Recently added articles from The Tennessee Tribune:
Women of A New Tribe to premiere in Nashville; Exhibition to open on March 5, 2006; Nashville, TN
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Nashville, TN - A traveling exhibition celebrating the strength, beauty and works of African-American women is scheduled to premiere in Nashville in early March. The Exhibit, entitled "Women of a New Tribe," will open in Nashville in ...
Popular Nashville Attorney announces future candidacy for Public Defender
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Former Mayoral Legal Advisor and Executive Director of the Metro Human Relations, Kelvin Jones, will soon announce his candidacy for Public Defender (election to take place on May 2, 2006). Jones, who is well regarded as a public ...
State NAACP set to meet in Shelbyville as branch revives dormant charter
Feb 16, 2006; ... Conferh, Clint Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 A bi-monthly meeting of the NAACP of Tennessee is to be held next month in Shelbyville where the host branch is restoring its long-dormant charter and starting a voter registration drive. The Bedford County Branch of the ...
Frist Announces timing for Senate consideration of Marriage Protection Amendment, Death Tax Repeal; WASHINGTON, D.C.
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following is an embargoed copy of the keynote address to be delivered by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. (R-TN) today at the 33rd annual CPAC Convention in Washington, DC. In his speech, Frist will ...
President Bush's Budget Would Harm African American Families; Washington, DC
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Washington, DC - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid warned recently that the Bush Budget will have a serious impact for African American families. The budget that the President sent to Congress this week cuts funding for crucial education, ...
FAMILIES USA ANNOUNCES RECIPIENT OF CONSUMER HEALTH ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD; Washington, D.C.
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Tony Garr of Tennessee Is Recognized for His Work on Behalf of Tennesseans Who Lost Their Health Care Coverage Washington, D.C. -- Families USA, the national organization for health care consumers, last week recognized Tony Garr with ...
Retirement OF The Reverend Doctor Walter Kimbrough Senior Pastor Cascade United Methodist Church,
Feb 16, 2006; ... Kimbrough, Walter Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 To the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Staff Parrish Relations Committee of Cascade United Methodist Church -- I offer my intention to retire from my duties as your pastor, effective ...
In Harlem, Pair Becomes First Black Women to Own Bowling Alley
Feb 16, 2006; ... Lewis, Monica Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Thanks to two enterprising sisters, residents of Harlem will now have a chance to bowl down their very own alley. When the Harlem Bowling Center opens its doors next month, it will mark the first time in three decades that ...
Byrd Seeks Resurrection Against Klitschko; NEW YORK
Feb 16, 2006; ... Walker, Francis Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 NEW YORK -- IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd will make the fifth defense of his title in a re-match against Wladimir Klitschko on April 22 in Germany. Klitschko (45-3, 40 KOs) is the last fighter to have defeated ...
Is Young A Perfect Fit In Tennessee? TEXAS
Feb 16, 2006; ... Booker, Joe Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 TEXAS -- We must get over our emotional ride. We see Vincent Young as the hometown boy who goes away and does wonders. We see him coming back home to rescue his hometown team. This is the ideal situation for all of us who admire ...
A Second Chance For Shell
Feb 16, 2006; ... McFarland, Justin Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is known for giving players second chances at their careers. Once upon a time the Raiders were known for taking players that no one else wanted. Now Davis is doing it with coaches. For a ...
2006 Chevrolet HHR
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Chrysler's PT Cruiser made a big splash when it hit the market in 2000. Its retro style, SUV-versatility and commuter-car manners were an unheard-of combination that helped to launch the current crop of compact, do-all tall cars. In fact, ...
CDC Advisory Committees Recommend Comprehensive Approach to Improve Healthcare Worker Vaccination Rates
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced enhanced recommendations designed to increase influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel as a way to protect patients and staff from influenza. The new ...
TENNCARE TO REVAMP TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; WITH AN AT-RISK COMPETITIVE BID FRAGMENTED SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED WITH A SINGLE VENDOR BROKERAGE MODEL; NASHVILLE, TENN
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 NASHVILLE, TENN* TennCare officials announced today that the program will consolidate its non-emergency transportation services to a single vendor system and place the new contractor in a financial risk model. A request for ...
Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic: Standing On A Legacy of Excellence
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 The Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic is an internationally acclaimed facility that offers comprehensive outpatient care to both adults and children with diabetes. It is a state of the art clinic that provides numerous specialists in one ...
Skyline Heart Check Health Fair is February 25; Free Screenings and Seminars Will Help People Decrease Risks for Heart Disease and Stroke; NASHVILLE, TN.
Feb 16, 2006 ... Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 NASHVILLE, TN. Free screenings and seminars to help people improve their cardiac health are being offered at HeartCheckThe Skyline Heart Fair. The annual heart health fair is being held from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Skyline ...
A Benefit for Billie; TSU holds Fashion Show to raise money for the medical expenses of one of their own; Nashville, TN
Feb 16, 2006; ... Thomas, Fran L. Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 Nashville, TN - The CD player in the hospital room has Yolanda Adams new single "This Too Shall Pass" softly serenading the woman quietly resting in the bed a few feet away. At a glimpse it is almost easy to forget that ...
Failure of the Black Misleadership Class
Feb 16, 2006; ... Dixon, Bruce Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 The cohort of black business people and politicians who pass for African American leadership is at an impasse, and so is the rest of black America. Our leaders have failed to produce economic development models for inner cities ...
Nation's Oldest Black Fraternity Celebrates 100 Years
Feb 16, 2006; ... Cusido, Carmen Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 What do W.E.B. DuBois, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington and Cornel West have in common? Besides being black intellectuals and activists, these men all were brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, the ...
Two Choices at General Motors: Bankruptcy or Union Takeover
Feb 16, 2006; ... Case, John Tennessee TRIBUNE, The 02-16-2006 General Motors Corporation (GM) posted an $8.6 Billion loss last week. The President says: No bailout: build a product that's relevant". The American automotive industry has reached the serial restructuring stage. Nothing can stop ...