Nikki Meyer has recently been named the director of Metro government

Back To Class - In life, some moments are perpetually embarrassing. My first day of school is one of them. Let

The Tree Foundation More

After just five months on the job, Bill Hobbs has left the Tennessee Institute for Public Policy (TIPP), saying the departure was not based on two recently published columns. Hobbs, who writes opinion columns for The City Paper, was a policy analyst with TIPP researching tax and budget issues. More

Here are the headlines in today's News Briefs: Ashcroft at Vandy to discuss violence, Governor's decision 'forward-thinking' and YMCA hosts seminar on breast cancer. More

New crime information shows Hillsboro Village is second only to the Belle Meade and Forest Hills area in safety among Nashville neighborhoods, despite some reports of a Village

The Shelby Bottoms wetland would create a stopping point for the birds to rest and feed on blood worms, snails and insects that live in the mud. More

The architect for a proposed project in downtown

Back To Class - The City Paper offers articles in every section with school news you can use. More

Back To Class - The defense is hardly better off, losing eight starters, including three-year vet Jake Van Horn at middle linebacker. Therefore Bruins Coach Jack Daniels is counting on several juniors and seniors to mature from backups to full-fledged first-stringers.

The Tennessee Titans already know who they will play in 14 of their 16 games in 2002 as the NFL released its new 32-team, eight-division schedule on Wednesday. For that matter, the Titans know who they will be playing in 14 of the 16 games for the next eight years, right through till 2009. More

Between all the shifting and shuffling in the Tennessee Titans secondary this off-season, one thing is still relatively clear. Bobby Myers is still the top candidate to replace Marcus Robertson as the team More

Back To Class - USN girls take frisbee to new heights. University School of Nashville's female Ultimate Frisbee team is turning a once unknown sport into a popular phenomenon

Patience is a virtue, but it is one that Nashville Kats defensive specialist Cliff Green has found difficult to master. Green, a former Tennessee State University standout who came to the Kats in a trade with the Los Angeles Avengers with a ton of ability and a penchant for inconsistency, may be playing the best football of his three-year AFL career.

Regardless of what Mayor Bill Purcell does or does not do during his years in office, his star will shine for his efforts concerning the First Day Festival. By encouraging employers to let parents share part of their children More

More

Editor More

The only way to make any news in this town is to disappear. Energy? Patients' bill of rights? Forget about it; those stories are strictly below the fold. This week George W. Bush is bigger in the buzz than Chandra. How dare this "windshield" cowboy head off to his ranch for 30 days! More

Titans game day at the "Delph" is special, something I never expected to experience in Nashville. The fans in the stands represent the equivalent of over one of every 10 people in Metro Nashville. And what I have found to be particularly wonderful is the fans are a true cross-section of the community

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENER - There is a plant society that specializes in your interest. Whether it is daylilies, irises, daffodils, roses, orchids, camellias, perennials, bromeliads or any other plant, the eager members of these plant societies are ready to share their information with you and listen to what you have to tell. More