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OPRY MILLS IS BACK IN BUSINESS TODAY! AFTER 2 YEARS, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND LOT OF HARD WORK, A RIBBON CUTTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 9:30, RE-OPENING THE MALL. . .  http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120312/NEWS01/303120058/Opry-Mills-a...

GUITAR LEGEND AND COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME MEMBER EARL SCRUGGS HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 88. SCRUGGS WAS NOT ONLY BELOVED HERE IN NASHVILLE – HE HAS HIS OWN STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

FILMMAKER SPIKE LEE TWEETED OUT AN ADDRESS THAT HE THOUGHT WAS THAT OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, THE MAN WHO KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN. PROBLEM WAS – IT WASN’T. THE ADDRESS SPIKE SENT TO HIS 250 THOUSAND TWITTER FOLLOWERS WAS THAT OF AN ELDERLY FLORIDA COUPLE COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE CASE, WHO HAVE NOW HAD TO FLEE THEIR HOME BECAUSE OF THREATS OF VIOLENCE. LEE HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED BUT THE TWEET HE SENT IS STILL CIRCULATING. . . http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2012/mar/28/picket-spike-lee-apologizes-elderly-florida-couple/

YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER LIVE TO SEE A CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD. YOU MIGHT BE WRONG. AN AUSTRALIAN DRUG MAKER SAYS THEY’VE COME UP WITH A DRUG THAT STOPS THE RHINOVIRUS – THE CAUSE OF YOUR COLD – DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. MORE STUDY IS NEEDED, OF COURSE. . . http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/health/australian-drug-maker-close-to-a-cure-for-the-common-cold-ncxdc-032812#ixzz1qSoxOVxN

THAT PILOT WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY THAT WENT BERZERK ON A JET BLUE FLIGHT AND HAD TO BE TACKLED BY PASSENGERS? HE’S ON SUSPENSION. AND, HE MAY GO TO PRISON FOR 20 YEARS. CLAYTON OSBON IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES OF INTERFERING WITH A FLIGHT CREW. . . http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/03/28/charges-filed-against-jetblue-captain-suspected-of-in-flight-disturbance/

THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS NOW AT A RECORD – JUST ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS! THE NEXT DRAWING IS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND TN LOTTERY PRESIDENT REBECCA HARGROVE SAYS IF YOU WANT TO GET A TICKET, BE PREPARED FOR IT TO BE A CRAZY DAY WITH SOME LINES. . . http://www.wkrn.com/story/17273668/mega-millions-reaches-record-476-million-jackpot

THERE IS NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN FROM THE SANFORD, FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT, TAKEN THE NIGHT HE SHOT AND KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN, AND IT SEEMS TO CONTRADICT ZIMMERMAN’S CLAIMS HE WAS INJURED WHEN THE 17-YEAR-OLD MARTIN ATTACKED HIM. YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO FOR YOURSELF  . . http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/george-zimmerman-police-surveillance-16024475

A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER IS A HERO FOR HER ACTIONS AWAY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD. SPECIALIST KATHERINE MC INTIRE WAS GIVEN AN IMPACT ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL FOR HER QUICK ACTIONS THAT SAVED THE LIFE OF A FOUR YEAR OLD BOY WHO WAS CHOKING. . . http://www.wkrn.com/story/17278660/ft-campbell-soldier-receives-award-after-rescuing-choking-child

IF YOU LIKE TO SHOP AT ANTHROPOLOGIE AND YOU LOVE DOWNTOWN FRANKLIN THIS IS THE STORY FOR YOU.  ANTHROPOLOGIE IS COMING TO DOWNTOWN FRANKLIN! IT’LL BE ONE OF THE FEW NATIONAL CHAINS IN DOWNTOWN, AND WHILE ITS MAIN STREET LOCATION HAS BEEN CHOSEN, AN OPENING DATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED. . .

STAYING SEATED TOO LONG IN A DAY IS A KILLER. THAT’S WHAT A NEW MEDICAL STUDY HAS JUST FOUND – YOUR RISK OF DYING DOUBLES IF YOU’RE SEATED MORE THAN 11 HOURS PER DAY. AND HOW MUCH YOU EXERCISE OTHERWISE DOESN’T SEEM TO HELP. ONE DOCTOR SAYS SHE RECOMMENDS YOU REDUCE YOUR TIME IN YOUR CHAIR OR COUCH BY FIVE MINUTES PER HOUR, PER DAY

RESEARCHERS AT SYDNEY UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA FOUND THAT TOO MUCH HOMEWORK CAN OFTEN HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT ON STUDENTS. INSTEAD OF ENHANCING THEIR INTELLECT, THEY BECOME BORED AND UNHAPPY, LEADING TO ABSOLUTELY NO ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT. THE RESEARCHES SAY HOMEWORK ONLY REALLY IS USEFUL FOR 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS. . . http://www.wtop.com/?nid=740&sid=2805195

THERE IS A BILL IN THE TENNESSEE SENATE THAT WOULD prohibit school students from exposing "underwear or body parts in an indecent manner that disrupts the learning environment." ITS BEING CALLED THE “SAGGY PANTS” BILL AND IF IT PASSES IT’D BE UP TO SCHOOLS TO DECIDE THE PUNISHMENT. . . http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17280414/saggy-pants-bill-headed-to-full-floor-votes

THE SUPREME COURT CONCLUDED A MARATHON PUBLIC DEBATE ON HEALTH CARE YESTERDAY WITH JUSTICES SIGNALING AN IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE THAT COULD TOPPLE SOME OR ALL OF THE THE SWEEPING REFORM BILL CHAMPIONED BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. THE MORE CONSERVATIVE JUDGES OF THE COURT ARE CALLING FOR THE BILL TO BE SCRAPPED – THE MORE LIBERAL MEMBERS ARE URGING RESTRAINT. . . http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-justices-poised-to-strike-down-entire-healthcare-law-20120328,0,2058481.story

BEE GEES STAR ROBIN GIBB HAS UNDERGONE FURTHER SURGERY FOLLOWING A SUSTAINED ILLNESS.  GIBB IS RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER INTESTINAL SURGERY OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAS BEEN FORCED TO CANCEL A NUMBER OF COMMITMENTS. . . http://wonderwall.msn.com/music/bee-gees-star-robin-gibb-hospitalized-1673781.story