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Local News - Tennessean en-us The Great Smoky Mountains aren't so great after all, according to National Geographic Traveler magazine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12q5gsidu/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070364%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070364/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:14:30 +0000 Middle Tennesseans are invited to take a walk through the stars, see sunspots and solar flares up close or challenge someone to a race through the cosmos this weekend at the Adventure Science Center's new exhibit, opening today. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12qomf0or/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070352%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070352/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:29:31 +0000 Public meetings on planning for transportation and land use in the corridor between Nashville and Gallatin will be held next week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12qnujou7/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070351%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070351/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:17:06 +0000 A bird that flew into electrical substation equipment caused about 8,500 households and businesses to lose power in parts of Franklin and Cool Springs on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12qr9p78n/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070350%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070350/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:56 +0000 The conviction of a Murfreesboro CEO who illegally sold securities has been reinstated by the Tennessee Supreme Court. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12q7322ol/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS03%2F911070346%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS03/911070346/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:46 +0000 Free workshops are being offered to help low-income homeowners save energy and keep utility bills lower, with the first from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Salem AME Church. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12qsij13j/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070347%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070347/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:36 +0000 If you've watched the news or read the paper recently, you've probably noticed talk of health care is dominating the political landscape. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12tsj298l/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FOPINION03%2F911070305%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/OPINION03/911070305/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:27 +0000 We were all appalled at the recent news of the gang-rape of a 15-year-old high school student outside of her high school homecoming dance in Richmond, Calif. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12t7fe111/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FOPINION03%2F911070306%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/OPINION03/911070306/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:16 +0000 Instead of facing attempted murder charges, Abdirizak Omar Yussuf fled to Sweden. The state decided against going after him, and Rader Bonding Company was out $50,000. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12q8cn02p/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS03%2F911070360%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS03/911070360/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:06 +0000 With the drought conditions of the past couple of years washed away by above average rainfall this summer and autumn, the wildfire season has begun in Tennessee. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12qf93is2/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070362%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070362/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:56 +0000 The conservative group Tea Party Nation plans to hold a rally in Nashville today from 11 a.m. until about 1:30 p.m. at the east side of the Capitol building, voicing opposition to the scheduled health-care vote in Washington this weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12q6kgofj/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070361%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070361/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:45 +0000 Jet trails that spread out across the skies have more implications than just marring a nice view. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12qnq8f9e/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091107%2FNEWS01%2F911070322%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091107/NEWS01/911070322/1001/NEWS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:35 +0000 A Knoxville man has been arrested on charges of dragging a small Terrier-mix dog behind a truck in the Middlebrook Pike area Tuesday afternoon. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12pvnoisl/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FNEWS03%2F91106045%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS03/91106045/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:34 +0000 A woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with abusing the 911 emergency system for a second time. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12puf8mkr/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FNEWS01%2F91106018%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS01/91106018/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:14:59 +0000 Metro Police are searching for a convicted felon who allegedly shot and killed a man in South Nashville Sunday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12pdahlf6/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FNEWS03%2F91106007%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS03/91106007/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:44:32 +0000 Free workshops are being offered to help the low-income community save energy and keep utility bills lower, with the first tomorrow, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Salem AME Church. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12p05lcju/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FNEWS01%2F91106006%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS01/91106006/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:30 +0000 Reciting coach's speech to 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team from movie Miracle brings child global attention. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12q1oden1/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FNEWS01%2F911060355%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS01/911060355/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:29:30 +0000 Some elected officials who helped craft Metro's new school rezoning plan did not care that it would possibly segregate Nashville schools, two local NAACP leaders said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12qg3k7l6/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FNEWS03%2F911060338%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/NEWS03/911060338/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:57 +0000 There are 23.6 million diabetics in America today. Another 57 million are considered at risk for the disease, and 1.6 million new cases will be diagnosed in the next year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that if this trend continues, one in three Americans will develop diabetes in their lifetime. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=12t90l75f/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FOPINION03%2F911060333%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/OPINION03/911060333/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:46 +0000 "AfPak" is, of course, the hotly debated topic of the moment. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Nashville/Tennessean/SIG=131tndijh/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Farticle%2F20091106%2FCOLUMNIST0108%2F911060329%2F1001%2FNEWS http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091106/COLUMNIST0108/911060329/1001/NEWS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:36 +0000 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:14:30 +0000