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Metro Human Resourceshas finalized a review com-mittee to assist with the nextstage of the Chief of Policeselection process. The com-mittee includes Deb Faulkner,Jill Fitcheard, Mark Gwyn,Victor “Torry” Johnson andDiane Lance.

“Nashville is fortunate tohave such an outstandinggroup of volunteers toassist in the review andinterview process,” saidMetro HR directorShannon Hall. “Theexperiences and theknowledge they bring tothis process will ensurethat we have outstandingfinalists. We are lookingforward to assembling adiverse interview panel thatwill help Mayor Cooper as hemakes the decision as to whoNashville’s next chief ofpolice should be.”

Chief Deb Faulkner cur-rently leads the FranklinPolice Department. Previous-ly she served with theMetropolitan Nashville PoliceDepartment, where she roseto the rank of Deputy Chief

of Police for UniformedServices, and with the State ofTennessee, where she servedas the Inspector General ofthe Office of InspectorGeneral. She is a graduate ofthe FBI National Academy

and the past President of theTennessee Chapter of FBI NAAssociates and currentlyserves on the Board ofDirectors of the TennesseeAssociation of Chiefs. ChiefFaulkner holds degrees fromthe University of Memphis,Middle Tennessee University,

and Vanderbilt University,which awarded her a doctor-ate in Human DevelopmentCounseling.

Jill Fitcheard serves asthe Executive Director ofNashville’s Community Over-sight Board (COB). She beganher career as a police officerwith the Metropolitan PoliceDepartment of Washington,

D.C., where she worked inPatrol, Narcotics & SpecialInvestigations, andSpecial Operations. Shehas also held positions asa program facilitator, aparole and probation offi-cer, and a criminal justice

instructor. Prior to joiningthe COB, Fitcheard served

as the Chief CriminalInvestigator with the MetroNashville Public Defender’sOffice, where she was an inte-gral part of the leadershipteam. Fitcheard graduatedcum laude from TennesseeState University, with aBachelor of Science Degreein Interdisciplinary Studieswith a concentration in

Metro Human Resources announcespolice chief review committee

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Health officials confirmedbatches of mosquitoes collect-ed by the Metro Public HealthDepartment’s Pest Manage-ment Division have testedpositive for West Nile virus.The mosquitoes were trappedin the Crieve Hall neighbor-hood near the intersection ofEdmonson Pike and HoltRoad and in a Goodlettsvilleneighborhood near the inter-section of West Monticelloand Monticello avenues.

The Health Department’sPest Management staff willmail information about mos-

quito protection and preven-tion to addresses in the areasnear where the mosquitoeswere trapped. In addition,MPHD’s Pest ManagementStaff will continue to monitorstanding water looking formosquito larvae. Staff willapply a granular larvicide toany areas where mosquito lar-vae are present.

Staff began trapping mos-quitoes in all parts ofDavidson County the firstweek in May. The mosquitoesare sent to the TennesseeDepartment of Health’s labfor testing. There have beenno human cases reported inDavidson County and healthofficials say there are noplans to spray to kill adultmosquitoes.

The Health Departmentrecommends taking the fol-lowing steps to protectagainst biting mosquitoes,including:

· Limit time outdoors atdusk and nighttime hourswhen mosquitoes are present.

· If you must be outdoors,wear a mosquito repellent

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Mosquitoes collected in 2 neighborhoods test positive for WNV

Typographical errors in Davidson County sample ballot; official ballots are correctTwo candidate’s names

were mistakenly listed in allcapital letters on the sampleballot sent to Davidson Countyhouseholds, according to David-son County Election officials.All other candidate names ap-

peared using upper and lowercase letters. The errors appearonly on the sample ballot andwere unintentional mistakes.

“Our sincere apologies toDemocratic Party nomineeHeidi Campbell in the Ten-

nessee Senate District 20 raceand to Independent candidateJohn A. Gentry in the Ten-nessee Senate District 18 racefor listing their opponents’names in all caps,” said JeffRoberts, administrator of elec-

tions. “It was simple humanerror. There was no intent tofavor a particular candidate.”

“The Official Ballots webegan mailing to absentee vot-ers last week list all candidatenames in the same format,”

explained Roberts. “Addition-ally, voting machines both forEarly Voting and Election Dayhave been programmed cor-rectly.”

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Criminal Justice and a minorin Psychology.

Mark Gwyn served as theDirector of the TennesseeBureau of Investigation (TBI)from 2004 until 2018. Gwynbegan his law enforcementcareer as a patrol officer withthe McMinnville Police De-partment before joining theTBI as a special agent in 1988.In 2004, after leading the TBI’sForensic Services Division,then-Governor Bill Haslamappointed him Director, mak-ing him the agency’s first

African American to lead thestate’s primary investigativelaw enforcement agency. Agraduate of Middle TennesseeState University, Gwyn alsoholds a master’s degree fromTennessee State Universityand has participated in numer-ous law enforcement leader-ship training initiatives.

Victor “Torry” Johnsonserved as the District Attorneyfor Nashville Davidson Countyfrom 1987 to 2014, having beenelected for repeated eight yearterms and serving for morethan 26 years, as well as serv-ing on state and national pros-ecutor organizations. He iscurrently a professor at the

Belmont University College ofLaw, where he teaches courseson criminal law, criminal pro-cedure, wrongful convictions,and trial advocacy.

Diane Lance currentlyserves as the Department Headfor Metro’s Office of FamilySafety, overseeing the JeanCrowe Advocacy Center andNashville’s Family SafetyCenter designed to improvethe coordination of servicesprovided to victims of inter-personal violence. In 1994, shewas hired by the NashvilleDistrict Attorney’s Office andled their specialized domesticviolence and child sex abuseunits. In 2008, she was hired by

then-Mayor Karl Dean to leadthe city’s 2011 domestic vio-lence safety and accountabilityassessment and to implementthe assessments recommenda-tions. Lance also oversaw thecreation of Nashville’s courtand community-based FamilyJustice Centers.

Fifty-seven applicants appliedfor the position of Chief ofPolice. Metro HR staff evaluat-ed all applications and quali-fied candidates in accordancewith required Civil Serviceprovisions. The review com-mittee will meet in person inearly October and will workwith Metro HR staff to narrowthe applicants to a list of final-

ists who will advance to in-per-son interviews. Finalists willmeet with the interview paneland with Mayor John Cooper.

