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The Power of Clothes

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I think I have missed the mighty digital opportunity offered by the internets and the blogs -- Fashion is what should be writing about, Fashion trumps all.

I keep forgetting to learn the Power of Clothes, and I'm sure I pay that price often. But this post is not about me - it's about Us.

Sixth Circuit Hears House Case Again

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In a surprise move, a three judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals gathered in Nashville today to consider an appeal filed by Paul House which claims that the state should by barred from re-trying the case.

Our Republican Senators Will Protect DCS Jobs

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From J-Rod:

Sen. Bob Corker said earlier this week he would be voting for delaying a federal rule change that is costing the state $73 million in funds for state case managers working with children in state custody or care.

16-year-old home burglar arrested on River Rouge Drive

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May 6 press release from Metro Police, via email from Charlotte Park Neighborhood Association:

A 16-year-old burglar is in Juvenile Detention this afternoon after an alert citizen saw a strange car at her neighbor’s River Rouge Drive home and quickly called police.

Bush’s sledgehammer carried by Tennessee Republicans

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Federal rule changes imposed by the Bush administration earlier this year will strip $350 million from children in state custody, the mentally ill, mentally retarded, and the aged or disabled in need of nursing home care if upheld.  Tennessee’s Republican Congressional delegation turned a blind eye towards families in their own state, Tennessee Democratic Party

Code Word Couples

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Liz Garrigan notes the logical contortions legislators are embracing in order to ban homosexuals from adopting without explicitly calling attention to their aims:

Inside This Week's Scene

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Jeff Woods this week examines the growing culture war between Nashville's homeless and those with whom they share downtown. The yuppies, of course, have an advantage in that they've been able to co-opt local lawmakers and the business elite in a sort of controlled and systematic harassment of those who have nowhere to go.

Third arrest made in Election Commission computer theft

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Metro police have made a third arrest in connection with the Christmas Eve theft of two Davidson County Election Commission laptop computers.

Brent Russell Rucker, 28, surrendered himself at police headquarters Tuesday.

Metro police swore out a warrant for Rucker's arrest late Monday. Rucker, a Portland, Tenn. resident, has been charged with theft. Rucker's bond was set at $2,000.

Davidson County Detention Center staff said Tuesday that Rucker's bond was paid shortly bef

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