When I was sworn in as Mayor of Nashville back in 1991, I have to admit to you that I felt for several weeks like a bit of an outsider who had somehow taken over but didnt really belong in this nice palace. I secretly wondered if the real mayor would come back from vacation one day and call the police.

If the Southeast represents the new battlefield in the war on meth, then Tennessee clearly is at ground zero.

Continuing economic growth requires both recruitment of new companies and expansion of existing businesses.

The genius of America is that we are still a land of undiscovered shores, and we are at our best when we open our hearts and allow the night winds to bring renewed visions of great deeds.

Let's leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let's take the resources that we have, and prioritize, and manage, and focus our energy on just doing things that count - on real results.

Good access to a doctor and a drugstore when you first have a problem can avoid a lot of cost and heartache later.

I like to encourage people who are entrepreneurs-in-waiting.