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Minority Contractors Earned $9.4M Building Meharry’s New Cal Turner Center By Clint Confehr

Meharry Medical College’s new building, the Cal Turner Center, set for dedication on Friday.

NASHVILLE, TN — Meharry Medical College’s new building — it’s dedication set Friday — was built with nearly $9.4 million paid to minority-owned construction businesses. College officials wanted at least 30 percent of construction costs paid under a minority inclusion program, but, “We were able to reach 40 percent,” Messer Construction Co. Project Manager Tom Jones said. Serving as the owner’s representative during construction, Don Hardin, Jr., who has offices on Jefferson Street, “was instrumental … and was a key player in everything,” Jones said. Furthermore, construction of what’s officially named The

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National Honors Organization Names TSU Director Jackson to Top Spot

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NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — The director of the Tennessee State University Honors Program has added yet another title to her resume. Dr. Coreen Jackson is now President of the National Association of African American Honors Programs. Jackson, who served as the vice president of the NAAHP since October 2013, was appointed president October 10 at the organization’s annual convention in Jackson, Mississippi. NAAAHP encourages students from HBCUs around the country to engage in scholarly research, network, debate and academic competitions. Moreover, NAAAPH helps students hone their leadership skills, as well as encourage them to participate in community service, cultural enrichment activities, annual career fairs and graduate school expos. Each year the NAAAPH annual conference brings together honors students, faculty, staff and professionals from member institutions to engage in discussions and activities on career development and academic enhancement. The organi-

zation also fosters students’ development in an undergraduate environment that promotes scholarship and an appreciation for African American culture. As the new president of the organization, Jackson hopes to bring the NAAAHP annual conference to TSU in October of next year, in collaboration with Fisk University. Jackson, a longtime professor of communications at TSU, also holds several national ofﬁces including chair of the Multi-Cultural Research Division of the Broadcast Education Association. As director of the Honors Program, she envisions transitioning the program to an Honors College, while increasing the amount of Honors courses in STEM, Social Sciences, Business and Liberal Arts. She also wants to provide students additional opportunities for study abroad, summer research programs, internships, leadership management, and professional development.

Foster to Receive Trail Honor

LITTLE ROCK, AR — Dr. Henry Foster, Jr., retired Meharry physician, will receive the 2014 Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail honor by the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity in conjunction with the UAMS Office of Diversity which includes honors for 10 healthcare professionals who have shared their talents generously in ways that have championed racial and social equity in Arkansas and beyond. The Institute on Race and Ethnicity established the Heritage Trail in the summer of 2011 to honor those

Dr. Henry Foster

who made significant contributions to civil rights in Arkansas and to raise the public’s awareness of Arkansas’s civil rights history. Consisting of 12inch bronze markers that are placed in the sidewalk for each inductee, the trail is in the heart of downtown Little Rock. It begins in front of the Old State House Convention Center on Markham Street and will eventually extend to the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park and other points throughout the downtown corridor. Dr. Henry Foster, Jr., is professor

Churchwell to Depart VHVI, Clair to Assume Interim Role By John Howser

John Smith of JohnSmithMarketing.com is the guest this week on Take 10 on Tuesdays with The Tennessee Tribune. Social Media Director Jason Luntz sits down with Smith to discuss how he grew his business and some of the tactics he uses to help other companies grow. He has been active in marketing events and brands in the Nashville area for over 20 years. Please watch the interview on

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Dr. Keith Churchwell

Dr. Walter Clair

NASHVILLE, TN — Keith Churchwell, M.D., executive director and chief medical ofﬁcer for the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI), is departing Vanderbilt and will join Yale-New Haven Health System as vice

president and executive director of Cardiovascular Services on Dec. 1. Walter Clair, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Medicine and medical director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, will move into an interim role and assume Church-

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THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

Meharry’s Cal Turner Family Center Dedication Friday

NASHVILE, TN — The new 80,000 sq. ft. Cal Family Center is the largest new construction project in decades for Meharry Medical College. Located at the corner of 21st Avenue North and Almeda Street, the Cal Turner Family Center will feature a 500-seat auditorium, a ballroom, expansive study and classroom space, food court and a visitor’s center. The building also includes other

venues to enhance students’ training and experience at Meharry. Space for national and local medical, dental, biomedical and civic conferences, social events and educational seminars is also planned for the Center, which Meharry envisions as a hub for the Nashville community to gather, discuss and collaborate on solutions to healthcare challenges.

Students are seen seated in the atrium of Meharry Medical Center’s new Cal Turner Family Center for Student Education.

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LOCAL NEWS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

Fight Back For Your Vote Rep. Cooper Says By Clint Confehr

NASHVILLE, TN — State laws requiring voters to show their driver’s license or similar photo ID cards are wrongfully turning citizens away from election polls, community leaders say. A new U.S. Government Accounting Office report says Tennessee’s voter ID law reduces voting by 2.2 percent, or 88,000 people in 2008-2012. Nashville’s congressman, Jim Cooper, says the law is unfair. “Fight back by turning out in greater numbers than expected,” Cooper said. “Disenfranchised voters are disproportionately young, or black,” Cooper said with other critics of voter ID laws, including attorney Doug Johnston of Barrett Johnston Martin & Garrison. “Let me be blunt,” Johnston said. “The voter ID law should be drop kicked into the ash can of history. It can then join its brethren in infamy, the old poll tax and old-styled citizen test for certain classes of people.” The discarded laws focused on blacks. Voter ID laws suppress blacks, young people, students, the elderly and disabled, he said. Jeff Teague, president of Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee, added, “These laws are impacting women dramatically, women of every age, race and economic status… when there’s so much on the ballot that can directly impact the lives of women.”

Early voting is now through October 30th, Election Day is Nov. 4.

State lawmakers are running a referendum this fall on abortion. Do voters want to change Tennessee’s Constitution so elected state politicians rule over a woman’s choice “regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother…” If approved, Tennessee’s Constitution would not “secure or protect a right to abortion or require funding for an abortion.” Debby Gould, president, League of Women Voters of Nashville, said, “To many of our voters, voter ID laws are an impediment to vote.” The Rev. Dr. Judy Cummings, pastor of the Covenant Christian Church Disciples of Christ and president of the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship, agreed.

The Voting Rights Act, landmark federal legislation prohibiting racial discrimination in voting, became law in 1965, “but here we are today, fighting the same battle,” Cummings said. “It is a sad day when political entities advocate voter suppression policies to misguide people, using positive language such as ‘voter security’ and ‘anti voter fraud’ to justify their action… It was wrong in the days of Jim Crow and it’s wrong in this time of this new Jim Crow. “If you are turned away from the poll because you do not have the proper ID, don’t let that stop you,” Cummings said. “You can still cast a provisional vote.” The GAO reports that in Tennessee 9.5 percent of all provisional ballots in 2012 were cast because of ID reasons and 74

percent of provisional ballots were not counted. Citizens casting a provisional ballot have a week to get a government photo ID to show election officers to make sure their ballot is counted. The cost of getting a government-issued ID ranges from $14.50 to $58.50, the GAO reports. Tennessee’s eligible voter turnout rates declined by 2.9 percent more than Alabama’s and Arkansas’s. Also speaking with Cooper were: Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee; Matt Mullen, executive director of Tennessee Citizen Action; and Nicholas Alexiou spokesman for the American Constitution Society. “This is an attempt to get the word out,” Weinberg said. “In our state, for several years, there have been attempts through legislative initiatives to pass laws that would endanger or jeopardize an individual’s right to vote… everything from cutting down early voter days, which did not pass, to … passing a photo ID law. During the legislative debate, the secretary of state was asked, and he could not, point to voter fraud.” Mullen said, “This is a solution to a nonexistent problem.” Cooper said, “When elections can be decided by a handful of votes, lowering voter turnout can literally change the course of history.”

County RX Program Has Helped Save Over $5M

District Attorney General Glenn Funk has announced the appointment of Mackenzie Shankland to the position of Victim Witness Services Director for the Davidson County DA’s Office.

Victim Witness Services Director Named

NASHVILLE, TN — District Attorney General Glenn Funk has announced the appointment of Mackenzie Shankland to the position of Victim Witness Services Director for the Davidson County DA’s Office. Mackenzie Shankland first joined the DA’s Office in 2011 and currently serves as a Victim Witness Coordinator. “Treating victims of crime with compassion, dignity and respect is a priority for our office,” Funk said. “Mackenzie has already demonstrated great care for victims and will do an outstanding job

ensuring victims’ rights are protected.” A Nashville native, Shankland is a graduate of Lipscomb University and the 2013 recipient of the Brenda Brown Award for Outstanding Advocacy from the Nashville Coalition Against Domestic Violence. “I am honored to have been given this opportunity to continue to serve crime victims in Davidson County and enhance awareness of victims’ rights,” Shankland added. Shankland will step into the role following the retirement of Director Teresa Shearon in November.

NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville-Davidson County and The Coast2Coast Rx Card program announced recently that the free prescription discount program has saved Nashville-Davidson County residents $5,844,553.71 since the launch of the program in October of 2010. The free discount prescription card program provides residents and their families with a number of benefits that produce immediate discounts on prescriptions as well as dental, vision, veterinary and hearing services. The discount card also offers discounts on various lab and imaging services; diabetic supplies and equipment as well as pet prescriptions. Not only does the Coast2Coast Rx program facilitate discounts on healthcare resources for Nashville-Davidson County residents and their families -the program provides a royalty of $1.25 per prescription for Nashville-Davidson County’s public programs. “We are pleased to work with Nashville-Davidson County, which prides itself on providing programs that enrich the lives of its residents, in assisting its families with beneficial discounts on health related needs. It is of utmost importance to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors and the Coast2Coast Rx program to help those in need of obtaining prescriptions and other health care related services,” said Martin Dettel-

‘A House Divided’ Debuts at TSU’s Poag Theater Saturday, October 25 NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — This fall, Jaren J. Hampton returns to the stage with his second production and new play, “A House Divided.” The play is set to premiere at the Poag Theater on the campus of Tennessee State University, Saturday, Oct. 25. This is Hampton’s second production that he has written, acted in, produced and directed. His first play, Family Ties premiered earlier this year, and debuted to a sold out audience on opening night. “A House Divided,” follows Brian Jones who was just recently laid off from his high-paying position in Chicago, and forced to move his family to Nashville to live with his estranged father and senile Aunt until he is able to get back on his feet. The play follows the drama that the family goes through

in this difficult time in life, but also promises to provide comedy as well. “I think over the past few years the way that the economy has been, this is something that a lot of people would be able to relate to, and if they themselves haven’t experienced this, or something similar to it, they may know someone who has,” said Hampton. “The element of surprise is one of the number one sellers in entertainment and one that I’m a big fan of. The play promises a fair share of surprises and memorable moments.” “A House Divided” hits the stage at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets are also available online at WWW. EVENTBRITE.COM (Type A House Divided in the search box) For more

information, call 615.440.9584 or email jarenthegreat07@gmail.com With nearly 9,000 students, Tennessee State University is Nashville’s only public university and is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational, land-grant university offering 38 undergraduate, 22 graduate and seven doctoral programs. TSU has earned a top 20 ranking for Historically Black Colleges and Universities according to U.S. News and World Report, and rated as one of the top universities in the county by Washington Monthly for social mobility, research and community service. Founded in 1912 Tennessee State University celebrates 100 years in Nashville during 2012. Visit the University online at tnstate.edu.

bach, Chief Marketing Officer of the Coast2Coast Rx program. He added, “ We look forward to continuing and growing our relationship with NashvilleDavidson County and maintaining savings on health services for Nashville families.” The Coast2Coast Rx card allows all consumers, regardless of income, age, or health status to participate in the program and save on the cost of their medications. The program has saved cardholders throughout the nation an average of 60% in 2014 on the cost of prescription drugs. The Rx card is distributed free of charge and may be used at all pharmacy chains and most independent pharmacies in Tennessee and includes over 60,000 drugs in its formulary. Anyone in Tennessee can download a card of their county or any nearby county to use the card at all chain pharmacies and many independent pharmacies. To print a free card and start saving on prescriptions, Nashville-Davidson County residents should visit www. coast2coastrx.com or call 1-800-9318872 to learn more about the discounts offered. For updates about the Coast2Coast Rx program, follow Coast2Coast Rx on Facebook and Twitter

BUSINESS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

TN Veterinary Association Announces Board

Dr. Frankie Locklar

NASHVILLE. TN — The Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) recently named its 2014 Executive Board. The Board is comprised of veterinarians from across the state. The newly elected officers are: President: Dr. Frankie Locklar, Maury County Veterinary Hospital, Columbia President-Elect: Dr. Maben Thompson, Upper Cumberland Veterinary Clinic, Crossville Vice President: Dr. Susan Moon,

Dr. Maben Thompson

Dr. Susan Moon

Brooks Road Animal Hospital, Memphis Secretary-Treasurer: Dr. Joe Ed Conn, Belle Meade Animal Hospital, Nashville Immediate Past President: Dr. Steven Ambrose, Hillcrest Animal Hospital, Memphis Six members-at-large were also elected to represent East, West and Middle Tennessee. They are: Dr. Russell Reel, Blue Ridge Veterinary Services and Morristown Animal Hospital, Morristown; Dr. Kristi Lively, Village Veterinary Med-

Dr. Joe Ed Conn

ical Center, Farragut; Dr. Leland Davis, Reelfoot Animal Hospital, Union City; Dr. Lauren Olavessen, Merial Limited, Delta District, West Tennessee; Dr. John Zavaro, Healthy Petz Veterinary Hospital, Spring Hill; and Dr. Mandy Hagan Willis, Middle TN Veterinary Service, Morrison. Deloris Green Gaines, CMP, serves as the executive director for the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association. Since 1909, the Tennessee Veterinary

Dr. Steven Ambrose

Medical Association has been committed to advancing the science and art of veterinary medicine. More than 900 members work to ensure that laws and regulations promote the health and well-being of all animals, and protect public health and human welfare. Large and small animal practitioners, students, and veterinary school graduates make up TVMA membership. For additional information, please visit www.tvmanet.org.

100 Leading Ladies Power Luncheon to Honor Eleven CLARKSVILLE, TN — Convenient Shopper Magazine will host the 4th Annual 100 Leading Ladies Power Luncheon to Honor Eleven who serve in the Community on December 11, 2014 at Clarksville ‘s Hilton Garden Inn. Honorary Guest and Keynote Speaker is Retired CSM Army Teresa King. Ms. King made history for being the first female Retired CSM Army Teresa King, commandant to lead the Honorary Guest and Keynote Speaker U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School . She was coined lent leadership within their communities. Most Influential by Oprah Winfrey and Ahauve Orusa age 17 and student at featured inside the O Magazine in 2010. Clarksville Academy As well as featured on the Army’s top 100 Lizzie Morgan age 17 and homeDrill Sergeants List. schooled The event is from 10am-3pm and inTerrishiell Stone age 17 and student at cludes a 5 Star Luncheon, gift bag, spoken word, motivation speaking, door prizes, WestCreek High School Special guest include Dove and Steland a Leading Ladies award show to honlar Nominated Artist from Tyler Perry or those who serve: Celestine McNeal - Retired Sergeant and Recovery Fest Wess Morgan, B.E.T. Award Nominated Recording Artist KeMajor U.S. Army bra Moore of Mississippi , and Clarksville Laura Payne - Business Leader Katie Gambill - President 5 Star Ra- ‘s own Not Easily Broken. The event is hosted by Nationally Syndicated Radio dio Group Show Host Rick Joyner of The Light of the Rhonda Kennedy - Educator Dr. Toi Dennis - Non Profit Organiza- Sheridan Network. This event will be pre-taped for TV tion to air on the Treva and Kevin Show on Rosetta Miller Perry - Publisher Yolanda Morgan - Author and Pastor WUXP MY TV30. For more information or to register Teresa King - Retired CSM U.S. Army online for the 100 Leading Ladies Lunand Motivational Speaker The event will honor three Jr. Miss cheon event on December 11th go to Leading Ladies who demonstrate excel- www.TrevaGordon.com.

Hidden Fundraising Challenges Part I You can’t see what you can’t see. There may be some challenges facing your nonprofit that you may not be aware of. They are insidious and sometimes deadly. Taking a close look at “what’s really going on” may refocus your energy and resources, and rescue your fundraising. Here’s some background. Nonprofit organizations and institutions play a key role in communities across the country. Healthcare, education, advocacy, homeless services, domestic violence prevention, athletics, the opera, symphony and theatres are just a few of the ways in which they add to our collective life. The rewards from such work are many. And, unfortunately, challenges abound. Top ones include board involvement, staffing, money, resources, exposure and awareness, and volunteer involvement. These are real. And at the same time, for some organizations the challenges are actually a little deeper. They lie in what you can’t see. And they inform or exacerbate the visible ones. Lack of urgency and excitement. It’s hard to raise money and engage volunteers without a sense of urgency and excitement. Have you made the case to a potential donor regarding why it is important to support the priorities of your nonprofit today, and not tomorrow? Have you created a mechanism for generating enthusiasm in giving? Are you actively competing for the philanthropic dollar or waiting for it to come your way? You need an infectious excitement that is communicated verbally, in writing and electronically. Put fundraising at the top of your list each day. Duplication of services. You may be 100% committed to your organization, its services or advocacy, and the people

it serves. But, are you the only game in town, or are there a multitude of organizations doing similar work? When there are too many organizations providing comparable services it can be difficult for donors and funders to understand why they should fund your organization over a similar one. You may not get funded. Or you – and your like-minded nonprofits – may be splitting a pool of funds with the result being that no one raises enough money to effectively advance their mission. If duplication of services is an issue for your nonprofit, you may want to consider the unthinkable: merging, or refining/changing your mission.

Repeatedly soliciting the same donors and funders. This is an “under the radar” challenge that sometimes isn’t even identified as such. The positive spin is: we have a few committed donors who consistently support us. That may be true, but how long will it last? Are they providing enough funding, or is your organization cutting staff and services in order to operate? What if donors suddenly changed their giving? Donor retention isn’t a given: things change. Don’t put your nonprofit at risk: broaden your fundraising. Next week we will cover more. Copyright 2014 – Mel and Pearl Shaw; Mel and Pearl Shaw position nonprofits, colleges and universities for fundraising success. For help with your campaign visit www.saadandshaw.com or call (901) 522-8727.

NATIONAL NEWS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Pens Scathing Dissent on Texas Voter ID Law

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg blasted Texas on it’s Voter ID Law

WASHINGTON, DC — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a six-page dissent early Saturday morning, blasting the court’s decision to allow Texas to use its new voter ID law in the November elections. She was joined in the dissent by Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. “The greatest threat to public confidence in elections in this case is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully discriminatory law, one that likely imposes an unconstitutional poll tax and risks denying the right to vote to hundreds of thousands of eligible voters,” Ginsburg wrote. Ginsburg disputed the Fifth Circuit court of appeals’ argument that it was too close to the November election to stop the law. Early voting begins on Monday in Texas. “In any event, there is little risk that the District Court’s injunction will in fact disrupt Texas’ electoral process,” she wrote. “Texas need only reinstate the voter identification procedures it employed for ten years (from 2003 to 2013) and in five federal general elections.” Ginsburg argued that the Fifth Circuit was remiss to ignore the findings of a full trial in district court, which found that the law was “enacted with a racially discriminatory purpose and would yield a prohibited disriminatory result.” District Court Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos struck down the law earlier this month on the grounds that it would serve as a deterrent to a large number of registered voters, most of them black or Hispanic. “Based on the testimony and numerous statistical analyses provided at trial, this Court finds that approximately

608,470 registered voters in Texas, representing approximately 4.5% of all registered voters, lack qualified SB 14 ID and of these, 534,512 voters do not qualify for a disability exemption,” Gonzalez Ramos wrote. Ginsburg echoed these findings in her dissent. “The potential magnitude of racially discriminatory voter disenfranchisement counseled hesitation before disturbing the District Court’s findings and final judgment,” Ginsburg wrote. “Senate Bill 14 may prevent more than 600,000 registered Texas voters (about 4.5% of all registered voters) from voting in person for lack of compliant identification. A sharply disproportionate percentage of those voters are African-American or Hispanic.” Texas officials have argued that these numbers are meaningless, on the grounds that all registered voters are able to obtain ID. Ginsburg also took aim at this assertion in her dissent, arguing that the cost of obtaining the required ID constitutes an unconstitutional barrier to voting. “Even at $2, the toll is at odds with this Court’s precedent,” she wrote. “And for some voters, the imposition is not small. A voter whose birth certificate lists her maiden name or misstates her date of birth may be charged $37 for the amended certificate she needs to obtain a qualifying ID. Texas voters born in other States may be required to pay substantially more than that.” Ginsburg pointedly added that “racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970.”

