Tue March 27, 2012

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It’s a great week in Music City -- OPRY MILLS IS COMING BACK.  2 YEARS AFTER THE FLOODS AND 200 MILLION DOLLARS LATER, IT OPENS AT 10AM THURSDAY ... http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120326/BUSINESS01/303260022/Shoppers-count-days-Opry-Mills-return?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

PREDS **PLAYOFF** TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY AT 10AM. SOME TICKETS WILL GO FOR AS LOW AS A HUNDRED BUCKS BUT THE FURTHER THE TEAM GOES INTO THE PLAYOFFS, EXPECT PRICES TO GO UP FAST...http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2012/03/26/predators-playoff-tickets-on-sale-saturday/

TENNESSEE IS A BAD PLACE TO BE A WOMAN. SO SAYS I VILLAGE DOT COM. THE WOMENS WEBSITE PUT US AT 40TH IN THEIR STUDY OF BEST TO WORST STATES FOR WOMEN. WE LAG BEHIND IN WOMENS INCOME, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, HOW MANY WOMEN ARE IN GOVERNMENT....AND MORE ... http://www.wkrn.com/story/17243856/tennessee-listed-in-bottom-ten-worst-places-for-women-in-america

IF YOU LOVE TO FLY SOUTHWEST IT WILL SOON COST YOU MORE TO LOVE IT. THEY RAISED THEIR PRICES 6 TO 10 BUCKS PER ROUND TRIP YESTERDAY. JET BLUE STARTED IT! http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2012/03/26/southwest-airlines-raises-fares-6-10.html

GREAT NEWS IF YOU’RE A CHOCOLATE LOVER. A NEW STUDY FINDS PEOPLE WHO EAT MODERATE AMOUNTS OF CHOCOLATE ARE THINNER THAN THOSE WHO STAY AWAY. THE KEY WORD THERE IS “MODERATE”....http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/story/2012-03-26/Chocolate-lovers-are-thinner-study-says/53790622/1

AND A RESTAURANT IN GEORGIA SAYS THEY’RE SORRY. THE “CHOPS AND HOPS” EATERY HAD A SANDWICH CALLED THE “BLACK AND BLUE”. WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM? THEY ADVERTISED THE BLACK AND BLUE AS BEING INSPIRED BY CHRIS BROWN AND HIS BEATING OF RIHANNA. NOW THE RESTAURANT IS DONATING SIX TIMES WHAT THEY MADE OFF THE SANDWICH TO A LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION GROUP.

YOUR PAIN AT THE PUMP IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. NATIONAL GAS PRICES ARE **UP** AGAIN - SIX CENTS PER GALLON THIS PAST WEEK. THE AVERAGE IN TENNESSEE IS $3.72 PER GALLON, AND IT’S ALSO ON THE RISE

THE ATTORNEY FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN - THE MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED TRAYVON MARTIN BUT WAS **NOT** ARRESTED - SAYS HIS CLIENT DID IT IN SELF-DEFENSE. HE SAYS HIS CLIENT HAS A BROKEN NOSE AND AN INJURY TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. HE SAYS WHEN THE FACTS COME OUT, WE’LL GET A DIFFERENT STORY THAN WE’VE BEEN GETTING. TRAYVON’S FATHER CALLED ZIMMERMAN A MURDERER.

TODAY IS DAY 2 FOR THE SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST OBAMA CARE. OPPONENTS ARE SUING, SAYING THE SWEEPING HEALTH CARE REFORM IS **UNCONSTITUTIONAL**

BOBBY BROWN GOT ARRESTED YESTERDAY. TMZ SAYS WHITNEY HOUSTON’S EX WAS TAKEN TO JAIL AND CHARGED WITH A DUI.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE USES LIPITOR, CRESTOR, OR ZOCOR, LISTEN UP. THE FDA IS TELLING THE MAKERS OF THOSE CHOLESTEROL LOWERING DRUGS TO PUT A WARNING ON THEIR LABEL ABOUT POTENTIAL MEMORY LOSS AND BLOOD SUGAR ISSUES WHEN TAKING THOSE DRUGS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT DOESNT MEAN YOU SHOULD NOT STOP TAKING THEM, THOUGH. 

AND SOME COLORADO KIDS ARE GONNA MISS OUT ON THEIR TOWN’S EASTER EGG HUNT THIS WEEKEND. OH, NO, THE KIDS DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WRONG. THE **PARENTS** WERE TOO PUSHY - KNOCKING EACH OTHER AROUND TO HELP THEIR KIDS FIND GOODIES. NOW, THE ANNUAL EVENT IN COLORADO CITY HAS BEEN CALLED OFF. THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS.

SOMEONE FROM PETA THREW FLOUR ALL OVER KIM KARDASHIAN FOR SOME REASON, AND NOW KIM AND HER SISTER KHLOE ARE ANGRY. KHLOE USED TO REPRESENT PETA BUT SHE SAYS NOT ANY MORE. AND KIM MAY PRESS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE WOMAN WHO DID IT.

WHAT IF YOU COULD GET YOUR LOTTO TICKETS ON-LINE SO YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO GO STAND **IN** LINE? IN ILLINOIS, YOU CAN. THEY’RE TRYING SELLING LOTTERY TICKETS ON THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND A WINNER FOR THEIR 350 MILLION DOLLAR MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT

TEEN GIRLS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY AS TEEN GUYS TO USE THEIR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING. THAT’S WHAT THE TRIPLE - A FOUNDATION FOUND. CELL PHONES AND OTHER GADGETS ARE BY FAR THE #1 DISTRACTION FOR KIDS BEHIND THE WHEEL

ALLOWING AN INFANT TO SLEEP IN THE SAME BED AS A PARENT IS NOW ONE OF THE LEADING RISK FACTORS FOR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME OR SIDS. THAT’S THE FINDING OF A NEW STUDY ANALYZING SIDS RISK FACTORS...

GOING TO CHURCH MAKES YOU HAPPIER! GALLUP DID A SURVEY THAT FOUND THE MORE OFTEN YOU ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES, THE MORE INCIDENTS OF POSITIVE EMOTIONS YOU WILL FEEL DURING YOUR WEEK. IT WAS BASED ON OVER 300 THOUSAND INTERVIEWS

AND THE ICONIC GRAY’S DRUGSTORE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN FRANKLIN -- LONG VACANT, SOON WILL BE A NEW RESTAURANT AND MUSIC VENUE. THE TENNESSEAN SAYS ANDY MARSHALL, WHO OWNS PUCKETTS, IS WORKING ON THE VENTURE AND THEY HOPE TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER...http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120326/WILLIAMSON/303260052/Gray-s-drugstore-building-reopen-restaurant?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE