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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Tenn. Gov. Bill Haslam has pep talk for developers (CA/Locker)Gov. Bill Haslam gave state and local industrial development officials from across Tennessee a pep talk about the difficulty of recruiting new jobs in the current economy but said they all must forge ahead. "As we're going to try to distinguish ourselves and differentiate ourselves, we are subject to the national econwhen the headwinds blow against us as a nation, we feel that in Tennessee as well," Haslam told the anGovernor's Conference on Economic and Com munity Development. Despite that, he said he's learned sthings as governor about job creation that he believed prior to his election. "The first is, we are very well-in Tennessee to compete. ... The no income tax, the work environment we have, the geographic locationI'm out selling Tennessee, I don't feel like I'm selling something that's hard to do." Second, he said econodevelopment officials have to "aggressively sell" the state and their communities despite the economy, a

create a Tennessee business environment that makes decision makers want to invest capital in the statethe major changes in liability law that he proposed and lawmakers approved this year. Haslam also said jcreation is "inextricably linked" to education, that businesses already operating in Tennessee will be the msource of new jobs, and that he's convinced the state's new emphasis on existing businesses and a regioapproach to growth is correct.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/24/haslam-has-pep-talk-for-02/

Gov. Bill Haslam promotes eco devo policies, 'aggressive' sale of TennesseeGov. Bill Haslam touted the states strengths and his administrations economic development strategy toddeclaring that hes aggressively selling Tennessee and feels optimistic despite national headwinds. Weprepared and well positioned to compete, he told a crowd of hundreds at the Renaissance Nashville Hotdowntown. Im proud of what we have to sell. The Republicans remarks were before a roomful of econo

development professionals, government officials and business leaders attending his Governors ConfereFunctions Thursday and Friday centered on a range of economic development topics, and the overall evpromoted his Jobs4TN plan. That plan has emphasized catering more than in the past to existing, in-statcompanies as the states Economic and Community Development Department encourages business actithrough tax incentives and other means.http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/09/23/bill-haslam-republican-tennessee-eco nomy.html

Haslam says incentives not currently part of talks with General Motors (NBJ)Email Gov. Bill Haslams administration is in talks about a proposal to bring 1,700 jobs to General MotorsSpring Hill plant, but so far, there are no plans for an incentive package to further coax the auto maker.We are not talking about additional incentives to GM, the Republican said following remarks at today's Conference. He went on to note that there are statutory tax credits that GM would qualify for with each jocreates through the full reopening of the Spring H ill plant. Officials with Tennessees Economic and ComDevelopment Department noted that there is not currently a finalized jobs proposal for the state to considrelation to other incentives that could be part of a larger proposal. News surfaced earlier this week of a pragreement between G M and the United Auto W orkers union. While the deal is not final, its the boldest siGM reinvigorating the plant.http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/09/23/incentives-gm-bill-haslam-sprin g-hill.html

Obama spills beans on Haslam wedding(Times Free Press)It took President Barack Obama speaking during a nationally televised White House event on Friday nto let the cat out of the bag that Tennessee Gov. B ill Haslams daughter, Annie Haslam, is getting marrieDemocrat Obam a thanked the Republican governor for joining an announcement about education, althou
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noted Haslam obviously has some other things on his platter. Im especially appreciative because I founhis daughter is getting married, and he is doing the ceremony tomorrow, Obama said. So weve got to gback on time. Indeed, Annie Haslam and David Colquitt are scheduled to tie the knot at 5 p.m. CDT at thgovernors residence. The couple met while attending Princeton University, according to their wedding wAsked for elaborate about the festivities, the governor said, Ill leave that one alone, but confirmed he wperforming the ceremony. The rehearsal dinner was slated for Friday night at the exclusive Belle Meade Club. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/24/obama-spills-beans-haslam-wedding/?local

Haslam presides over marriage (CA/Locker)Gov. Bill Haslam w ill preside over the marriage of his daughter, Annie Haslam, to David Colquitt tonight aTennessee Residence, the governor's official residence in Nashville. The couple met when both were frePrinceton University in 2005. Their rehearsal dinner was Friday night at Belle Meade Country Club in Nashttp://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/24/in-04/

Obama waives No Child Left Behind rules (New York Times)With his declaration Friday that he would waive the m ost contentious provisions of a federal education laPresident Barack Obama effectively rerouted the nation's education history after a turbulent decade of feinfluence. Obama invited states to reclaim the power to design their own school accountability and impro

systems, upending the centerpiece of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, a requirement that all studeproficient in math and reading by 2014. But experts said it was a measure of how profoundly the law hadAmerica's public school culture that even in states that accept the administration's offer to pursue a new the law's legacy will live on in classrooms. Educators' work will continue to emphasize its major themes, narrowing student achievement gaps, while educators' performance will be m easured by standardized teObama made his statements to a bipartisan audience that includedGov. Bill Haslamof Tennessee, a RepublicaGov. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, an independent, and 24 state superintendents of education.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/24/obama-waives-school-rules/

No Child Left Behind opt-out ignites arguments (Tennessean/Hefling,Hubbar

Nearly everyone agrees the fix needs fixing. The No Ch ild Left Behind law that was supposed to improve

