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He wants to review urban mayors' proposal
By COLBY SLEDGE • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • July 19, 2008

A proposal for free community college in Davidson County has Nashville Mayor Karl Dean intrigued, but he hasn't accepted an invitation to join mayors of Tennessee's largest counties in making the offer.

In what looks like another rather half-baked, milque-toast, lawyer-measured statement, Karl Dean supports the school board's rezoning plan:

Amy Griffith reports that at a community meeting led by Councilman and Reverend Jerry Maynard an appeal was made for Mayor Karl Dean to join the fight against school rezoning. Only one problem, he appears, more or less, to be for it:

By KATE HOWARD • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • June 27, 2008

Four detectives will be added to the city's domestic violence division by September to address one of the city's most frequent crimes, Mayor Karl Dean and Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas announced today.

Fewer cars can be driven home
By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer •(Tennessean) June 2, 2008

Michael Cass has the final numbers

By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer (tennesseam) • May 8, 2008

Likely as I type, the name of Thomas F.

It sounds like Brentwood and Davidson's surrounding neighbors are ready to make nice and see if the new mayoral administration will negotiate a better deal than the previous one.

Building with laptops exposed for days

By MICHAEL CASS
and SHEILA WISSNER
Staff Writers
A private security firm didn't cover a vulnerable Nashville government building on Saturdays for months — but did send the city a bill for its services, according to a government audit.