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Noted activist and social critic Dr. Marc Lamont Hill to speak at Austin Peay State University February 26th

February 22, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is a hard person to classify. He is an academic, serving as an associate professor at Columbia University. He also appears regularly on CNN, MSNBC and the Fox News Channel as a respected commentator and journalist.

Some know him simply as a writer, penning articles for the New York Times and authoring books such as “Beats, Rhymes and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity.”

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LEAP Holds 2nd Annual Youth Summer Trip

By Richard Garrett | August 4, 2012 |

Atlanta, GA – For the second year the Clarksville community stepped up to the plate to assist at-risk youth in participating in the LEAP sponsored Youth Summer Trip. Last year LEAP partnered with First Missionary Baptist Church to take youth on a tour of Washington DC. The students were exposed to a myriad of activities such as performances at the National Theaters, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian, and several memorials and monuments.

The 2012 Youth Summer Trip featured the MLK Memorial, GA Aquarium, World of Coca Cola, Inside CNN Tour, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Zoo Atlanta, and Six Flags.

The Kids in Atlanta

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Rick Santorum excited about success in Michigan Primary and looks ahead to Super Tuesday on the Steve Gill Show

By Steve Gill | March 4, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – Appearing on the Nashville-based nationally syndicated Steve Gill Show, GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum said he was excited about coming into Mitt Romney’s home state of Michigan, getting outspent by anywhere from six to twelve to one and still coming out of the battleground state with at least as many delegates as Romney.

“We’ve been able to do amazing things with limited resources and the other night for the first time you heard Governor Romney go out there and say ‘we need more money’,” Santorum noted. «Read the rest of this article»

Newt Gingrich defends his $2.50 gas price plan in Tennessee on the Steve Gill Show

By Steve Gill | March 1, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – Appearing today on the Nashville-based nationally syndicated Steve Gill Show Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich defended his plan to promote energy policies that would get the price of gasoline back down to $2.50 a gallon.

“This is not the only issue I talk about,” Gingrich noted, “I talk about foreign policy and having no apologies for America; I talk about having a tax code that would let you have a 15% flat tax as an option…and revising the capital gains tax to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in new investment; replacing the environmental protection agency with the environmental solutions agency; protecting Second Amendment rights…. But this [gasoline price] issue is a big issue and if you are a working American or a retired American and live in a state where you have to drive long distances, like here in Tennessee, it is a huge issue.” «Read the rest of this article»

The 159th Combat Aviation Brigade begins to return home

By Bill Larson | January 16, 2012 |

Fort Campbell, KY – Yesterday Fort Campbell welcomed 195 soldiers from the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade home from Afghanistan. The Brigade is the last major element of the 101st Airborne Division still deployed in Afghanistan.

Family and friends of the returning soldiers had gathered together to give their loved ones a proper welcome home.

A wife is overcome with emotion as she watches her soldier march by

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Two Austin Peay State University faculty members announce recent activities

November 11, 2011 |

Clarksville, TN – Two faculty members at Austin Peay State University announce their recent professional and scholarly activities.

Dr. Thomas King, professor of music, will receive the prestigious Signature Sinfonian Award from Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity at a special ceremony on Saturday, November 19th at APSU. Only seven men in the nation will receive this award this year. He has been a member of Phi Mu Alpha for 46 years, having served chapters in Kansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, specifically at APSU for more than 20 years. «Read the rest of this article»

APSU History Professor contributes to new scholarly work on Israel

November 1, 2011 |

Clarksville, TN – Early in the morning on May 31st, 2010, a group of Israeli commandos boarded a Turkish ship in the Mediterranean Sea, filled with pro-Palestinian activists. The boat was part of an aid-flotilla, seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. The commandos planned to bring the ship into the nearby port of Ashdod, but a scuffle soon broke out between the soldiers and the passengers. When the shooting stopped, nine activists were dead and several soldiers were wounded.

The incident sparked an international crisis, with media outlets across the globe picking up the story. Dr. Christos Frentzos, an Austin Peay State University associate professor of history, watched the ongoing news coverage from a unique vantage point. He was in Israel during those tumultuous days as part of a counterterrorism fellowship, sponsored by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. «Read the rest of this article»

Just My Two Cents: Media.

By Hank Bonecutter | October 10, 2011 |

Hank Bonecutter

I’ve been a member of the media for so  long, I take many things for granted.  I’ve always approached a news story the same way, and that’s try to get both sides of the story.  While I admit I’ve made tons of mistakes and had to apologize more than once, I just can’t buy into the way the media game is played today.

There is no “breaking news” anymore. We have it sent to our phone, or computer.  You don’t have to “turn on” the radio, or “read” the newspaper, or, (god forbid) turn the TV on, you just sit there, ( whatever), and the news comes to you.   So with that said, how does a talk show host, (radio or tv) get you to tune in?

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Standing Stone State Park to Host National Rolley Hole Marbles Championship and Festival September 17th

September 9, 2011 |

29th Annual Event Draws Country’s Best Players to Tennessee 
 
Nashville, TN – Standing Stone State Park will host the National Rolley Hole Marbles Championship and Festival on Saturday, September 17th, drawing some of the country’s best players to Tennessee where they will match wit and skills in what is known as the world’s most challenging marble tournament.

In its 29th year, the event includes kids’ games, marble making, a swap meet, tournament play, demonstrations, live bluegrass music and food.

“The Rolley Hole is considered the Super Bowl of marbles,” said Shawn Hughes, park interpretive specialist and coordinator of the tournament.  “It’s one time a year that all the great marble shooters gather to become the stars of the show and battle for the elusive National Title. It’s been a great tool for the park because it’s something no one in the world has and we encourage everyone to join us.” «Read the rest of this article»

FDNY chief, highest-raking firefighter to survive the collapse of the World Trade Center to speak at APSU

August 24, 2011 |

Clarksville, TN – On the morning of September 11th, 2001, Richard “Pitch” Picciotto answered the call heard around the world. In minutes he was at ground zero of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, acting boldly to save innocent lives as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center began to burn—and then to buckle.

Already a veteran of terrorist attacks, Picciotto was present fighting a similar battle after the World Trade Center Bombing in 1993. Again inside the North Tower, where he found himself years earlier, he focused his concentration on the rescue efforts at hand. But it was there in the smoky stairwells that he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. He then made the call for firemen and rescue workers to evacuate, while he stayed behind with a skeleton team of men to assist a group of disabled and inform civilians in their struggle to evacuate the inferno.

Richard "Pitch" Picciotto

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