safety fences at four Interstate 24 exits on the city's east side. More

Home sweet home or toxic dump?

The typical newborn nursery is a toxic soup of paint fumes, gases from synthetic carpet, and emissions from vinyl wallpaper and particleboard cribs and changing tables. More

Garrett House race may be one to watch

The General Assembly race to watch in the Aug. 5 Democratic primary in Davidson County is likely the one between state Rep. Tim Garrett and challenger Gary Moore. More

Strategic planning for museum advances

Project leaders for an African-American museum in Nashville are advancing to the next level of strategic planning, following an increase in community support and funds allocated to the project by Metro Council in approving Mayor Bill Purcell's 2004-2005 operating budget. More

News Briefs

Board names Hance chair More State to get tourist service

Academy names new school head

East Academy, the private K-6 school in East Nashville, has hired a new head of school, Fred Pisano. More

Unions battle for cops

A change in Metro Police representation wouldn't come without a price, according to information being distributed by the Fraternal Order of Police. More

Necessity fades for network faces at conventions

No one could have predicted that network news anchors would become largely irrelevant in political convention coverage, but it's happened in 2004. More

Letters to the Editor

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Fleming in the fold

Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese continues to plug away at having all the team's 13 draft picks under contract by the time the team opens training camp Saturday. More

No one's laughing about VU's team

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Bobby Johnson may look like Steve Martin, but the Vanderbilt football coach is way funnier. More

Future of Harding Mall up in air

Will Harding Mall at the intersection of Nolensville Pike and Harding Place become a mere memory soon? More

Eight structures may make history

The Mayor's Office has nominated eight local structures - the City Cemetery, the City Reservoir, Fort Negley, Lindsley Hall, the Omohundro Water System, the Shelby Street Bridge, Sunnyside at Sevier Park and the Trolley Barns - as historic landmark districts. More

Williams blows smoke

He entered the pros as the guy with the flowing dreadlocks, and now you wonder if Ricky Williams has made another hair-brained decision. More

Sounds feel the Sting

Nashville Sounds' manager Trent Jewett wears a Dallas Cowboys t-shirt underneath his uniform. More