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As combat operations cool down Iraq, they've heated back up ...
As combat operations cool down Iraq, they've heated back up in Afghanistan. That's resulted in a string of remembrance ceremonies at Fort Campbell this summer, where 48 soldiers have died since March. Eleven other Tennessee servicemen have also died in Afghanistan during the surge this year. The state's congressional delegation backed the decision to add more troops. With the renewed attention, some elected officials are still confused on the ultimate mission. As WPLN's Blake Farmer reports, others are beginning to lose hope.
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In 1917, H. L. Mencken, the writer, infamously declared that ...
In 1917, H. L. Mencken, the writer, infamously declared that the South was about as artistically, intellectually, and culturally sterile as the Sahara Desert. Two years later, in 1919, Hazel King was born. And for the past ninety-one years, she has been a living rebuttal to Mencken's claim. WPLN's Kevin Bouldin introduces us to King as part of our occasional storytelling series "Upon First Meeting."
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More than 21,000 evacuees fled Hurricane Katrina and landed in ...
More than 21,000 evacuees fled Hurricane Katrina and landed in Tennessee five years ago this weekend. A year after the storm, more than 14,000 were still around. WPLN's Blake Farmer talked with some of those who decided to make Tennessee their permanent home. They stayed for love, out of fear and because they had no place else to go.
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