By Charter, the mayorselects the chief of police.

“I want to thank Metro HRand all the members of thiscommittee for taking the timeto help Nashville select anoutstanding law enforcementexecutive as our next Chiefof Police,” said Mayor JohnCooper. “We look forward tomoving ahead with thisprocess, with a group thatreflects the knowledge anddiversity of our city.”

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· Wear shoes, socks, longsleeve shirts and pants whenoutdoors during dusk to dawnwhen mosquitoes are mostprevalent. Clothing should belight colored and made oftightly woven materials tokeep mosquitoes away fromthe skin. Pant legs should betucked into shoes or socks, andcollars should be buttoned.

· Make sure your windowsand doors have screens and arein good repair.

· Health Department offi-cials recommend taking thefollowing steps to reduce mos-quito breeding areas:

· Reduce or eliminate allstanding water in your yard –especially in children’s toys,bird baths, clogged gutters,tires, flowerpots, trash cansand wheelbarrows.

· Aerate ornamental poolsor stock them with Gambusiafish.

· Apply mosquito dunks instanding water areas on yourproperty.

· Cut back overgrown vege-tation (mosquito hiding areas).

Health Department staffbegan monitoring standingwater in all areas of Nashvillein late February. Staff applieslarvicide when mosquito lar-vae are present to kill the lar-vae before they become adultmosquitoes.

Visit the Health Depart-ment’s website www.health.nashville.gov and Facebookand Twitter for more informa-

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The U.S. Department ofCommerce, Economic Deve-lopment Administration isaccepting applications for aPublic Works and EconomicAdjust Assistance Programsgrant that Metro, in conjunc-tion with the Native AmericanIndian Association, has appliedfor that would provide a newstructure to house a Circle ofLife Cultural Center withadministrative offices, exhibitspace and a cultural heritagemuseum.

Since Metro and the NativeAmerican Indian Associationare eligible to participate in

this grant program, MetroCouncil adopted a resolutionapproving an application forthis $1,422,400 grant with arequired cash match of$443,600.

Metro Council membersJohn Rutherford, KyonztéToombs, Ginny Welsch, RussBradford, Tonya Hancock,Zulfat Suara, and DelishiaPorterfield introduced Resolu-tion RS2020-524 at the council’sSeptember 15 meeting andapproved authorizing theOffice of the Mayor to submitthe application.

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Some people just have aknack for eliciting warmth andfor making you feel good. Lastweek, a guy with so much ofthis trait died at the age of 90.His name was Yogi Berra, theincomparable catcher for theNew York Yankees.

On May 12, 2015, a big crowdgathered at his museum inLittle Falls, New Jersey to cele-brate his 90th birthday. At thatevent, his granddaughterLindsay said it best: “It’s greatto see so many people love himjust as much as we love him . . .After a lifetime of giving tobaseball and just giving toeverybody, there is not muchleft that we can give him. He isthe embodiment of theAmerican dream.”

Berra, the son of Italianimmigrants to the U.S., grew upin St. Louis. He dropped out ofschool after the eighth grade inorder to work to support hisfamily. He became a Navy gun-ner in World War II.

Berra was one of baseball’sgreatest players and biggestwinners of all time. He won 10World Series rings as a Yankeesplayer and was on four otherAmerican league pennant-win-ners. He won the AmericanLeague’s Most Valuable Playeraward three times. After retir-ing as an active player, he man-aged and led both the Yankeesand the New York Mets to theseventh and final game of theWorld Series. Casey Stengel,the eccentric and winningestWorld Series manager of alltime, said: “Outside of [Joe]DiMaggio, the man behind theplate, Berra, is the greatestplayer I ever had to manage.”

Berra had a lovable persona,becoming an icon in Americansports and one of the most rec-ognizable and beloved figuresin American Life. Hisimmense popularity lasted formore than a half-century. Hewas a folk hero, leaving behinda legacy as a superb athlete, aswell as a legacy of charm –being hilarious by saying sim-ple things in strange wayswithout ever trying to be funny.

Among his most memorableaphorisms are:

1. When you come to a fork

in the road, take it.2. It ain’t over till it’s over.3. It’s like déjà vu all over

again.4. No one goes there nowa-

days, it’s too crowded.5. Baseball is 90% mental

and the other half is physical.6. A nickel ain’t worth a

dime anymore.7. Always go to other peo-

ple’s funerals, otherwise theywon’t come to yours.

8. We made too many wrongmistakes.

9. Congratulations. I knewthe record would stand until itwas broken.

10. You better cut the pizzain four pieces. I’m not hungryenough to eat six.

11. I usually take a two-hournap from one to four.

12. Never answer an anony-mous letter.

13. The future ain’t what itused to be.

14. You’ve got to be verycareful if you don’t knowwhere you are going, becauseyou might not get there.

15. Why buy good luggage,you only use it when you travel.

16. He hits from both sides ofthe plate. He’s amphibious.

17. I’m not going to buy mykids an encyclopedia. Let themwalk to school like I did.

18. It ain’t the heat, it’s thehumility.

19. So I’m ugly. I ever sawanyone hit with his face.

20. Take it with a grin of salt.21. My wife asked me where

I wanted to be buried – St.Louis, Montclair [N.J.], or NewYork. I said I don’t care, sur-prise me.

Yogi Berra: a greatAmerican and a great patriot.There will never be anotherone like him.

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What are birthstones,anyway? They are specificgems that are associatedwith months. The gem of themonth you were born is sup-posed to be your birthstone,but lists of birthstones tendto disagree and change overtime (sounds like style). Thegems on those lists werecredited with special powersand qualities such as “fear-lessness” and “serenity” andare said to endow their

wearers withthose attributes.If you wear yourown birthstone,you get the powersupercharg ed.The story is thatbirthstones hadtheir origin withMoses and theBreastplate ofAaron.

In any event, Ihave come to twoc o n c l u s i o n swhile research-ing birthstones.The first is thatthere will alwaysBE birthstonesb e c a u s e t h ewhole concept isrooted in oursense of special-ness. We rein-force that whenwe give a littlegirl her first ringand set it withher birthstone.My second con-clusion is that

anyone can and should wearany stone of any month ifthey like it. The JewelryFairy won’t curse you forwearing light green peridotset in yellow gold if you area redhead with freckles. Youare going to look fantastic inthat gemstone; it’s going tocome to life on you. Yes,Peridot, August’s birth-stone, is great for redheads,as are yellow and brown dia-monds. Birthstone or not,some colors just look aliveon some people, right? Themarket is reflecting this, too.For the first time, coloredgemstones have popped overthat 10% of the gem marketthat has always been domi-nated by diamonds.

