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Sarah Childress Polk and her role in her husband’s political life
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Sarah Childress Polk played an important role in her husband’s political life. She was also a member of the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
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Learn More About SOAR
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We have mentioned the SOAR program in prior columns, but it’s worth explaining more why it is critical to our local homelessness response
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A Few Questions with the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety
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The Contributor talked with Mike Lacey, Metro’s deputy director of community safety from the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety as part of a series called A Few Questions With where we interview Metro agencies about their most pressing issues. The Community Safety Office is housed within the Mayor’s Office and has three staff members. Next to Lacey, Ron Johnson serves as the director of community safety and Breanna Tillman as the grants manager. Describe the main purpose of the Office of Community Safety in five sentences. The Office of Community Safety was created in 2021 to help the city to be more responsive to community-based violence, which is violence that happens outside the home.
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Moving Pictures
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‘Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ – and Jeff Beck! – invade The Belcourt on July 10.
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Expressions of Cyberpunk
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More than 40 years after its debut, TRON is still gorgeous and more timely than ever.
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Housing Surges
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When homeless encampments close, residents are forced to scatter. If not housing, where can they go?
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Learn More About: Metro’s Support Services Grants
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Earlier this month, Metro awarded a federal funds to five lead nonprofit organizations to provide support services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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The Greatest Generation
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War stories about eight of the 142 Belle Meade Country Club members who served in one of the armed forces during the war.
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A Few Questions with Councilmember Bob Nash, District 27
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The Contributor talked with Nash as part of a series called A Few Questions With where we interview councilmembers about their district’s most pressing issues.