T. Sharp on Twitter (@newscoma) Steve Ross on Twitter (@vibinc) Steve Steffens on Twitter (@leftwingcracker)The Memphis Daily News reports that the Shelby County Commission will take up the issue of funding for the Regional Medical Center (The MED) again today The resolution is sponsored by Commissioner George Flinn. Flinn originally called for a greater share of the federal funds. He agreed to an amendment by Commissioner Mike Ritz...
From Yesterday’s paper… A mixture of snow and rain is expected to dampen the Greater Memphis area between Sunday night and noon Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The snow, meteorologist Chris Duke said, will probably be too light to measure. “It looks like Memphis is going to escape another snowfall, for the...
Is today, February 7, 2010 NASHVILLE – In Tennessee, while African-Americans comprise approximately 16 percent of the total state population, they make up 64 percent of HIV infection diagnoses. In an effort to draw attention to this crisis among black communities, the Tennessee Department of Health will take part in observances of National Black...
Enclave points to a new study that indicates the Charter School phenomenon may come with some “unintended” consequences… The report found that charter schools continue to stratify students by race, class, and possibly language, and are more racially isolated than traditional public schools in virtually every state and large metropolitan area in the country...
Illissa Gold has some perspective on the National Tea Party Convention going on in Nashville right now, noting there are only 600 people in attendance. By way of comparison, there were 1,200 people at the very first Netroots Nation conference in 2006 in Las Vegas (back when it was called YearlyKos, before all the...
The Memphis Daily News asks if Shelby County Interim Mayor Joe Ford is going to run for County Mayor. Answer…probably. Feb. 18 is the filing deadline for the May 4 primaries. The primaries for county mayor top the ballot. Still to come late this week or early next week is a decision by Interim...
Leadership at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED) are none too happy with some of Gov. Bredesen’s words. Bredesen said earlier this week that his budget did not include additional funds for The Med because its leaders have not presented him a plan for long-term fiscal stability for the hospital. Med leaders...