Keeping it chronological,September is the most pop-ular month for Americans tobe born and conveniently,Sapphire is its birthstone,which is the most popular ofall colored gemstones. Youcan read all about sapphireson our website’s blog ongreenhillsdiamondbrokers.

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January and Februaryare the two months with thelowest birthrate in the US.January gets garnet, whichsports an entire family ofrelated gems in case youdon’t like the warm redwe usually see. There areorangey yellow garnets thatare extremely brilliant. Thegreen, favorite garnets looklike Ireland or like lighteremeralds without inclu-sions, and you can hearthem beg to be surroundedby diamonds. For Februarywe have always hadamethyst, which supposedlyhas the magical property ofprotecting one from gettingdrunk and breaking badhabits. Please consult yourdoctor because I only dis-

pense gemological, not med-ical, advice. For jewelrypurposes, get the largestamethyst that you can wearcomfortably that is dark,strongly colored, purple tobluish purple in daylightand you’ll have somethingbeautiful on your finger(while you are holding thatglass of cabernet).

March’s Aquamarine hashad a surge in popularity inthe last few years. If thewearer was born in March,she is imbued with courage!You’ll want a medium light,greenish blue with no hintof gray. We have them;you don’t want a washedout looking aquamarine.Diamonds on the side are amust.

April. Its birthstone isdiamond. YES! Finally! YouApril babies or gift-givers toApril babies, just come seeme and I will show youeverything you want to seeand learn about diamonds.We carry little diamondstuds for children all theway up to ten carat and larg-er, GIA certified stones. Ifyou were not born in April,so what! Don’t wait to bereincarnated in April. Buy adiamond if you want. Buytwo. Wear diamond studearrings. Get engaged witha diamond. We have them inall shapes and sizes, for allbudgets.

May’s Emeralds run thegamut from too dark to toolight to just right. Ours arejust right, and are certified.It’s not so bad being born inMay. Columbian emeraldsare breathtaking; they cometo life on the hand! We sellthem certified, of course,and a few diamonds on thesides help protect them fromeveryday wear. Think of avivid, slightly bluish greenand you’ve got it. Emeraldsare said to be very good forthe eyes and there is actual-ly a solid, physiologicalbasis for this nutty fact, sogo ahead and ask youraccountant if emeralds are adeductible medical expense.

They are said to attract rich-es so you will be able toafford matching emeraldearrings and a pendant.

June has two widely dif-ferent birthstones: pearl andalexandrite, and alexandritehas a psychotic personalitybecause it is a color-changestone, meaning under coollight or daylight it looksgreen, and under warm,incandescent light it looksred. Natural alexandrite isseen, well, not so much,because it is runningupwards of $50,000 a carat.There is synthetic alexan-drite, but what is most oftenseen is - get ready – big oleround, synthetic sapphiresthat color change, and areworth only a few dollars.They are interesting, butsorry, they’re not worthmuch. Every family seemsto have one and claims itmust be real because it’s old.That may have been whatGrandpa was told, yet theseman-made stones have beenaround for over a hundredyears, so don’t plan on retir-ing on this one. Just comesee me and I’ll let you knowwhat you inherited.

July is the killer ruby, thegemstone of love. Look for astoplight red, because coloris everything. Bur meserubies are the finest and stillavailable; I’ll show certifiedrubies to you and again sug-gest a diamond for side-stones to contrast with therich red color. You’ll see anarray of color in our show-cases, and all sold at brokerprices. No matter what yourbirth month, I can’t guaran-tee the magical superpowersof the gems but I can helpyou pick one out and helpyou design a fabulousmounting to go with it!Come visit me and myteam only at Green HillsDiamond Brokers!

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Affinity Technology Affinity Technology Partners

has relocated and more thandoubled its office space inBrentwood. The new office islocated at 278 Franklin Rd, onthe third floor of CityPark,suite 350, Building 4. The moveis part of the firm’s plannedgrowth strategy.

The new office space is locat-ed within the mixed-useCityPark development. Nearbyretail shops and restaurantsand convenient parking, as wellas continued upgrades to thebuilding itself, will benefitAffinity’s current and futureclients. Additionally, the firm’sNetwork Operations Centerwill have dedicated areas with-in the space.

Affinity Technology Part-ners is one of the most trustedproviders of managed IT serv-ices in Middle Tennessee. Thecompany specializes in compre-hensive outsourced IT services,including network manage-ment, systems administration,cyber security, proactive main-tenance, end-user support, andCIO-level strategy for small andmid-size businesses. Affinityassists clients in various indus-tries including healthcare,legal, financial services, profes-sional services, manufacturing,construction, and non-profits.

Argent Trust CompanyArgent Trust Company

recently announced that ChrisKelly has joined the company

as Nashville mar-ket president. Hewill serve as thesenior leader oftrust, estate andretirement servicesadministration inMiddle Tennesseeand report to

Argent Trust CompanyPresident Ken Alderman.

Kelly has more than threedecades of experience in estateplanning, trust administration,nonprofits, financial servicesand business law. He joinsArgent from the TennesseeBaptist Foundation, where heserved as executive vice presi-dent and general counsel for sixyears. In addition to his lawpractice, Kelly’s investmentand trust background includessix years at Pinnacle FinancialPartners and 11 years withCalvary Banking in Murfrees-boro.

Kelly earned his bachelor'sdegree from Middle TennesseeState University, his juris doc-torate from Nashville School ofLaw and is a graduate of theSouthern Trust School ofSpring Hill College. He is an

involved member of severalorganizations, including theChristian Legal Society and is aPaul Harris Fellow of RotaryInternational.

In addition, Kelly is an activemember of the Tennessee BarAssociation, where he graduat-ed from the Leadership LawProgram. He is licensed to prac-tice before all state courts inTennessee and has been recog-nized by the TennesseeSupreme Court multiple timesas an Attorney for Justice forhis pro bono service.

“I’m honored to join the dis-tinguished professionals atArgent who have built the com-pany’s stellar reputation in thefinancial services industry,”said Kelly. “I look forward tomeeting our existing clientsand growing our Nashvilleoffice by serving the fiduciaryand investment needs of ourclients throughout MiddleTennessee.”

