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Addressing the Urgent Need for Improved Homelessness Mortality Data Collection in Nashville

By Gabrielle Beck | January 3, 2024

Tracking and evaluating homeless mortality data locally and nationally is vital to developing health and housing strategies to save lives.

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At Donelson Cafe & Catering, Thanksgiving is shared with all of Nashville

By Justin Wagner | January 3, 2024

For six years in a row, Donelson Cafe & Catering extended the communal spirit of Thanksgiving dinner tradition to the larger Nashville community.

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Sarah Childress Polk’s Financial Plight

By Ridley Wills II | January 3, 2024

Bill wrote his brother urging him to introduce legislation in Congress to grant Mrs. Polk a pension as a widow of a president of the United States.

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A letter from Cathy Jennings as she transitions into a new role

By Cathy Jennings | January 3, 2024

Since 2018, I have been privileged to serve as the executive director of The Contributor, and the journey has been deeply enriching, thanks to a team like those at the nonprofit and the community around us.

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Learn More About Senior Homelessness

By Judith Tackett | January 3, 2024

Nationwide senior homelessness is on the rise. And the United States seems ill-equipped to deal with the special needs of aging adults experiencing homelessness.

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‘American Fiction’ satirizes progressive hypocrisies in one of the year’s best films

By Joe Nolan | January 3, 2024

American Fiction is based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure.

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Follow-Up On Panhandling Versus Selling The Contributor

By Norma B. | January 3, 2024

I was having a hard time getting motivated to go out and sell the paper the day after Christmas.

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Learn More About Medicaid Expansion

By Judith Tackett | December 20, 2023

How expanding Medicaid helps solve homelessness.

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A Few Questions With Vice Mayor Angie Henderson

By Judith Tackett | December 20, 2023

We sit down with Vice Mayor Angie Henderson to learn more about her main priorities to lead the Metro Council for the next four years.

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The Tales of Smiling Jack Harding

By Ridley Wills II | December 20, 2023

Ridley takes us on a flight around the world with Smiling Jack Harding.

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