Tennessee

Elmwood Cemetery

Steve Pike and Justin Willingham — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:48:00 +0000

Elmwood Cemetery, founded in 1852, is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis. Fifty citizens put up $500 each to purchase and develop a 40-acre parcel of land. Another 40 acres were added later.

The name Elmwood was selected by a drawing from a list of proposed names. Elm trees had to be planted afterwards.

Radio Roundtable: Health Care Reform In Tennessee

Justin Willingham — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:04:22 +0000

This week on the Behind the Headlines Radio Roundtable, a look at how Health Care Reform will affect the state of Tennessee.

Brian Kelsey, State Senator from Germantown, and Bill Dries, reporter for the Memphis Daily News, join host Eric Barnes, publisher of the Memphis Daily News, to discuss this topic.

Radio Roundtable: Gov. Bill Haslam's State Of The State Address

Justin Willingham — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:50:51 +0000

This week on the Behind the Headlines Radio Roundtable, the panel discusses TN Governor Bill Haslam's State of the State address, including the state's course against so-called "unfounded mandates," an expansion of TennCare, and school vouchers.

Radio Roundtable: The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Tennessee

Justin Willingham — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:45:00 +0000

A look at the real impact of the affordable care act on Shelby County as well as the state of Tennessee.

Tennessee’s Teachers About To Get Their Grades Under New Evaluation System

Eleanor Boudreau — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:06:00 +0000

When the evaluator walked into her classroom, Alisa Bledsoe was teaching her sixth grade science class about the difference between a food chain and a food web.