American education has left schools grumbling at being labeled failures, state officials fuming and compeverywhere about required testing. But President Barack Obamas response on Friday hes allowing sopt out is starting a new round of heated arguments. There are questions about whether letting statesunpopular proficiency standards will help the nations schoolchildren. And even as Tennessee and other clamor to use the new waiver option, some lawmakers say O bama is inserting politics into what had beenbipartisan approach to education. At the White House, the president said he was acting only because Cowouldnt. He decried the state of U.S. education and called the No Child law a signature legacy of PreGeorge W. Bushs presidency an admirable but flawed effort that ended up hurting students instead othem. Obamas announcement, whichGov. Bill Haslamattended, could fundamentally affect the education otens of millions of children.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/NEWS/309230124/No-Child-Left-Behind-opt-out-ignites-argodyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Gov. Bill Haslam introduces President Barack Obama at No Child Left Behind(NS/Colllins)Gov. Bill Haslam introduces President Barack Obama at No Child Left Behind eventPreviousNext. Seentire gallery at full size.WASHINGTON Gov. Bill Haslam introduced President Barack Obama today aHouse event on school reform and praised the administration for giving states more freedom to carry out the decade-old No Child Left Behind law. "As a Republican governor, I might not always agree with thisadministration on some policy issues or maybe even the role of federal government," Haslam said, standObama in the White House's East Room. "But when there are things we can work on together, then we sHaslam said. "And this is one of those issues we simply can work together on." The Obam a administratioallowing states to request an exemption from some of the basic elements of No Child Left Behind, which
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enacted under former President George W. Bush. States can ask the U.S. Department of Education to beexempted from som e of the law's requirements if they meet certain conditions, such as imposing standarprepare students for college and careers and setting evaluation standards for teachers and principals.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/23/haslam-introduces-obama-at-no-child-left-behind/?partner=

Haslam joins Obama in altering No Child law(Times Free Press/Sher)Gov. Bill Haslam says he was happy to join President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony Fridaypresident unveiled plans to let states opt out of some of the toughest provisions of the federal No Child Llaw.Some of you m ight be saying, We heard you in Washington introducing the president. Last time we yall were in different parties and didnt quite see the world the same way. Whats up with that? Haslam tattendees at a state economic development conference later in the day. To be straightforward with you, nothing were doing in Tennessee right now as important as improving education, he said.Earlier FridayRepublican Haslam introduced Obama, a D emocrat, in the White House East Room for the announcemelandmark No Child Left Behind law was passed when George W . Bush was president. As a Republican I might not always agree with this administration on some policy issues or maybe even the role of federagovernment, Haslam said when introducing Obama. But when there are things we can work on togetheshould. And this is one of those issues we simply can work together on.

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Haslam backs Obama's No Child Left Behind waiver (AP/Schelzig)Republican Gov. Bill Haslam on Friday joined President Barack Obama for a White House announcemenstates will be given more freedom to opt out of key parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law. Haslam introduction of the Democratic president said the most informed education decisions are made at the statlocal levels and that Tennessee has made significant strides toward improving standards. As a Republicgovernor, I may not always agree with this administration on policy issues or the proper role of the federagovernment," Haslam said. "But I do be lieve that when there are things we can work on together, we shoThe changes to the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law will allow states to apply for waivers to the requireall children must show they are proficient in reading and math by 2014. The Obama administration will grrequests if states meet certain conditions, such as imposing standards to prepare students for college anand setting evaluation standards for teachers and principals.http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20110924/NEWS01/109240313/Haslam-backs-Obama-s-No-ChilBehind-waiver?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAG E

TBI seeks information in 2010 Decatur slaying (Times Free Press/Benton)A year ago Friday, Roger Dale Selfs body was found by family and friends on his property on Five PointDecatur, Tenn. Now, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is seeking information that could lead to an the killing. Investigators said Self had been missing since the evening before his body was found in a baproperty where he stored hay and straw. Investigators determined Self was killed sometime after 6:30 p.Sept. 22, 2010. An autopsy confirmed he was shot multiple times at close range with a .22-caliber handgInvestigators believe Self either knew or was acquainted with his killer, according to TBI officials. Wed emphasize that it only takes one small piece of information that can lead an investigator to solve a case,spokeswoman Kristin Helm said.

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TBI issues alert for 2 missing girls in Columbia (Associated Press)The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says two girls missing in Columbia have been found. TBI on Satmorning issued endangered child alert for 11-year-old Am bria Walker and 12-year-old Cheyenne Penix adidn't return home F riday night. Police said at midmorning Saturday, the girls were located. The girls wereported m issing after last being seen at Sports W orld Skate Center on Pulaski Highway.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/24/tbi-issues-alert-for-2-missing-girls-in-c olumbia/
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Right Choices awarded $300,000 grant from Tenn. Dept. of Health (Dyersbu