A Middle Tennessee native,Kelly lives in Murfreesborowith his wife and two daugh-ters. He is an active member ofhis community and serves as aleader in his church.

Celebrating its 30th anniver-sary in 2020, Argent FinancialGroup is an independent, fidu-ciary wealth management firm.Responsible for more than $30billion in client assets, Argentprovides individuals, families,businesses and institutionswith a broad range of wealthmanagement services, includ-ing trust and estate planning,investment management,ESOPs, retirement plan con-sulting, funeral and cemeterytrusts, charitable organizationadministration, oil and gas(mineral) management andother unique financial services.Headquartered in Ruston,Louisiana, Argent was formedin 1990 and traces its roots backto 1930.

Southern WordSouthern Word has appoint-

ed Dr. Janet Walsh as BoardChair and Liza Kawaller asTreasurer. Dr. Walsh joinedSouthern Word as a foundingboard member in 2008 and suc-ceeds Asha Hunter as chair.

Over the span of her aca-demic career, Dr.Walsh has provid-ed training, webtechnology initia-tives, programdevelopment, andstrategic planningto businesses aswell as college and

university libraries. She hasworked with Sirsi Corporation,CQ Press, Ingram Book

Company and EBSCOIndustries, Inc. She has heldlocal library positions at FiskUniversity, Tennessee StateUniversity, and AmericanBaptist College. In 2013, Dr.Walsh founded Tea Tea andCompany. As a tea enthusiast,she has traveled across thecountry and the world, explor-ing tea culture and its benefits.She has hosted over 1000 teaparties around the country cel-ebrating hospitality, civility,and community. Her blendshave ranked nationally in theNorth American Iced TeaChampionship, and the GlobalTea Championship.

“I am deeply honored to beelected as the new board chairand look forward to workingwith my board colleagues tomove Southern Word’s missionforward,” said Dr. Janet Walsh.“Everyone involved withSouthern Word knows what aunique, necessary organizationit is for our youth, educators,and communities. Together, weare making a positive differ-ence helping youth reimagine amore positive future narrativefor themselves, providing plat-forms and spaces for disenfran-chised voices, and support edu-cators in the difficult job theyhave in educating our youth. Ilook forward to continuing thatwork in the years ahead.”

Liza Kawaller, who will serveas treasurer, is a business devel-opment professional who has

worked the techstartup, entrepre-neurship, and realestate spaces. Herexperience in thestartup space hasallowed her to bepresent during theseed stage, assist-

ing founders while fundraisingventure capital and helping tostrategize through growthstages towards profitability.Additionally, she is a spokenword artist whose work hasbeen shared on the TedX stage,WeWork corporate conferences,the Nashville EntrepreneurCenter, and many venuesthroughout the city. She hasserved on Southern Word’sboard since 2017.

“I love the work thatSouthern Word is doing,” saidLiza Kawaller. “Whether it’s foryouth, artists, or educators,they are constantly looking forways to innovate and to includea diversity of voices. It’s beenan honor to support their mis-sion as board member for thepast seven years, but I look for-ward to taking on a bigger roleand challenge to ensure that weas board members are living upto the ambitious goals we set for

ourselves.”Through the literary and

performing arts, SouthernWord offers creative solutionsfor youth to build literacy andpresentation skills, reconnectto their education and to theirlives, and act as leaders in theimprovement of their commu-nities.

TriStar Centennial Heartand Vascular Center

TriStar Centennial MedicalCenter’s Heart and VascularCenter is pleased to welcomeDr. Ashley Bock, Dr. KyleMandsager and Dr. Ann Gageto Centennial Heart. The threephysicians will join a team ofexpertly-trained cardiologistscomprised of heart failure spe-cialists, cardiac imaging spe-cialists, interventional andstructural heart specialists andelectrophysiologists.

Dr. Ashley Bock is a heartfailure specialistwho provides com-prehensive treat-ment, educationand support to herpatients and theirfamilies. Dr. Bockspecializes inadvanced heart

failure and transplant cardiolo-gy. She went to the University ofColorado School of Medicineand completed her residency atDuke University MedicalCenter. She is fellowship-trained in cardiovascular medi-cine from the Cleveland ClinicFoundation.

Dr. Kyle Mandsager is anelectrophysiologist who spe-

cializes in the eval-uation of heart pal-pitations, manage-ment of arrhyth-mias, atrial fibril-lation and ventric-ular tachycardia.He graduated fromYale University

before attending medical schoolat the University of IowaCarver College of Medicine. Hecompleted his residency atVanderbilt University beforereceiving fellowship training incardiovascular medicine andelectrophysiology at ClevelandClinic Foundation.

Dr. Ann Gage is a cardiolo-gist specializing in coronary

artery disease, car-diogenic shock,cardiac criticalcare and mechani-cal circulatory sup-port. Dr. Gageattended medicalschool at theUniversity of

Cincinnati College of Medicinefollowed by a residency at

Vanderbilt University. She isfellowship trained in cardiovas-cular medicine and cardiac crit-ical care from the ClevelandClinic Foundation. She alsocompleted a fellowship in inter-ventional cardiology fromUniversity Hospitals CaseWestern Reserve in Cleveland,Ohio.

Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Center

Ken Clarke, MBA, MHA,joined Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Center Aug. 1 as SeniorVice President for LaboratoryServices.

Clarke has overseen multiplesignificant labexpansion projectstotaling more than160,000 square feet,including North-western MemorialHospital, LabOneof Ohio andOralDNA Labs.

Throughout his career he hasdeveloped strategic plans toexpand and grow labs and busi-nesses in both scope and geo-graphic reach.

Kathleen Gould, PhD, LouiseB. McGavockProfessor of Celland DevelopmentalBiology in theSchool of MedicineBasic Sciences, hasbeen named seniorassociate dean forB i o m e d i c a l

Research, Education andCareer Development.

Gould joined the Vanderbiltfaculty as an assistant profes-sor after she obtained her PhDfrom the University ofCalifornia San Diego and com-pleted postdoctoral studies as aJane Coffin Childs Fellow atOxford University under SirPaul Nurse.

