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Young women: Be bold and do the asking ... to prom
You might have missed it, but Monday was International Women's Day.
"International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men," according to the United Nations.
Well, high school junior and senior girls, it’s time to take action and participate on an equal footing with the boys: If you want to go to the prom, don’t wait around waiting for someone to ask you. Be bold and do the asking yourself. Read More...
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DR. JIM WELLBORN: There's a stranger in my house
Talking of suicide
Every time a suicide makes national news, I get nervous. Suicide is one of those behaviors with a contagion effect; the inhibitions of a suicidal kid can be weakened by hearing about others who have followed through with killing themselves.
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JILL BURGIN: Joyride
More than dinner gets served at family table
For a couple of years now, I’ve noticed public service announcements trumpeting the importance of the family dinner.
These televised proverbs pop up on PBS all the time during their kids’ programming, of which I have seen more than my share over the past decade and a half. Read More...
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Register now for R.A.D. class
Self-defense course for women starts Monday
Brentwood Home Page news reports
The Brentwood Police Department’s next R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Program begins next week. R.A.D. is the largest and fastest growing women’s only self-defense program in the U.S. and Canada.
The program is a 12-hour basic self-defense course which is taught in four three-hour sessions. This course is offered for women 13 years of age and up. This is a “go at your own pace” program designed for virtually all fitness and skill levels.
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CRIME REPORT: Shoplifters arrested at Cool Springs stores
Brentwood Home Page news reports
General thefts lead the latest Crime Report, released March 4, by Capt. Tommy Walsh of the Brentwood Police Department.
Suspects were arrested in two separate reports of shoplifting at Best Buy on Galleria Boulevard, the first on Feb. 25 and the second on March 2. A suspect was also arrested for allegedly shoplifting two wireless routers from the Mallory Lane Electronic Express on March 2.
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Cooper "The Trooper" Cook is fighting a rare form of cancer. |
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VANDY KIDS: Meet 'Cooper the Trooper'
First in a series featuring local patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Brentwood Home Page special report
Cooper Cook, known by most as “Cooper the trooper,” has rightfully earned his nickname. The 19-month-old was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer known as Infantile Fibrosarcoma, when he was just 8-weeks-old. Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:57 pm |
Census way more than a head count to city
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By CARRIE McCLOUD
Brentwood Home Page intern
On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau began mailing advance letters to about 120 million addresses nationwide, notifying households that 2010 Census forms will be arriving next week. Thousands of those letters will show up in Brentwood mailboxes. But local officials and volunteers aren’t relying just on the government to spread the news about how important filling out the Census form is.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:07 pm |
Chick-fil-A jumps another hurdle
Commission approves double menu boards
 By SUSAN LEATHERS
Brentwood Home Page
On Monday, the Brentwood City Commission approved an ordinance which would allow double the number of menu boards at restaurants, a change that should allow the busy Brentwood Place Chick-fil-A to add a second drive-thru line.
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Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 9:42 pm |
BHP's new business section makes debut
By KELLY GILFILLAN
Brentwood Home Page
Several Fortune 500 companies call Brentwood home. And more than 10,000 people -- executives, managers, entrepreneurs, professionals and more -- travel into the city each day to work. For these reasons and many more, Brentwood Home Page is expanding its Business coverage. Read More...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 12:53 am |
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School board plans special budget meeting
Brentwood Home Page news reports
The Williamson County Board of Education met in a special session Saturday, March 6, following a budget workshop.
The Board voted to suspend policy to allow the Board to have a special called meeting to adopt a budget for the 2010-11 school year. The meeting will follow the second Board budget meeting on Monday, March 29. Read More...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 10:35 pm |
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Songwriter Jerry Foster entertains guests at Tuesday's Step Up for Charity benefit. |
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Lee cancels but Foster 'Steps Ups' for fundraiser
Keistler named BWC's Woman of the Year
By SUSAN T. LEATHERS
Brentwood Home Page
Headliner Brenda Lee, the queen of country music, cancelled due to illness but famed songwriter Jerry Foster stepped in – and up – to headline the Step Up for Charity benefit Tuesday. Members, friends and supporters of the Brentwood Woman’s Club filled Brentwood Country Club for club's biggest fundraiser of the year.
CLICK HEREfor our Scene & Heard photo gallery from Tuesday's event.
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:08 pm |
Race for the Cure will return Oct. 9
 By SUSAN LEATHERSBrentwood Home Page
It’s official. The Greater Nashville Race for the Cure will return to Brentwood Saturday, Oct. 9. The Susan G. Komen Foundation’s major fundraiser moved from Nashville to Maryland Farms in 2009 and broke all local records for both participants and money raised. Read More...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 9:41 pm |
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BHP Sports
The Kindersport team at Indiana University indoor meet. |
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Ten athletes headed to national indoor championships
Brentwood teens to compete in Boston
 By KELLY GILFILLAN
Brentwood Home Page
A large group of track and field athletes from Williamson County will travel to the Nike Indoor Nationals at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston later this week. This three-day meet serves as the high school national indoor championships. Read More...
Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:36 pm |
BA's Taylor Reece |
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She's BA's Miss Basketball, for sure
TSSAA finalist now looks forward to senior year
By CARSON FANT
Brentwood Home Page sports intern
Though she ultimately didn’t win the title, Taylor Reece of Brentwood Academy is in good company nonetheless with her recent Division II Class AA Miss Basketball finalist designation. Read More...
Posted: Monday, March 8, 2010 9:41 pm |
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: BrentWord Communications LLC
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Brentwood Home Page, the 'go to place ... ' gets going in big way
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The Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Cool Springs Chamber helped Brentwood Home Page celebrate its successful launch with an official ribbon cutting and celebration March 2. The event took place at Pinnacle Financial Partners new Brentwood branch.
Brentwood Home Page, “The go to place for everything Brentwood,” officially launched Sept. 1, 2009. The online “newspaper” is specifically targeted to Brentwood residents and workers. The independent news enterprise, produced by BrentWord Communications LLC owners Susan Leathers and Kelly Gilfillan, in February reached over 12,000 unique visitors and had over 80,000 page views.*
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Brentwood Mayor Betsy Crossley, Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber chairman David Flow, and chamber presidents Cindi Parmenter and Marti Veto congratulated Leathers and Gilfillan on Brentwood Home Page’s early success.
Accessible at www.brentwoodhomepage.com, Brentwood Home Page is a free news and information resource updated six days a week. In addition to offering comprehensive news coverage of Brentwood’s government, civic, religious, school and business communities, the website offers a very targeted customer base for its advertisers.
Also on hand for the celebration were BHP columnists Jill Burgin, Dr. Bill Fleet and Dr. Jeff Wilson, intern Carrie McCloud and correspondent Wendy Hosse. Columnists Dr. Jim Wellborn and sports intern Carson Fant were unable to attend.
BrentWord Communications LLC recently appointed an Advisory Board to help direct its growth. Members are:
Randy Lee, certified financial planner, TrustCore; Marshall S. Martin, executive vice president-general manager, PureSafety; Devin McClendon, affiliate broker, XMi Commercial Real Estate; Debra T. Phillips, assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Department of Justice; Dottie Pope, retired pharmacist and community volunteer; Roger Shirley, editorial director, McNeely Pigott & Fox; and Debbie Smith, owner, Debbie Smith Coaching & Consulting.
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If you would like to see your business featured here, contact Advertising Director Kelly Gilfillan at kelly@brentwoodhomepage.com.
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