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Author Archives: Glen Harness
Welcome to Nashville! Now Speak English
I guess I knew there was a referendum coming up here in Nashville, but I didn’t know it was this soon. Thanks to some folks who oppose Metro Charter Amendment 1, I know now that we’re in the early voting … Continue reading
What’s Up With The Fair Board?
Supposedly there’s a Fair Board meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, January 6, 2009). But the Fair web site doesn’t yet have an agenda posted. As I mentioned earlier, one would almost get the impression that they don’t want the public to know … Continue reading
Woody: Fairgrounds Racing All But Gone
Larry Woody, in an article published on the Nashville City Paper’s web site, says the Fairgrounds track is on life support, and the plug may about to be pulled. Woody lays the blame on several entities: City Hall (via the … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone out there has a great Christmas. I think I’m gonna stop blogging until after the first of the year. Not much politically going on (except the usual Chicago corruption stuff). Music wise I think we’re going to … Continue reading
50 Complaining Neighbors 1, Nashville and History 0
I attended tonight’s meeting of the Tennessee State Board of Fair Commissioners (aka the Fair Board). My thoughts on the meeting can be summed up thusly: 2008 was the last season ever of weekly racing at the fairgrounds I say … Continue reading
We Really Do Torture Prisoners
Up to now, I’ve held the belief that our military didn’t torture prisoners. Waterboarding and other techniques to me didn’t seem like torture (if someone volunteers to be the subject of a “torture” technique, then it’s not torture). But I’ve … Continue reading
The Tyranny of the Minority
John Stuart Mill was right when talking about the tyranny that can happen in democracies. In his “On Liberty” he states “Society can and does execute its own mandates; and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right, or any … Continue reading
Just Imagine
Today is the “anniversary” of John Lennon’s murder. I can’t believe it’s been almost 30 years since he was shot down in cold blood outside his apartment building in New York. I guess you’d have to say that Lennon was … Continue reading
A “Poor” Standard of Living
It’s been said before that the poor and homeless in America have a better standard of living than the poor and homeless in other countries. How you can be poor and still have two or three TVs, cell phones, and … Continue reading