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD,associate professor ofRadiation Oncology at Wake

Forest University,associate directorfor CommunityOutreach andEngagement, anddirector of theOffice of CancerHealth Equity atWake Forest

Baptist Comprehensive CancerCenter, has been named the new

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M. KevinSmith, MD, PhD,MMHC, assistantprofessor of Clinical

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Alexander Bick, MD, PhD,assistant professor of Medicine

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Prior to joiningWSW, Baileyworked for RSMUS, LLP inBirmingham, ALand Nashville ris-ing from tax associ-ate to senior taxassociate and ulti-

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Bailey is a two-time graduateof the University of Alabama,receiving a B.S. in Accountingin 2014 and a Master’s of TaxAccountancy in 2016. At RSM,Bailey was involved in studentrecruiting at her alma mater,where she coordinated socialevents and planned regionalSummer Leadership Programs torecruit students for internshipsand full-time opportunities.

In her new role as tax man-ager, Bailey will advise clientsand guide them toward smartfinancial decisions, both profes-sionally and personally. She is amember of the AmericanInstitute of Certified PublicAccountants and the TennesseeSociety of CPAs.

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Restoration of the steps, thelandmark front-entrance accessto Percy Warner Park, is nowcomplete and the Alle e willreopen to the public on Friday,October 2.

The historic steps, designedby renowned architect BryantFleming and completed in 1936,required significant repair aftergenerations of wear and tear.Since closure in January, crewsrepaired deteriorating anddamaged stonework, addressedchronic drainage and erosionconditions and removed acres of

invasive plants from the hillsidearound the Allee Steps to nur-ture growth of native trees andto create a spectacular viewshedthroughout the Belle Meadeentrance to the park.

The Allee Steps restorationwas overseen by the Metro ParksDepartment, Metro HistoricCommission and Friends ofWarner Parks. Historic masonryrestoration experts The Trades-men Group, Inc. conducted thehardscape renovation.

“People have learned to valueand appreciate the benefits of

parks, greenways, and openspaces during this critical timein our city and in the nation.We’ve seen an unprecedentedincrease in usage, which is anindication that parks are essen-tial to our physical health andmental well-being.

Warner Parks is one of ourmost highly utilized greenspaces. And it’s no doubt in mymind that at least one reason forits popularity is Friends ofWarner Parks and all theirenthusiasm and commitment tomake this one of the most fre-quent and favored destinationsin the city. On behalf of theParks Board, the departmentand the citizens of DavidsonCounty, we thank Friends ofWarner Parks for all they havedone to nurture and care forthis wonderful space,” statedDirector of Metro Parks andRecreation Monique Odom.

The Allee restoration projectis a major milestone in Friendsof Warner Parks’ ongoing It’sMy Nature campaign to makeimprovements throughout theWarner Parks system thatincludes Edwin Warner Park,Edwin Warner Park, WarnerPark Nature Center and BurchReserve.

The Allee restoration projectis one of the major priorities ofthe It’s My Nature campaignwhich seeks to raise $15 millionto restore Warner Parks to itsoriginal state for the benefit ofall park users and all park inhab-itants. Visitors will recognizethe meticulous historic preser-vation of the limestone stepsand stone work as well as theadjacent WWI Monument, beau-tiful expansion of the - now flag-stone - flagpole plaza, and thereestablishment of naturalwoodlands and original view-shed. Still to come is nativespecies landscaping, slated forcooler temperatures in the fall.

Tens of thousands of visitorsfrequent Percy and EdwinWarner Parks each year, num-bers that skyrocketed whenstate parks closed and city parksremained open during MayorCoopers’ Safer at Home order,numbers that remain high asNashvillians seek the outdoorsfor mental and physical wellnessduring these challenging times.

Other It’s My Nature cam-paign priorities include criticalstructural improvements at theWarner Park Nature Center;repair of historic buildings,structure and stoneworkthrough the Parks; enhancedsignage and improved parking;improvements to the trail sys-tems; eradication of invasiveplant exotics and the plantingof native species.

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I would like to share somefacts that may help you deter-mine your position on the taxincrease. These are just thefacts. You can make up yourmind on your own.

The facts are Metro has seena 48 percent increase in revenuesince 2014. The facts are expens-es have increased 62 percent inthe same period. In other wordsthey have been spending morethan they collect and this doesnot count the absolute messthey have with the obligatedpension and benefit plan that isnot funded. That fund hasunfunded obligations of 3.9 bil-lion. Yes billion.

The 34 percent increase doesnot add one penny to start toreduce the pension benefit lia-bility. Metro is on a pay as yougo basis on the obligation.

Another fact is Metro hasabout 50 percent more percapita employees than theirpier cities like Louisville orIndianapolis (12,500 verses anaverage of 7500). The city hasmade no attempt to reduce theemployee number or change thepension plan to start to deal withan absolute failure to meet theobligations to their employees.

To make matters worse thisMayor has not been proactive tobusinesses dealing with thepandemic (think of the restau-

rants going broke) and thecouncil will not immediatelychange the lifetime health bene-fit where 8 years of part timework gives the council person alifetime of 75 percent of the pre-mium paid by a Metro.

My position is I am going tovote for the removal of the 34percent tax increase that by andlarge hits the little guy themost. The silent majority willpay about $500 per home inadditional property taxes on topof the new massive increase inwater rates that has hurt every-one as well.

The only way to get the gov-ernment to tighten their belt isto tighten the rains and get thisspending within a reasonablebudget. Your vote against thisincrease will give you a seat atthe table.

Tearing pages out ofbooks

People who tear pages out of

books really deny the reader offully enjoying the story and fol-lowing it to its conclusion. Thisis a bad practice. I can’t expressthe level of disappointment andbother I feel. When I'm readingand enjoying a good book andthe page that follows is missingand I have to pick the story backup on the pages that weren'ttorn out. I miss parts of thestory. It's very frustrating. Ifyou think you want to tear apage out of a book for scrappaper use, boredom or whateveryour reason. Please think aboutthe reader and don’t.

Are you kidding me?I watched Mayor Cooper's

briefing and press conferenceon Thursday morning. If I didnot know better I would havebet that the Mayor was a DonaldTrump clone. He was downplaying the virus when hedecided to move Nashville backto phase 3 which Nashvilliansand others visiting here made ajoke of back in July whichresulted going back to modifiedphase 2. He said the science andnumbers backed him up butjust like Trump he only looks atthe number he wants to look at.As of last Wednesday theTransmission Rate had spikedto 1.06 from 0.77 a couple weeksago. Anyone who knows any-thing about numbers knowsthat means the virus is growingexponentially and we are proba-bly going to get that secondwave soon.

