Amazon is preparing a limited launch of a delivery service that would compete directly with services like Fedex and UPS, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said the US online and retail giant expects to begin a delivery service in Los Angeles in coming weeks…
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Turris Returns to Ottawa with Predators
The Ottawa Senators will get a reminder of a trade that hasn’t panned out as planned when they host the Nashville Predators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night. The two major components, however, have almost produced at an even rate.
Read MoreCommentary: Debt Prioritization in Appropriation Proposals Now Will Defang the Democrats’ Shutdown Threat in the Future
By Robert Romano Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan agreement on the 2018 budget that provides another six weeks of funding for the federal government. It gets there by ending the remainder of budget sequestration, a remnant of the 2011 debt ceiling deal, increasing defense spending by $160 billion…
Read MoreAfter Returning Home From Travel With Lover Whose Expenses Were Paid by City, Mayor Barry Lectured Belmont Students on Ethics
Shortly after traveling alone with Sgt. Robert Forrest, head of her security detail during the period of time Mayor Megan Barry admitted to their on-going adulterous relationship, she lectured students at Belmont University about the role of ethics in government. Less than two weeks after her trip to D.C. with Sgt.…
Read MoreHouse Joins Senate, Passes Massive Budget to End Government Shutdown
The House of Representatives passed a massive $400 billion budget agreement early Friday intended to end a partial federal government shutdown. The lawmakers voted 240-186 to approve the accord that now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. However, it only funds the government through March 23.
Read MoreTennessee Bureau of Investigation Chief Mark Gwyn Announces Retirement
Mark Gwyn announced in a department-wide memo Thursday that after 30 years in law enforcement – the last 14 of which were as the Director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), he will step down, effective June 1st. A copy of the letter was posted at the TBI website and…
Read MoreTennessee Star Editor-in-Chief to Guest Host for Michael DelGiorno on WTN Today
Tennessee Star Editor-in-chief Michael Patrick Leahy will be guest hosting for Michael DelGiorno on Nashville’s dominant talk radio station, WTN 99.7 FM, from 9 a.m. to noon today. The 9 a.m. hour will focus on the candidates in the race for the Republican nomination in the 6th Congressional District. State…
Read MoreCongressional Hopeful Bob Corlew Launches First Television Ad
Former judge-turned-Sixth Congressional District Republican candidate Bob Corlew has launched his first television advertisement. The 30-second spot is divided in roughly in half with the first part telling viewers who Corlew is. The advertisement begins with a misty shot of Bob Corlew walking hand-in-hand with his wife, Dianne. The voiceover is by…
Read MoreTrump: Faith ‘Central to American Life and Liberty’
U.S. President Donald Trump says the rights of people are bestowed upon them by God and that “faith is central to American life and to liberty.” Speaking Thursday at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Trump said, “Our rights are not given to us by man, our rights come…
Read MoreHijabs Will Soon Be Offered at Macy’s Department Stores
Apparel targeted for the Muslim women’s market will soon be available at Macy’s department stores. The chain describes the hand-dyed hijabs, maxi dresses, and extra-long cardigans among their new Islamic offerings as both modest and fashionable, The Washington Post reports. An online launch is slated for the “Verona Collection” on…
Read MoreCommentary: Did Anyone REALLY Believe the Steele Dossier?
George Rasley, CHQ Editor As a veteran of over 300 political campaigns I’ve compiled dozens of opposition research memos. Almost every time I did one someone would come forward with salacious charges. Running down these allegations never revealed proof; no affidavits from spurned lovers, no credit card receipts from the…
Read MoreFormer FBI Boss Thinks IG Will Be ‘Unsparing in His Criticism’ of Erring Agents
High-level FBI officials who violated procedures in the investigations of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and President Donald Trump will not escape accountability, a former supervisor at the agency said Thursday. Ron Hosko, who served as assistant director of the FBI and now is president of the Law Enforcement…
Read MoreTrump Picks Defender to Head US Tax Collection Agency
Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Charles Rettig — a lawyer who backed the president’s decision to keep his tax returns private — to be head of the top US tax collection agency. The White House said Trump would nominate the Beverly Hills tax attorney to be “Commissioner of Internal Revenue…
Read MoreKnoxville Appeals Court Rules $250 ‘DUI Fee’ Unconstitutional
The Criminal Court of Appeals in Knoxville ruled Tuesday that Tennessee’s state law requiring every person convicted of a DUI via blood or breath tests pay a $250 fee to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is unconstitutional. According to the 28-page decision, the fee violates due process and puts into question the…
Read MoreMayor Megan Barry Says Her $9 Billion Transit Plan ‘Is About Connecting People’
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, who ten days ago admitted to carrying on a two year long extramarital affair with her Metro Nashville police officer bodyguard, Sgt. Rob Forrest, showed on Thursday that she wants every voter in Nashville/Davidson County to know that she continues to support her much maligned $9…
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