Charles Robert Bone;

Expanding the Footprint of Prosperity

By Shawntaz Crawford Charles Robert Bone has a vision for Nashville, one that expands opportunity for the entire city. That is what we learned when we sat down with the father of four recently and talked about his campaign to become the next mayor of Nashville. Bone, who is an attorney, small business owner and entrepreneur, said that what led him to the decision to make a run for Nashville’s highest office is what he was hearing from others and his own expectations for the city. “I became concerned that the conversation about Nashville’s future was focused on slowing down and what others call “catching our breath,”” Bone stated. “We have seen phenomenal growth and recognition as one of the best places to live and work, not just in Tennessee, but in the nation. We need to keep our foot on the gas in a way that not only encourages these types of efforts that put us in this enviable position, but that also purposefully diversifies and expands the prosperity for which we are becoming known for.” Expanding on his point, Bone said that while the view of the Music City Center, of which he served as general counsel during the construction phase, is great to see on national broadcasts of Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators games, it is a ten-minute drive in any direction from where the real work for Nashville’s future is. “Come with me to Antioch, Bordeaux, Madison, Whites Creek and a host of our neighborhoods and you will see that while business has been booming downtown those areas are still wanting to become part of the “the IT city” story. My message, our message, is to use this momentum to expand the footprint of prosperity to every neighborhood and community in Nashville. This is a rare opportunity and we must capitalize on our successes, not rest on them.” When asked what specific experiences have shaped his views on Nashville’s future, Bone laughed and replied, “Can I say all of them? Seriously though, I grew up in Hendersonville, went to school in Madison and have lived in this area my whole life. My wife has too, and when we talk about our community we reflect on what has made it great. We talk about her summer job at Opryland theme park and how we wish we could take our kids there. We talk about what we learned when I served as Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.’s finance director for his U.S. Senate campaign and on President Barack Obama’s national finance committees and how they were able to engage communities that had been taken for granted by the status-quo. We talk about how small businesses, and I have started a few, have been a larger ingredient in what makes this city great. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not disparaging the big job creators, but it is and has been the creativity of small business owners that have enticed the larger employers to this city and made them want to be part of the fabric of this community. During all of these conversations across the city, I was reminded that talk is just that and we need action to keep moving in the right direction. That is why I am running for mayor.”

EDITORIAL THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

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Blackonomics: Hillary Clinton v. Ben Carson in 2016 By James Clingman NNPA Columnist

I know you political junkies are on the edge of your seats now that Dr. Ben Carson has said he will likely run for president. I have been waiting to see what Black folks will do when President Obama leaves office. Well, we are about to find out now, aren’t we? Can you imagine a race between Carson and Hillary? Black voters won’t know whether they are pitching or catching if that happens. I can’t wait! What will the commentators say? What will the current political insiders talk about? If the prospect of having the “first” Black president was great in 2008, I would think the prospect of having the “second” will be just as fantastic, right? “Not so fast,” some of you are saying. “Carson is Black, but he is a staunch conservative; we can’t vote for him.” That would be the hue and cry from socalled liberal Black folks. On the other hand, to vote for a White woman over a Black man, for some Black voters would also be a big dilemma. The possibilities are endless with this one, folks. To which candidate do you think Black people would give the majority of their votes? Can you envision Obama supporters, who thought it was so important to elect a Black person to the highest office in the world, saying in 2015-2016 that it’s a bad idea this time around? The debates will be very interesting. All of a sudden politics is getting my attention. I am stocking up on popcorn now. Carson dissed Obama at that prayer breakfast, you know. He is also the darling of Fox News commentators, who eventually said, “nein, nein, nein” to Herman Cain. Carson also rails against Obamacare and initiatives put forth by the president and, if Carson is nominated, there will be a pit-bull fight in

JAMES CLINGMAN 2016. How will Black people justify their votes this time? Hillary and Wall Street or Carson and Wall Street? Hillary and no reparations or Carson and no reparations? How will Black folks fare economically under a Ben Carson administration as opposed to a Hillary Clinton administration? Carson is a free market guy, and Hillary has no problem with free market either. Carson made his millions after pulling himself up from nothing, and Hillary says she and Bill were dead broke when they left the White House. In fact, during their time in Arkansas they had no home other than the governor’s mansion. Talk about Horatio Alger stories; this is really going to be good. They can debate on whose situation was worse, and we can cast our votes for the winner. Black people have been so ensconced in having the ﬁrst Black president that for many, it’s really going to be sad to see Barack Obama leave. Politically, he is all they have. What will Peggy Joseph do about putting gas in her car and paying her mortgage, as she said when he was elected? (See You Tube) What will Al Sharpton do? I guess he could get close to Hillary if she wins, but you know Carson will have nothing to do with him. If Carson wins MSNBC and Fox News will trade places by changing their conversations about the president. MSNBC will constantly rail against Carson, and Fox will simply celebrate Carson as their messiah this time.

Ain’t politics great!? On a more serious note, elections have consequences. After six years of President Obama in ofﬁce, Black people are assessing our progress under his leadership. Some say he has done well, and others say he has done very little on behalf of Black people. The fact remains that he will exit his position in two years. What are we going to do, after reaching the ultimate symbolic high and staying there for two terms? As Peter said to Jesus, “To whom shall we go?” Have we invested too much emotion in Obama’s presidency and not enough substantive content? Whether it’s Ben Carson or another Republican, or whether Hillary, the oddson favorite, moves into the White House in two years, we must decide where we will go and how we will get there. In my opinion, we have wasted six years of political positioning by not carrying our demands to Obama the way other groups did when he was elected. Our political dilemma has never been the lack of a “Black” president. It has been and continues to be our lack of political involvement beyond voting, our failure to build political power based on an economic power base, and our reliance of political symbolism over political substance. Our political dilemma should move us to appropriate action; we must plan now for whoever moves into the White House in 2016. Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most proliﬁc writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and can be reached through his Web site, Blackonomics.com

I read an article today by T.J. of Church Folks Revolution, (www.pimppreacher.com) which he titled, “Dear Jim Crow I Think We Need You: What Happened to Black Preachers After 1965.” T.J. is an advocate. Let me re-phrase that. T.J. is the only activist for social justice within the church that I know of or have ever known directly. While I don’t agree with the wrath, anger, and searing harsh judgments that he passes on to all of us preachers, the Brother has some very good intentions, and most times I agree with him. His site is a daily expose’ unfortunately, (or fortunately) of the underbelly of the modern day church and he always has his facts straight. I check. His site posts news reports on the corruption, greed, collusion, theft, arrogance, manipulation, and more than anything, child abuse and sexual scandals in the church. He doesn’t believe we should tithe, or that the Pastor should be paid and I guess because of that, we shouldn’t have buildings with pews, lights, etc., but maybe meet on the street corner. His bent is obvious, his focus quite clear, and his manner and method leaves nothing to the imagination. T.J. along with his other writers like “Ms Justice” not only report the ugly news, but gives an incendiary and scathing personal commentary as a side dish. Honestly, reading their stuff is much like watching “Scandal” or “How to Get Away With Murder,” and now maybe, “The L.A. Preachers!” All of

RODNEY BEARD that is ﬁction, right? Sadly however, what he prints is very real and easily veriﬁable, even if it turns our stomachs. His is the true “reality show” and not what you see on TV, unless it’s the nightly news and who watches that? What? We all know that all news is bad news and who wants to hear it even if it is true. But these stories are there in glaringly factual forms. We just don’t want to talk about it. His latest indictment against the “Black Church” (and he doesn’t discriminate) is that it has lost its way since the end of the Jim Crow era because Black preachers have sold out, basically. TJ reminisces about what he feels were the good old days of harsh racial discrimination, the shameful marginalization of our people, and thusly, the catalyst that created many activist preachers. While I do not agree with how he presented his argument, I do agree with his assessment of the matter. He is right, and I must admit that I am guilty as charged. I should have known better being born, raised and educated in the heart of the Movement. But what happened was that in my case, I wanted to be a multi-racial church in this “new day” of Christian brotherhood and love in the church that we all now share together. I

did all that I could to have a racially mixed church, even merging with one. Because of that I stopped having Black History Month celebrations, professing my Liberal political views from the pulpit, and being very careful to not tell our people the truth about social issues that directly concerned us. Why you may ask? I wanted to assuage “their” sensibilities and did that at the risk of not directly addressing our own. I was wrong, have repented and urge all Black and Liberal Pastors everywhere to come back to the battlefield for social justice. Here’s what we all should and can do right now: Express your political party affiliation openly. That will carry a lot of influence without having to endorse any candidate. Educate yourself on political issues. Correlate those issues with the Word and Heart of God, and then teach your members what He taught you. Encourage your members to make sure they are properly registered to vote and register them if they aren’t. You can do that at your church. Empower your congregation. Help them to understand the strength and necessity of “our vote” in bringing about the “just society” that Christ died for. Early voting is essential and our people need to go and vote right now and take someone with them. Do it as a church group or in neighborhood groups. I think that even T.J. would have “approved this message.” Enough is enough. Let’s Stand Our Ground. GO VOTE RIGHT NOW!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor; Raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour means that at least 1.7 million Americans would be removed from government assistance. It has been reported that this would reduce government spending on current income-support pro-

grams by more than $7.6 billion annually, allowing the funds to be re-purposed into other programs or allow expansions of existing programs to ﬁght poverty. “Since low-wage employers are being subsidized by the taxpayer, Prices would go up but not paychecks , and taxpayers

make up the difference. Raising the minimum wage would help millions of workers and give the economy a boost. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Jacob Stein Chattanooga, TN

BUSINESS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

Athletic, Business and Civic Leaders Get First Look at YWCA’S MEND Program NASHVILLE, TN — The YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee hosted a breakfast meeting inviting some of Nashville’s most inﬂuential male leaders to discuss stopping domestic violence. Tuesday’s breakfast was another of the YWCA efforts to continue its work to engage men in our community to become part of the solution in ending all violence against women and girls in Middle Tennessee. The YWCA also took the opportunity to announce the rebranding of its Engaging Men program during the October 12th meeting at the Bridgestone Arena. The MEND initiative is an effort to reduce violence against women and girls by elevating awareness, engaging men and educating young men and boys about the epidemic of domestic violence. MEND is the culmination of the work the YWCA has done over the past two years. “The name is very deliberate. It combines “men” and “end,” because the end of violence against women starts with men,” said YWCA President and CEO Pat Shea. “MEND empowers mentors to become positive role models for young men, and provides the tools young men need to mend our culture.” Tennessee State University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Dana Ford, ESPN journalist Paul Kuharsky and retired Tennessee Titan Brad Hopkins shared their personal stories of why stopping domestic violence is an issue they have elected to support before an audience that included the city and state’s top law enforcement ofﬁcers—Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson and TBI Director Mark Gwyn. The event was co-hosted by Butch Spyridon, Frank Daniels III, and Howard Gentry, and was sponsored by the JP Morgan Chase and hosted by the Nashville Predators. Tennessee Titans General Manager Don MacLachlan, joined by player Andy Levitre and Director of Player Engagement Tre’ Stallings, donated $50,000 to the MEND initiative from The Tennessee Titans Foundation. Predator’s President/COO Sean Henry invited all in attendance to join him that evening to watch the Predators play. In attendance were a number of the region’s key business and community leaders including Don Abel, Charles R. Bone, Yuri Cunza, David Fox, Tony Majors, Colin Reed, Steve Tuner, and Tom Negri, to name a few. “Cities that have not addressed high crime have suf-

YWCA President & CEO Patricia Shea (center) accepts a $50,000 check from Don MacLachlan, Executive Vice President of the Tennessee Titans, during the MEND breakfast. The event was co-chaired by Howard Gentry (far left), Frank Daniels III (far right) and Butch Spyridon (not shown) to raise awareness and funds of the YWCA’s MEND program, that engages men to reduce violence against women and girls in our community. The $50,000 donation came from the Tennessee Titans Foundation.

fered economically. TV programs that show crime in Baltimore, Memphis and New Orleans don’t help tourism and business relocation like the positive aspects of a show like Nashville,” said Co-Chair Gentry. “You should care about it socially, but if not, then care about it from a business standpoint.” The YWCA, along with Sullivan Branding, has created a new Facebook page to engage the community and a dedicated web landing page where individuals can sign up to be a part of the MEND initiative. Over the next three years, the YWCA will enlist 100 men leaders from Nashville to join the efforts. The YWCA’s goal is to engage 500 coaches, reaching through them more than 8,000 young men and boys. The YWCA believes it is through the education of these young men that we can permanently change the culture of our community to become a place where all women and girls are valued and safe. The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. For more information, visit www.ywcanashville.com

Tennessee State University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Dana Ford shares a personal story about domestic violence at the MEND breakfast.

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EDUCATION THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

Sun Life Financial Awards Grants and Scholarships NASHVILLE, TN — Outstanding Nashville students Cortney Jenkins and Christian Marshall thought they were attending their regular after school program, when Nashville Pro Hockey Star Seth Jones surprised Jenkins, and Grammy Award-winning Singer Michael. W Smith surprised Marshall at their respective nonprofit organization’s headquarters in recognition of their

remarkable academic achievements. Jones, Smith and Sun Life Group Market Manager Anthony Russo surprised the students along with their supporting nonprofit organization Monroe Harding, Inc. and Rocketown of Middle Tennessee with a total of $110,000 in grants and scholarships at two special Sun Life Rising Star Awards presentations. The Sun Life Rising Star Awards pro-

l-r, Mary Baker, Executive Director of Monroe Harding, Inc.; Nashville Pro Hockey Star Seth Jones; high school senior, Cortney Jenkins, winner of a $5,000 college scholarship at Monroe Harding, Inc.’s headquarters.

gram is dedicated to improving educational opportunities for students and education-based nonprofit organizations that support them in our nation’s underserved metropolitan areas. This year, Sun Life will provide $660,000 in grants, scholarships and other resources to outstanding organizations and students in Boston, Nashville, San Francisco, South Florida and the Tulsa/Oklahoma City

area. By the end of 2014, Sun Life Financial will have committed nearly $5 million to 86 students and 79 nonprofit organizations in 16 different cities across the country. Over the last two years, Sun Life has committed $220,000 in Nashville to local education-based nonprofit organizations and under-served area students.

l-r, Anthony Russo Sun Life Financial Group Market Manager; Grammy Award-winning Singer and Founder of Rocketown of Middle Tennessee, Michael W. Smith presenting high school senior, Christian Marshall with a $5,000 college scholarship at the organization’s headquarters.

MTSU True Blue Experience Day in the Sciences

MURFREESBORO, TN — Tyler Braun received his acceptance letter from the MTSU Office of Admissions two weeks ago. Recently, the Cascade High School senior visited the Murfreesboro campus for the second time, and liked what he saw in the new 257,000-gross-square-foot Science Building, which will be his academic home away from home starting in 2015. “This place is amazing,” said Braun, a Bell Buckle, Tennessee, resident. “My dad (Sean Braun) helped do the lighting and electrical work. He’s really proud of the building.”

More than 100 people, including 64 prospective students, attended the True Blue Experience Day that emphasized the 11 departments in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. Students from as far away as Memphis and Bowling Green, Kentucky, spent the day touring campus and talking to university personnel. Pre-dentistry, a branch of biology, is the area of study Tyler Braun plans to pursue. A 30-minute drive to campus will leave Braun close to family, and he admitted attending MTSU is “far less expensive for the same education.” Craig Redden, a Bowling Green High

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MTSU assistant biology professor David Nelson, left, talks about his department and research opportunities with Craig Redden and his mother, Melanie, Oct. 17 during the MTSU True Blue Experience Day for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. The Reddens are from Bowling Green, Kentucky, where Craig Redden is a senior at Bowling Green High School. Melanie Redden is an MTSU alumna. Earlier, Nelson shared with the entire group about his research in the Science Building. MTSU photo by News and Media Relations

School senior, and his mother, Melanie, traveled across the state line for his fourth college visit. An MTSU alumna, Melanie Redden (Class of 1991) wanted her oldest child to see the campus she is both proud and fond of even 24 years later. “This was a much better visit than I even could’ve conceived,” Craig Redden said. “I’ve been surprised by the depth of opportunities and the immediate availability — the opportunities not just to incoming freshmen, but as you continue an education here.” Biology is the field Redden, who scored a 33 on his ACT, plans to pursue wherever he attends college, but the Science Building and its faculty and leaders left an impression. “It’s a dream come true for a first-time campus visitor,” he said of the facility. “And the entire staff is eager to get going and stay going. That took me by surprise.” Redden and his mother, who shared fond memories of the late chemistry professor Aaron Todd, listened as assistant professor David Nelson and MTSU junior biology major Larissa Wolf of Murfreesboro talked about their re-

search. Respective biology and chemistry department chairs Lynn Boyd and Greg Van Patten led tour groups. The Reddens also met with University Honors College Dean John Vile. Prospective students will have more opportunities for a firsthand look at campus. The final Fall Preview Day will be held Saturday, Nov. 1. Other True Blue Experience Days will be held Jan. 23, 2015, for students in the Colleges of Behavioral and Health Sciences and Liberal Arts; and Jan. 30 for prospective students in the Colleges of Mass Communication, Business and Education; and Admissions has special Saturday tours planned for Nov. 15 and Dec. 6, with all starting at 10 a.m. in the Student Services and Admissions Center. To register, visit www.mtsu.edu/rsvp. University officials urge prospective students apply by Dec. 1 in order to be considered for major scholarships for those who qualify. Learn more at www.mtsu.edu/trueblue. For MTSU news any time, visit www.MTSUNews.com

Shatima White, second from right, a senior at Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee, shows initiative in discussing an aspect of MTSU assistant professor David Nelson’s biology research during the Oct. 17 True Blue Experience Day for the College of Basic and Applied Science in the Science Building. Watching in the front of the class are Joselyn Alvarez, a senior at Hillsboro High School in Nashville, and Tyler Braun of Bell Buckle, Tennessee. He is a senior at Cascade High School, and alreay has already had his application accepted. MTSU photo by News and Media Relations

LOCAL NEWS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

ACLU Leader Gupta Tapped to Lead Civil Rights Division at U.S. Department of Justice NEW YORK, NY — ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero praised Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that the ACLU’s Vanita Gupta will become Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, calling Gupta “a superb choice for this critically important position.” Romero said Gupta, currently Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU and Director of its Center for Justice, “is an outstanding attorney with a significant depth and breadth of civil rights experience. She is a proven and well-respected leader, a creative thinker who has consistently worked collaboratively to achieve significant results.” A graduate of Yale University and the New York University School of Law, where she was an adjunct clinical professor for several years, Gupta has significant civil rights experience. The clinic’s fieldwork component included having students work on ACLU criminal justice, immigrants’ rights, education, and predatory lending/ consumer protection matters. Since 2010, she has led the ACLU’s criminal justice reform work, and has overseen a robust civil rights docket. “Vanita Gupta’s impressive advocacy of racial justice and criminal justice has had tangible results,” said Romero, “positively changing the lives of many Americans.” “Over our nearly 100-year history, we’ve had many ACLU-affiliated lawyers go on to distinguished careers in federal government,” Romero also said, “Vanita Gupta will follow in their illustrious footsteps, bringing a strong command of a broad range of civil rights issues as well as deep experience in and knowledge of several key substantive areas of law.” Several U.S. Supreme Court Justices had close associations with the ACLU before being appointed to the federal bench. Justice Felix Frankfurter served on the founding board of the ACLU in 1920 and remained an important leader during its early history. Justice Thurgood Marshall served on the ACLU national board from 1938 to 1946. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg founded the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project in 1972, and served as

Vanita Gupta

both an ACLU national board member and as its general counsel. Gupta will also join dozens of highly respected district court and appellate court judges with prior ACLU affiliations – sharing their steadfast commitment to the Constitution’s values and the defense of the civil rights and liberties of all. As The Washington Post reported, two conservative leaders who have worked with Gupta today praised her appointment: Americans for Tax Reform Founder and President Grover Norquist: “She’s been good to work with and a serious person. She’s been open to working with conservatives on good policy. She has played a strong role in the left-right cooperation in criminal justice issues.” The Washington Times Opinion Editor, former

President of the National Rifle Association and former Chairman of the American Conservative Union David A. Keene: “Vanita is a very good person. I’ve worked with her on criminal justice reform issues. Most of the Obama administration people have been so ideologically driven that they won’t talk to people who disagree with them. Vanita is someone who works with everyone. She both listens to and works with people from all perspectives to accomplish real good.” Gupta currently directs the ACLU’s National Campaign to End Mass Incarceration, and has been instrumental in the significant bipartisan progress achieved in that movement in recent years. She also leads the ACLU’s involvement in Clemency Project 2014, and is intimately involved in its federal and state policing, sentencing, and drug policy and criminal law reform initiatives across multiple states. In addition to having litigated landmark racial justice and criminal justice cases, Gupta has been involved in matters covering a broad range of civil rights issue areas, including education and disability rights. She oversees the project that ended HIV-segregation in Alabama and South Carolina prisons, and has also played a leading role in the ACLU’s response in Ferguson, Mo., working closely with the ACLU of Missouri and community groups, as well as at the federal level, in seeking reform. Prior to joining the ACLU, Gupta spent five years at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where she handled many civil rights matters. Her work included representing dozens of men and women in Tulia, Texas, who were imprisoned for low-level drug charges and ultimately pardoned by Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Born in the United States to immigrant parents, Gupta has traveled to Eastern Europe and Africa to advise international human rights and civil rights leaders on protecting the rights of racial minorities. As Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, she will be responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin.

