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Nashville may ease ban on home studios
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Blake Farmer
Dec 18, 2012
The 'Music City' is considering loosening the rules on home recording studios.
Report: FHA foreclosures feed off each other
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Blake Farmer
Dec 12, 2012
Government-backed loans with the Federal Housing Administration help borrowers who might look like a foreclosure risk. And the reality is many of them are.
Country musicians often sing a GOP tune
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Blake Farmer
Nov 2, 2012
Both presidential campaigns have their soundtracks. And on the Republican side, it’s got a twang, with a list of country music artists either endorsing or campaigning with Mitt Romney.
Nashville tries to capitalize on TV spotlight
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Blake Farmer
Oct 9, 2012
The new ABC drama "Nashville" is shot in and around the Tennessee city, and local tourism officials are basking in the TV spotlight.
Former health care executive pushes critical film
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Blake Farmer
Oct 1, 2012
A documentary critical of the health care industry has an unlikely benefactor -- a Tennessee entrepreneur who made his money as a health care executive.
Dogs trained to spot diabetics' blood sugar swings
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Blake Farmer
Sep 24, 2012
There's a burgeoning industry of inexpensive classes that promise to train dogs to alert their diabetic owners to a change in their blood sugar.
Memphis tries to lure its natives home
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Blake Farmer
Aug 20, 2012
Memphis -- a city that has struggled with population decline and high unemployment -- wants its native sons and daughters to help fuel a comeback.
Drought could push farmers to ditch the till
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Blake Farmer
Jul 26, 2012
Many farmers in Tennessee tend their fields without tills to cut down on erosion, but they've found that their method also helps conserve water during droughts.
Teach for America fields political candidates
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Blake Farmer
Jul 23, 2012
Teach for America is tapping its nationwide network of alumni to recruit candidates for public office -- so much so that in one Tennessee race, two TFA alums are squaring off against one another.
An overdose of pharmacy students
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Blake Farmer
May 21, 2012
Just five years ago, universities rushed to open pharmacy schools to fill a projected need. But baby boomer pharmacists are delaying retirement.