It was reported by Metro lastweek that there were threemain sources of big break outsof the virus in Nashville. Theareas were correctional facili-ties, nursing homes, and bars. Itis understandable that correc-tional facilities and nursinghomes are susceptible and I amsure the city, state, and the own-ers are doing all they can to pre-vent out breaks but with theseclose living arrangements, thisis not an easy problem to solve.The bars and bar/restaurantsare an easy problem to fix. I donot think Mayor Cooper hasever been to real bar. If he did,he would realize that masks forsure and probably social dis-tancing are not going to happen.He would realize that most barsare inside. He would realize

that most bars enable cus-tomers to talk loud or yell overthe loud music. This is an easyproblem to fix but the Mayordoes not want to do anythinguntil the next wave of virushits. Why not attack this deteri-orating situation now?

Civil obedience needslaw and order

Societies cannot survive forlong periods of time withoutlaw and order. The reason forneed of law and order are tohave leaders that will enforcethe laws for protection of weak-er population of society.Without law and order mothernature's instincts takes overand only the strong survives.Civil behavior has to be thenorm for a society to work with-out chaos of crimes and mur-der. Law and order has to beupheld from top to bottom so noone is above the law and every-one gets punish for committinga crime or murder. Anyone oreveryone no matter whom hasto be punished for breaking thelaw. It's human nature to takefrom nature what you need tosurvive but ends when someoneelse owns it. No Leader shouldlet people take or destroy whatbelongs to another person.People have worked for theirpossessions and are entitled tokeep them by being under pro-tection of laws enforced bypolice. Without protection forpeople and belongings societieswill destroy themselves withoutenemies from outside. Sincebefore fourteenth century thewant of greed has been themotivation to obtain sex, power,drugs, crimes, religions, andwealth. Hierarchies of coun-tries are the people that desireall of these things includingslaves. The people at large werehappy to make a living andraise a family. These people livewith happiness and there wasno greed of anything but enjoyof living with family. The peo-ple of wealth have no idea andseldom learn that they aredestroying their society satisfy-ing their greed. The greed is aself inflected sickness that theycannot control. Without law andorder the people at large do nothave any safeguards to secure

their wealth. Before societiespeople had to defend and safeguard without help from gov-ernments. But modern timesarrived and governments werebuild and made laws with banksto put all of their wealth in safekeeping. This system held offgreedy people from robbing thesociety and destroying it. Ifsociety went down they wouldgo down with it. But here cameoffshore investments and bank-ing for the greedy. Hierarchyschemes of protections for theirwealth make it easy to destroy acountry and be clear of it withtheir wealth because theirassets are out side of country.This means that the wealthycan pull all wealth from a socie-ty and cash back in whenreopening. When the moneygoes off shore it stops the circu-lation of money and a down-ward spiral of revenues happenand then destruction. Thismeans taxes are not collectedand governments closes up.Most leaders do not know this ishappening and don't carebecause of the sickness. This isreason for law and order to beadministered equally to thewealthy. This would be a giantstep toward stopping the dis-mantling America. Only lawand order can stop the crum-bling of our country. Voltaire ofthe fourteenth century says andI quote " History never repeatsit's self, man always does"unquote. A social structurewithout Governments or lawand order has behaviors ofanarchy and disorder with com-plete confusion of criminalbehavior at every turn of life.Until Hierarchies pay for theircrimes then America is on thedecline. Law and order withstandards of punishments foreveryone regardless of race,gender or how wealthy they are.There should be no flea bar-gains deals of any kind for any-one. This is nonsense and thevery thing that has ripped ourjudicial system apart. The otherthing that has a grip destroyingour judicial system the prece-dents or presents being used bylawyers. There are no suchthings because there are differ-ent people, cases, judges andcircumstances that make a dif-ferences in every case. Judgesthat make a decision or rulingon an existing law and enforceit before it's approved byCongress and senate is wrong.Our Constitution is the law andorder that keeps all lawsstraight to be applied equally. ASupreme Judge or any Judgeshould never inject an opinion.There should be more strictlaws for judges to be held

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accountable for their actions.Law and order is a must forcivil obedience to keep all racesof people in check for civilorder.

Nashvilleʼs ElectionBoard sends theanti-34% property-taxincrease to a judge

What did Mayor Cooper andhis supporters do when they gotstymied by their own set ofrules? After the shock wore off,and the realization set in, itbecame apparent that theymight not be able to run MusicCity as they have done foryears. So they just change therules.

The Mayor’s Election Boardvoted on Friday to do nothing.Rather than allow voters todetermine their own fate con-cerning the 34% tax increase,they punted and kicked the candown the road. They sent it to aJudge.

The rules were simple. Afirst year law student could fig-ure them out:

1- Just get the correct num-ber of verified signatures on apetition (WE DID!)

2- Hand them into theElection Board on time. (WEDID!) and

3- The Election Board mustrequire a referendum to allowthe voters to decide. (THEYDIDN’T!)

Don’t forget, we are dealingwith a group of politicians whothink that instead of workingfor us, we work for them. Theyexpect that we, the tax payers,should work our butts off andallow them to spend our moneyany way they want. What’stheir philosophy? We shouldjust send them a check and shutup!! Don’t dare complain.

27,000 legally verified signa-tures (that’s right, 27,000), werehanded in to hold a Dec.referen-dum in which the voters woulddecide:

1- if we wanted a 34% RealEstate tax increase to be used tobalance Mayor Cooper’s citybudget, and

2- if we want to limit anyfuture tax increases to no morethan 2%, without going to thevoters for their approval.

Sound simple, doesn’t it? Sowhat happened? They had nochoice but to look for a loopholeto get their own way and pre-vent such a referendum. Andthey found one.

They voted 3-2 to kick thecan down the road, stall as longas they could, and hope that aJudge would decide in theirfavor.

This was a disgraceful dis-play of dictatorial politics. TheMayor and his adoring fans onthe Council and Election Board,should be ashamed of them-selves. Instead of allowing thevoters to decide, as we havealways done in the past, aJudge will now determine ourfate.