Nonprofit ‘Jazz Empowers’ Officially Launches NASHVILLE, TN — Despite research outlining that music education contributes to an increase in college entrance exams, GPAs and school attendance, fewer than one-fifth of all Metro Nashville Public School students have taken at least one year of it. A new nonprofit hopes to change that and is working to implement jazz programs in seven schools for the 2015-2016 academic year. Jazz Empowers, the Nashville-based effort of Andrew Johnston, founder and executive director, aims to overcome education inequality and poverty through jazz education. It will offer after-school programs in low-income communities where students learn jazz in both big band and combo settings, increase their academic performance in core subjects and develop professional and leadership skills. Following rehearsals, students will also receive one hour of tutoring and homework help from volunteers. “The Jazz Empowers approach is innovative because there are no other programs in the country devoted solely to developing world-class music educators who spend an extended period of time working with impoverished students for one specific school,” Johnston said. “There are an abundance of music education programs, but very few produce significant social change because they spread their resources too thinly. We are committed to getting every one of our students out of the harmful and seemingly endless cycle of poverty.” Jazz was formed by great American musicians who grew up in poverty, Johnston also said. He believes jazz is the nation’s most prized cultural contribution to the world, and by getting involved in it, students will receive an education that helps them compete in the global economy. Because a jazz band does not need as many members as concert or marching bands, Johnston believes recruiting enough students for an after-school program is feasible. Jazz instruments are also among the least expensive—and most popular—so securing equipment should be easier than what it would take to launch programs focusing on other types of music. Jazz Empowers’ charter board members were recently named as well. Serving on the board are: • Caldwell Collins, an attorney at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. She concentrates her practice on products liability and mass tort litigation, health care litigation and business litigation. Her pro bono work has included representation of victims of domestic violence and service as a guardian ad litem for underprivileged youth. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis School of Law and Vanderbilt University. • Frank Giovetti, who devotes his time to the progression of his musical ability and development as an artist and songwriter. He holds a Master of Business

Administration from Lipscomb University. He has experience within hospitality, healthcare, administration and sales. • Dr. Jeanne Gilliam Fain, associate professor in the College of Education at Lipscomb University, where her primary research and teaching interests are classroom-based research, literacy and linguistics, and international, informational and global texts. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University, a master’s degree in elementary education and English as a second language from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in language, reading and culture from the University of Arizona. • Ann Dee McClane, director of marketing and business development for Bone McAllester Norton PLLC, a midsized law firm in Nashville. She received her bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master of Science degree in mass communications from Middle Tennessee State University. • MarQo Patton, who is a Music Industry teacher at Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, where he toured with the Fisk Jubilee Singers for three years. He received his Master of Education degree from Lipscomb University. • Cameron Pirkle, a Lipscomb University graduate who received a bachelor’s degree in Financial Management and Accounting. He currently serves as Assurance Staff for Ernst & Young LLP in Brentwood. The organization is working to recruit talented jazz musicians to work full-time in these after-school programs. Instructors will be required to sign a three-year commitment. Participating students will commit to a full year of after-school rehearsals three days a week, as well as sectional rehearsals and private lessons two days a week. For more information on Jazz Empowers, including how to get involved, visit www.jazzempowers.org.

ABOUT JAZZ EMPOWERS Jazz Empowers offers world-class after-school programs in low-income communities where students learn about and play jazz in big band and combo settings, increase their performance in academic core subjects and develop lifelong professional and leadership skills. We believe that all children in low-income communities have a right to achieve an education that helps them compete in the global economy. This helps to drastically decrease poverty rates in America and has a great impact on strengthening our nation’s economy and social structure. We also believe that jazz is America’s most prized cultural contribution to the world, and it is imperative that our children have the opportunity to learn and experience that great tradition. For more information, visit www.jazzempowers.org.

Get Out and Vote!!

Early Voting for Davidson County runs now through October 30!

MEMPHIS NEWS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

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Seeberg Promoted at College of Dentistry MEMPHIS, TN — Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, MBA, dean and professor of the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has named John Douglas Seeberg, DMD, as the inaugural associate dean of Extramural Affairs, effective immediately. Dr. Seeberg previously worked as the assistant dean of Clinical Affairs in the College of Dentistry. Holding true to its mission of education, research, clinical care and public service as it continues to expand, the college will be opening additional sites for student rotations and eventually several resident rotations in the coming years. These sites will increase the amount and variety of patients who are treated, as well as provide dental care to populations that to date, have limited or no access to care. In order to ensure that current and future dental students receive the maximum benefits from each site, Dr. Seeberg will have the charge of overseeing each clinical rotation site. “Through strategic partnerships with hospitals and other health care organizations across the state, our institution is expanding to meet the ever-increasing needs of patients,” said UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD. “The carefully planned expansion of our College of Dentistry will provide greater student access and more opportunities to educate and train dental professionals to serve the needs of Tennesseans and neighboring

John Douglas Seeberg, DMD, associate dean of Extramural Affairs for the UTHSC College of Dentistry

communities.” The following sites are active or under renovation/construction and will give the College of Dentistry statewide reach: Jackson, Tenn. -- active Little Rock, Ark. -- active Bristol, Tenn. -- scheduled to open July/August 2015 Union City, Tenn. -- scheduled to open July, 2015 Nashville, Tenn. -- scheduled to open July, 2016 Knoxville, Tenn. -- scheduled to open July, 2016

Founded in 1878, the UT College of Dentistry maintains a four-year dental program totaling approximately 360 students. In addition, approximately 60 residents are enrolled in postgraduate dental programs. The college is dedicated to providing professional, graduate and postgraduate education; conducting dental research; and delivering state-ofthe-art patient care and public service. The college’s clinics provide more than 52,000 patient visits per year to support oral health care in the community. These services typically cost less than the fees

of a private dental office. More than 75 percent of the dentists practicing in Tennessee were educated and trained at the UT College of Dentistry in Memphis. As Tennessee’s only public, statewide, academic health system, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service. Offering a broad range of postgraduate and selected baccalaureate training opportunities, the main UTHSC campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. UTHSC also educates and trains cohorts of medicine, pharmacy and/or health professions students -- in addition to medical residents and fellows -- at its major sites in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville. Founded in 1911, during its more than 100 years, UT Health Science Center has educated and trained more than 57,000 health care professionals in academic settings and health care facilities across the state. For more information visit www. uthsc.edu. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/uthsc, on Twitter: twitter.com/ uthsc and on Instagram: instagram.com/ uthsc

State Rep. Creates Black Strategies

Congressman Steven Cohen (TN-09) State Representative Antonio Parkinson

By A.J. Dugger III

MEMPHIS, TN — State Representative Antonio Parkinson has recently become the founder and CEO of a new Memphis company called Black Market Strategies. “We specialize in implementation, direct marketing and developing marketing strategies. We work within your budget to deliver the best bang for your buck,” said Parkinson, the State Representative of Tennessee’s 98th Legislative District. (House District ‘98 is composed of the Raleigh, RaleighBartlett, North Memphis and Berclair areas). The company is Parkinson’s newest accomplishment in aiding the community. However, Parkinson never dreamed of a political career during his youth. In fact, he says politics found him. Parkinson was born in Oakland, California. He spent half his childhood in Los Angeles and the other half in Texas. After being discharged from the Marine Corps in July 1990, Parkinson relocated to Memphis, TN. In Memphis, he got involved with several community organizations because of his desire to help others. “I want to stretch the importance of understanding that if you’re blessed you can bless other people. The more you bless other people, the more blessings you get. It’s a positive cycle.” During this time, he founded AbetterMemphis.com, which allowed Memphis and Shelby County residents to voice their opinions and concerns about the city. The success of AbetterMemphis. com led to other ventures including The Raleigh Fire Victims Fund & Donation Center, Toys in the Garden, The Fresh Starts Community Baby Shower, The

Voice of Raleigh and Frayser Community Action Network, the Harvest Ball and The Block Party for Peace. Parkinson honestly admitted that as he accomplished these tasks, he had no desire to be a politician. “I wasn’t looking to get into politics. I started out as a community leader. From there it was a natural transition into politics.” Parkinson was elected to District ‘98 in March 2011, replacing the late Ulysses Jones, Jr. “He’s a good guy. Whatever he takes on, he really goes at it,” said Ricky Townes, a local musician who has worked with Parkinson. Politics isn’t Parkinson’s only passion. He is also a firefighter at the Shelby County Fire Department and a music producer. “I enjoy producing music,” he said. “I have a studio. I work with some local and some in other parts of the country. I produce everything from gospel to hip hop, rap and R&B. I was also on the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission where I later became the chairman.” Being on the committee also helped lead Parkinson into politics. “It became political and music at the same time so that’s how I transistioned.” The Black Market Strategies is branching out and trying new networking strategies. “The direction we’re going in now is television. Black Market Strategies and Black Market TV are launching this month in different ways. We have a new talk show called the Antonio Parkinson Project. Black Market Strategies is interesting because we have a marketing PR firm part of the company and we have the television network side of it, too.” For more information on Parkinson and Black Market Strategies, visit blackmarketstrategies.com and http://www. tnrepparkinson.com.

Congressman Cohen Awarded With Perfect Score For Civil Rights Votes MEMPHIS, TN —Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) was awarded this week with a 100 percent score for his votes on civil rights and human rights issues in the 113th Congress by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR). The LCCHR’s 113th Congress Voting Record grades Members of Congress on the votes they cast on 20 bills considered by the House of Representatives during the 113th Congress. “I have consistently fought throughout my entire career to further the cause of justice and ensure everyone is treated fairly,” said Congressman Cohen. “Human rights and civil rights should not be partisan issues, and I will continue working with my colleagues in Congress to advance these critically important issues at home and abroad. I have great respect

for and enjoy working with Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights President Wade Henderson as well as the entire coalition, and it is an honor to be recognized by it for my record defending and advancing civil and human rights.” The LCCHR is a coalition charged by its diverse membership to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. The LCCHR works to build a more fair and just America. The 20 votes selected for inclusion in the group’s 113th Congress report ranged from supporting fair labor and housing standards to protecting vulnerable Americans from hunger and ensuring that consumers across the country are adequately protected.

Tennessee

• Employment rate: 66.5% (17th lowest) • Household disposable income per capita: $27,734 (20th lowest) • Homicide rate: 5.9 per 100,000 (10th highest) • Voter turnout: 55.7% (6th lowest)

With a voter turnout rate of just 55.7%, Tennessee had among the lowest levels of political engagement in the country. Like most other states with low voter turnout, less than 60% of Tennessee’s population had access to broadband Internet. Such poor access to services was common among the states with the worst quality of life. Also, just 85% of Tennessee workers had completed at least high school as of last year, worse than in many states. However, Tennessee has made substantial efforts to improve statewide education levels. Most notably, state officials recently approved an initiative to make all Tennessee community colleges tuition free, the only state in the U.S. to do so.

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Students Qualify For College Entrance Exam

NASHVILLE, TN — Seventy-four percent of the seventh-graders who tested last year Overbrook School met required scores in selected subject areas on their standardized/achievement test to qualify to participate in the Duke University Talent Identification Program for 2014. The following seventh-graders qualified for Duke TIP and will now be eligible to take the ACT or SAT college entrance exams this year. They are: Alexandra Acevedo, Kendall Bixby, Claire Bohman, Caroline Boult, Darby Carr, Mary Catherine Claverie, Caroline Coles, Sarah Davis, Anna Duff, Cate Goodrum, Sophie-Claire Grant, Hannah Clare Kelly, Kate Kemp, Lilly Lucas, Katie Mendes, Alex Phillips, Claire Sotak, and Marty Ree Zylstra. Overbrook students participate in the yearly assessment through ERB -- Comprehensive Testing Program 4 (CPT4). This is a rigorously designed test battery for collecting critical educational data on student achievement and progress. The test is developed by Educational Testing Service for ERB to serve the needs of high-achieving schools and schools wishing to set high standards. Overbrook students take the test each spring in grades 1-8. Teachers then use this data to gauge teaching and learning. The students who qualified for the Duke TIP are now eligible to take the SAT or ACT College Board this school year as seventh-graders. The 33-year-old Duke TIP identifies academically talented seventh-graders based on standardized test scores achieved while attending elementary or middle school, according to the Duke TIP website. Duke TIP then provides the participants with comparative information concerning their aca-

The following seventh-graders qualified for Duke TIP and will now be eligible to take the ACT or SAT college entrance exams this year. Pictured in photo, but not in order, Alexandra Acevedo, Kendall Bixby, Claire Bohman, Caroline Boult, Darby Carr, Mary Catherine Claverie, Caroline Coles, Sarah Davis, Anna Duff, Cate Goodrum, Sophie-Claire Grant, Hannah Clare Kelly, Kate Kemp, Lilly Lucas, Katie Mendes, Alex Phillips, Claire Sotak, and Marty Ree Zylstra

demic abilities and resources for unique educational opportunities. “These results show that, as a school community, we are preparing our students well academically,” said Principal Sister Mary Gertrude, O.P. “This is a great opportunity for our seventh-graders because they get a chance to take a col-

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lege entrance exam much earlier than most students who traditionally take the ACT or SAT for the first time in high school.” Overbrook roots children in truth, inspires them to wonder and challenges them to give their best to the world. Founded in 1936 by the Dominican

Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation, Overbrook is a co-educational, prekindergarten through eighth-grade independent Catholic school with a dynamic tradition of educating children in a community setting through study, prayer and service. Overbrook, is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

Local Author to Hold Book Signing Saturday

Voter turnout in Tennessee is 55.7%, the 6th lowest in the United States

PUBLIC NOTICE: Local NAACP Election This is a public notice to all members of the Nashville Branch NAACP #5606. The Election Nominating Committee will present its slate of recommended Candidates for the upcoming 2015-2016 term at the General Membership meeting on October 23, 2014 in preparation for the November election. Members who are interested in receiving the recommendation of the Election Nominating Committee to serve as an elected officer [namely, President, Vice President (3), Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer] or At-Large Executive Committee member should complete the following steps: 1. Obtain the NAACP Candidates Consent Form from the Nashville Branch (1308 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208). The Consent Form can also be obtained online at www. NAACP5606.weebly.com. 2. Carefully review and complete all areas of the NAACP Candidates Consent Form—including the NAACP Petition for Nomination. ◦ Persons with an incomplete Consent Form will not be interviewed by the Committee until such time as each portion is made complete prior to the interview. 3. You may mail or deliver your completed form in a sealed envelop to the attention of the Nominating Committee, Nashville Branch NAACP, 1308 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208. The deadline for submitting your NAACP Candidates Consent Form to the Nominating Committee is noon on Tuesday,

October 14, 2014. 4. Schedule an interview with the Nominating Committee by calling the Nominating Committee Secretary, Mary Rivers, at 615-797-8099. Interviews will be held, in person, on Tuesday, October 14 (4pm-7pm), Thursday, October 16 (4pm-7pm), Saturday, October 18 (10am-2pm), and Sunday, October 19 (3pm-5pm). Individuals who are not selected by the Nominating Committee have the ability to be nominated from the floor at the October 23rd General Membership meeting. Branch Election. On Thursday, November 20, 2014 the Branch’s Election of Officers and At-Large Executive Committee Members will take place at the NAACP Branch Office. The Poll will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Eligibility to Vote. Voting in the 2014 Nashville Branch NAACP election is open to Life members, Subscribing Life members and Regular members of the Nashville Branch whose dues are current by Monday, October 20, 2014 (which is 30 days prior to the November election). [NAACP Bylaws Article VI, Section 2.b]. Please contact the Nominating Committee Chair, Harriet C. Callier, at 615-797-8099 or by email at hcallier@gracefalls.org with requests for additional information. Thank you for your continued support of the Nashville Branch NAACP!

Local author Shelia Houston has recently published a mystery novel called “A Murder at Midnight.” This novel is the first in a series of murder mystery novels. Ms. Houston has been writing her whole life, and finds inspiration is every day life. She has a book signing coming up on Saturday, October 25 from 6-8 p.m. at Books A Million in Jackson. You can purchase “A Murder at Midnight” at amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and on Kindle.

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Foster Continued from page 1A emeritus and former dean of the School of Medicine at Meharry Medical College in the United States. He was also clinical professor, obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Henry Foster served as U.S. President Bill Clinton’s senior advisor on teen pregnancy reduction and youth issues, and was a nominee to the

post of Surgeon General of the United States by Clinton in 1995. During his career, Dr. Foster has produced more than 250 publications and abstracts as well as contributed chapters to textbooks. He has a book titled Make a Difference. He has conducted many university lectureships and his professional expertise has been sought across the

Vandy Continued from page 1A well’s responsibilities. Since joining Vanderbilt’s faculty in 1999, Churchwell has held an array of Medical Center leadership roles, most notably helping to build VHVI into the region’s most preferred provider of cardiology, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery services, as well as one of the nation’s leading programs in terms of the depth and breadth of its comprehensive approach to patient care, research and training. “Keith is a highly valued friend and colleague to all of us and has played important and very successful roles in the organization and development of one of the Medical Center’s pre-eminent programs. He has represented us well in the community and nationally. I want to wish him the very best as he begins this new chapter in his career and he and his family settle into life in Connecticut,” said C. Wright Pinson, MBA, M.D., deputy vice chancellor and CEO of the Vanderbilt Health System. “We are fortunate that Walter will be assuming additional leadership responsibilities. The VHVI is well positioned for growth, and the future of cardiology, cardiac surgery and vascular services at VUMC is very bright.” Walter Clair, M.D., MPH “My time at Vanderbilt has been an amazing experience, working with truly wonderful colleagues and associates who have taught me much more than I have given to them. Our work in the di-

vision and Heart Institute has provided a platform for a truly innovative way of providing cardiovascular care to the greater Nashville community that has, I think, set the standard. In the next stage of my professional life, I will strive to pass on to those I work with the recipe of the Medical Center’s “secret sauce” — community, collegiality, and a drive to learn from and help those who have a need,” said Churchwell. Churchwell has served as the VHVI’s clinical director of Cardiac Imaging and despite administrative commitments has continued to hold a full clinic one day each week. He has been an active and highly visible volunteer with the American Heart Association (AHA) over the past decade and is the past president of the Greater Southeastern Affiliate for the AHA. He will be joined in Connecticut by his wife, Leslie Douglas Churchwell, M.D., and their daughter Lauren, 18, who is a freshman at Pitzer College. “Keith is an outstanding colleague who has done much for Vanderbilt and for the VHVI. I want to thank him for his many contributions to the growth and success of our programs, and for representing the Heart Institute in such a distinguished manner, both within the organization and out in our community where he has been a highly visible ambassador,” said Thomas Wang, M.D., the Gottlieb C. Friesinger II

globe. Foster wrote an autobiography in 1997 titled Make a Difference: the Founder of the ‘I Have a Future Program’ Shares His Vision for Young America. Dr. Foster is former chair of the U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund and board of directors for Pathfinder International. He previously served two terms as chair of the board of regents of the United States National Library of Medicine.

professor, director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and physician-in-chief for VHVI. Clair joined Vanderbilt in 2006. As a clinician, he is a nationally recognized specialist in arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, syncope, palpitations, pacemakers and defibrillators and has led a number of firsts for VUMC’s Electrophysiology team. At Vanderbilt, Clair has received multiple cardiology teaching awards and the Levi Watkins Jr. Faculty Award for Commitment to Diversity in 2012. He also serves in the mentoring program, 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, which seeks to enhance educational and economic opportunities for the African-American community. “Dr. Churchwell has spent over a decade helping VHVI assemble a collection of this country’s best scientists, physicians and health care workers in the fight against heart disease. My aim is to successfully and responsibly steward this institute,” said Clair. Clair is a graduate of Harvard University where he received his A.B., M.D. and MPH degrees. He was an intern, resident and primary care chief resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Deeply committed to his alma mater, he currently serves as vice chair of Harvard’s Board of Overseers. He is married to Deborah Webster Clair, M.D., an OB-GYN, and they have two sons, Brian Clair, M.D., MBA, and Matthew Clair, who is currently pursuing a doctoral degree from Harvard.

Contractors Continued from page 1A Cal Turner Family Center for Student Education promises future benefits for the minority contractors. “There are relationships that will come from this project that we will carry forward,” Jones said. His employer and minority contractors “will benefit from” the business relationships forged by construction of the Cal Turner Family Center. Those building trades include drywall, painting, plumbing, steel contractors, mechanical work including heating and cooling systems, and waterproofing, Jones said. “A wide variety of scopes of work were completed by minority contractors.” Calculating with rounded numbers, Jones said the Turner center’s construction cost was approximately $23.5 million. Excluded from the total cost — reports have that at approximately $25 million — were various fees, taxes and costs not specifically paid to contractors who employ building tradesmen. Two fifths of that, or 40 percent, is $9.4 million. “It was important to Meharry that we have minority participation in the project, and for Metro (the city has a diversity

program) but this particular project has about 40 percent” paid to minority contractors, Jones said. “I don’t know what the average is. It varies from job to job. Forty percent is an extremely high percentage, wherever you go. It’s the highest we’ve had.” Hardin helped Messer Co. track the percentage throughout the construction project, Jones said. The Cal Turner Family Center for Student Education is already serving students, according to Janet M. Caldwell, senior vice president for the college’s marketing and communications. The center’s construction was made possible by a $3 million grant from the Turner Family Foundation. That amount, plus related savings, and tax credits took Meharry a long way toward raising the total cost of the center. “We’re grateful to them for providing a LEED gift,” Caldwell said, referring to an industry program with that acronym, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, for eco-friendly construction plans that include extensive energy efficiencies. The Turner center has a “vegetative” roof,

meaning plants are growing on top of the building. “The vegetative roof helps with the ‘heat island’ effect … and preserves the surface of the roof by keeping sunlight off the roof,” Jones said. The plants, and their roots in soil “slow water runoff,” he said. “That provides long-term benefits, storm-water being the most important. It’s not discharged as rapidly.” The relevant provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1972 took effect in the late 1990s to control soil erosion. Muddy water is a good example of rapidly flowing stormwater washing across pavement and down from roofs with a force to erode land. Downstream where storm-water is slow or stops in pools, mud falls out as water clears and smothers aquatic life under sedimentation. Construction sites must have sediment controls. Big buildings, driveways and parking lots must have detention ponds to hold storm-water for release later. The Turner center has such a system. Architect Brian Tibbs of Moody Nolan Co. designed the building. Messer Co., Nashville, was the primary contractor. Don Hardin, Jr. of the Don Hardin Group served as owner’s representative for the construction project.

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Carol’s Daughter is Acquired By L-Oreal USA By Yesha Callahan Reprinted from The Root

Lisa Price started Carol’s Daughter in her own kitchen in 1993, way before the natural-hair beauty-product business was booming. Carol’s Daughter products are a staple in many naturalistas’ beauty regimens, but over the last year, there were reports that the company was having financial issues. In April, companies affiliated with Carol’s Daughter filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to documents, Carol’s Daughter reported assets and debts each in the $1 million-to-$10 million range. But it looks as though the company has found a way to remedy its financial troubles. Recently, Price posted a video on Facebook informing fans that the company has been purchased by L’Oreal USA: “I want to thank all of you for the support and the love and for being beside me, and I want you to hold my hand as we walk into this next chapter of the Carol’s Daughter life,” she said in the video. “ ... It brings me so much pride and joy to be able to join a family like

Ten Products You Thought Were Owned By Black People 10. Black Entertainment Television BET was bought out by Viacom back in 2003. The funny thing is that the quality of their programming has improved since they were sold to white people. 9. Def Jam Records Russell Simmons sold his stake to Polygram in 1999. 8. Marc Ecko Do you wear this stuff? 7. Jimmy Jazz We don’t know what this is? 6. Essence Magazine Now owned by Time, Inc and CNN. The magazine industry is getting competitive, so a lot of companies are selling out in order to survive. 5. ‘TheGrio, TheRoot, NewsOne, BlackVoices.com Most of the black online media is owned by someone else. These entities are controlled by MSNBC, The Washington Post, TV One and AOL, respectively. They are here to pull together a black audience so they can be packaged for advertisers. That’s how the game works. 4. The George Foreman Grill George sold the rights to use his name for $127 million. A good comeback for a man last remembered for getting beat down by Muhammad Ali. 3. Church’s Chicken

If you still eat Church’s chicken, we should inform you that your arteries are probably clogged. Go see a doctor, NOW. 2. T.V. One Not only is TV One partly owned by Comcast, they also have a problem with not giving African Americans as many top management positions as they deserve. They’re a lot like Clear Channel, who seems to think that white people understand how to market to black people better than black people do. 1. SoftSheen Carson This is L’Oreal, and no, the company is not a black one.

Lisa Price

L’Oreal because I know I’ll be with the right shepherd ... the company that will help to take what I’ve built and solidify it in its place in history and beauty, and I don’t have to wonder if, 20 years from now, 30 years from now, will there still be a Carol’s Daughter brand. ... ” She also went on to let her fans know that it’s not the end of Carol’s Daughter, but a new beginning. In a separate statement, L’Oreal USA’s president, Frederic Roze, spoke highly of the brand and where it fits in with the company: Carol’s Daughter possesses an expertise in the multicultural consumer segment, a rapidly expanding market that represents an important growth opportunity in the beauty industry. This acquisition will enable L’Oreal USA to build a new dedicated multicultural beauty division as part of our Consumer Products business, and strengthen the company’s position in this dynamic market. Over the last several years, Carol’s Daughter products have made their way to retailers such as Sephora and Target. It’ll be interesting to see what changes are in store for its natural-hair products.

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Hosts For Season of Harmony Concerts Announced NASHVILLE, TN — MATINEE CONCERT - Emmy-award winning journalist Jessica Ralston can be seen weeknights as co-anchor of NewsChannel 5 at 5 and 10 p.m. She has been honored with an Emmy award four times for her work as an anchor covering major breaking news events. Jessica has also been honored by the Associated Press and Broadcaster’s Association a record 30 times for awards, including “Broadcast Journalist of the Year,” “Best Anchor,” “Best Reporter,” “Best Enterprise Reporter,” “Best Breaking News Coverage,” and “Best PM Newscast.” She was also nominated for a “Woman of Merit” award and twice named “Talent of the Year” in West Virginia. She is passionate about volunteerism and staying active in the community and lives in downtown Nashville with her fiance’ Jimmy and two dachshunds named Ginger and Ellie Mae.

Jessica Ralston

EVENING CONCERT - Tracy Kornet is a five-time Emmy Award winning news anchor, host and writer who is thrilled to be back in Nashville where she now co-anchors Channel 4 News at 5 pm with Tom Randles. The wife and mother of three children credits her years at Vanderbilt University for her start in television, and for her recent return to Music City. Her youngest son, Luke, is a 7-foot forward who plays for the Vanderbilt Commodores. It’s also where she met her husband of 24 years, Frank, a former Vanderbilt basketball star who went on to play in the NBA and Europe. Tracy comes to WSMV from Dallas/Fort Worth, where she anchored the 4 pm news and the city’s first 2-hour primetime evening newscast. She began her news career in Lexington, KY, and later moved to Phoenix to launch and host her own morning magazine show.

Tracy Kornet

Nashville Singers News The official weekly publication of Nashville Singers, Inc., a Tennessee 501(c)3 non-profit, performing arts organization celebrating the power of the human voice to entertain, educate, unite, uplift, enrich, and inspire, by performing an ever-widening repertoire of choral music at the highest artistic level for a broad community of audiences. As a Tennessee Tribune subscriber and supporter

you likely fall into one of these categories: supporter of music education, chorus member, music educator, donor, fan, in-kind sponsor, advisory board member, leader of another Middle Tennessee nonprofit organization, have attended one of the meetings or performances, have inquired about Nashville Singers via phone or email, have been identified as someone who enjoys SINGING.

The mission of the Nashville Singers is to enrich lives through singing and the support of music education.

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Women’s HEALTH ISSUES THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

ADHD In Marriage and Romantic Relationships

Many people mistakenly believe that ADHD is a problem seen only childhood -- one that children “grow out of.” Yet, about one-third to one-half of those who had ADHD in childhood -- nearly 5% of Americans -- continue to have it into adulthood. The inattentiveness and difficulty finishing tasks that made it tough for children to sit still in school can evolve into self-esteem issues, trouble holding down a job, and substance abuse problems. These symptoms of adult ADHD can also put a real strain on relationships. Treating Adult ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood condition that can last into adulthood in about one-third of cases. If you’ve been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, chances are good that your doctor has prescribed a medication -- typically a stimulant -- and suggested cognitive behavioral therapy or even a life coach. She might also have suggested a good pocket planner. Treating ADHD in adults requires a multi-pronged approach. Symptoms are generally treated with medicine. But it’s... Many adults with ADHD also have never been diagnosed. Until you know you have ADHD, you can’t get the right treatment for it and your relationships could suffer. How Does ADHD Affect Relationships? The hallmark symptoms of ADHD -- forgetfulness, inattentiveness, difficulty completing tasks, and impulsivity -- can all wreak havoc on relationships. All of these issues can be complicated even more if children are in the picture. Here are some of the problems you might face if you or your partner has

ADHD: • Difficulty listening and paying attention. An individual with ADHD may “zone out” or talk out of turn, making it difficult to communicate. It can also cause the partner to feel as though what he or she has to say doesn’t matter or isn’t valued. • Trouble completing tasks. ADHD can lead to poor organizational skills and forgetfulness. A man with ADHD may miss his wife’s birthday or their wedding anniversary, or may forget to stop at the store on the way home from work as his wife had asked. This forgetfulness may make his wife feel hurt and think that her husband doesn’t care, when he’s actually forgotten because he has trouble staying

on top of things. That same inability to finish tasks may translate into a lack of commitment when it comes to marriage or other relationships. • Inability to handle responsibilities. Someone with ADHD might forget to pay the bills, neglect to clear a dangerous pile of branches from the backyard, or leave a toxic cleaner on the sink while children are playing nearby. • Impulsive behavior. People with ADHD constantly need stimulation, and may fail to think through the consequences of their actions. This can lead to reckless, irresponsible behaviors (like driving too fast with the kids in the car). • Emotional overreaction. Someone with ADHD may lose his or her temper

easily, leading to major misunderstandings. Arguments can quickly spiral out of control, because the person with ADHD is unable to talk through issues calmly. ADHD can destroy your marriage or relationship if you don’t get the appropriate diagnosis and treatment. How Can Someone with ADHD Get Help for Relationship Issues? The first step is to treat the ADHD symptoms that are interfering with your relationship. If you haven’t already been diagnosed, see a mental health professional (a psychologist or psychiatrist). Many of the same treatments that work in children -- such as stimulant medications, counseling, and behavioral therapy -- can also help adults with ADHD improve their focus and deal with relationship issues. Marriage or couples therapy can help you and your partner better understand one another, and may help heal any rifts that have opened in your relationship as a result of ADHD. Some other strategies to help ADHDrelated relationship problems include: • Make to-do lists of everything from daily responsibilities to items you need from the store. Also keep a calendar of important dates and deadlines. • Ask the partner with ADHD to repeat back any requests, to make sure he or she understands what is being asked. • Simplify your life by cleaning up clutter around the house and only attempting to accomplish a small number of tasks each day or week. • Get into a routine -- for example, go through your checkbook once a week to see how much money you’ve spent, or plan the entire week’s meals every Sunday night.

Jealous, Moody Women and Alzheimer’s Risk By Maureen Salamon HealthDay Reporter

(HealthDay News) — Middle-aged women with a neurotic personality style and prolonged stress may have a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. Tracking 800 women over nearly four decades, Swedish scientists found that those who were most anxious, jealous and moody -- which they defined as neurotic -- and experienced long-standing stress had double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s compared to women scoring lowest in these traits. “No other study has shown that [one style of] midlife personality increased

the risk of Alzheimer’s disease over a period of nearly 40 years,” said study author Lena Johansson, a researcher at University of Gothenburg. Outside experts cautioned, however, that the study results don’t prove that neuroticism triggers Alzheimer’s, but they do suggest an association between the two. The study is published online Oct. 1 in the journal Neurology. The most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease causes profound memory loss and impairments in language, focus, judgment and visual perception, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. About 5.2 million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which is progressive, incurable and ultimately fatal. Johansson said she believes the results would also be true for men. But study data -- pulled from research that began in the 1960s -- happened to include only women in an era when few medical studies focused on females. In the new study, participants with an average age of 46 were tracked for 38 years and given memory tests and personality tests measuring their levels of neuroticism and extraversion (defined as being outgoing) and introversion (defined as reserved or shy). Study authors defined neuroticism as being easily distressed and exhibiting personality traits such as anxiety, jealousy or moodiness. People with this personality style are more likely, they said, to express guilt, anger, envy, worry and depression. The women were also asked if they had experienced any period of prolonged stress lasting one month or longer and to rate their stress on a scale from zero to five, which represented constant stress during the previous five years. Stress responses included nervousness, sleep disturbances, fearfulness, irritability and tension. Being introverted or extroverted alone didn’t seem to affect dementia risk, but women who were both easily distressed and withdrawn (introverted) had the highest risk of Alzheimer’s

among all women analyzed. One-quarter of them developed the disease, compared to only 13 percent of those considered outgoing (extroverted) and not easily distressed. “We know genetics drives personality and disease itself, but there’s very little understanding of how personality drives disease,” said Dean Hartley, director of science initiatives for the Alzheimer’s Association, who was not involved in the research. “We need more data.” Just how might personality influence the risk for dementia? By influencing a person’s behavior, lifestyle or stress reactions, all of which affect overall health, Johansson said. Also, prior research has indicated that neuroticism and stress are associated with changes in the hippocampus, a brain structure affected early in Alzheimer’s disease. Hartley said the new research was limited in its ability to measure participants’ actual stress levels, since it did so by asking them a single question about stress every five years instead of measuring specific biochemical responses to stress. “Future studies should examine . . . whether this [neurotic] group responds well to interventions,” Johansson said. “It remains to be seen whether neuroticism could be modified by medical treatment or through lifestyle changes.”

Health & WELLNESS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

The Do’s and Don’ts of Living With Knee Pain There are many things you can do to help knee pain, whether it’s due to a recent injury or arthritis you’ve had for years. Follow these 11 dos and don’ts to help your knees feel their best. Don’t rest too much. Too much rest can weaken your muscles, which can worsen joint pain. Find an exercise program that is safe for your knees and stick with it. If you’re not sure which motions are safe or how much you can do, talk with your doctor or a physical therapist. Do exercise. Cardio exercises strengthen the muscles that support your knee and increase flexibility. Weight training and stretching do, too. For cardio, some good choices include walking, swimming and water aerobics, stationary cycling and elliptical machines. Tai chi may also help ease stiffness and improve balance. Don’t risk a fall. A painful or unstable knee can make a fall more likely, which can cause further knee damage. Curb your risk of falling by making sure your home is well lit, using handrails on staircases, and using a sturdy ladder or

foot stool if you need to reach something from a high shelf. Do use “RICE.” Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) is good for knee pain caused by a minor injury or an arthritis flare. Give your knee some rest, apply ice to reduce swelling, wear

Don’t be shy about using a walking aid. A crutch or cane can take the stress off your knee. Knee splints and braces can also help you stay stable. Do consider acupuncture. This form of traditional Chinese medicine, which involves inserting fine needles at certain

a compressive bandage, and keep your knee elevated. Don’t overlook your weight. If you’re overweight, losing weight reduces the stress on your knee. You don’t even need to get to your “ideal” weight. Smaller changes still make a difference.

points on the body, is widely used to relieve many types of pain and may be useful for knee pain. Don’t let your shoes make matters worse. Cushioned insoles can reduce stress on your knees. For knee osteoarthritis, doctors often recommend special

insoles that you put in your shoe. To find the appropriate insole, speak with your doctor or a physical therapist. Do play with temperature. For the first 48 to 72 hours after a knee injury, use a cold pack to ease swelling and numb the pain. A plastic bag of ice or frozen peas works well. Use it for 15 to 20 minutes three or four times a day. Wrap your ice pack in a towel to be kind to your skin. After that, you can heat things up with a warm bath, heating pad, or warm towel for 15 to 20 minutes, three or four times a day. Don’t jar your joint(s). High-impact exercises can further injure painful knees. Avoid jarring exercises such as running, jumping, and kickboxing. Also avoid doing exercises such as lunges and deep squats that put a lot of stress on your knees. These can worsen pain and, if not done correctly, cause injury. Do get expert advice. If your knee pain is new, get a doctor to check it out. It’s best to know what you’re dealing with ASAP, so you can prevent any further damage.

Smoothies: Overrated or a Nutritious Must? By Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD

After plenty of research, we recently made the leap and purchased a highpowered blender. I like that I can now add good stuff like apple and celery, and smoothies will still come out smooth. And I love being able to make ice cream and sorbet with frozen fruit. But before you shell out the money for an appliance that could run hundreds of dollars, consider the pros and cons of joining the smoothie revolution. Pros: Smoothies are a great way to fill nutrition gaps, especially in kids or adults who shy away from fruits and veggies. And unlike juices, smoothies include the whole fruit and veggie, so you get the nutrients and fiber in the pulp. Smoothies are a great way for naysayers to see veggies in a new, tasty light. But avoid the temptation to hide veggies in a smoothie from kids (and adults) who are wary of greens — if you hide them and they find out, you may only confirm their reluctance. Cons: Some people may rely on smoothies

so much that they stop eating fruits and vegetables in their native form. This is a disservice for kids, because they need to be exposed to a variety of foods, including fruits and vegetables. Another drawback, especially if smoothies are used as meal replacements, is that they may not be as filling as a regular meal. That’s because at least part of feeling full and satisfied comes from chewing food. Bottom line: Use smoothies as a convenient way to boost nutrition, but avoid overusing them. So, what goes into a fruit-and-veggie smoothie? Here are the main components: Liquid: Smoothies need some liquid such as water, juice, milk, or milk alternatives (soy milk, almond milk, etc.) Fruit and Veggie: Some smoothies can be more fruit-based and others more veggie-based; but in general, equal parts of fruits and veggies are good. Of course, if you’re not a big veggie fan, you may want to start with more fruit and work your way up to more veggies. Fruits with strong colors, like blueberries and strawberries, can keep the smoothie from turning green. With high-powered blenders

you have more choices, like apples with the skin, celery, and carrots. Ice: If you are using frozen fruit or veggies, ice isn’t needed. If you’re using mostly fresh produce, then throw a cupful of ice into the mix. Other add-ins: You can add some healthy fats like nut butter or avocado, some protein powder, flax meal, sweetener of choice, or yogurt. Here’s a recipe for a chocolate peanut butter smoothie that my 5-year old son

and I both enjoy. Just put ingredients in a blender. It makes 3 cups. 1 small banana (or half of a large one) 1/2 cup frozen blueberries 1/2 apple or pear 1 cup spinach 1 celery stalk, chopped 2 Tbsp. all-natural peanut butter 1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup milk 1/2 cup ice

The Many Causes and Treatments of Vertigo

Vertigo is a sensation of spinning. If you have these dizzy spells, you might feel like you are spinning or that the world around you is spinning. Causes of Vertigo Vertigo is often caused by an inner ear problem. Some of the most common causes include: BPPV. These initials stand for benign

paroxysmal positional vertigo. BPPV occurs when tiny calcium particles (canaliths) clump up in canals of the inner ear. The inner ear sends signals to the brain about head and body movements relative to gravity. It helps you keep your balance. BPPV can occur for no known reason and may be associated with age.

Meniere’s disease. This is an inner ear disorder thought to be caused by a buildup of fluid and changing pressure in the ear. It causes episodes of vertigo along with ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and hearing loss. Vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis. This is an inner ear problem usually related to infection (usually viral). The infection causes inflammation in the inner ear around nerves that are important for helping the body sense balance Less often vertigo may be associated with: head or neck injury, brain problems such as stroke or tumor, certain medications that cause ear damage, migraine headaches Symptoms of Vertigo Vertigo is often triggered by a change in the position of your head. People with vertigo typically describe it as feeling like they are spinning, tilting, swaying, unbalanced and pulled to one direction. Other symptoms that may accompany vertigo include feeling nauseated, abnormal or jerking eye movements (nystagmus), headache, sweating and ringing in the ears or hearing loss. Symptoms can last a few minutes to a few hours or more and may come and go. Treatment for Vertigo It depends on what’s causing it. In many cases, vertigo goes away without any treatment. This is because your brain is able to adapt, at least in part, to the inner ear changes, relying on other mechanisms to maintain balance. For some, treatment is needed and may include Vestibular rehabilitation. This is a type of physical therapy aimed at helping strengthen the vestibular system. The function of the vestibular system is to send

signals to the brain about head and body movements relative to gravity. Vestibular rehab may be recommended if you have recurrent bouts of vertigo. It helps train your other senses to compensate for vertigo. Canalith repositioning maneuvers. Guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology recommend a series of specific head and body movements for BPPV. The movements are done to move the calcium deposits out of the canal into an inner ear chamber so they can be absorbed by the body. You will likely have vertigo symptoms during the procedure as the canaliths move. A doctor or physical therapist can guide you through the movements. The movements are safe and effective. They relieve BPPV in eight out of 10 cases. Medicine. In some cases, medication may be given to relieve symptoms such as nausea or motion sickness associated with vertigo. If vertigo is caused by an infection or inflammation, antibiotics or steroids may reduce swelling and cure infection. For Meniere’s disease, diuretics (water pills) may be prescribed to reduce pressure from fluid buildup. Surgery. In a few cases, surgery may be needed for vertigo. If vertigo is caused by a more serious underlying problem, such as a tumor or injury to the brain or neck, treatment for those problems often helps to alleviate the vertigo.

SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

BY RON WYNN Baseball Has Chance to Reconnect There’s been lots of talk the past few months about baseball, much of it negative. The games are too long, there’s no Black Americans playing, the fan base is nothing but 50 and 60 year olds, etc. But a funny thing happened on the way to the World Series. Two teams won playing an exciting, vintage brand of baseball that is totally different from what used to be considered the best way to attract fans: power-dominated theatrics, often fueled by steroids. The Kansas City Royals won a suspensefilled 9-8 extra inning wild card game over the Oakland Athletics, then proceeded to blow through both the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Baltimore Orioles. They have not lost yet in the post season, propelled by excellent starting and relief pitching, plus exceptional defense, especially by outfielders Thomas Cain and Alex Gordon. Gordon’s the type of speedy, dynamic player who used to be a staple of baseball teams, in particular National League clubs. An agile, super fast type who’s a dynamo offensively on the bases and spectacular in center field, he’s a throwback to the days when several NL teams would spotlight a running game, taking the extra bases, and manufacturing runs. The Giants have already won two World Series titles in the past four years. They blew past the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 in the wildcard game, then advanced past both the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals. The latter truly surprised many throughout the MLB world, who thought the Cardinals had done their traditional peaking late surge. When St. Louis twice knocked out the Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw, who’d gone 21-3 in the regular season, it was widely assumed they’d blow through the Giants. Instead, San Francisco advanced in five games. They didn’t hit any homers in the first four games, then got three in the finale. One came from a guy who hadn’t even played much of the second half. The clincher was hit by a player who had been cut by the Giants in 2010, and was picked up for the stretch drive after being cut loose again by another team. Both these clubs do all the little things well. On offense, they advance runners, use the hit-and-run, and can score in multiple ways without needing either hits or home runs. Defensively, both of them make all the plays, although the Royals were the best club in terms of glove work in either league. They can and at times do utilize the unconventional shifts that are now in vogue, but for the most part, both line up and just force the opposition to beat them. The two teams constantly won close games, whether it was 2-1, 4-3 or 10-9. Neither specializes in power, yet both came up with big homers in critical situations to win big contests. Cain, Gordon, and Giants like outfielder Hunter Pence, catcher Buster Posey and third baseman Pablo Sandoval (nicknamed the Panda) are also very fan friendly, congenial types who interview well and also aren’t so much bigger and stronger that they seem other worldly. They’re the types who ought to be doing plenty of commercials and promos for MLB, seeing to connect with that youthful audience that MLB is forever trying to win. Their managers aren’t quite as photogenic, but the Royals’ Ned Yost and Giants’ Bruce Bochy are veteran baseball guys more than willing to explain their moves and actions on camera. Bochy, now in his third World Series in five years, has to now be viewed among the tops in the field, especially should he make it three championships in five years. Yost was widely seen as in trouble during the early season. Fans had run out of patience with a team that had the longest playoff drought in American major sports. But then the Royals caught fire, went ahead of the Tigers for a long stretch, and finally qualified for the postseason, snapping that 29-year slump. Still, the 2014 World Series, which began Tuesday and continues through the weekend, might be the most evenly matched in many years. Hopefully, the people who run MLB will also take advantage of its teams and personalities to push and expand interest in the sport, rather than just assume that those who love it will find it and not worry about anything else.