Gazette)Right Choices of West Tennessee has been awarded a three-year $300,000 grant by the Tennessee Dof Health to teach abstinence education in four at-risk counties: Dyer, Haywood, Lake and Lauderdcounties were four of 20 targeted by the Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) as being in higheabstinence education services. "We are very excited to be given the opportunity to rebuild Right Chstrengthen it for the future," said Life Choices Executive Director Reni Bumpas. Right Choices was estaLife Choices in 2001 as a preventative program to teach abstinence education to students in gradesprogram was federally funded through the Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) program froDepartment of Health and Human Services from 2006 until 2010. However, in 2010 with the administration, it was decided that CBAE would no longer fund programs like Right Choices forcing the dramatically reduce the services it provided in the next year.http://www.stategazette.com/story/1766441.html

Republican redistricting plan places two veteran, black Democrats in same

district(Nooga)The Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature's redistricting plan will merge two Hamilton County Ddistricts, forcing one of the two veteran incumbents to evaluate whether to seek another term. ReBrown, D-Chattanooga, said the plan to take part of District 29 to increase the percentage of m inority voDistrict 28 seat will cut one Democrat and one black legislator from the House. "There are two issues," B"There's a Democrat issue and an African American issue. My job is to protect the integrity of the votinthe African American community. If to do so means keeping two districts, I will look hard at the shape of plan)." Favors said taking minority voters from District 29 and placing them in District 28 will increaspercentage of minority voters to more than the 50 percent required.http://www.nooga.com/17778_republican-redistricting-plan-places-two-veteran-black-democrats-in-samedistrict/

Voter ID laws target rarely occurring voter fraud(Associated Press/Gamboa)Several states adopted new laws last year requiring that people show a photo ID when they come to votethough the kind of election fraud that the laws are intended to stamp out is rare. Even supporters of the nare hard pressed to come up with large numbers of cases in which someone tried to vote under a false id"I've compared this to the snake oil salesman. You got a cold? I got snake oil. Your foot aches? I got snasaid election law expert Justin Levitt, who wrote "The Truth About Voter Fraud" for The Brennan C enter f"It doesn't seem to matter what the problem is, (voter) ID is being sold as the solution to a whole bunch ocan't possibly solve." Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and W isconsin have passed laws this yallow voters without the required photo ID to cast provisional ballots, but the voters must return to a specilocation with that ID within a certain time limit for their ballots to count.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/24/voter-id-laws-target-rarely-occurri ng-voter/

Health care reform will bring coverage to more Tennesseeans (Times Free PrFlessner)Health care reform will bring more money and health care coverage to Tennessee, but it will also mean loand wait times for most people to see a doctor. That's the conclusion of a study by Tennessee's biggest insurer on the sweeping health care package adopted nearly two years ago and scheduled to be implemethe next three years. "Since the number of providers will not increase in the short run, there will be a strasystem's ability to supply services," said Dr. Steve Coulter, president of the BlueCross-funded TennesseeInstitute and author of the study of health care reform in the Volunteer State. "That may mean, generally worse access to services for those who are currently insured." But while lines may be longer at physicianand hospitals, more people will have access to such services. The BlueCross study estimates that 683,0Tennesseans, including 63,168 in Hamilton County, will gain health insurance by 2014 under the so-calle
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Dean begins 2nd term urging Nashville to double college grads (TennesseanNashville should set a goal of doubling its number of college graduates in the next five years, Mayor Karlsaid after taking office to start his second term Friday. When a citys population of college graduates goboth income and gross metropolitan product goes up as well, Dean said in his inaugural address to an ecrowd of 500 people on the Public Square in front of the Metro Courthouse. ... The experts say this shouyears. I see no reason why we should not try to do it in five. There is nothing we as a city can accomplishwill have a greater or longer-lasting impact.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/NEWS/309210147/Dean-urges-Nashville-double-college-godyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

Dean inaugurated, sidesteps possible property tax increase (Nashville City

Paper/Garrison)Delivering his inauguration address Friday before a few hundred onlookers at the downtown public squarKarl Dean called Nashville a city on the rise, trumpeting the theme of his largely unchallenged re-electiocampaign.He painted a bright future: Nashville is on course to be one of the great American cities of the

century. But Metro Nashvilles sixth mayor also alluded to a potentially rocky budget cycle come spring agrapples with a stressed economy, declining tax revenue and a continued demand for basic services. Nafuture budgets a second-term challenge that will undoubtedly be one of the mayors greatest comesdepartments have already had to work with less in recent years. Our budget constraints are real, Dean the newly elected M etro Council sitting behind him. And for the foreseeable future, our Metro departmengoing to have to rema in extremely prudent.Tough decisions lay ahead, he said.http://nashvillecitypaper.com/print/537 623

Possibility of 5 percent cuts have Clarksville councilman concerned (The Lea

Chronicle)Mayor Kim McMillan has asked city departments to prepare for a 5 percent expense reduction in preparacuts in federal and state spending. The possible cuts do not require the City Council's approval, but are d

tomake sure all the departments are operating as tightly as possible to help build the city fund in the case treductions from the federal and state governments, according to a press release from the Mayor's OfficeA 5 percent cut w ould add up to just under $3.4 million out of the over $67.5 m illion budget that was apprthe City Council before the new fiscal year, according to the release. Bill Summers, Ward 10 city councilsaid he and some of the other council members are concerned that this is being announced toward the efirst quarter of the fiscal year, leaving nine months and less money to cut the $3.4 million out of.http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20110924/NEWS01/109240315/Possibility-5-percent-cuts-Clarkscouncilman-concerned?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Mourners share their memories of mayor: Residents line up to pay respects