Thankfully, Attorney JimRoberts, Tori Venable, (Ten-nessee Director of AmericansFor Prosperity) and TheForgoodgovernment Group,have stated that they will con-tinue the fight in court. AsRoberts said during the verycontemptuous proceeding: “TheElection Board doesn’t have toagree with us .They just have tofollow the law”.

Why does Mayor Cooper findthat so difficult to understand?

Other ways to placestock orders withoutmailing a letter

The person who was upsetabout a letter taking 25 days tobe forwarded to a new addressdoes not understand the systemand made several mistakes of

their own. First, they sent theletter to the old address. Thenormal process when a cus-tomer turns in a forwardingorder is for mail to the oldaddress go through the auto-mated forwarding system. Ifthe address was handwritten,then the machines may nothave been able to read it cor-rectly and it was missent or hadto be processed manually.Second, cash should never besent through the mail (thesender mentioned thousands ofdollars in the envelope). Third,the writer mentions he wantedthe broker to sell the stock.That could easily be doneonline, via email or a phone calland would not have involved anenvelope with thousands of dol-lars. My suggestion would befor the person complaining todownload any of the numerousstock trading apps to theirphone where they can maketrades instantly with the pushof a button. This is not the1950s or 60s. There are numer-ous ways to place stock orderswithout mailing a letter.

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INVITATION TO BID

The City of Forest Hills will accept sealed bids for PW-2020-03 Pipe Lining Project for a one (1) year period fromthe effective date of contract. This Invitation to Bid is subject to the instructions, conditions, specifications, adden-da, and other elements, including those incorporated by reference.

ISSUE DATE: September 30, 2020

BID TITLE: PW-2020-03 Pipe Lining Project

CONTACT: Brad Bivens, City Engineer of the City of Forest Hills

TELEPHONE: (615) 383-8420

E-MAIL ADDRESS: brad.bivens@neel-schaffer.com

BID OPENING: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. CST

LOCATION: City of Forest Hills City Hall

6300 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215

Copies of this solicitation may be obtained from the City of Forest Hills Vendor Registry. You may register yourbusiness, and obtain the solicitation at the link below:https://vrapp.vendorregistry.com/Bids/View/BidsList?BuyerId=bb43feeb-0407-4794-836c-a1aa4278eac4

Bids must be received by the City of Forest Hills Office on or before Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 2:00 P.M.CST (Bids received after that time will not be considered), at which time the bids will be publicly opened andread aloud. Those wishing to attend the public opening and reading will be able to do so electronically uponadvanced written request to the city.

SUBMIT BID via electronic submission using the City of Forest Hills Vendor Registry link. Vendor Registry Link:https://vrapp.vendorregistry.com/Bids/View/BidsList?BuyerId=bb43feeb-0407-4794-836c-a1aa4278eac4

All bids must be made on the forms included in this solicitation. All bids must be signed. Unsigned bid forms orbid proposals will not be considered. The City will not accept faxed, mailed, hand delivered, or emailed.

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1 . Date Abbreviations...Not A Concern

2. Social Security Changes

3. Medicare Card Questions

ROSS ORDWC1 2

CLUES ACROSS

1. A monk or nunʼs small room5. City in Yakima, WA

10. City in Maine14. Chinese minority aka

Hmong15. l836 US siege location16. First Chinese dynasty17. Yugoslavian River18. A group in a formal system

of nomeclatur19. Group chaos20. Cheese dish22. Citizens of Seoul24. Old Italian monetary units25. Not high26. __ Boothe Luce, American

author29. Present in great quantity34. Plumberʼs snake35. Ancient Greek coin36. Fish eggs37. Bedazzled41. Denotes three42. Untouchable Eliot43. Glorify44. Sound powers of the mind47. Bitsy48. Scoundrel49. This circular object50. Disney town54. __ Hess, oil company58. Military disguise59. Clematis _____ of Woking61. Expresses pleasure62. One of the Great Lakes63. One who tightens a corset64. A light two-wheel carriage65. Simpson prosecutor C.

____en66. Icelandic poems67. Finless fish

CLUES DOWN

1. Military leader (abbr.)2. Mammal genus3. Natural home of an animal4. More isolated5. Trenchant wit or sarcasm6. Fill with high spirits7. Permissive8. Murderous frenzy9. State capital

10. Insightful and wise11. Continent12. Heir (alt. spelling)13. Cereal grain21. Makes a whirring sound23. Director Howard26. Molds27. River Otter genus28. Once more29. Gulf30. Cat calls31. Caucasian of Nordic

descent32. Christmas carols33. Cranky35. Small integers38. Not suitable for food39. Della __, singer40. To feel loathing for45. Resounded46. No (Scottish)47. Hourglasses49. Trailing Indigo bush50. Got an A51. Ancient Japanese religious

center52. Title of Kuwaitʼs head of

state53. Made of fermented honeyand water55. Swiss river56. “James and the Giant

Peach” author57. Cobras60. Computer screen material

(Family Features) If youhave a fire escape plan inplace for your home, you'resteps ahead of manyAmericans. According to theNational Fire ProtectionAssociation, only 30% ofAmerican households havedeveloped and practiced ahome fire escape plan. It'simportant for families to stayahead of the curve and be pre-pared in the event of a fire.

If an emergency occurs,every member of the house-hold should be accounted for,including pets.

Every year, 500,000 pets suf-fer from smoke inhalationand 40,000 die due to homefires, according to theAmerican Veterinary MedicalFoundation. With 90% of petowners stating they considertheir animals members of thefamily, according to UBS, it isimportant to be prepared to

rescue four-legged friendswhen disaster strikes.

"Pets are part of our fami-lies, so it's important to recog-nize they're vulnerable to thesame fire risks as people,"said Sharon Cooksey, Kidde'sfire safety expert. "There aresimple ways to keep pets safeat home. Most importantly,recognize every secondcounts in case of fire, so petowners should install smokeand carbon monoxide alarmsas well as fire extinguishers.Make sure alarms arereplaced every 10 years andfire extinguishers every 12years."

Protect your pet - and yourhuman family - with thesetips.

Minimize smoke alarmreactions. Dogs may becomeunsettled or anxious when asmoke alarm sounds, runningand hiding rather than head-

ing toward the door.Particularly if your pet showssigns of agitation when youtest the alarm, enlist assis-tance from professional train-ers to help your canine friendlearn how to properlyrespond. Some websites offeronline tips, too.