Tigers Drop Third Straight the other a fumble by Telvin Hooks on the Tigers’ 12-yard line. It only two UT Martin two plays to convert that one, with Skyhawks’ QB Jarod Neal throwing a seven-yard pass to Corey Rogers for a score. German did lead a 74-yard drive in the fourth quarter that ended with a 26-yard scoring pass to Weldon Garlington. Then came a 75-yard bomb to Ryan Mitchell that narrowed the gap to 21-16, and was TSU’s longest scoring play this season. Those were the highlights contrasted against such negatives as the Tigers’ rushing 24 times for only 53 yards, and UT Martin controlling the ball nearly 35 minutes (34:19) and the return game netting less than a yard (mi-

cord overall, have won two out of three OVC games. Eastern Kentucky was actually upset Saturday, with Tennessee Things continued to go bad for the Tech evening their conference mark at Tennessee State University Tigers Sat2-2 by posing a 39-31 win. It was Easturday, as they dropped third straight ern Kentucky’s first conference loss, Ohio Valley Conference game 21-16 putting them in second at 3-1. to UT Martin at Hale Stadium. Besides TSU stands tied for last in the OVC losing a second consecutive home conat 1-3. Among their biggest problems test, the defeat leveled their record at 4-4 offensively, they’ve committed nine and puts in serious jeopardy chances for turnovers in the past three games. It’s a return to the FCS playoffs. the first time since 2011 that they’ve lost Dreams of an OVC championship three straight games, the the fourth time are also now pretty much gone. The in six tries that UT Martin has beaten Tigers’ four losses have all been by the them. The Skyhawks have only a 3-5 margin of a touchdown or less, the sign record, and the win over TSU was their that little things are getting them beat in second in five OVC games. close games, but also an indicator that Still, there were some positive atperhaps this team isn’t as good as many tributes in Saturthought. day’s game, which Another probattracted a crowd lem continues to be of nearly 7,000 falling behind, then (6,738). Gertrying to rally. TSU man had his third was only down 7-3 straight 300-yard at halftime, but plus passing game, then surrendered and is now at 7,331 14 third-quarter yards. That vaults points to fall behim ahead of allhind 21-3. A pair time TSU great of fourth-quarter Leon Murray into touchdowns, sandsecond place on wiched around a the school’s list of failed two-point passing yardage conversion atleaders. He’s only tempt, weren’t 1,322 yards behind enough to erase the A late rally was not enough to prevent Tennessee State University from dropping its third the alltime leader deficit. At 1-3 in straight OVC game 21-16 Saturday to UT Martin at Hale Stadium. Photo by Earl Flippen, Jr. Joe Adams, and the conference, the seems poised to set the record later this Tigers have to win all their remaining nus one) for the day. Coach Reed talked after the game season barring injury. This is also the games and either hope for some help or on radio and later on the team’s website first time in German’s career that he’s maybe land a longshot playoff bid. Whatever the future holds, the pres- about the Tigers rallying to go 8-4 and enjoyed three straight games with this ent doesn’t look so good, especially for maybe still having a shot at the playoffs. type of passing success, though he disa struggling offense that didn’t kick in He added there were some 8-4 teams missed that afterwards, saying he only gear until it was far too late. QB Mike that reached them last year, and that this cared about victories. Penalties also plagued TSU once German had another of those games milestone represented the last possible where the statistics don’t necessarily achievement for the team’s seniors. All more, as they were whistled for 13, reflect what happened. He finished 18 those things are certainly true, but also costing them 121 yards. But the Tigers of 36 for 314 yards with two TD passes there’s the fact they’ve got tough games now have to look forward. The next two but one damaging interception. That coming against Eastern Illinois on the weeks, as well as the games afterwards, interception resulted in a third quarter road next week, then they return to LP will determine whether they can still salTD, as nose tackle Keith Jones returned Field to face Eastern Kentucky. Eastern vage things or if this will instead prove it for a 42-yard score. That was one of Illinois rolled over SEMO 52-13 Satur- to be a year where great things were extwo critical turnovers in that quarter, day, and though they have a losing re- pected, but didn’t materialize. By Ron Wynn

Ole Miss Routs Tennessee, 31-3 By Ron Wynn

The Tennessee Volunteers knew it would require near perfection in all phases of the game to upset the number three ranked Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford Saturday night, and they didn’t come close, losing 31-3. The Volunteers’ defense played exceptionally well in the early going, stopping the Rebels’ of-

yards on only 13 completions in 28 attempts. But two went for touchdowns. The second, a 28-yarder to Evan Engram, cemented the win. Tennesse QB Justin Worley was 19 of 34 for 191 yards, but had major problems with interceptions. SEC and NCAA leader Senquez Golson had two of Worley’s three, one of which set up Ole Miss’ second TD.

The Tennesse Volunteers were overwhelmed Saturday night by superior depth and talent, losing 31-3 to the number three ranked Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, MS.

fense cold six of the ﬁrst seven times they had the ball. That effort got the offense excellent ﬁeld position, but they couldn’t capitalize, and once the Rebels’ got in gear, things quickly went bad for UT. Bo Wallace, a Pulaski, TN, native, didn’t have nearly as strong a game against Tennessee as he did against Vanderbilt, but it was more than good enough to lead his team to victory. He ended with 199

Tennessee held the Rebels scoreless in the first quarter, and even forged ahead briefly 3-0 on Aaron Medley’s second quarter field goal. But three points wasn’t going to be nearly enough against the nation’s third-ranked team, and Tennessee’s problems with its offensive line reared their head often during this game. Worley was sacked seven times, and his rushing line was eight carries for minus 41 yards. Ten-

nessee ended with zero yards net rushing. Tailback Jalen Hurd is far from 100 percent. Head coach Butch Jones told a radio audience that he was at “75,” and Hurd did his best in severe circumstances, ending with 40 yards on 13 carries. Marlin Lane was also playing hurt, with both ankles wrapped, and didn’t even get a carry. He caught one pass that didn’t result in enough yardage for a ﬁrst down. If things weren’t bad enough, Tennessee lost another lineman. Right tackle Coleman Thomas was hurt on the ﬁeld goal attempt. UT played mix and match all afternoon, moving people around, and even lost another lineman in the third quarter when Marcus Jackson was hurt on another sack. Defensive standout A.J. Johnson moved up in the record books, becoming the school’s alltime leader in assisted tackles after helping on a second quarter stop. He now has 194. Johnson’s also UT’s fourth defensive player to have at least 400 career tackles. He led an effort that was actually not that bad. Tennessee only allowed 14 of 31 total passed to be completed.. However those things couldn’t balance out some huge problems. UT converted only three of 16 third downs, so while their defense was holding Ole Miss to seven of 20 in the same situation, their offense wasn’t capitalizing on it. The three interceptions and

four total turnovers also hurt, as did the inability to have any offensive balance. Without the threat of a running game, the Rebels were able to double team key receivers on big plays, and Golson in particular played aggressively throughout. Evan Berry’s third quarter kickoff return fumble also led to the game-clinching score. “Unacceptable” were the words used by Jones to describe what happened, and he added later that the Volunteers would have to learn from this and grow as a team. With a 3-4 overall mark, it has been very clear in their losses, especially to ranked teams, that the Volunteers lack the necessary depth or number of playmakers to compete with these squads. No one gives them much of a shot Saturday night at home against Alabama, which rolled 59-0 over Texas A&M Saturday. But both South Carolina and Vanderbilt look like winnable games.

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SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Blue Raiders Win Homecoming Game By Ron Wynn

The Middle Tennessee State Tigers enjoyed homecoming in style Saturday with a 34-22 comeback win over the University of Alabama-Birmingham in front of more than 18,000 fans. The victory kept them in second place behind Marshall in the Conference USA standings at 4-1 (5-3 overall). They now have a bye week and a chance to heal after opening the year with eight consecutive games. The win also prevented UAB from ruining their homecoming which looked like a real possibility after a third quarter touchdown put them ahead 2221 heading into the final 15 minutes. But the Blue Raiders defense created two turnovers and the offense responded with 13 points. Reggie Whatley redeemed himself from a tough previous game and keyed things with a 67-yard touchdown run, his fourth of the season. Whatley ended with 100 yards on only seven carries. Then linebacker TT Barber grabbed a deflected pass for his second interception of the season. That didn’t result in points, but then safety Kevin Byard got his fifth interception and that one did lead to a gameclinching score QB Austin Grammer converted on a fourth down and one from the UAB 38, getting seven yards. Then Grammer connect-

ed with wide receiver Marcus Henry for a 30-yard touchdown, getting MTSU’s final points and securing the victory. The Blue Raiders had a number of players who contributed during key moments throughout the game.

season and 21 overall, only one and a half behind Erik Walden. Byard leads C-USA in interceptions, and is in a three-way tie for second in that category on MTSU’s alltime list. Wide receiver Chris Perkins was another

The MTSU Blue Raiders solidified their status in C-USA with a comeback victory Saturday over UAB.

Besides Whatley, junior running back Jeremiah Bryson was another key figure in the running attack. He replaced an injured Jordan Parker and scored two touchdowns. He gained 64 yards in nine carries, and had one reception for four yards. Leighton Gasque moved into second place on the Blue Raiders’ alltime sack list, getting one in the fourth quarter. He now has five this

person who had a career-long scoring play, as he caught a 65-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Grammer did not have a good passing day, completing only six of 19 for 141 yards. But he didn’t have any interceptions, and the Blue Raiders had no turnovers. They outgained UAB on the ground 229-220, while UAB had more passing yards, 185-141. MTSU no doubt had more

penalties than head coach Rick Stockstill would prefer, being whistled eight times for 70 yards. But UAB was even worse, with 10 penalties for 90 yards. “As a coach, man, you pray you win (before an) open date,” Stockstill told Gannett Tennessee. “When you lose (before an) open date, then you’ve got to go through your open date, then you’ve got to go through the game week of whoever you’re playing. it’s a misery in itself. Losing is a miserable feeling. I’m proud of our players. We’re 5-3 overall, and it’s going to make this open date so much more enjoyable.” “It was all of us,” Whatley added. “We were all together on that. We needed a big play, and I love when the pressure is on. I just made a big play.” MTSU will have a nonconference game when they return Nov. 1 against BYU. The following week comes a key C-USA contest when they face Florida Atlantic, the team right behind them in third with a 2-1 C-USA record. Florida Atlantic has to go to Marshall Saturday, where they face not only the conference’s top team, but one that’s getting some national attention as possibly getting a major bowl bid. Their undefeated record notwithstanding, Marshall’s schedule isn’t that formidable, which will probably shut them out of any consideration for the four-team NCAA championship playoff that comes later in the season.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Titans Lose Another Close Game, 19-17 By Ron Wynn

Good football teams find ways to win close games, something that separates them from bad ones. The Tennessee Titans dropped another very winnable contest Sunday on the road at Washington, losing 19-17 on a last second field goal. But with a one-point lead and the ball late, all the Titans needed to do was get at least one first down, possibly two, and they could run out the clock and take a much needed comeback victory. Instead, they not only didn’t get a first down, they didn’t even use up much time with three unsuccessful plays. But they got good coverage on the punt and had Washington back on their 24-yard line with only 3:14 remaining. All that was necessary at that point was for the defense to assert itself. Considering that at the QB spot for Washington was third-stringer Colt McCoy, who’d come in during the second half for a largely ineffective Kirk Cousins, and also the fact McCoy’s own coaches had drastically simplified the offense to reduce both his options and the risk of mistakes, it seemed that the Titans should have been in an excellent position. But that didn’t prove to be the case. McCoy led Washington on a 10 play, 76-yard drive that culminated in Kai Forbath booting the game-winning 22-yard field goal as the clock wound down. The loss put the Titans at 2-5, their worse start since 2009.

The Titans dropped another close one on the road at Washington, losing 19-17 on a last second field goal after taking a 17-16 lead with less than seven minutes remaining.

Head coach Ken Whisenhunt’s early season proclamations about the goal absolutely being the playoffs rings hollow. The Titans have to win six of their final nine games just to finish at 8-8, something that currently looks somewhat less than obtainable. “Extremely disappointing,” was how Whisenhunt described the outcome on Titans’ radio after the game. “We were in position to win the game and we didn’t do it. We made far too many mistakes at critical times, we didn’t score touchdowns and take advantage of opportunities when

we had them and we didn’t make the key plays down the stretch. We are not doing the things that you must do to win games in the National Football League.” Washington snapped its own four-game losing streak and has the identical record as Tennessee (2-5). The game was an artistic nightmare, with the offensive line the leading players. The quintet committed six penalties, a big part of why the Titans only had 236 total yards. Many times when things were beginning to jell, a holding call would negate a gain and put them back in bad position. The Titans ended with 11 penalties costing them 96 yards, a tough thing to overcome for even a playoff caliber team, let alone one struggling to win a game. But they were hardly the only ones at fault. McCoy had gone a year without throwing a touchdown pass,, and was only in the game because Cousins’ had been awful. His first pass resulted in a 70-yard touchdown after cornerback Blidi WrehWilson missed a tackle, and safety Michael Griffin took a bad angle in pursuit and ended up stopping nothing. On the final drive, Jason McCourty was called for a crucial pass interference penalty. Dexter McCluster muffed a punt that directly led to another Washington touchdown and Marqueston Huff got flagged for being offside during a kickoff. Even Whisenhunt contributed to the problems, making a questionable challenge that resulted in the Titans not having enough

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Oct. 26 vs Houston Texans Nov. 9 at Baltimore Ravens Nov. 17 vs Pittsburgh Steelers Nov. 23 at Philadelphia Eagles Nov. 30 at Houston Texans Dec. 7 vs New York Giants Dec. 14 vs New York Jets Dec. 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars Dec. 28 vs Indianapolis Colts

timeouts during the first half. Yet they still had a 10-6 lead, because the defense twice stopped Washington from scoring touchdowns in the red zone. Charlie Whitehurst started another game due to Jake Locker’s being injured, and had a generally good game. He completed 17 of 26 for 160 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. He was sacked only once. Whitehurst led the Titans back in front after Washington had gotten a 16-10 lead, hitting Derek Hagan with a 38-yarder to put Tennessee ahead 17-16 with only 7:41 remaining. It was Hagan’s first touchdown catcn since 2011. Now things get considerably tougher, beginning with Sunday’s home game against the Texans, who were the Monday night opponent for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Fans can only hope things improve in the future.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Predators Play Well But Lose in Overtime By Ron Wynn

The Nashville Predators did a lot of things right Saturday night in their first meeting this season with the Chicago Blackhawks, but were unable to get a victory. The Blackhawks won it 2-1 in overtime, with Jonanthan Toews catching the Predators’ power play up ice, breaking away and scoring a shorthanded goal with only 1:34 remaining. The goal was the Blackhawks’ first since the game’s opening minute, when Johnny Oduya scored on their very first shot on goal. Between those two goals, Carter Hutton, making his first start after Pekka Rinne previously was in net for the season’s first four games, made 35 saves. The Predators stopped five Blackhawk power plays and kept one of the NHL’s highest powered offenses off the scoreboard in the second and third periods. Captain Shea Weber tied the score at 11:17 of the opening period, getting his third goal on the power play. After that goalies Hutton and Corey Crawford for the Blackhawks

kept every other shot out of the nets. Nashville did earn a point for an overtime loss, and going into this early week, were at 3-0-2. It was their second game in two nights, the reason why coach Peter Laviolette opted for Hutton. He was particularly sharp in the first period after allowing the early goal. Chicago outshot Nashville 12-3 in that period, and only Hutton’s efforts prevented additional Blackhawk goals. The barrage continued in the second period, with Chicago enjoying an 11-4 shots advantage, but Hutton remaining up to the challenge. A lot has been made regarding the change this season in Nashville’s offensive schemes and strategy. Under former coach Barry Trotz, Nashville’s formula was tight checking, stout goaltending and emphasizing low scoring games. Laviolette is much more offensive-minded, and has urged more aggressive plays, outshooting teams and taking the play to them rather than laying back and trying to capitalize on opponents’ miscues. That brand of play reappeared for Nash-

ville in the third period, as they matched Chicago with 11 shots. However, they didn’t get many solid opportunities. The best came with 13:55 left, as Craig Smith made a bid near the post. Crawford stopped it. Then Hutton and defenseman Roman Josi joined forced to prevent Marian Hossa from ending the game in regulation, stopping a shot with eight seconds remaining. The 2-1 loss followed what Laviolette called their best victory of the early season Saturday night in Winnipeg. Rinne had 31 saves in a 2-0 victory. Over the previous four games, Rinne’s mark was 3-0-1, getting Nashville off to the quick start that

Laviolette wanted. Oddly, given Nashville’s new system, that would not be as damaging this season as in past years. But the Predators also can’t afford to be outshot in the first two periods 23-6 as they were Saturday night. Still, they had to be pleased at closing down the Blackhawks’ power play, especially during the second period, when Chicago had three straight opportunities. Nashville can now take advantage of a three-game homestand that began Tuesday against Arizona. The Blackhawks come to town Thursday, then the Pittsburgh Penquins make their first visit of the year to Nashville Saturday night.

Next Week in The Tribune: Tennessee faces longtime foe Alabama at home, hoping for a miracle win that might turn their season around. Tennessee State knows it needs every win the rest of the year, and begin that quest with a trip to Eastern Illinois. Vanderbilt returns to action against Missouri, an SEC foe that’s had a strange, erratic season. The World Series is underway, with two very evenly matched teams opposing each other as the Kansas City Royals meet the San Francisco Giants. The Predators entertain three teams at home as the National Hockey League continues its new season, and the Memphis Grizzlies prepare to get things going as well, with the NBA ready to begin regular season games. All this and more in next week’s Tennessee Tribune.

METRO SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

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Upton and McAfee Carry Eagles to Huge Victory By McKinley Young Jr. Correpondent WTNTribune Radio Sports

NASHVILLE, TN — The East Nashville Eagles (8-0 overall, 4-0 Metro and 5-0 District 10AA) are known for their hard play. Friday night was no different, as they pulled out a thriller beating the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds (6-2, 4-1 3-1) 38-36 in front of a raucous crowd at Vanderbilt University’s Dudley Stadium. The game didn’t start great for the Eagles, as the Firebirds opened up a 14-0 lead early in the first quarter behind two touchdown runs from All-State RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn. Then the Eagles called on their two superstars QB Isiah Upton and RB Lennox McAfee, who decided to put their team on their backs. Both provided big plays for the Eagles offense all night. The team went on a 26-0 run. “Our whole team played huge but we rode our horses all night,” said Eagle Head Coach Brian Waite. Big time players make big time plays in big games. Isiah and Lennox have East Nashville Principal Dr. Steve Ball (in suit) with been doing that all season.” Head Coach Brian Waite (right) McAfee, a Wofford University commit, started the scoring on a 46 yard run to cut the score to 14-6. Then Waite made a gutsy call. On the ensuing kickoff, kicker Jared Allen delivered an onside kick and the Eagles recovered to give them needed momentum. They then drove down the field and scored on a nine yard touchdown run by Upton. A two point conversion by McAfee tied the game up at 1414 going into halftime. “We thought we could catch them slipping a little and did,” said of the onside kick Waite. “They have a few dynamic returners so why not try. It worked out and gave us some momentum.” The Eagles started the third quarter fast adding 12 more quick points to take a 2614 lead early in the third quarter. However the Firebirds didn’t lie down as they came back down the field after a 65 yard kickoff return from Ke’Shawn Vaughn. The return set up QB Jimmy Ferrell pass to sophomore Ke’Juan Vaughn from 11 yards out to cut the lead to 26-21. Both teams continued to battle back and forth to start the final stanza. Late in the fourth quarter Ferrell scored on a 11 yard run, this gave the Firebirds the lead 36-32 with 2:20 to go in the fourth quarter. Then Upton took over doing everything he could to lead his team down the field, and had a huge 20 yard run to put the Eagles deep in Firebird territory. Two plays later, McAfee scored from six yards out to give the Eagles the lead 38-36 with only seven seconds left in the game. Ferrell threw a long pass that was intercepted by Upton to seal the victory in what was arguably the best Metro High School football game in many years. “We never give up and know if we have time on the clock we have a chance to win,” said Upton. “I have to once again give it up to the offensive line. They made holes for us all night and protected well.” The Middle Tennessee University commit Upton ended the night with 18 carries for 91 yards and three touchdowns. He also passed for 70 yards. McAfee had 143 yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns as well. Both Upton and McAfee were name WTNTribune Radio Sports Players of the Game. “They made plays when they had to,” said Firebird Head Coach Tony Brunetti. “They are a tough team. My hat goes off to them. We have nothing to be ashamed of. We fought hard and came up short.”