Conger's visitation (Jackson Sun)

Many of the people who came to pay their respects to the family of former Jackson Mayor Bob Conger oremembered him as a fair man with a great personality. Conger died on Tuesday; he was 83 yearsold. A long line of people some w ho knew him well and others who didn't waited to sign the guest bthe first hour of visitation at the George A. Smith and Sons North Chapel on Friday afternoon.http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20110924/NEWS01/109240321/Mourners-share-their-memories-mayResidents-line-up-pay-respects-Bob-Conger-s-visitation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRO NTPAGE

101st Combat Aviation Brigade, SEALs share tragic anniversary (The Leaf

Chronicle)Recently, the Leaf-Chronicle received a message from Capt. Nick Craig of Bravo Company, 5th Batta101st Combat Aviation Brigade. One year ago this week, on Sept. 21, 2010, the W ings of Destiny Briga
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the United States Navy SEALs suffered a devastating loss as the result of a helicopter crash in Qalat, AfgCapt. Craig asks for prayers for the families left behind. Beyond that, he asks simply that we take a reflect and remem ber those whose passing should not go unnoticed.http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20110924/NEWS08/110924002/101st-Combat-Aviation-Brigade-share-tragic-anniversary?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

Crusade aims to lower baby deaths in North Nashville (Tennessean/Wilemon

Myra Hardin stepped forward to save babies in her North Nashville neighborhood on Friday. She went ddoor with more than a dozen volunteers, distributing fliers and brochures in the 37208 ZIP code, where oevery 80 babies will die before reaching a first birthday. I want to know why, said Hardin, a retired licenpractical nurse. There is no single answer, officials with the Metro Public Health Departm ent say. Theyvon this neighborhood for the past two years, identifying birth-age and pregnant women who live there andproviding prenatal and follow-up care through the federally funded M usic City Healthy Start program.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/NEWS07/309240048/Crusade-aims-lower-baby-deaths-NoNashville?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|N ews

Blues story to be told as hall of fame site set(CA/Risher)With a bona fide blues music exhibit still perhaps a couple years away, the Blues Foundation's new homeMain already has trappings of a tourist draw. Arrayed on walls and m assive wood beams are classic pos

promoting concerts and recordings by the likes of Bessie Smith and S lim Harpo; guitars signed by blues and rock stars; even a whimsical plaster impression of Rufus Thom as' face. The foundation has unveiledcrank up outreach to blues aficionados and casual visitors alike with exhibits, including a Blues Music Hain the Hotline Records building at 515 S. Main. A campaign is under way to raise money to transform thesquare-foot, two-level (street and basement) condominium into exhibit halls, visitor center, gift shop and othe worldwide organization. A goal hasn't been set, but the board has discussed $3.5 m illion.http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/24/blues-story-to-be-told-as-hall-of-fame-site-set/# com

Sumner school board chief sets budget goal (Tennessean/Easton)Hendersonvilles District 3 school board member Don Long was unanimously chosen to lead the 11-memfor a third term. I hope that this next year will be a little easier than the past, but I think working togetherthere, Long said. Long on Wednesday said the public can expect a lot more discussion on school fundi

throughout the next year following this years budget crisis. Were going to take a routine and systematicso that everyone is well aware of what our needs are as we go and when w e get to budget time, he saidhttp://www.tennessean.com/article/20110923/NEWS04/309230102/Sumner-school-board-chief-sets-budodyssey=mod|newswell|text|News|s

Fundraiser, rally bring Michele Bachmann to Fran.klin(Tennessean/GiordanoRepublican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann stuck to her campaign talking points as shearrived Friday for a Christian rally held at the Old Natchez Country Club about five miles north of FranklinThe event preceded a $1,000-per-person fundraiser held later at a private home. The Minnesota congretook a few mom ents to talk to the media before entering the event, which was open to donors for $125 buto reporters.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/NEWS/309230129/Fundraiser-rally-bring-Michele-Bachma

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Government paid $600 million in benefits to dead people (AP/Hananel)The federal government has doled out more than $600 million in benefit payments to dead people over thfive years, a watchdog report says. Such payments are meant for retired or disabled federal workers, butsometimes the checks keep going out even after the former employees pass away and the deaths are noreported, according to the report this week from the Office of Personnel Management's inspector generalMcFarland. In one case, the son of a beneficiary continued receiving payments for 37 years after his fathin 1971. The payments totaling more than $515,000 were only discovered when the son died in 200government has been aware of the problem since a 2005 inspector general's report revealed defects in tService Retirement and Disability Fund. Yet the improper payments have continued, despite more than adozen attempts to develop a system that can figure out which beneficiaries are still alive and w hich are d
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report said.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/23/government-paid-600-million-benefits-dead-people/?breakingnews

