Announcing the Downtown Artists Co-op Annual Gala Fundraiser

By Debbie Boen | February 18, 2007 |

Please join the Downtown Artists Co-op for their annual gala fundraiser!!!

On Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Customs House Museum
200 S. 2nd St.
Clarksville, TN

6:00 Food, beverage, silent auction
7:00 Live auction

Tickets: $15

Email Peggy Bonnington or Gail Meyer for further information, directions, tickets, etc.

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We’re sorry for being self-righteous, judgmental bastards!

By David W. Shelton | February 18, 2007 |

Good morning, and happy Sunday!

What an exciting time it is for us at Christian Community Church of Clarksville. We’ve never been more focused on our mission for Clarksville and the surrounding areas than we are right now. Sure, we’re small. That’s okay!

After all, how many people did it take to change the world? Twelve.

Yes, we’re focused. But before I start talking about our mission, I want to take a minute to apologize. I’m sorry, dear friends. I’m sorry that the church (in general, not just us) has failed to minister to so many of you who are hungry for real, genuine fellowship. I’m sorry that we’ve been hypocritical. We’re sorry for being a bunch of self-righteous, judgmental bastards. We’ve pointed fingers. We’ve gossiped. God knows that this goes on about anywhere you can imagine. «Read the rest of this article»

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American Rare Collectibles Association National Tour of The Collectibles Roadshow is visiting Clarksville Tennessee

By Bill Larson | February 16, 2007 |

The American Rare Collectibles Association is visiting Clarksville Tennessee for the first time from Tuesday February 20th to and Thursday February 22nd. The event is free and open to the public.

The show will beheld at the Quality Inn Downtown, 803 N 2nd St, Clarksville, Tennessee 37040. Take I-24 West to Exit 11, then take State Route 76 South 5 miles to Hotel.

Professionals from the association will come prepared to give some of the highest offers in the world for your collectables.

A fierce competition takes place for rare, desirable and mint items requested by museums and collectors with disposable income. Some of the sensational prices collectors are paying include: $7,000 for a 1952 Gibson guitar. $3,000 for a Gang of Five Robot from Japan, $2,500 for a rare Civil war sword, $1,125 for a keywind pocket watch, 6 Buddy L 1920s Trucks $11,450, $20,000 for an Edison phonograph & Victrola collection. Your item(s) may be worth more or less. «Read the rest of this article»

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Orwell Rolls In His Grave The Power Of US Corporate Media

By Bill Larson | February 16, 2007 |

Orwell rolls in his grave is the consummate critical examination of the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy by Director Robert Kane Pappas. Asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth, Pappas explores what the media doesn’t like to talk about: itself.

Meticulously tracing the process by which media has distorted and often dismissed actual news events, Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the media.

Among the cast of characters in Orwell rolls in his grave are Charles Lewis, director of the Center for Public Integrity, Vincent Bugliosi, former L.A. prosecutor and legal scholar, film director and author Michael Moore, Rep. Bernie Sanders, Danny Schecter, author and former producer for ABC and CNN, and Tony Benn, former member of the British Parliament.

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Video: The Water Haulers

By Bill Larson | February 15, 2007 |

70,000 people on the Navajo Nation live without easy access to one of the most basic necessities of life. That’s the same population as Santa Fe with no running water that is safe to drink, safe to wash vegetables with, safe to bathe children in. And they are U.S. citizens.  These are The Water Haulers.

Originally broadcast on New Mexico PBS channel, KNME-TV, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Frigid Weather Hits Tennessee

By Ron Jarrell | February 14, 2007 |

A second round of frigid weather has placed a firm grip on the mid-south today. The National Weather Service’s official forecast does not allow us to get above the freezing mark for over 48 hours. According to the official forecast, the Clarksville area could see temperatures bottom out in the single digits Thursday night. The wind chill, or “feels like” temperature, will dip below zero. After this week’s blizzard in the Midwest and Northeast, our temperatures could dip even colder than currently forecast as a cold Arctic wind howls over a frozen snowpack laid down north of us. Old man winter won’t let up on us this weekend either. In the extended forecast, there’s a chance of seeing snow again on Saturday.

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James Brown The Ultimate Tribute to His Music, Life and Legacy.

By Terry McMoore | February 13, 2007 |

James Brown the Godfather of Soul is gone but he is not dead. Now I won’t go on record and claim that he is not dead like some have labeled past legends of TV and music such as Tupac Shakur, Elvis Presley, and Bruce Lee.

James Brown lives on through his music and this is ever so true when it comes to the Rap and Hip Hop industry.  Among the over 650 songs that James Brown is either credited with creating, writing or having collaborated on, more than half of them have been used worldwide by Rappers, R&B and Rock artists in the form of samples in their music.

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Please write your Congressman THIS WEEK

By Blayne Clements | February 13, 2007 |

Please write your house representative THIS WEEK and have them know your view about this Iraqi resolution that they are debating.Here is my letter to my Congressman John Tanner via http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

The republicans are no longer in the majority, the democrats won because America spoke loud and clear, that we need to change the course of this country. So the democrats hands have been untied, the strings have been cut, the gloves taken off….what will the democrats do to answer the cry the public made in November…well.. «Read the rest of this article»

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