WTNTribune Game of the Week

By JaQuan Johnson Correspondent WTNTribune Radio Sports

Listen LIVE!!!! Tomorrow night as the WTNTribune Radio Sports Game of the Week team will be at Overton High School for a battle in District 12AAA. Join the team of McKinley Young Jr. and JaQuan Johnson (Jr. & Jr.) along with the rest of our sports team, to hear the Metro #4 McGavock Raiders (7-1 overall 4-1 Metro and 4-1 District 12AAA) take on the #5 Overton Bobcats (4-3, 4-1

WTNTribune Radio’s Jason Sales and McKinley Young Jr. called all the action last Friday from Vanderbilt. Photo by JaQuan Johnson

and 4-1). Metro is loaded with great athletes at every school and we will see some more this week with the likes of Ole Miss Commit CB Ugo Amadi, DE DeAnEast Nashville’s Isiah Upton was named the WTNTribune gelo Holt from Overton. For Radio Player of the Game McGavock, RB Chris Claybrooks, QB Demontez Carlton and DE Matt Turner look to keep their chances of getting a home playoff game alive. McGavock is the favorite heading into this game but Overton should be very confident as they have won three of their first four games at home. This will be a game where you can throw the records out of the window. The winner will be in the driver’s seat for second place in the district with an outside shot of tying undefeated #2 ranked Hillsboro. Our broadcast will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the Metro Football Pre-Game Show. To catch all of the action live go to www.wtntribuneradio.com and press the “Listen Live” button and sit back and enjoy. For more photos of the game go topage B14.

Congratulations to Overton TE/DE DeAngelo Holt for receiving an offer from Tennessee State University

Congratulations to East Nashville junior Lavarius Cortner is being recruited by Tennessee, Purdue, Utah, Michigan, Memphis, and Missouri

Congratulations to former Maplewood High School star and current Tennessee Tech football player Ladarius Vanlier for earning his second Ohio Valley Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honor this year. The junior accounted for 264 all purpose yards. With 2:01 to play in the game and his team leading by a point, Vanlier took a hand-off and raced 63 yards untouched for a score to seal the victory for TTU. The junior finished the game with a career-high 140 rushing yards on 19 carries, six receptions for 45 yards and 79 punt return yards. Vanlier ranks fourth nationally in punt returns (17.1 yards/return) and sixth in kickoff returns (29.7 yards/return). He leads the OVC in both categories.

Lifestyle & ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

The ‘P-Funk Meister’ Visits Vanderbilt University

Parliament-Funkadelics founder George Clinton

By Janice Malone

NASHVILLE, TN — Last week George Clinton, singer/songwriter, known to his legion of fans as the ‘Father of PFunk,’ (Parliament-Funkadelics) was the featured speaker at Vanderbilt University’s event Afrofuturism in Black Theology: Race, Gender, Sexuality and the State of Black Religion in the Black Metropolis. The event was free and open to the public. In addition to participating on a distinguished panel of speakers, afterwards, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee signed copies of his new autobiography, “Brothers Be, Like Yo George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?” The legendary performer created bands that revolutionized rhythm and blues music by remaking soul music into funk. The book is available online and at local book-

sellers. Readers can scan the front cover to get access to five songs from Clinton’s new CD “first ya gotta Shake the Gate.” During his Nashville visit we had the unique opportunity to ask the Godfather of the P- Funk movement five questions with five answers: HIS NEW BOOK’S UNIQUE TITLE: “I got the title because brothers are constantly coming up to me saying, ‘Hey George, ain’t that funk kinda hard on you?’ So one day it occurred to me that statement would make a good title for a song and a book. The title of the book is also the title of the first song on my new CD. This new CD has a total of 33 songs! It’s a song for each year we haven’t released a Funkadelic album. So the book and album go together. SIGNING HIS BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS on Halloween

P-Funk Meister George Clinton autographs new book for Leatrice Ellzy, Artistic Director, Culture Fest Nashville 2014

Day: “The book is about my life story but it’s also about informing artists and musicians about their music, song copyrights and royalties. For years we’ve been fighting about this. Over the last 2 years we’ve been working with the Library of Congress about who’s been taking our royalties and so forth. We’re especially coming down hard on them because they’ve allowed various people to come there and change the names on the paperwork on the music. For the last 4 -5 years we’ve been fighting with BMI, Universal, Bridgeport about this…So part of this book will focus on the years of traveling the world, having fun with Parliament/Funkadelics but the other half will hopefully help educate a lot of young musicians and entertainers out here about this whole topic. TOURING WITH SLY STONE MAYBE? “Sly is on five cuts on this new

album, including the title track. But touring is just not Sly’s thing. We might do some kinda halogram technique featuring him during the tour. If so, then Sly won’t have to worry about being late or not showing up.” MUSIC GEORGE CLINTON IS NOW LISTENING TO: “Kendrick Lamar Is one, Drake, Lil Wayne. I just kinda zone in on whatever’s going on these days. Music that often gets on the nerves of older musicians nerves is the music that I’m usually drawn to because I know that’s going to be the next new generation of hit music.” BEING A GRANDFATHER: “All grandparents are supposed to spoil their grandkids—even George Clinton. That’s one of the perks of being a grandfather and a great grandfather, which I am too.”

P-Funk Mothership Lands at Vanderbilt By Dr. Nettrice Gaskins

As the entrance music of 1980’s hit R&B song “Atomic Dog” was played, in strutted Parliament-Funkadelic collective mastermind, George Clinton, decked out in a freshly pressed plaid suit, wearing a suede hat and a do-rag head wrap underneath. The P-Funk Mothership had landed in Nashville. The event, Afrofuturism in Black Theology: Race, Gender, Sexuality and the State of Black Religion in the Black Metropolis, was presented by Vanderbilt University’s Department of Homiletics and Liturgics in the Graduate Department of Religion and the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies. Clinton was the keynote for the event that explored the relationship between

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afrofuturism—an evolving and emergent creative practice—and black theology, which has as its base the liberation of marginalized people. Black theology mixes Christianity with the civil rights and Black Power movements. Afrofuturism combines elements of science fiction, history, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies in order to critique past, present, and future dilemmas of people of color. These ideas were taken up in the mid-1970s by George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, with the magnum opus “Mothership Connection” and the subsequent albums. With Clinton at the helm, P-Funk put their stamp on four decades of popular music, leaving a legacy picked up by hip-hop and afrofuturists from around the world.

World of Black Sci Fi Culture and Fantasy,” and scholars from Vanderbilt and around the country. The panel was moderated by Tracy SharpleyWhiting, author of “Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women” and featured commentary from Victor Anderson, John Frederick Oberlin Theological School Professor of Ethics and Society, Tamura Lomax, visiting assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth UniParliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton versity, Boston Arts Academy STEAM Education Lab DirecThe symposium began with a panel tor Nettrice Gaskins, and Bishop Joseph discussion with artist and writer Ytasha W. Walker III of Mt. Zion Missionary Womack, author of “Afrofuturism: The Baptist Church in Nashville.

Teen Violinist to Perform at Schermerhorn By Janice Malone

Teen violinist Simone Porter will be a guest violinist this weekend (October 24 – 25) during the Nashville Symphony’s Orchestral Fireworks series, which is sure to be an explosive night of classical music at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Even though Ms. Porter is only 18 years old, she has a resume in classical music that most classically trained musicians can only dream of. The Seattle native, has already appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Nashville Symphony and Utah Symphony. Ms. Porter made her professional solo debut at age ten with the Seattle Symphony, and her international debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at age thirteen. She made her Carnegie Hall debut on the Emmy Award-winning TV show From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall. And if all of the aforementioned isn’t incredible enough, Simone’s also had the honor of performing for the Dalai Lama at the opening ceremony of a five-day symposium on compassion in Seattle, Washington in 2008. “This wasn’t your typical concert hall experience. It took place in a football field. It was just filled with so people,” recalls Simone about performing for the Dali Lama. “When I actually

met His Holiness, all of my nervousness went away. So, it’s true that meeting him is a very calming, compassionate energy when you meet him in person,” says Simone during a recent phone interview with The Tribune. When she’s not performing at some of the world’s most famous concert halls, Simone studies at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. Her summer studies have included the Aspen Music Festival for seven years, Indiana University’s Summer String Academy, and the Schlern International Music Festival in Italy. Simone travels the world playing a plays on a 1745 J.B. Guadagnini violin on generous loan from The Mandell Collection of Southern California. Away from the classical music world, Ms. Porter says she has “a very open range” when it comes to her personal music listening collection. “I really do enjoy listening to a variety of music styles. I like RadioHead, Queen, and various independent Reggae artists,” she adds. After accomplishing so much in the world of classical music in less than 18 years, it would seem there aren’t too many goals left for Simone to conquer. But according to the young musical prodigy, she wants to turn her attention towards helping others through classical

Internationally renowned violinist Simone Porter

music. She says, “I hope to keep performing of course. But I’m a firm believer in the power of music education. I want to show the transforming affects that music can have on people outside of the traditional concert music halls. I plan to do this through various outreach and teaching programs from different institutions I’ve worked with and the schools I’ve attended. I want to work towards letting more people know about this incredible power that we have as people -- to heal through music. Unfortunately, only a small audience of people are aware of this.” Connect with Simone online at: www.simoneporterviolin.com

ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

TERRI’S BOOK REVIEW

‘Death of a King’ by Tavis Smiley Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer

Nashville’s-Own Wynonna Announces New Tour Dates NASHVILLE, TN — American music icon WYNONNA has announced dates for her “Wynonna and Friends: Stories & Song”tour. Launching Wednesday, January 14 in Durham, NC, with a stop in her Ashland, KY hometown, the special run of shows will visit intimate venues only. With her one-of-a-kind powerhouse voice and engaging storytelling flair, WYNONNA--joined by her 3-piece band including her husband, producer and awardwinning artist Cactus Moser--will share with audiences the personal stories behind what inspired her to record the songs from her 30-year platinum career. “Wynonna and Friends: Stories & Song” will also hit Indiana, Idaho, California, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut, before wrapping Sunday, March 8 in Boston, MA. The tour itinerary and additional dates will be added. To purchase tickets and stay informed on new confirmed shows visit www.wynonna.com. “The concept for the ‘Stories & Song’ tour has been a dream of mine for many years and will be unlike any tour I’ve ever done before,” explains WYNONNA about the inspiration for this special tour. “My husband and professional partner, Cactus Moser, and I have put this show together and, along with the band [The Big Noise], we all feel a renewed passion and we believe that this music is being celebrated in a whole new way. That gives me a great deal of hope and it is my prayer that others who come to our shows will experience that hope as well.” WYNONNA has been working with husband/producer/drummer Cactus Moser, on solo material for her8th studio album due out 2015 on Curb Records. The couple also recently released “Follow Me,” an original song exclusively for the film “The Hornet’s Nest” which features unprecedented real footage to tell the story of an elite group of U.S. troops sent on a dangerous mission deep inside one of Afghanistan’s most hostile valleys.

deeply depressed and was talking about death “’all the time’.” He wasn’t sleepYour heroes are larger ing, wasn’t eating right, than life. and was “torn by his obliThey’re always tall, gations.” He confessed to strong, and wise. No one friends that “He’s certain… can best them or outdo he’ll be killed.” them, and no one can touch I’m not normally a fan them in the good they do. of books like this. RecreatWhether they’re capeed conversations presented wearing, donning a dress, TERRI as quotes and reconstructed SCHLICHENMEYER or suited, you want to be personal feelings of dead just like them. men do not make a nonAnd you are, more than you realize. fiction book, in my opinion. But yet – beYour heroes are only human, after all, and cause author Tavis Smiley explains why in the new book “Death of a King” by Tavis Smiley (with David Ritz), you’ll read about one of them. On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. (known to his friends as “Doc”) had his mind made up. Despite urgings from many in his inner circle, he was determined to go head-to-head with Lyndon Johnson – arguably the most powerful man in the world – against the Vietnam War. They’d had this conversation before, Doc and LBJ, but Doc was “about to dramatically turn up the volume.” It pained him, however, that his own people were attacking him. In his mid-30s then, Doc seemed to be losing them. Many were following what SNCC leaders and Malcolm X were saying; specifically, that revolution was the way to quash racism. Doc felt strongly that ending the war was the key to peaceful equality. He was “still formulating his by Tavis Smiley (with David Ritz) Vietnam position” at this time in his life, c.2014, Little, Brown, $27, 277 pages but he was increasingly seen as “out of style and out of step.” The notion may have been under- he wrote “Death of a King” this way - it’s scored that summer, when more than okay. In fact, it’s better than okay. 125 riots broke out across the nation and In his introduction, Smiley says that no one seemed to be listening to Doc’s words. He was widely “out of favor” with an early admiration of King helped him many; some even blamed the vi- in life and career, but he thinks King’s “martyrdom has undermined [King’s] olence on him. Fundraising events failed that message.” Through interviews and other year. Money was tight; they were conversations, Sniley recorded “essential “barely scrap[ing] by.” Doc’s truths” that he says needed preserving, inner circle began “fighting to and he found an immensely readable way take the campaign in different to share them. Ultimately, I liked this book directions,” and he turned to his for its novel-like flair and for the intimacy wife, Coretta, on whom he had that it lends to “the soul of the man” so cheated, hoping for the support many revere. And if you’re one of those of at least one person he loved. reverential folks, “Death of a King” will By early spring of 1968, Doc was be a huge book for you.

Next Week in the Tribune’s Entertainment Section: • A chat with Billy “Bass” Nelson, one of the original members of the Parliament/Funkadelics who lives right here in Nashville. • Kam Williams TV peresonality and culinary chef master Anthony Bourdain

ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

RYCH’S CORNER

Meet SUN, Houston’s New Rapper

By Rych McCain, www.twitter.com/rychmccain and Facebook (Like Me) www. rychmccainhollyhoodnotes.blogspot.com

When it comes to turning out high quality MC’s in the rap game Houston does not have a problem. The city is world famous for its “Screw” sound and has spawned the likes of Chamillionaire, Z-Ro, the late Pimp C, Scarface, Slim Thug, and others. Joining that illustrious list of master wordsmiths is Houstonian rapper “SUN.” His debut project, “The Cause and The Cure” is scheduled for a 2015 ﬁrst quarter release and comes off the heels of a very successful mix CD that made a lot of noise on the underground rap circuit that put SUN on the map. SUN has had the opportunity to work with some of the top rap producers in the game including Havoc of Mobb Deep, Alchemist, Richie Branson and Apex. The single had been previously released with a video shot by award winning director Michael Artis. The video received airplay on MTV Jamz and VH1. SUN is also set to appear in the upcoming movie “Candy.” His name Sun, is the result of a local DJ who used to call him son because he is dark skinned. Friends used to joke about him being burnt by the sun, so he changed the “U” to an “O” and carries his blessed dark skin as a badge of honor. Since Houston is well known for its hip hop “Screw” sound. Is that sound still happening? SUN explains “Oh yeah, screw music is real prevalent now--still. With social media and a whole lot of blurred lines music doesn’t really have a speciﬁc sound. What is the concept behind his new project “The Cause and The Cure?” which is the term he prefers rather than “CD.” SUN runs it down, “It is a com-

All Things Nashville

My Top 5 Favorite Food Trucks

“Build Your Own Donut Sundae!” Follow on twitAll the craze of food ter @loconashville trucks has finally caught Crepe A diem French on in Nashville. I have to Street food brought to admit I was a little weary Nashville in the spring of about walking up to a ran2013. Crepe a Diem is a dom truck on the side of a food truck that serves auroad and ordering lunch. It thentic French crepes and wasn’t until I saw the movBuckwheat Galettes. The ie “Chef” this summer. It Crepe Complete – an egg SHARANDA was then that I truly undersunny side up with Black NECHOLE stood the hype behind the Forest ham, Swiss cheese truck. As Nashville continand baby arugula – is a ues to expand and the foodie wave ex- must, but you can also have your crepe plodes we will start to see an expansion with a sweet Nutella-and-banana filling of many restaurants. If you are a little for dessert. Can I say double yum …..? weary about the safety and conditions Follow Crepe a Diem’s Twitter of the trucks that have popped up out of feed @crepeadiem nowhere, there is solace in knowing that Mas Tacos Mas Tacos Por Favor is there is a Food Truck Association that and has been a local favorite since hitting regulates and monitors all of its mem- the streets. Their menu of tacos features bers. So with honor, I welcome you to fish tacos, pulled pork, cast-iron chicken, the world of gourmet food on wheels, and spicy carne molida alongside veghere are my top 5: etarian options including quinoa with Bacon Nation Think you are inter- sweet potato and fried avocado. I cannot ested in items like french fries topped tell you how awesome everything that with slow-roasted ranch chicken and I have ever tried on this menu is super smothered in white queso, sour cream, good. Save room for their famous corn tomatoes and bacon, and even a white on the cob. Follow on twitter @mastacos chocolate-covered bacon dessert? BaDeg Thai I almost broke my neck con Nation’s menu is not for the faint of when I saw this food truck driving pass heart but will keep foodies coming for me on the interstate the other day. Finalall the “off the top” menu items. ly something for the international foodie Follow Bacon Nation on their Twitter in me. I love me some Thai food . The account @BaconNationNash beef with jasmine rice and cucumber Loco Donuts At Loco Donuts, they sauce is a real crowd pleaser. Just make bring fresh donuts to you! Their mini sure you wash it down with the Thai tea, donuts and donut sundaes are made which is a must at this spot. For times on demand! Choose from a variety of and location. zany toppings like; Maple/Bacon or the Follow Deg Thai on Twitter@Dehomemade Jack Daniel’s Cream Cheese gThaiTruck icing with toasted pecans. Create your very own donut masterpiece with their By Sharanda Nechole

pete project of all original music that covers every emotional, every characteristic you feel throughout your life, throughout the day whether its sexual, anger, love, whatever it may be. Every song has the problem and the solution to it.” Sounds like SUN is drawing from personal experience? He laughs, “Yeah definitely a lot of relationship issues, hustle issues both legal like doing a 9-5 everyday; to illegal and the continuous struggle so you don’t have to struggle anymore” This is a different concept from the usual violence and inner race name calling, so how does SUN address the negative rap that promotes destruction in Black hoods? He says flatly, “It starts with parenting. I’m a parent myself but as entertainers and being public figures, including politicians or whatever, if you have some kind of weight with kids I think it is our responsibility to keep that in mind. I know a lot of them and they are just presenting their lifestyle, be it ignorant or not. Entertainers get a bad name for not being better role models but the role model starts at home.

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aspect of their sex lives. They were all asked to recount their ﬁrst and their “Due to the repression most powerful orgasms, as and shame imposed by well as their greatest fanpatriarchy, we are still at tasies and what orgasms the onset of exploration of mean to them. female sexuality and erotiThe responses varied cism. Not only does this wildly. Co-author Marion book reveal the power, didescribes hers as “the vinity, originality and nebuilding up of energy focessity of female orgasm, cused on a certain point: but by giving women agency KAM WILLIAMS my vagina” where “the enand voice regarding their ergy buildup becomes so sexuality, it becomes a deeply erotic great that… it needs to discharge into work in itself. Each woman, a brave sex artist mapping a landscape of pleasure, explosion and mythic delight. The project makes it clear that orgasms not only liberate women’s lives, but can save the world as well. This book is an orgasm.” -- Eve Ensler (page 69) Given America’s Puritanical cultural roots, it’s no surprise that it’s considered déclassé even to mention the female orgasm in polite society. Sure, we might have all laughed at an exasperated Teri Garr joking in the movie Tootsie that “I’m responsible for my orgasm!” Or at that hilarious deli scene from When Harry Met Sally where a matronly patron told her waitress, “I’ll have what she’s having,” after watching Meg Ryan climax while eating a sandwich at an adjoining table. But other than such humorous asides, the climax is rarely the topic of casual conversation let alone of serious clinical examination. Now, thanks to photographer Linda Troeller and historian Marion Schneider, who in 1998 published “The Erotic Lives of Women,” we have a groundbreaking book blowing the sheets off (pun very much intended) the taboo subject. For this collaboration the pair found 25 women of every age and ethnicity and from countries as far apart as Holland, France, Israel, Germany, Colombia, Portugal and the United States who were willing to be photographed while answering questions about a most intimate

by Linda Troeller and Marion Schneider Daylight Books Hardcover, $35.00 188 pages, Illustrated

the universe.” By contrast, Dragonfly, an African-American, sees hers as “a pleasurable reflex, much like a sneeze or a hiccup, or when you jerk your knee when the doctor hits it with the hammer.” Keren from Israel defines hers as “the release of tension… related to some kind of emotional overflow” after which she feels both “clearer” and “emotionally cleansed.” An eye-opening project that plunges with abandon into the deep chasm of sexual freedom and sexual identity.

