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Buses, football and food top 2024 Pork Report | Tennessee
SUMMARY: The Beacon Center’s 2024 Pork Report highlights significant wasteful spending, including a $60 million deficit for the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA), which continues to spend taxpayer money on a new downtown office and sports suite despite declining ridership. Long-term mismanagement has led to reduced bus lines and layoffs. The report also critiques Nashville’s Nissan Stadium project, with the NFL requesting $80,000 for upgrades and other costly expenses, despite an impending $2.3 billion taxpayer-funded stadium. Additionally, Lebanon’s secretive $1.5 million incentive for a new restaurant raised concerns among local business owners about transparency. The “Pork of the Year” poll is set for January 6.
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How Nashville’s ex-evangelicals are making their own Christmas traditions
SUMMARY: Christmas can be challenging for those estranged from their families or faith, particularly women like Nashville singer-songwriter Heather Mae, who left the church after realizing she was queer. For years, she avoided religious Christmas carols, reflecting on fond memories of singing with her mother. Although she faced rejection from a United Methodist Church, she found community among other LGBTQ musicians like her partner, Crys Matthews. They now host Sunday brunches that provide the connection once found in church, focusing on love and acceptance. With colorful outfits and a warm gathering, Mae embraces the joy of community in different ways.
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SUMMARY: In Nashville, the historical chance of a “White Christmas” is only 5%, with at least one inch of snow on the ground or fallen on Christmas Day in just 5 of the past 100 years. The likelihood of any snow (a trace) is slightly better at 17%. The last measurable snowfall on Christmas was in 2010, while the snowiest Christmas was in 1963 with 6 inches. This year, forecast temperatures are projected in the 40s and 50s, making a white Christmas unlikely, with rain predicted instead. The outlook for 2024 also shows an almost zero chance for a white Christmas.
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Tennessee astronaut faces more time in space with return delayed until at least late March
SUMMARY: NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have had their mission extended, delaying their return to Earth until late March or April, 10 months after launching on June 5 aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Initially planned for just a week, their stay has grown to eight months due to a delay in launching their replacements. NASA had to push back the next crew’s launch, originally set for February, because SpaceX requires more time to prepare a new capsule. The agency chose to wait for this capsule to ensure a smooth transition with overlapping crews at the International Space Station.
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