Big change doesn’t happen overnight. That’s a reality that we need to come to grips with. Big, lasting change can take years, decades even, to take hold and gain enough widespread support to become entrenched.
There are a lot of reasons real, lasting change takes so long. First and foremost, as I noted...
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There are a lot of things in this world that require people to have faith. Much of our financial system is grounded on the “full faith and trust” that debts will be repaid. In fact, were it not for this trust, our money would just be nicely decorated bits of paper.
In our...
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The race for the 9th Congressional district Democratic nomination is, perhaps, the race that I’m watching with more interest than any other. Sure, there are contests with greater impact across the state and the county, but the contest between Congressman Steve Cohen and former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton is epic, as far as I’m...
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The ground was littered with the remnants of celebrations, fireworks casings and cookouts yesterday as I sleepily awoke. The night before had been one of celebration as friends gathered to celebrate the birth of a nation.
Now, two days later, the only real indication this weekend was different than any other is burned places...
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Cuppa Joe breaks down the trendy lack of trends in this week’s primaries across the country.
For my money, the moral of the story is that there is no moral to the story. On the same day, in different parts of the country, we saw completely contradictory trends. It may be...
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As Trace mentioned in Morning Coffee, t’s election day today for folks in Davidson County and several states across the country.
The Davidson County Primary Elections, originally scheduled for May 4th, were rescheduled due to the floods that left much of the city underwater. You can see who’s on the ballot here.
Also, if you’re...
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Yesterday the Senate voted on a measure that allows election administrators to require, if they deem necessary, voters to prove their citizenship.
That may not SEEM like that big of a deal, but when you consider that we’re already seeing some questionable purging of the rolls in Benton County, well, it makes you wonder why...
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I don’t know what’s in the Coffee over at Smart City Memphis, but maybe I need to take some to Nashville with me.
At a time when the public longs for leaders with courage and who can find the common ground and find the mainstream where all sides can unite, these are the kinds of...
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The Commercial Appeal thinks so.
In an editorial published Sunday the Memphis daily takes a look at some of the crazy that flows through the lege in an election year.
Voters should look at every vote with skepticism. Some representatives are doing their best to show that they will do anything, however illogical, meaningless or wrong,...
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Gary Odom is not too happy about the recent purges of voters since Republicans took over Election Commissions statewide. To help combat the purges, he and State Senate Sponsor Lowe Finney have introduced HB 3456/SB 3392 which “requires voter registrations that are considered inactive to only be purged two years after a federal...
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