Report scorns Fannie Mae for robo-signing (AP/Kravitz)Fannie Mae missed chances to catch law firms illegally signing foreclosure documents and its governmeoverseer did not take the right steps to ensure Fannie was doing its job, according to a federal watchdogThe Federal Housing Finance Agencys inspector general said in a report Friday that Fannie failed to estacceptable and effective way to m onitor foreclosure proceedings between 2006 and early 2011. FHFA to ensure it was complying with demands that it clean up its programs. Mortgage industry employees law firms employed by Fannie Mae signed documents they hadnt read and used fake signatures on focases. The practices, known collectively as robo-signing, resulted in a suspension of foreclosures last faprobe by all 50 state attorneys general into how corners were cut to keep pace with the crush of foreclosupaperwork.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/BUSINESS/309240054/Report-scorns-Fannie-Mae-robo-siodyssey=tab|topnews|text|Busin ess

Amazon Wins Reprieve on California Tax in Exchange For Jobs (Wall Street

Journal)California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed compromise legislation granting Amazon.com Inc. a repcollecting state sales tax after the company offered the promise of thousands of jobs, a development thatthe online retail giant takes up a broader sales-tax fight on multiple fronts.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903791504576589200485919880.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollec tion

UT: Tennessee economy wont improve until 2013(MBJ)Despite some gains in the short term, a new study from the University of Tennessee suggests there won

significant improvements to the states economy until 2013.The fall 2011 Tennessee Business and EconomicOutlook report, issued by UTs Center for Business and Economic Research, says the states housing macontinue to struggle and that the economy risks being further hampered by the financial crisis in Europe."Economic growth has slowed but has not stalled," wrote Matt Murray, CBER associate director and authstudy. "A slight pickup in growth is anticipated in the third and fourth quarters, but annualized growth will a disappointing rate for the year as a whole. The outlook for 2012 is only slightly better."http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2011/09/23/ut-tennessee-economy-wont-improve.html?s=prin

Spring Hill GM workers embrace contract (Tennessean/Williams)Members of the United Auto W orkers local here have approved a new national labor contract with Generon an 82 percent yes vote, union leaders said Friday night a sm all step leading toward reopening of thassembly plant here. Michael ORourke, president of UAW Local 1853 in Spring Hill, said local workers

it. This contract is all about jobs. Among terms of the proposed four-year contract between the United AuWorkers and GM, Spring Hill is supposed to get two midsize vehicles to assemble. One would arrive somnext year and bring 600 jobs; the other would come in 2013 and add 1,110 jobs.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/BUSINESS03/309240042/Spring-Hill-GM-workers-embraccontract?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

HomeBack V irginia lender alleges fruad, files suit against First Tennessee

(Kingsport Times-News)A Virginia-based lender has sued First Tennessee and a host of other financial service companies in cwith investment products it alleges were marketed falsely. First Community Bank, which is based in Blubut has operations in Johnson City, alleged that it lost at least $100 million on products linked to First Te
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investment banking business and its broker-dealer; to SunTrust Capital Markets; and to Morgan Keeganinstitutions. The lawsuit was recently filed in K nox County Circuit C ourt and accuses the defendantnegligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and violation of the Tennessee Securities Act.http://www.timesnews.net/article/9036148/virginia-lender-alleges-fruad-files-suit-against-first-t ennessee

Sand Mountain faciity damaged by April tornado (Times Free Press/Martin)Coleen Pridemore was listening to Chattanooga radio station WMBW -FM Thursday morning when she h

a tornado rebuilding effort at the Sand M ountain Bible Camp. On Friday morning, Pridemore, with a nail aaround her waist, carried two-by-six boards over to concrete blocks laid for a cabin. I kept telling myself get involved [in tornado cleanup], said Pridemore, who lives in Rome, G a. I hadnt done anything. But wheard about this on the radio, I decided to come. Pridemore is an example of the loosely organized groucome together from various places in Georgia to help disaster victims on Sand Mountain. Fridays group 20 volunteers included members of First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Ga., the Carl Black Automotive Gwhich has dealerships in Georgia, Tennessee and Florida, and friends of both groups. They planned to sovernight and continue working on the project today.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/24/sand-mountain-faciity-damaged-april-tornado/?local

United Way launches 2011 annual campaign (NBJ)The United Way of Metropolitan Nashville has launched its 2011 impact campaign. This years push, the

organizations 90th annual campaign, aims to raise more than $15 million to support education, financial and health initiatives.http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/09/23/united-way-launches-2011-annual-campaign.html

Vanderbilt strikes partnerships with three suburban hospitals (Tennessean/WVanderbilt University Medical Center has partnered with three other not-for-profit hospitals across MiddleTennessee in a still-evolving project the hospitals say will boost med ical services in suburban markets. Aagreements with Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TeNorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield could lead to a joint approach in areas such as cancer treatmencardiovascular services, high-risk pregnancies, diagnostic imaging and perhaps medical office developmSpecific services could vary by location and are still being discussed, officials said Friday. It will let us beinstead of competitors, said Dennis E. Miller, CEO of the 185-bed W illiamson Medical Center.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/BUSINESS05/309240040/Vanderbilt-strikes-partnerships-t

