Steve Ross on Twitter (@vibinc) Steve Steffens on Twitter (@leftwingcracker)Mary Cashiola reports in her Flyer blog IN THE BLUFF that the Mid South Peace & Justice Center was waiting with er, open arms, to welcome Wells Fargo to town: As part of its new “Days of Giving” program, Wells Fargo distributed $1,000 to eight local non-profits, including the Memphis Union Mission and the...
The CA reports that Kriner Cash is ready to do what no one else has been willing to do here: CLOSE some schools with shrinking enrollments and merge others. Too bad they didn’t make this decision BEFORE they rebuilt schools in North Memphis: In four months, Memphis City Schools Supt. Kriner Cash expects to...
Jonathan Cole reports at Grand Divisions that Councilor Janis Fullilove has received death threats for sponsoring the city’s proposed Non-Discrimination Ordinance: Last night, Memphis City Councilwoman Janis Fullilove informed me that she had received four phone calls from unknown numbers threating her life. Each death threat referenced Fullilove’s sponsorship of the LGBT-inclusive employment non-discrimination...
Hat tip to jensized, the LA Times runs this AP story about Target Stores making a political donation to a surprising choice in the Minnesota Governor’s race: As two “Boycott Target” groups sprang up on Facebook on Tuesday, the giant retailer defended its $150,000 donation to a group helping a Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate...
Morning, campers, It’s WEDNESDAY, woo-hoo! Right, I’m not that excited either, and neither are Democratic voters, apparently. Well, it’s hot, it’s humid, with no sign from anywhere that we are in for any relief any time soon. Let’s not waste time, I need coffee and so do you! Wow! SEVEN in TEN voters in...
The CA is reporting that Early Voting is brisk this August: Surging Republican turnout is setting a pace for early voting numbers in the Aug. 5 elections that would break the previous Shelby County early voting record in a summer election. Through Thursday, 30,388 voters had cast ballots, 28,856 since voting expanded to satellite...
Remember the General Services Division employees who decided to “retire” after being caught in potential scandals? The CA reports that the GSD is THROWING A PARTY for them. One hopes it’s NOT on City time: The city’s troubled General Services Division is planning to celebrate the careers of three employees who have recently resigned...
At-Large City Councilor Janis Fullilove has started the process to pass a Non-Discrimination Ordinance through the Memphis City Council today. The Personnel committee sent it to the full Council without recommendation because it had not yet heard from Mayor Wharton’s office on its position regarding the ordinance. Councilor Fullilove explains why she is leading...
John Branston’s column in this morning’s Flyer sums it up: If you drive less than a mile from Southwind High School you can be in Germantown, Memphis, or unincorporated Shelby County (or Mississippi if you drive two miles). The tax rates where you end up vary from $4.06 to $7.22. Same stores, same roads,...
It’s Not Just Happening Here, Folks
Sean Braisted reports that the number of Davidson County voters pulling GOP primary ballots are almost as many as those pulling Democratic ballots: With the first day in from the start of expanded early voting polling sites, it looks as if Republicans have all but eliminated the early voting lead held by Democrats in...
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