FORECLOSURES & LEGALS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated January 30, 2004, executed by BRIDGETTE DANIELS AND TIMOTHY DANIELS, conveying certain real property therein described to M. D. BUNT, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded February 10, 2004, at Instrument Number 20040210-0016050; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR SPRINGLEAF MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2013-2 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOT 14 ON THE PLAN OF THOMPSON LANE PARK, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 2331, PAGE 138, IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DETAILS OF LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT. Parcel ID: 11911015200 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 112 GLENMONT DR, NASHVILLE, TN 37210. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): BRIDGETTE DANIELS AND TIMOTHY DANIELS OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., UNITED GUARANTY RESIDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73727 2014-10-09 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated May 5, 2005, executed by WILLIAM H. HORTON, conveying certain real property therein described to LOGOS TITLE, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded May 9, 2005, at Instrument Number 200505090051651; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee to Bank of America, NA, successor in interest to LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2005-3, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-3 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS DEED OF TRUST IS A FOLLOWS: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING THE EASTERLY 56 FEET OF THE NORTHERLY PART OF LOT NO. 2 ON THE PLAN OF THE SUBDIVISION OF LOT NO. 4 OF THE ELIZABETH HARDING LYTLE TRACT, OF RECORD IN BOOK 25, PAGE 453, CHANCERY COURT AT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. Parcel ID: 09203022000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 2105 MORENA STREET, NASHVILLE, TN 37208. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): WILLIAM H. HORTON OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73737 2014-10-09 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2005, executed by DOROTHY JEAN SCOTT, conveying certain real property therein described to CHRIS ANDERSON, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded May 23, 2005, at Instrument Number 20050523-0057464; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, As Indenture Trustee, For New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-4 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 27 ON THE PLAN OF WATERFORD SUBDIVISION PHASE 5A OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 7900, PAGE 837, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. Parcel ID: 053060B12000CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1999 WATERFORD DRIVE, OLD HICKORY, TN 37138. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): DOROTHY JEAN SCOTT OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: MICHAEL L. BUSEY, a representative of BKA OF NASHVILLE, LLC, WATERFORD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73795 2014-10-09 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated March 31, 2004, executed by JAMES RILEY,

conveying certain real property therein described to ARNOLD M. WIESS, ATTORNEY, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded April 5, 2004, at Instrument Number 20040405-0037835; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NUMBER 15 ON THE PLAN OF THE MCLESTER ADDITION TO NOLEN HEIGHTS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 421, PAGE 92, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY. SAID LOT NUMBER 15 FRONTS 50 FEET ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF MCCALL STREET AND RUNS BACK BETWEEN PARALLEL LINE 150 FEET TO AN ALLEY. Parcel ID: 13302033400 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 301 MCCALL ST, NASHVILLE, TN 37211. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): THE ESTATE AND/OR HEIRS-AT-LAW OF JAMES RILEY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWHEQ, INC., HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-S10 The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73876 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 2014-11-06 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated December 15, 2004, executed by ANGELA RENEE KING AND WILLIAM ALLEN KING, conveying certain real property therein described to A & R TITLE AND CLOSING, INC., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded December 20, 2004, at Instrument Number 20041220-0150901; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 20051 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 13, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 1, PART OF LOT NO. 2 AND PART OF A 2 FOOT RESERVED STRIP AND ADJOINING TRACT ON THE PLAN OF ANDREW JACKSON`S ADDITION TO MONTAQUE PARK, OF RECORD IN BOOK 547, PAGES 83 AND 84, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SAID PROPERTY FRONTS 142 FEET ON THE NORTHERLY MARGIN OF BLUEGRASS AVENUE AND EXTENDS BACK ON A BROKEN LINE 164.40 FEET ON THE EASTERLY LINE AND 142.8 FEET ON THE WESTERLY LINE TO A DEAD LINE IN THE REAR, MEASURING 116.7 FEET THEREON. Parcel ID: 05112008200 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 350 BLUEGRASS AVE, MADISON, TN 37115. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): ANGELA RENEE KING AND WILLIAM ALLEN KING OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: CAR & VAN RENTALS, LLC DBA ATLAS, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73877 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated September 29, 2007, executed by CARL G SEAGRAVES AND RUBY L. SEAGRAVES, conveying certain real property therein described as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded April 2, 2008, at Instrument Number 200804020033090; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to Countrywide Bank, N.A., fka Countrywide Bank, FSB who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 13, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS POLICY IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF TN, COUNTY OF DAVIDSON, CITY OF OLD HICKORY AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND TO WIT: BEING UNIT NO. 202 ON THE PLAN OF LAUREL HILL COURTYARD HOMES, OF RECORD IN BOOK 6900, PAGE 573, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. WITH THE APPURTENANCES THERETO. Parcel ID: 064130B05000CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 202 LAUREL HILL DR, OLD HICKORY, TN 37138. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): THE ESTATE AND/OR HEIRS-AT-LAW OF CARL G SEAGRAVES, Melody L. Rife OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Regions Bank, Laurel Hill Courtyard Homes Condo Association, Melody L. Rife The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite

500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73949 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated June 24, 2005, executed by MICHAEL L. THORNHILL AND WANDA G. THORNHILL, conveying certain real property therein described to CUMBERLAND TITLE COMPANY, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded June 28, 2005, in Deed Book , Page at Instrument Number 20050628-0074439; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-NC5 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 13, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOT NO. 75 ON THE PLAN OF RICE HILL SUBDIVISION, PHASE III, AS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 6900, PAGE 292, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH SAID PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LEGAL DESCRIPTION THEREOF. Parcel ID: 149110A07500CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1444 RICE HILL CIRCLE, ANTIOCH, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): MICHAEL L. THORNHILL AND WANDA G. THORNHILL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73952 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated April 23, 2008, executed by CHARLES L. GUTHRIE AND GENEVA F. GUTHRIE, conveying certain real property therein described to ROBERT M. WILSON, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded July 16, 2008, at Instrument Number 20080716-0072958; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 65 ON THE PLAN OF ELM HILL ACRES, SECTION ONE, OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 2331, PAGE 67, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Parcel ID: 09514001700 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 2101 CRYSTAL DR, NASHVILLE, TN 37210. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): CHARLES L. GUTHRIE AND GENEVA F. GUTHRIE OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #73994 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 2014-11-06 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated July 27, 2005, executed by Jose A. AlvaradoVenitez, conveying certain real property therein described to ROBERT M. WILSON, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded July 29, 2005, at Instrument Number 20050729-0088874; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOT NO. 118 ON THE PLAN OF OAKWOOD SUBDIVISION, PHASE I, OF RECORD IN BOOK 6900, PAGE 935, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. SUBJECT TO TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2005, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, IF ANY, OF RECORD IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY TOGETHER WITH ANY MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.SIMULTANEOUSLY HEREWITH AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 20050729.0088873, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SUBJECT TO TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2005, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, IF ANY, OF RECORD IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY TOGETHER WITH ANY MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO. Parcel ID: 14906007900 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 621 Oak Forest Ln, Antioch, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): Jose A. AlvaradoVenitez OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Department of Housing and Urban Development, LVNV Funding, LLC, Oakwood Homeowners Association, Inc., Prime Acceptance Corp, State of Tennessee The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT

SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: AAMES FUNDING CORPORATION DBA AAMES HOME LOAN., A CORPORATION AND FAVOR OF CONSUMERS INSURANCE COMPANY A/S/O GLORIA SAWYERS AND FAVOR OF OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. This sale is also subject to the right of redemption by the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE/DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7425 by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in the original amount of $24,561.07 as Instrument No. 20081020-0105304 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 13-004349670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: tnsales@mwzmlaw.com Ad #74020 2014-10-09 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated August 30, 2013, executed by BOBBY ROBERTSON, conveying certain real property therein described to ROBERT M. WILSON, JR., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded September 23, 2013, at Instrument Number 20130923-0099701; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DAVIDSON, STATE OF TENNESSEE AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING UNIT NO. 31 OF BELLE FOREST CONDOMINIUM APARTMENTS HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME PURSUANT TO THE TENNESSEE HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME ACT, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN OF RECORD IN BOOK 5200, PAGE 167, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH SOURCE REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FRO MORE COMPLETE DETAILS OF DESCRIPTION, TOGETHER WITH THE SAID APARTMENT`S APPURTENANT UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE GENERAL AND LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE CONDOMINIUM. Parcel ID: 142040A03100CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 210 OLD HICKORY BLVD APT 31, NASHVILLE, TN 37221. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): ESTATE AND/OR HEIRS-AT-LAW OF BOBBY ROBERTSON OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: BELLE FOREST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee

9B 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #74031 2014-10-09 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, Wesley Chartrand and Wendy Chartrand executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for 3rd Financial Service Corporation, Lender and Harold S. Williams, Trustee(s), which was dated March 26, 2008 and recorded on May 8, 2008, Instrument No. 20080508-0047652, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., (the “Holder”�), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on November 25, 2014, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: Being Lot No. 96A, Zone Lot Division Lots 96 and 97, Tulip Grove Woods, Phase 1, as shown by plat of record in Plat Book 6250, Page 506, of the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description of said lot. Being the same property or a portion of the same property conveyed to Wendy Chartrand and husband, Wesley Chartrand by instrument dated December 02, 2004 from Patricia A. Jones, single filed on December 03, 2004 as Document Number 200412030144150 in the Davidson County Records. Also being the same property or a portion of the same property conveyed to Wesley Chartrand, a married man by instrument dated April 18, 2008 from Wendy Chartrand and Wesley Chartrand filed on 05/08/08 as Document Number 200805080047651 in the Davidson County Records. Commonly known as: 504 Debbie Drive, Hermitage, TN 37076Parcel Number : 076-01-0-101.00 Parcel ID Number: 076 01 0 10100 Address/Description: 504 Debbie Drive, Hermitage, TN 37076. Current Owner(s): The Estate of Wesley Chartrand. Other Interested Party(ies): N/A The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 13-09431Ad #74035 201410-09 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, Arnold L. Anderson executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Irwin Mortgage Corporation, Lender and George R. Woods, Sr., Trustee(s), which was dated April 12, 2005 and recorded on April 21, 2005, Instrument No. 200504210044548, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, CitiMortgage, Inc., (the “Holder”�), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on November 6, 2014, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land in Davidson County, State of Tennessee, described as follows, to wit: Being Lot No. 96 on the Plan of Rosewood Heights, Section 3, as of record in Book 2133, Page 61, Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete and accurate legal description of said lot. Being the same property conveyed to Arnold L. Anderson from Elbert M. Ross and wife, Doris Ross, unmarried by Warranty Deed dated July 3, 2003 and Recorded July 5, 2003 in Instrument #20030708-0093815, Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee. Parcel ID Number: 08308010600 Address/Description: 1006 Mitchell Road, Nashville, TN 37206. Current Owner(s):

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CLASSIFIEDS 10B Arnold L. Anderson. Other Interested Party(ies): Internal Revenue Service; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; World Finance Corporation; and Hanover Insurance. This sale is also subject to the right of redemption by the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE U.S. TREASURY, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7425(d)(1) by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in: Instrument No. 20100524-0039670, Serial Number 657353510; Instrument No. 20100301-0015116, Serial Number 626352810. Notice of the sale has been given to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 7425(b). The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 14-18726 Ad #74048 201410-09 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated April 21, 2005, executed by LAQUETA M. DUKES, conveying certain real property therein described to PRLAP, INC., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded April 27, 2005, at Instrument Number 200504270046837; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOT NO. 84, PEPPERTREE FOREST SUBDIVISION, SECTION 13, AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 8250, PAGE 119, OF THE REGISTER`S OFFICE OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT. Parcel ID: 16514009100 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 4921 PEPPERTREE DRIVE, ANTIOCH, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): LAQUETA M. DUKES OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #74053 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 2014-11-06 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on November 20, 2014 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by IVA LEE SPEARS AND MAGGIE MAE SPEARS, to First American Title Insurance Company, Trustee, on March 24, 2006, as Instrument No. 20060412-0042067 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE FOR JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF POPULAR ABS, INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-C The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: LOT NO. 9 AND PART OF LOT NO. 10 IN HAYNES CLEVELAND HEIGHTS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 161, PAGE 35 ON THE REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY. SAID LOT NO. 9 AND PART OF LOT NO. 10 FRONT 60 FEET ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF SAID PIKE AND EXTEND BACK TOGETHER 130 FEET TO AN ALLEY IN THE REAR. Tax ID: 05916003600 Current Owner(s) of Property: IVA LEE SPEARS AND MAGGIE MAE SPEARS The street address of the above described property is believed to be 2509 Whites Creek Pike, Nashville, TN 37207, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF SHUGARD STORAGE CTR THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 14-000867-670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: tnsales@mwzmlaw.com Ad #74077 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on November 20, 2014 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by MARITZA FELICIANO, to DUKE TITLE & ESCROW, INC.,, Trustee, on March 6, 2008, as Instrument No. 20080317-0026505 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: CHRISTIANA TRUST, A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT AS TRUSTEE OF ARLP TRUST 2 The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: A CERTAIN TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND IN DAVIDSON COUTNY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 73-A ON THE PLAN OF RACHEL`S SQUARE, SECTION TWO, ZONE LOT DIVISION LOTS 49,50,51,52,53,5 4,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,64,65,67,68,69,71,72,73,7 5,76,77AND 79, OF RECORD IN BOOK 6250, PAGE 541, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION THEREOF. Tax ID: 075 11 0 151.00 Current Owner(s) of Property: MARITZA FELICIANO The street address of the above described property is believed to be 922 RACHELS PLACE, HERMITAGE, TN 37076, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: COLONY DOWNS HOMEOWNERS THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 13-003720-670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: tnsales@mwzmlaw.com Ad #74079 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on November 20, 2014 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by CHARLES E ELLIOT AND RUTH BELLE ELLIOT, to WESLEY D TURNER, Trustee, on December 12, 2003, as Instrument No. 20040107-0002508 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-R1 The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: BEING LAND IN THE 5TH CIVIL DISTRICT BEING LOT NO. 197 ON THE PLAN OF ANTIOCH PARK, SECTION 3, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 4460, PAGE 25, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: SAID LOT NO. 197 FRONTS A TOTAL OF 75.45 FEET ALONG THE REVERSE CURVE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY MARGIN OF LINDY MURFF COURT, AND EXTENDS BACK 198.4 FEET ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE AND 203.2 FEET ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE, TO A LINE IN THE REAR ON WHICH IT MEASURES 75.08 FEET. Tax ID: 162-07-0-062-00 Current Owner(s) of Property: CHARLES E ELLIOT AND RUTH BELLE ELLIOT The street address of the above described property is believed to be 113 LINDY MURFF CT, ANTIOCH, TN 37013, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: None THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 14-001001670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: tnsales@mwzmlaw.com Ad #74080 2014-10-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated January 17, 2007, executed by KATHRYN T. HIGH, conveying certain real property therein described to BLUEGRASS TITLE , as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded January 26, 2007, at Instrument Number 20070126-0011090; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc Pass Through Certificates 2007-QH2 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND LOCATED IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS TO-WIT: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 147 OF BLOCK 11, DIVISION “B” ON MURPHY LAND COMPANY`S PLAN OF LOTS. SAID PLAN IS OF RECORD IN BOOK 161, PAGE 126, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY AND SHOWS SAID PROPERTY DIVIDED INTO BLOCKS BY DOES NOT SHOW THE BLOCKS SUBDIVIDED INTO SMALL LOTS. ACCORDING TO A PRINTED COPY OF AN UNREGISTERED PLAN SUBDIVIDING SAID LOTS INTO SMALL LOTS, SAID LOT NO. 147 FRONTS 50 FEET ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF 22ND AVE. NORTH FORMERLY FELDER AVENUE AND RUNS BACK BETWEEN PARALLEL LINES, PARALLEL WITH AND 156 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERLY MARGIN OF LESLIE AVENUE 174 FEET 9 INCHES TO AN ALLEY. BEING A TRACT OF LAND LYING IN NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND BEING PART OF THE PROPERTY OF MEDINC. DAL CORP. AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 8523, PAGE 393. AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING A 2.0 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND AND BEING PARALLEL WITH AND NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF MEDINC. DAL CORP. AND BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY MEDINC. DAL CORP. ON THE EAST BY THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 22ND AVENUE NORTH, ON THE SOUTH BY WANDA B. HIGH AND ON THE WEST BY THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ALLEY NUMBER 903 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN IN THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 22ND AVENUE NORTH AT A COMMON CORNER WITH WANDA B. HIGH; THENCE WITH HIGH SOUTH 58 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST 174.75 FEET TO AN IRON PIN IN THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ALLEY NUMBER 903; THENCE WITH THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ALLEY NUMBER 930 NORTH 31 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 42 SECONDS WEST 2.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WITH A SEVERANCE ACROSS MEDINC. DAL CORP. NORTH 58 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 51 SECONDS EAST 174.75 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 22ND AVENUE NORTH; THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST 2.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 349.5 SQUARE FEET OR .008 ACRES MORE OR LESS. Parcel ID: 09211020400 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 333 22ND AVE N, NASHVILLE, TN 37203. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): KATHRYN T. HIGH OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT

PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #74105 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 2014-11-06 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated September 25, 2009, executed by YOUNG NAM YI, conveying certain real property therein described to SCOTT K. HAYNES, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded October 8, 2009, at Instrument Number 20091008-0093657; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 306, FINAL PLAT, OLD HICKORY PHASE THREE, SECTION TWO SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF RECORD IN INSTRUMENT NO. 20070516-0058484, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR A DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT. Parcel ID: 182060A36900CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 9236 THOMASON TRAIL, ANTIOCH, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): YOUNG NAM YI OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #74133 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 2014-11-06 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, Trenay L Perry executed a Deed of Trust to SunTrust Bank, Lender and T. Michael Logan, Trustee(s), which was dated March 12, 1999 and recorded on March 23, 1999, Book 11396, Page 242, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., (the “Holder” ), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on November 20, 2014, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: Land in Davidson County, Tennessee, being Lot No. 76 on the Plan of Calumet Phase Five of record in Book 9700, Page 383, Register’s Office for said county. Being the same property conveyed to Trenay L. Perry, unmarried, by deed from James T. McClean, Sr., of record in Book 10603, Page 157, said Register’s Office. Parcel ID Number: 150 14 0A 076.00 Address/Description: 105 Shoemaker Drive, Antioch, TN 37013. Current Owner(s): Trenay L. Perry. Other Interested Party(ies): Chase Bank USA, N.A.. The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 14-20927 Ad #74234 201410-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, Hugh Burt and Christa Burt executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., Lender and Joseph B. Pitt, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated August 23, 2013 and recorded on September 3, 2013, Instrument No. 201309030092243, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, Quicken Loans, Inc., (the “Holder” ), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on November 18, 2014, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: Tax ID Number (s): 14904001100Land Situated in the County of Davidson in the State of TN Being Lot No. 204, on the plan of Edge-O-Lake Estates, of record in Book 3600, Page 43, Register’s Office for said county, to which plan reference is hereby made for a more complete description. Being the same property conveyed to Hugh Burt, a single man, by deed dated February 29, 2008 of record in Deed Instrument/Case No. 20080305-0021956, in the County Clerk’s Office. Commonly known as: 2701 Priest Lake Dr. Nashville, TN 37217 Parcel ID Number: 149 04 0 011.00 Address/Description: 2701 Priest Lake Drive, Nashville, TN 37217. Current Owner(s): Hugh Burt. Other Interested Party(ies): N/A The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 14-21078 Ad #74243 201410-16 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated April 29, 2005, executed by CHRISTOPHER FORTUNE AND SHANNON FORTUNE, conveying certain real property therein described to REALTY TITLE & ESCROW CO. INC., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded May 16, 2005, at Instrument Number 20050516-0054804; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-3 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed

upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING THE NORTHERLY PART OF LOT NO. 107 ON THE PLAN OF ROYAL OAKS LAND COMPANY`S SUBDIVISION OF THE BAKER TRACT, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 421, PAGE 102 AND 103, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY MARGIN OF HOBBS ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY MARTIN OF SAID HOBBS ROAD AND THE EASTERLY MARGINE OF LYNWOOD BOULEVARD; THENCE WITH THE EASTERLY MARGIN OF SAID LYNWOOD BOULEVARD, SOUTHWARDLY 150 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE EASTWARDLY 273 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT, THENCE NORTHWARDLY 148 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY MARGIN OF SAID HOBBS ROAD WESTWARDLY 307.5 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE BEGINNING. Parcel ID: 11615010600 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 500 LYNNWOOD BOULEVARD, NASHVILLE, TN 37205. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): CHRISTOPHER FORTUNE OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: CITY OF BELLE MEADE, FIRST BANK, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (TN), PHILLIP ROBINSON, SUNTRUST BANK, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHANNON FORTUNE The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. In addition this sale shall be subject to the right of redemption by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7425(d) (1) by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in: Instrument Number 20081105-0110105. Notice of the sale has been given to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 7425(b). In addition this sale shall be subject to the right of redemption by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7425(d) (1) by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in: Instrument Number 20140613-0051724. Notice of the sale has been given to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 7425(b). In addition this sale shall be subject to the right of redemption by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7425(d) (1) by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in: Instrument Number 20140915-0084069. Notice of the sale has been given to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 7425(b). In addition this sale shall be subject to the right of redemption by the TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, pursuant to T.C.A. 67-1-1433C(1) by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in: Instrument Number 200901260006492. Notice of the sale has been given to the State of Tennessee in accordance with T.C.A. 67-1-1433b(1). THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #74317 2014-10-23 2014-10-30 2014-11-06

EMPLOYMENT CITY OF FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE Invites applications for the position of: FINANCIAL TECHNICIAN I – A/P SPECIALIST The City of Franklin Finance Department has a vacancy for a Financial Technician I – A/P SPECIALIST. Please see the full job announcement and submit an online application at www.franklintn.gov/jobs. DEADLINE TO APPLY : November 3, 2014 SALARY: $16.82 - $18.31/HR EOE/ Drug-free Workplace CITY OF FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE Invites applications for the position of: PLANNING ASSISTANT Apply on-line at: www.franklintn.gov/ jobs Deadline to apply: 11/21/14 Salary: $18.93- $20.60 The City of Franklin Planning Department has a vacancy for a Planning Assistant. Please see the full job announcement and submit an online application at www.franklintn.gov/jobs. EOE/Drug-free Workplace

