The Hamilton County school system either is faltering badly with poor safety and declining academic scores, or it is continuing an upward trend with increased involvement from the business community and fewer disciplinary incidents.

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Several political signs bearing the words “Veterans for Jim Cobb” apparently disappeared Thursday after veterans complained about their message.

NASHVILLE — In retrospect, Gov. Phil Bredesen says, he probably should have offered a “richer” voluntary buyout package to state employees whose positions he wants to abolish.

WASHINGTON — Decked out in a red rhinestone-jeweled tank-top patterned with stars and stripes, fitness celebrity Richard Simmons held court Thursday on Capitol Hill as he urged support for a bill sponsored by Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., to boost physical education classes in public schools.