Use window cling alerts. Inan emergency, first respon-ders need to be able to quicklyassess the number of pets in ahome. Consider attaching anon-adhesive decal to a win-dow near your front door tolet rescuers know how manyanimals are inside.

Account for pets in evacua-tion plans. Pets should alwaysbe included in a family's evac-uation plan. Always involveyour pets and stay aware oftheir typical hiding spots orsafe places where they oftennap, in case you must evacu-ate quickly. Be sure to prac-tice your evacuation planperiodically. Also assign afamily member to be responsi-ble for each pet's escape. Keepan emergency kit with food,medication, a leash and col-lars near the exit.

Keep alarms current.Smoke and carbon monoxidealarms must be replaced after10 years. In addition to testingalarms once each week, checkthe manufacture date on yoursmoke and carbon monoxidealarms to make sure they'recurrent. If they're older than10 years of age, it's time toreplace them. Some options,like Kidde's Wire-FreeInterconnected Alarms, fea-ture built-in 10-year sealedbatteries and offer simplesetup without the hassle ofhardwiring or a Wi-Fi connec-tion.

Plan ahead for emergencycare. If the unthinkable hap-pens, make sure your pets willbe cared for. Save contactinformation for your veteri-narian in a place where youand other family memberscan easily access it, such asyour phone contacts list or acloud-based shared file.Research local boardingoptions, hotels that allow petsand friends or family mem-bers who might take in yourpet temporarily. Also be sureyour pet's microchip informa-tion is current in case youbecome separated in an emer-gency.

For more pet fire safety tips, visit Kidde.com/petsafety.

Fire Safety for Furry Family Members

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Dinner: Joanna Mazg, AshtonClancey, and Joel Alvarez.

Dinner: Tony and MargaretHeard, and Bill Forrester.

Dinner: Honorary ChairBarbara Daane and WhitneyDaane.

Dinner: Chairs Joanna Halland Kirsten Schriner.

Dinner: Rhonda Ashley Dixon,Lauren Webb, and Tracy Glascoe.

photos by • Brenda Batey

TheNews SocialBefore Covid-19: How About Dinner & a Movie?

Dinner: Barbara Quinn andhonoree Ron Samuels.

How About Dinner And A Movie? was held at Belcourt Theatre andrecognized Ron Samuels as the 2020 honoree.

Samuels has worked as a successful banker in Nashville for more than40 years. He is well-known as a community leader and supporter ofnumerous charities.

This year’s feature presentation was The Graduate, Samuel’s favoritefilm.

The Park Center fundraiser was created by Barbara Daane, a lifetimeboard member. Park Center provides help and recovery for people withchronic mental illness, homelessness or addiction through treatment,housing, day programs and employment services.

The event featured a silent auction with art, books, tickets to Bluebirdon the Mountain, Cheekwood and the Frist Art Center, lunch with themayor, skin care, facials and other spa treatments, jewelry, gift cards forAmerigo, 417 Union, Bricktops and Cole’s Kitchen, and a seated dinnerfor 12 by d.Kates Catering.

d.Kates also provided the evening’s delicious dinner of chicken cro-quettes, vegetables and chocolate brownies.

Dinner: Brenda Payne, Joe Jackson,and Gina Scott.

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Home buyers enjoy looking throughTodayʼs Homes magazine for their dreamhome. The full color presentation ofhomes helps sell them faster and reducesthe number of days they are on the market.Todayʼs Homes is targeted to those areasand readers that provide the greatestpotential for selling your home. TodayʼsHomes is distributed in Nashville/DavidsonCounty and Williamson County and is placedin relocation packages for the Nashvillemarket.

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photos by • Brenda Batey

Dinner: Jane Stumpf, Audrey Shulman, and Katy and SamStumpf.

Dinner: Marissa Gurristerand Lauren Nelson.

Dinner: Jamee and Alan McCannon, Fred Erkal-Bryant, andDan Joseph.

TheNews SocialBefore Covid-19: How About Dinner & a Movie?

Dinner: Renee Thompsonand Elizabeth Cato.

Dinner: Phil Cramer, Sue Mendes, Donna Campbell, Anna Cremer, and Bob Mendes.

Dinner: Lannie Neal andMary Ann Denny.

October 1, 2020, The News- Page 17

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CHERYL EWINGBROKER, ABR, GRI

SAM COLEMANBroker, GRI, CRS

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See all my listings atwww.SamColemanHomes.com

Pleasetake care of yourself

and othersWear the mask, wash your hands

and stay 6 ft apart.Together we can make a difference.

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Detached studioDelightful downtown Franklin

932 W Main St4 BR | 3 full, 1 half BA | 4525 SF

Own an Architectural Treasure

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and garage$367,500

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SEAN SIMONSBROKER, CRS

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Hillsboro Village FlatTop Floor, Unit 3052 BR | 2 full BA | 1136 SF

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October 1, 2020, The News- Page 19

NASHVILLE • 615-327-4800 WWW.FRIDRICHANDCLARK.COM WILLIAMSON CO. • 615-263-4800

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4 BR | 4 full, 1 half BA | 3196 SFSo bright and beautiful

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Outdoor living includes:Heated inground pool, covered porch,

patio, deck, fence4 BR | 2 full, 1 half | BA 2152 SF

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2900 Primrose Circle3 BR | 2 full, 1 half BA | 2177 SF

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430 Sandcastle Road

5 BR | 3 full, 1 half BA | 4738 SF$1,170,00

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$1,095,000

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Richard Bryan615-533-8353

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216 Riverstone CourtDonelson/Riverstone

2 BR | 2 full BA | 1,443 SF$249,000

3 Buckland AbbeyNorthumberland

4 BR | 4 full, 3 half BA | 6,425 SF$2,125,000

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1138 Glenwood AvenueGreen Hills

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3326 Felicia StreetSylvan Summit

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920 Riverside Drive East Nashville

4 BR | 3 full BA | 2,262 SF$575,000

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October 1, 2020, The News- Page 23

Crystal ClearWindow Cleaning

Residential SpecialistsDependable & Honest

Licensed & Insured Free Estimates BBB A+ Rating

(615) 260-7927 Bob

All SeasonsWindow Cleaning

Specializing in residential windows.

Serving Nashville over 38 yrs!Licensed - Bonded - Insured

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Chair caning and all styles ofweaving. Wicker repair avail-able. Pick up and delivery.

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flight jackets, daggers, weapons, etc (615) 429-5336

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