CLASSIFIEDS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF CITY OF FAIRVIEW CONSTRUCTION BIDS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER18, 2014 Sealed Bids will be received by the CITY OF FAIRVIEW, at their offices in FAIRVIEW, TENNESSEE at CITY HALL located at 7100 CITY CENTER WAY, FAIRVIEW, TENNESSEE 37062, until 1:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 18, 2014, and opened publicly at 7100 CITY CENTER WAY, FAIRVIEW, TENNESSEE at that hour. The reading of the bids will begin at 1:00 P.M. RESURFACING OF COX PIKE AND CUMBERLAND DRIVE This project consists of approximately 2.9 miles of cold milling and asphalt resurfacing on Cox Pike and Cumberland Drive. PROPOSAL CONTRACTS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL THE TIME SET FOR OPENING BIDS A Prime Contractor must prequalify with the Department of Transportation in accordance with Section 54-5-117 of the “Tennessee Code Annotated” and Tennessee Department of Transportation Rule 1680-5-3 prequalification of contractors before biddable proposals will be furnished. The CITY OF FAIRVIEW hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex or disability in consideration for an award. The CITY OF FAIRVIEW is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer, drug-free with policies of non-discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or military service. (615) 799-2484 THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS IS RESERVED Bidding documents and information, and plans, may be obtained by contacting GRIGGS AND MALONEY, INC. 745 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, SUITE 205, MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE 37130. (615) 895-8221 Ph. (615) 8950632 Fax Additionally, bidding documents are available for viewing only at City of Fairview City Hall located at 7100 City Center Way, Fairview, TN 37062 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF CITY OF MURFREESBORO, CONSTRUCTION BIDS TO BE RECEIVED NOVEMBER 20, 2014 Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Murfreesboro, at their offices in 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130, until 3:00 P.M., November 20, 2014

and opened publicly in the Administrative Conference Room at that hour. The reading of the bids will begin at 3:00 P.M. The work includes the following elements: Phase 4A of the Stones River Greenway Extension including all work shown on the plans and specifications to include, but not be limited to, the following items – erosion control (both permanent and temporary), earthwork, asphalt paving, concrete paving and curbs, a steel truss bridge, trailheads with parking, amenities, signage, fencing, and any miscellaneous items necessary to provide a complete greenway as shown in the project plans. Work shall consist of furnishing all materials, supplies and equipment and performing all labor and services incidental to, or necessary for, the completion of construction of the project in accordance with the plans and specifications. PROPOSAL CONTRACTS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL THE TIME SET FOR OPENING BIDS A Prime Contractor must prequalify with the Department of Transportation in accordance with Section 54-5-117 of the “Tennessee Code Annotated” and Tennessee Department of Transportation Rule 1680-5-3 prequalification of contractors before biddable proposals will be furnished. To demonstrate Bidder’s qualifications to perform the work, Bidder shall submit written information regarding present commitments and experience. Regarding experience, submit listings of at least three (3) projects of similar size constructed by the Bidder in the last eight (8) years. The list should include the project name, project owner, and project owner’s contact and shall be submitted with bid package. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond in the minimum amount of five percent (5%) of the contract price for the purpose of guaranteeing the bidder will enter into an acceptable contract. A contract PerformancePayment Bond of one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract price will be required. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after bids have been opened. The City of Murfreesboro hereby notifies all bidders that a 10% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal has been set for this project and must be met or exceeded. All DBE firms must be TNUCP certified (a listing of these firms can be found on TDOT’s Small Business Development website) and pre-qualified by the TDOT Construction Division as stated in the Local Government Guidelines Manual. The City of Murfreesboro hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex or disability in consideration for an award. The City of Murfreesboro is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer, drug-free with policies of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or military service. Telephone – (615) 893-6441 THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS IS RESERVED Bidding documents and information, and plans, may be obtained by contacting the F. W. Dodge Plan Room, Nashville, Tennessee. Copies of these plans, specifications, and contract documents may also be obtained from Lose & Associates, Inc., 1314 5th Avenue North, Suite 200, Nashville, Tennessee, upon deposit of one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). Deposits are non-refundable. A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in the Administrative Conference Room, City Hall, 111 West Vine Street,

Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Representative of OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the Project. It is strongly suggested that an officer or responsible party of the bidding contractor attend this meeting and that non-attendance may be deemed as evidence of bidder’s being non-responsive. ELHAM FALAHATI Vs AIOB NAJAFI BAKHT Non-Resident Notice 4th Circuit Court Docket No. 14D1344 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon AIOB NAJAFI BAKHT. It is ordered that said Defendant enter her appearance herein with thirty (30) days after October 23, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on November 24, 2014. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville. Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By: Deputy Clerk C. Haefner Date: September 24, 2014 Stephen W. Grace Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014 OMERO VALENCIANO APARICIO Vs APRIL MARIE JOHNSON Non-Resident Notice 4th Circuit Docket No. 14D1585 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon APRIL MARIE JOHNSON. It is ordered that said Defendant enter her appearance herein with thirty (30) days after October 23, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, November 24, 2014. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville. Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By C. Haefner Deputy Clerk Date: September 24, 2014 Amanda Raye Thornton Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014 In re: the marriage of: JANICE SMITH, Petitioner and R.B.SMITH, Respondent Case No. 14-FA-4347 Circuit Court, Milwaukee County State of Wisconsin STATE OF WISCONSIN: To the person named above as respondent: you are notified that the petitioner named above has filed a petition for divorce against you. Within 45 days after the first date of publication, day of October 2, 2014, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the petition. The demand must be sent or delivered to this court, whose address is: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Milwaukee County Courthouse, 901 North 9th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, and to Robert N. Meyeroff, the petitioner’s attorney, whose address is 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 605, Milwaukee, WI 53203. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the petition with 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the petition and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the petition. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. It is therefore ordered that a copy of

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Family Fantastic

The Power of the Table By M. Simone Boyd

Growing up in a family of eight children and being newly married has taught me many lessons about relationships, people, and family. My goal is to share those lessons with others by writing this new column, My Family Fantastic. I’ve been writing about these relationship topics on my blog for the past four years. This column focuses on my personal stories, relationship research, and interviews with loving local families. It will give readers guidelines on how to build rich relationships, marriages.

less delinquency? It’s true. Based on a 2012 report by Cornell University, family meals provide numerous benefits to children including improved psychological well-being, an increased consumption of healthy foods, and more positive family interactions. I know this to be true, because mealtime has produced some of my fondest family memories. Like the time, my brother told us about a prank he pulled while away at college. He and his roommate placed a false advertisement in all the residents’ mail boxes. The ad explained that all girls that

M. SIMONE BOYD memories. Because family mealtime has been replaced by television, extracurricular activities, and other forms of media. The Cornell University Report suggests that families practice three strategies for improving family mealtime: Set a goal to have meal times three times a week. Most research notes an improvement in child outcomes when families share meals at least 3 times per week. If dinner isn’t possible, try breakfast or an

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It is a typical Tuesday, and all ten of us are sitting around the kitchen table. Dinner is almost over. Homework is about to begin. But, this is the moment where each of us shares about our day. My parents always made it a priority to have dinner with me and my seven siblings each night. We were not allowed to watch television during the week. But, sitting at the table, eating dinner, and talking about our day was a ritual. Did you know that children that have family meals 3 times per week are less likely to be overweight, have greater academic achievement, and

came into the leasing office and passed gas would receive $200 dollars off of their monthly rent. So many deal seekers came to the leasing office that day, the emergency communication system was used to communicate that the ad was a hoax. My family and I laughed ourselves to tears that night. And, it all happened around the kitchen table. Given that we are in the Bible Belt, it’s also worth noting that the table is the most significant piece of Biblical furniture. The problem is that fewer and fewer families take the time, to sit at the table, share a meal, and make

evening snack. The goal is to plan an activity that allows your family to gather regularly. Remember the benefits of consistent family meals. Family meals can generate feelings of closeness and comfort. Even when meals feel disorganized, regular mealtimes provide your child with stability. M. Simone Boyd researches and writes about what makes relationship, marriages, and families thrive or die. For more actionable advice or to submit a question visit www. myfamilyfantastic.com or follow her on Twitter @ msimoneboyd

CLASSIFIEDS CONTINUED this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville. s/Robert N. Meyeroff Attorney for Plaintiff Publish Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014 DAMON R. LEWIS JAMIE L. LEWIS Vs NIKKI NESHEA SUTTON UNKNOWN BIRTH FATHER Non-Resident Notice 4TH Circuit Docket No. 14A67 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon NIKKI NESHEA SUTTON. It is ordered that said Defendant enter HER appearance herein with thirty (30) days after October 30, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on December 1, 2014. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville. Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By: C. Fleming Deputy Clerk Date: October 1, 2014 J. Todd Faulkner Attorney for Plaintiff Publish October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 2014 ANA CAROLINE SILVEIRA PAULO H. SILVEIRA Vs FILIPE AUGUSTO MONTEIRO Non-Resident Notice 4TH Circuit Docket No. 14A42

In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon FILIPE AUGUSTO MONTEIRO. It is ordered that said Defendant enter HER appearance herein with thirty (30) days after November 6, 2014 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on December 8, 2014. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville. Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By: C. Haefner Deputy Clerk Date: October 8, 2014 Nathan Colburn Attorney for Plaintiff Publish October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 2014 CLAUDETTE DIANE SMITH Vs RUPERT BENNY FLETCHER TAYLOR Non-Resident Notice 3rd Circuit Court Docket No. 14D2122 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon RUPERT BENNY FLETCHER TAYLOR. It is ordered that said Defendant enter her appearance herein with thirty (30) days after November 13, 2014 same being the date of the last

publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on December 15, 2014. It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville. Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By: Deputy Clerk C. Fleming Date: October 16, 2014 Brad H. Frakes Attorney for Plaintiff Publish October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 2014. NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1573 ESTATE OF ALBERT LITTLETON, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of October 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of ALBERT LITTLETON, who died August 25, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the

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that on the 8th day of October 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of CLAUDE S. ARMSTRONG, JR., who died June 6, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured, or unmatured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 14th day of October 2014. Claude Armstrong III, 3940 Bell Road, Apt. 1923, Hermitage, TN 37076, Personal Representative. Holden, Travenia A., 1037 West Main Street, Suite C, Lebanon, TN 37087. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN 37201. Publish Dates: October 16, 2014 and October 23, 2014. NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1601 ESTATE OF HAZEL M. O’BRIEN, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of October 2014, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of HAZEL M. O’BRIEN, who died August 28, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first

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REGINA PRUDE “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 I worry that, when people walk past my door and hear me talking to myself—they may be concerned. No need. Usually, I am speaking aloud afﬁrmations I need. Positive afﬁrmations are important. Speaking them aloud helps them sink in. Did you realize that whatever you speak over your life is what happens? Whatever you speak to yourself is the life you create. Speak words of healing, then, you are healed. You have the power to speak victory over ill-

ness, every bout of depression, or any negative situation. What you say in your heart happens. Words that you speak to yourself internally are the words that grow out of your innermost thoughts. When we envision something, we create our own reality. Donald Lawrence’s gospel song shares the words, “encourage yourself in the Lord.” Those lyrics come from the Word of God. “…David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.”—1 Samuel 30:6(b) David’s life was in danger. He suffered tragedies, now mutiny. His own troops murmured about stoning him. If David could speak encouragement, with all of the trauma and difﬁculties he faced, so can you. When you do that—when you encourage yourself in God—the Lord Himself will, in turn, encourage you. God hears; He listens. He uplifts you with heavenly encouragement. Take note of the words recorded in Psalm 10:17 (NIV): “You, Lord, hear the desire of the afﬂicted; you encourage

them, and listen to their cry.” Watch your words! Words have the power to kill or to give life. Solomon warned us: “Life and death are in the power of the tongue.”—Proverbs 18:21(a) The words that you nurture bear fruit; they have a harvest. You plant them by speaking them and you can be certain that whatever you plant will grow. If you plant corn, don’t expect to harvest green beans. With the words you speak, you will harvest something, and you don’t want your harvest to be illness and despair. Believe in your next victory. Speak it. Have conﬁdence in the exceeding greatness of God’s power to bring what you believe to pass. © Regina M. Prude, 2014 Regina is an inspirational speaker & author. Comments: regina@reginaprude. com or POB 58795, Nashville, TN 37205. Blog: www. reginaprude.com; Facebook: w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / r e g i naprude; Twitter: http://twitter.com/rprude

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Do You Love God More Than Your Mate? Before I got married and was still on the dating scene, one of my tactics when on a date was to ask my date to pray before a meal. Sometimes the person would refuse to pray, with the excuse that since I was a preacher, I should DR. CHRIS JACKSON pray. Others would say a very generic (sometimes singsong) prayer which perhaps had been taught to her as a child. Still others prayed a thoughtful, reﬂective spiritually mature prayer. Those were the dates that got my attention! There is just something attractive and compelling to me about a woman who intimately knows God, passionately loves God, and selﬂessly serves God. I reasoned that since God is the author of love, a person who knows God, and loves God is in a much better position to know and love me.

Obviously it is inadequate to use a single prayer before a meal as the only barometer of one’s personal spirituality or marital potential. However, it was a starting point for me and I eventually married a woman will not only pray over some chicken, but my wife will pray for me at the slightest cough or sneeze! Indeed, it is our individual and joint relationship with God that has been the superglue that has held us together for the past 21 years. In fact I would be afraid to be married without the presence of the Holy Spirit as the Omniscient Overseer and Divine Referee. But what if someone loves their mate more than God? Anything we place before God becomes an Idol. Historically, God does not appreciate or tolerate idols. So how can this relationship predicament be corrected? Repent from incorrect relationship prioritizations. Take your primary focus, hopes and expectation off of your mate and place it on God. Your mate may be a help mate, but your mate is not your Soulmate, God is. Your mate can supply some of your needs but God can supply all of your needs. The bottom line: Live to love God more than you love your husband or wife.

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God is perfect (Matthew 5:48, Psalm 18:30), but human being aren’t. When I was younger, I was upset with a good friend who did not follow through with a ﬁnancial obligation. I expected him to be perfect, even though he wasn’t. Eventually, I realized that I could not hold my friend to a standard of perfection because I was not perfect. If churches are composed of human beings who are not perfect, then there about bound to be ﬁnancial, relational and spiritual challenges or problems in the local church. I know some people who were exiled by the Christians in the

church because they had a drinking problem or a child out of wedlock. In so many words, they were asked to leave the church and return when they “got their act together.” I also know people who’ve endured a self-imposed exile. They may return to the church for a funeral or special occasion, but they refuse to attend church on a weekly basis because they have a problem with the members, the pastor or the overall direction of the church. Being exiled from the church, whether it is a self-imposed exile or an exile by church members, is harmful to the church body as well as to the person seeking Christ. The church or the body of Christ should always exemplify the love of God, and it is incumbent on those who know about the love of God to bring those in exile back in the body of believers. In the ﬁrst, second and third chapters of the book of Ezra, the author describes the difﬁcult times faced by the Israelites who were excelled from Je-

rusalem. Their kings had been rebellious, and now they were living among a foreign people. The word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, and King Cyrus decided to let the Jewish nation return to Jerusalem. The people made many mistakes, but God forgave them, and God blessed them as they began to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 3:8). God is a perfect and loving God, but human beings are not perfect. If someone has said or done something that is not of God to you in the church and you have not attended church in a while, I encourage you to end you self-imposed exile. If you have been exiled from the church by members who were mean- spirited, I invite you to return to that church or a church so that you may continue to grow in Christ. The church belongs to God, not human beings. It is the very bride of Christ. If you haven’t been to church in a longtime, I encourage you to return from exile.

dela, not just South Africa’s was “colored,” and Doreen, have come perilously close to it over Madeba—but ours as well. “black.” I was appalled at the and over again. The idea of Nelson On the official page of bizarre system of apartheid, Mandela was strong. But the reality of the Mandela Foundation, which meant that he could Nelson Mandela had been on life suptributes and condolences own their home but she port for a long time. are posted from around the could not. Now only the idea remains. world. An Italian composer Madeba’s life reminds us Nelson Mandela 1918 - 2013. created a piano solo entitled that, in small or great ways, “He was, and by the time of his death Nelson Rolihlahla Man- “Madeba.”THE 13B TENNESSEE Thursday, October 23 - 29, held 2014 Others shared TRIBUNE we can each•take an unwavwas universally to be, a great man; dela. What a life! His was remembrances of his living ering stand for forgiveness one of the most incredible demonstration of character- and love, transcending the he may well be the last of the great Nelson Mandela lives of anyone who existed istics we cherish—bravery, reality of what we are fac- men, as the concept of greatness retires in the last 1,000 years. This hope, fearlessness, determi- ing. Plant a tree today so that into the historical shadows,” writes JM Coetzee. contrary he was a very shrewd politiweek, the world remembers nation. someone, in the future, has I am grateful for Nelson Mandela cian. And he used forgiveness not to him in a myriad of ways, culMandela entered Rob- shade. in life because he gave us something turn the other cheek but as an extrememinating with his being laid ben Island prison as a radi© Regina M. Prude, to look up to. But I am also grateful to ly effective political strategy. to rest in Soweto. cal activist and fiery orator 2013 Regina is an inspira- him in death. In an excellent piece about Mandela A diplomatically resplenI’ve been watching the We his needtional to vote out people who had not yet honed speaker & author. Nelson Mandela died on December dent memorial service recfor The Globe and Mail, Stephanie Noskills as a savvy negotiator. Comments: protests continue in Ferguson who do not accept the regina@regiAfford5th. But in India by the time we woke ognized him Tuesday as “His len writes that when Mandela went to Twenty-seven years later, he naprude.com or POB 58795, up to news of his death it was already Missouri and encouraging my able Health Care funds and Excellency Nelson Mande- emerged ready to take cen- Nashville, TN 37205. Blog: December 6th. For us that day marks Robben Island, guards ordered him to friends who livela,there to keep will not help to expand Health ” founding President of a ter stage as a liberation hero, www.reg inaprude.com; a different anniversary. December 6, dig and then climb into a grave-shaped registering people to vote and free and democratic South displaying the uniqueCare replace them with gift ofandFacebook: www.facebook. 1992 was the day the Babri Masjid trench in the prison yard. Mandela then go vote soAfrica, an over 60%laureate, and quiet grace capable ofpeople Nobel trans- who com/reginaprude; Twitter: came down and brought in its wake a surely thought that this was the end. understand when moblack populationtheinembodiment their city of courage forming every tense communal horror whose ghosts still But instead as he lay in the grave he all peoplehttp://twitter.com/rprude. have equal opporcan no longer be controlled haunt Indian politics. No truth. No rec- had dug, they urinated on him. Years tunity and access everyone onciliation. Just bitterness. by the less than 40% and also later, when drawing up the list of the wins. We must vote for people This December 6th, Narendra Modi, select group to invite to his inaugural seeing just how much ordinary who understand that we are the man who remains the most polarispeople are being hurt by the dinner as president of South Africa, ing symbol of the legacy of Ayodhya Call 615-321-3268 or email sales1501@aol.com only as strong as our weakest gridlock in Washington D.C., ELDER LAWSON link. We must vote people out in Indian politics today, mourned Man- Mandela invited many eminent figures Rev. Dr. Sondrea Tolbert I really encourage you to get out dela on Twitter with not one, but three from the fight against apartheid. But of office who cut and continue the one name he is said to have insisted tweets. and vote! I intend to keep reminding everyon was that of a former jailer. to try and cut the Federal Budgets through RIP Nelson Mandela. The world has one of the importance of voting. I stand with lost an apostle of peace & non-violence Mandela’s capacity to forgive is all as well as continuing to allow the current and admire those who protest for justice and who redefi ned the journey of his nation the more powerful because it was not protest for change, however if we don’t go sequester to stand which is tied to the lack for the good of humankind. just a deeply held principle. “People out and exercise the “ACT” of voting noth- of doctors, nurses and researchers needed in Many of us are not fortunate to see have got the idea that we prisoners sat ing will change. Children of God should look places such as the C.D.C. This is devastatGandhi ji alive. We are blessed to see in prison and one day we said, ‘From the life of Nelson Mandela, who emto put people in political office who will to ing because when tragedy strikes such as the now on, it’s reconciliation, forgiveness, bodied his values & ideals. the best of their ability seek to use the po- Ebola virus, these same individuals instead My heartfelt condolences to Nel- no revenge’ - but that was just flowing litical system to help people and not to harm of coming up with solutions to help persons son Mandela’s family & the people of from the policy of non-racialism; it was AME Church, 1732 Scovel St., people. We are all calledLee to beChapel our neighbor’s affected, blame the lack of preparedness and South Africa. We stand by them in this policy,” Mandela said. Mandela saw forgiveness as the keeper, to help create programs to feed theWill hour of grief. worship response on other at people as well as President The Reverend Dr. Sondrea Tolbert Words are easy. Boilerplate words only way forward in a country where a poor, to create jobs by investing in our own Obama. Vote these types of people out and Mt Bethel Baptist Church of condolence are even easier. But majority and a minority had to learn to infrastructure such as roads and bridges, and vote in persons who have a willing heart for Directorcan of stop National Consortium of Black perhaps our politicans for a live together. He did not try to wrest an to help develop better housing and1501 technol-Arthur St., Nashville moment, to remember on in thisMinistry, bloody apology Gods people. Your vote matters! Vote today. out ofChapter his oppressors. He was Women Nashville ogy for all people. We need to vote for peoanniversary for us in India, Mandela’s clear that just as it could not be a counSunday School 9:00Election AM, Worship Service 10:004thAM Day is Tuesday November but ple who will not cut the budgets of programs greatest gift to the world - forgiveness of white domination, don’t wait, Pastor vote early and vote now! Edwardplease L. Thompson, Preaching, Sunday,tryOctober 26, 2014it could not be as a political strategy. such as food stamps, while allowing corporaa country of black domination either. Questions and comments, email ElderxReuters Mandela has been turned tions who move their jobs to other countries “(I)n any future dispensation, the ma9:00.am. into a saint in his latter years. His death as well as are set up here in the U.S. while lawson@yahoo.com Catch “Real Gospel” jority would need the minority. ‘We do will only add to that halo. 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THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, October 23 - 29, 2014

Pearl Cohn vs East at Vanderbilt

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Pearl-Cohn #14 Ke’shawn Vaughn powers for yards

East Nashville #2 Isiah Upton

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East Nashville #10 Lennox Mcafee

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