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Lawsuit: Metro blocks English-only vote unfairly

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Posted on August 29, 2008 - 3:50am at Vivian Wilhoite District 29
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Group says attorneys twist the law
By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer • August 29, 2008

A group that hopes to make English the official language of Nashville filed suit against the city Thursday in an effort to put the issue up for a vote this fall.

Metro likely to pay $485,000 to settle suit with rape victim

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Posted on May 13, 2008 - 7:53am at Vivian Wilhoite District 29
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By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • May 13, 2008

Metro Nashville is expected to pay $485,000 to settle a lawsuit because its hospital didn't tell a rape victim about drugs that might have prevented her from contracting HIV, and its police department didn't immediately test the rapist for the virus.

Predators' lease proposal questioned

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Posted on April 9, 2008 - 1:24pm at Vivian Wilhoite District 29
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'Seems like a blank check,' Metro councilman saysBy MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer Tennessean) • April 9, 2008

A handful of Metro Council members asked tough questions about proposed arena lease changes for the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, a week before their final vote on the deal.

Audit: Metro was billed for absent guards

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Posted on January 9, 2008 - 9:06am at Vivian Wilhoite District 29
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Building with laptops exposed for days

By MICHAEL CASS
and SHEILA WISSNER
Staff Writers
A private security firm didn't cover a vulnerable Nashville government building on Saturdays for months — but did send the city a bill for its services, according to a government audit.

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