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We Remember

By editorial | January 1, 2025

At the 2024 Homeless Memorial on Dec. 14, more than 110 people were remembered in a ceremony downtown honoring those who died from the homeless community.

Learn More about Partners in Care

Partners in Care is a co-responder program between the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) and the Mental Health Cooperative that serves to divert people who experience a mental health crisis from the criminal justice system.

Gifts

A man sits in his motorized wheelchair in downtown Nashville. He is smiling and you can see large buildings behind him.

The gifts my lord Jesus Christ gave me.

You’re Not From Around Here, Are You?

I recently had the pleasure of meeting a young man who introduced himself as Felix.

More Headlines

The Substance is a sensational gross-out that’s heading for the Oscars

Hoboscopes: January 1, 2025

Column: Learn More About Unauthorized Camping on Public Property

Vendor Writing

Embracing Change: The Path to Becoming Better

By Maurice B. | January 8, 2025

Change is an inevitable part of life.

News

News Briefs

By editorial | January 8, 2025

Metro Cold Weather Shelter Opens 11 Days in First MonthFrom Nov. 1 through March, Metro operates overflow shelters to help support the city’s shelter needs during cold weather. The operation complements partnerships with the Nashville Rescue Mission, Room In The Inn, Launch Pad, and Oasis. Overflow shelters open at or below 32°F for three consecutive hours, and are based on capacity and funding. People are encouraged to use long-term shelters like the Mission before seeking the emergency overflow shelter, and decisions about opening are typically made by noon the day before the shelters open.

Column

Q&A with Alberto Gonzales

By Judith Tackett | January 8, 2025

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is the Dean of Belmont University’s college of Law. Gonzales currently is the highest-ranking Hispanic American who has served in an executive position in the United States government. He started his political career in Texas, when then-Governor George W. Bush appointed him as his general council in 1994. Gonzales consequently served as Secretary of State of Texas in 1997 and was named to the Texas Supreme Court in 1999. In 2001, he started working as White House Counsel under President George W. Bush and was appointed by the President as U.S. Attorney General in 2005.