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On Good Corporate Citizenship

February 22, 2012
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On Good Corporate Citizenship

Where heroes are often easy to recognize – firemen, police, 911 dispatchers, EMTs, rescue personnel, volunteers – sometimes corporations are not much appreciated. You deal with big oil companies raising gas prices based solely on speculation, banks taking back homes without working with owners to modify loans when they hit hard times, and corporate lobbyists that seem to own Congress. However, sometimes a corporation strips away the cynicism and really shines as an example of doing things right.  It pleases me greatly to acknowledge  Firehouse Subs and the Firehouse Subs Safety Foundation as a good corporate citizen.  In addition...

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Op Ed: On Police Cars, Dispatch System, and Hiring Cops

February 19, 2012
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Full disclosure before this opinion-editorial piece begins. Yes, I do have police friends. Yes, I have talked with city workers so have gathered information from many reliable sources. No, I do not have all the answers, but I do have some answers. Yes, this is my opinion – one of which you may agree with or not. It is my personal opinion, but it is based on listening to the first-hand experiences and insights of those who do know the conditions of the current fleet, the current dispatch system, and the challenges faced by a relatively small number of...

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Time to Get Your Hands Dirty

February 18, 2012
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Time to Get Your Hands Dirty

There is a wonderful effort underway in LaVergne.  It’s something that not a lot of people know about yet, but it’s sure to make the 32,000 happy residents happier. We are officially forming a “LaVergne Garden Club” to work on beautification projects around the city. This past fall, we cleaned up around City Hall. There were trees that were trimmed, weeds pulled, and mulch put down. If that sounds like a good work out, if you want to see nice things in the city, or if you like getting your hands dirty, there is an opportunity TODAY to help...

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Career Center There to Help

February 6, 2012
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Career Center There to Help

The Tennessee Career Center is a great asset for people out of work, including those displaced by company layoffs, people with medical conditions that caused job loss, the underemployed, and people just starting out in the work world.  The state has several career centers set up around the Middle Tennessee area, including one in Murfreesboro at 1313 Old Ford Parkway and another in Nashville at 2200 Rosa Parks Blvd. At the centers, you can sign up for workshops, learn how to build a resume, or simply apply for open positions.  If you are a job seeker, visiting your closest...

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Saturday Night Link Fun

February 4, 2012
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Here I sit on Super Bowl Eve pondering the meaning of life and the beauty of the people around me.  Reality check!  Here I sit on Super Bowl Eve surfing the internet trying to find funny things to laugh at!  Before we get to that, though, this is a good time to remind everyone that our local police are out in force this weekend looking for drunk drivers. Here’s what the city says: While the New England Patriots and New York Giants face off at the Super Bowl this weekend, the LaVergne Police Department will be on patrol looking...

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Arrests Up and Crime Down (aka WTG LPD)

January 16, 2012
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Now that the city tax bills have rolled out, money is coming in. This means we will soon begin seeing some of the major repairs outlined in last year’s five-year planning. Of course, the plan is not necessarily carved in stone as sometimes the unexpected happens and newer needs emerge, thereby changing priorities. Case in point is when the water level of the storage tank on Sanders Road dropped this summer. We have heard at Board of Mayor and Aldermen meetings that as a result, building a new pump station is being moved to 2012 from 2015′ish. Basically, “it”...

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Box 100 Seeks Volunteers

January 4, 2012
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Box 100 Seeks Volunteers

The volunteer organization Box 100 is seeking volunteer members to help provide support services to first responders.  Box 100 members assist the city’s emergency departments with such duties such as crowd and traffic control, providing rehab to personnel on lengthy and/or exhausting emergency calls, securing areas at emergency scenes as required, and any other tasks requested by incident commanders. Box 100 volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are continually training in storm readiness, CPR, and emergency response preparedness in order to aid our community in the event of an emergency. Most recently,...

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Myopic, Obtuse Players Are Top Stories of 2011

January 1, 2012
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A new year is a chance to start again, while remembering the highlights (and lows) of the past year. And what a year 2011 was for our dear LaVergne, no?  Even though – technically – we got a new mayor in November of 2010, this past year was the first full year of the new administration. This administration has had a hard row to hoe, that no one will argue.  As the new mayor, Senna Mosley was finally able to effect the changes she had been asking for since 2004.  As alderman she was the lone voice for the...

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OPEN THREAD: The After Christmas Blahs

December 29, 2011
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OPEN THREAD: The After Christmas Blahs

As holidays draw to a close, the glorious days of making (and eating) Fantasy Fudge are slipping away. The tables at work have been cleared, so no more bowls of party mix and muddy buddies. The trees are starting to droop and it’s getting colder than a well digger’s butt outside. But worse than that is this year the leftover cans of popcorn (the kind with white cheddar, butter and caramel) are ALL GONE!  Remember how in the past you would see a virtual WALL of these popcorn cans as you checked out of the discount stores?  You could...

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Shopping Local Is Possible

December 20, 2011
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Shopping Local Is Possible

The city sent out an announcement earlier with the great news that the big orange construction barrels have been moved on Waldron Road, making access a lot easier to 15 businesses located near the I-24 interchange.  This is fantastic for the business owners who have held on tight during the rollercoaster ride of a terrible recession coupled with accessibility challenges. Mayor Mosley said, “We have a lot of really great business owners who depend on support from the local community.  La Vergne offers a variety of great services and products that would be perfect stocking stuffers or presents under...

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