VUMC goes big (Nashville Post/Duncan)Vanderbilt University Medical Center has d ramatically broadened its reach with the announcement that itpartnered with three major Middle Tennessee hospitals. The link-ups with Williamson Medical Center, NMedical Center in Springfield and Maury Regional Medical Center in C olumbia were all announced todayallow the various players to, as John Howser director of new and communications for VUM C put it, creajointly operated programs and services in the counties where these hospitals reside.http://nashvillepost.com/news/2011/9/23/vumc_goes_big

Memphis-based business bank planting Nashville stake (Nashville Post/LomA young bank with dual headquarters in Memphis and the Jackson, M iss., area, has recruited a veteran M

Tennessee to lead its charge into the local market. Joining Metropolitan Bank, which has grown its asset$560 million since May 2008, is B ill Menkel, who until recently ran Peoples S tate Bank of Com merce. Meis a former Nashville and Memphis regional president for the former National Bank of Commerce and preand CEO of Magna Bank. Curt Gabardi, president and CEO of Metropolitans parent company, first met M1986 at the former Comm erce Union Bank. He said expanding into Nashville has been in the banks planinception and that his team wants to build a statewide footprint. He and Menkel are looking to recruit sevcommercial bankers, a private banker and other staffers in the coming year.http://nashvillepost.com/news/2011/9/23/memphis_based_business_bank_planting_nashville_stake

Memphis-based Metropolitan Bank hires Bill Menkel, plans Nashville push (NA $560 million community bank currently operating in Memphis and parts of Mississippi is looking to stak
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in Nashville.Metropolitan Bank, which is co-headquartered in Memphis and Ridgeland, Miss., has tappedNational Bank of Commerce and Magna Bank executive Bill Menkel to lead its move into the Nashville mpresident and C EO of the bank, Curt Gabardi, is known in N ashville banking circles, and his ambitions tomarket have been the subject of local speculation in recent months.During Menkels time with NBC he served Nashville president and CEO and later president and regional executive of the Nashville and M emphis mhttp://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/09/23/memphis-based-metropolitan-bank-hires.html?s=p

Tom Ingram named to Andrews Institute at Lipscomb (Tennessean/McClain)Tom Ingram, an influential adviser and lobbyist for corporate and government interests, has been appoinleader-in-residence at the Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership at Lipscomb University. Ingram is foundFIRST Group in Washington, D.C., and The Ingram Group in Nashville. His current clients include GayloEntertainment, National Healthcare Corporation, Eastman Chemical, Corrections Corporation of AmericaLouisiana Pacific, Google, Exxon, General Electric and American Airlines. Ingram will contribute to Lipscmasters in civic leadership program and help develop a statewide leadership initiative. Toms breadth ofexperience and nationalreputation m ake him a perfect fit for the Andrews Institute, said Lipscomb President L. Randolph Lowry.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/BUSINESS/309240036/Tom-Ingram-named-Andrews-InstiLipscomb?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

Tom Ingram named leader in residence at Lipscombs Andrews InstituteVeteran lobbyist Tom Ingram has been named the leader-in-residence at Lipscomb Universitys new AndInstitute for Civic Leadership. Lipscomb, a 1968 Lipscomb graduate, will develop a statewide leadershipcontribute to the Institutes new masters in leadership program and will host discussions with business aleaders. Ingram will begin those discussions on Nov. 15 with a conversation with John Seigenthaler. Ingsigned on last m onth as general consultant to presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman. Nashvilles Tennesseacalled him the most influential person in Tennessee politics who does not hold elected office. He continadvisor to Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and Governor Bill Haslam after successfully guidinstatewide elections.http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/09/23/tom-ingram-named-leader-in-resid ence.html

Linda Goodspeed named CIO at ServiceMasterThe ServiceMaster Co. announced Friday that former Nissan executive Linda Goodspeed will become sepresident and chief information officer, effective Oct. 3. She will report to Hank Mullany, ServiceMasters executive officer. Goodspeed replaces CIO Dan Marks, who has been w ith Memphis-based ServiceMasyears in various IT roles. He will continue as vice president and technology officer and be responsible forenterprise architecture, identifying and implementing new technology solutions, IT planning and cost manGoodspeed comes from Nissan North America, a $40 billion subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nissan Motor Coshe served as vice president, information systems and CIO. She m anaged a team of 1,500 employees aimprove on-time IT project delivery from 44 percent to more than 95 percent, according to a press releashttp://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2011/09/23/linda-goodspeed-named-cio-at.html

VW keeps Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport busy (Times Free Press/Pare)

Parts of Chattanooga M etropolitan Airport on Friday looked much like a parking lot for airplanes. Volkswabrought in hundreds of people for a global meeting of company managers at the new $1 billion assemblyChattanooga. Pam M cAllister, who manages TAC Airs fixed base operation at Lovell Field, said VW didlot of comment about its meeting. But, she said, about 10 planes were parked outside TAC Airs facilitiesAcross the main runway, at least seven planes, many of them big aircraft in size, were parked in front of Centers operation. The German automakers managers flew into the city earlier this week for a high-levesession and to check out the plant that officially started producing the all-new Passa t this spring. MartinWinterkorn, the com panys chief executive, said earlier that about 250 VW officials, managers and their swere to be in the city. McAllister said the number of aircraft is probably one of the biggest collections sheat Chattanoogas airport.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/24/vw-keeps-chattanooga-metropolitan-airport-busy/?loca
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Clayton Bancorp seeking new HQ (NS/Flory)A local lender is looking for a new place to call home. On Thursday, Clayton Bancorp CEO Jim C layton sbank holding company is in the market for an existing or new building for its headquarters. The lender curbased in the One Centre Square building at 620 Market Street, but Clayton said the bank has grown so bemployees are scattered in three buildings and multiple floors. In recent days, bulldozers have knocked buildings near the intersection of 17th Street and Ailor Avenue fronting Interstate 40 that are owned by CBank & Trust, and Clayton said there's a "pretty good" chance the lender will develop a building on the 17

site, "unless there's some compliance issues."http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/23/clayton-bancorp-seeking-new-hq/

Porn images lead to suspension of Chattanooga Fire Department training

chief(Times Free Press/Burger)A Chattanooga Fire Department training chief received a 10-day suspension after investigators searchcomputer and found six pornographic images that were sent to his email account. Investigators discoimages while they looked into a womans allegations of sexual battery, fire department officials said FridaMack Moore, a 24-year fire department veteran, will serve the unpaid suspension within a m onth. He dida message left on his cell phone Friday night. The wom ans original complaint against Moore was not suthe Chattanooga Police Department. The police department was asked to look into any questions owrongdoing, as well as conduct an internal affairs investigation, because of Moores high rank with

department.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/24/porn-images-lead-suspension-chattanooga-fire-depar/

Blount County public defender appointed to represent former deputy (NS/WiThe Blount C ounty Public Defender's Office was appointed today to represent a former law-enforcement accused of shooting his wife to death earlier this month. Danny Ray Brewer, 37, appeared this morning General Sessions Judge Michael Gallegos, who assigned the defender's office to represent Brewer and sanother hearing for Sept. 30 to determine how the case w ill proceed. Brewer is accused of shooting his Jennifer Brewer, 29, at their Sevier Avenue apartment Sept. 8. Jennifer Brewer was taken to B lount MemHospital where she died. Danny Brewer was arrested at the scene. At next week's court date, the defendface a preliminary hearing, or motions could be entered in connection with the case. Brewer is a former dthe Blount County Sheriff's Office, having served separate two-year stints separated by a three-month pehe was an officer with the Rockford Police Department.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/23/blount-county-public-defender-appointed-to/?print=1

Morgan County man indicted in Wartburg police captain's death (NS/Fowler)A Morgan County grand jury has returned a reckless homicide indictment in the death of a Wartburg PoliDepartment captain last spring. Eddie Dean Patterson, 30, of Wartburg, is accused of killing 58-year-oldBraden. Braden, with the Wartburg Police Department more than 20 years, was injured April 22 while grwith Patterson while Patterson was trying to escape from a w indow of his mother's Sunnyside Estate apaWartburg.http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/24/morgan-county-man-indicted-in-wartburg-police/

OPINION

Greg Johnson: Voter ID requirement should be simple to understandForgive me simplicity: in Tennessee, one must present a photo ID to buy a beer, board a plane, opaccount, cash a check and, in some cases, use a credit card. So, given the seriousness of the timesacredness of the act, why not require a photo ID to vote? Is this really that hard? For the public good, Tdoesn't want people who ought not be drinking, ought not be smoking, ought not be using someone elfinagle the system. Why, given recent history in Tennessee and suspicious circumstances in Illinois, is iunderstand the need for integrity at the ballot box?http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/23/greg-johnson-voter-id-requirement-should-be-to/?partner=

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Guest Colum nist: Partisan elections for judges bad for business(NS/Buttrey)Earlier this year, Tennesseans spoke out. Under the leadership of Gov. Bill Haslam, they made it clestate needs civil justice reform as an important way to attract and keep jobs and businesses. By ovemajorities, both houses of the Tennessee G eneral Assembly agreed and the Tennessee C ivil Justice Acbe the law of the land. However, now is not the time to relax in our quest to make Tennessee the No. 1 screation and retention. Our new tort reform law is likely to improve our No. 19 status in the next U.S. CCommerce survey. That is critical. The Chamber poll of corporate leaders is considered most influen

those making decisions about where to locate and/or create more jobs. But according to the Am erican TAssocia tion, more than 30 new to rt re fo rm laws were passed across the country th is phttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/24/doug-buttrey-partisan-elections-for-jud ges-bad/

Editorial: This time, MCS board got it exactly right(CA/Calkins)You've got to be kidding me! Can you believe the nerve of the school board? The economy is collapsingare being laid off. And some elected officials think this is the moment to give a great big wad of msuperintendent who already brings home a six-figure salary? And, no, I'm not talking about Kriner CMemphis C ity Schools board didn't give him his ridiculous bonus. I'm talking about John Aitken, the supeof the Shelby County Schools, whose contract was extended well beyond the time he'll be needed -- unputting the taxpayers on the hook for nearly $400,000 in severance pay. So calm down, people. Give theCity Schools board a break this once. When two normally reasonable school board members (Betty M

Martavius Jones) proposed that Cash be given a bonus, and one of them (Jones) said the bonus shoulamount of $41,250, the other members of the board reacted the way most of you would havhttp://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/24/scs-can-take-cue-from-city-prudence/

Editorial: Poverty war gets harder (CA)For the most accessible illustration of the number-one problem in America, it turns out, Memphians dolook very far. Census figures show that Memphis ranks as the most impoverished large metro area in twith nearly one in five residents living on an income below the federal government's definition of poerosion of the country's middle class, aggravated by an unemployment rate that has stubbornly remaclose to 10 percent for more than two years, is one of the strongest setbacks in years to the countreconomic and po litical life. And no place in the country -- not New Orleans, not Washington, not Detroit -hit harder than Memphis or is experiencing a slower recovery, if, indeed, a recovery is what this is.

