Over the past weekend, the city of Nashville and the surrounding middle Tennessee area experienced a tragedy. Former Tennessee Titans Quarterback, Steve McNair, was found slain on July 4th.

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APPALACHIA FACT FILE: Isolated pockets in central Appalachia have three times the national poverty rate, and the shortest life spans in the nation. Only one in 10 men in the region will get a college degree -- less than half the national average. ...

APPALACHIA FACT FILE: Isolated pockets in central Appalachia have three times the national poverty rate, and the shortest life spans in the nation. Only one in 10 men in the region will get a college degree -- less than half the national average. ...

APPALACHIA FACT FILE: Isolated pockets in central Appalachia have three times the national poverty rate, and the shortest life spans in the nation. Only one in 10 men in the region will get a college degree -- less than half the national average. ...

News 2's Christine Maddela is our OLOTW this week. It got us to thinking that we should start a news department.

WKRN Reporter Christine Maddela's extended interview with Ron Paul backstage at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. More at http://www.volunteervoters.com/

The controversial issue of Illegal Immigration is a hot topic in the news and everyone is talking about. Reporter Christine Maddela and Photojournalist Ray Arzate take you inside the issue and give you the story from ALL POINTS OF VIEW from the Heart of the issue. THE BORDER