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Editorial: When in doubt, try $ (CA)Family Rewards, a conditional cash transfer program that got mixed reviews during a three-year trial inCity, should get a thorough tryout in Memphis. It will get one w ith the launch of an $11.5 million initiativecash incentives for teens who attend school regularly, get good grades and go to the doctor and dentisare rewarded for getting their GEDs and holding down jobs. Funded largely by private sources, the plimited to pre-selected families on public assistance or food stamps who have children in high schoollaunch, Memphis is following in the footsteps of New York City, which suspended its Family Rewards pthe spring of 2010 after a trial that produced modest improvement but has yet to demonstrate long-termchange. Philosophically it's hard to argue with the idea. It makes sense that providing a taste of succespeople and adults whose lives have been limited by poverty will encourage achievement later on. As M

Wharton noted in a press conference announcing the initiative this week, showing Memphians that therout of crippling, multi-generational poverty can affect such factors as the crime rate and educational succhttp://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/24/when-in-doubt-try/

Editorial: Revenues easy to find in plugged tax loopholes (NS)The new mantra among lawmakers who don't want to face up to the necessity of tax increases or tdiminishing returns of spending cuts is tax reform: Let's eliminate the unnecessary loopholes, the tdeductions and credits for people and businesses that probably shouldn't have had them in the first placeThat makes for great political rhetoric, but it will be a suicidal politician who storms out of the partisan tlead that particular charge. The disturbing reality is that eliminating those collective loopholes would bafederal budget and more. Like an overly fermented batch of S wiss cheese, the U.S. tax code is close to bhole than cheese.

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Editorial: Auto-emissions testing gets easier, 'greener' (Tennessean)Thousands of Williamson County drivers now know they have clean-running vehicles without ever vemissions station. They simply accelerated onto the interstate past a state-of-the-art roadside emissiovehicle. Many drivers were surprised to receive a notice in the mail that their auto emissions were testeand were clean. But once they learned about the process and took the next step of m ailing in the paym

test, they were thrilled that technology had saved them from having to wait in line at the emission station.I am already hearing positive reaction from Williamson residents.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/OPINION03/309240008/Auto-emissions-testing-gets-easiegreener-?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s

Editorial: GOP hopefuls seek traction (Times Free Press)In debate after debate among the Republican contenders for president, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas aMassachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney continue to garner the most attention -- which is not surprising coPerry's position atop the polls, followed by Romney. Their prominence in the GOP field was on displaThursday night's debate. It's not that none of the other Republican hopefuls -- including Michele BHerman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum -- had nothinto say. In fact, Cain, Santorum and some of the others got strong applause for their conservative st

variety of issues. But barring a late entry by another candidate, it appears more and more that Perry anwill be the candidates to beat, and that ultimately one of them will be the challenger to Democrat PresidObama in 2012.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/24/gop-hopefuls-seek-traction/?opinionfreepress

Editorial: Georgia seeks NCLB waiver (Chattanooga Times)Georgia is among the first states in the nation to seek a waiver of a much-debated provision in the NoChild Left Behind Act. The U.S. Department of Education will consider the request, made possibleearlier this month when federal officials set forth rules that allowed states to make such pleas. Allowinga request, however, should not be tantamount to granting it. The Georgia request, according to StateSchool Superintendent John Barge, will ask for a waiver in the manner in which the state's schools aremeasured for yearly progress. Currently, Georgia schools -- and all others across the nation -- are

measured by the Adequate Yearly Progress system. That requires all students in a school -- regardlessof race, economic class, disability or language spoken -- to meet certain benchmarks. Meeting thosestandards has proved difficult in many schools in many places.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/sep/23/georgia-seeks-nclb-waiver/?opiniontimes

Letter: State must come to the people to provide voter identification (TennesIve been following the letters about the voter ID issue and the problems some may have in obtaining aunderstand it, there are 95 counties in the state but not all have an office where a valid ID can be obtaintime in rural counties, state employees used to come once a month to the county seat and provide theservice, but that was apparently stopped due to budget considerations. Why cant that practice be revivedstate wants to mandate that a photo ID is needed to carry out ones constitutional right to vote, then fairaccess must be provided to all. In my home county, no office exists, and the nearest is some 30 m iles a

is an unfair hardship on elderly, poor and disabled voters. What I have proposed is a fair solution and wlong way toward leveling the playing field. But it will most likely be pooh-poohed because it is too smakes too much sense.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110924/OPINION02/309240057/State-must-come-people-provide-videntification?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opin ion|s

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