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For reasons I’m not so sure about, I’ve been looking at the media page on HuffPo a lot over the past several days. In the process of doing this, I realized that last night marked the return of Conan O’Brien to late-night television after a long and winding journey. I don’t really watch late-night...
Just because the elections are over doesn’t mean all is lost for political junkies like myself. Even though my junkiness hasn’t been expressed to it’s fullest potential as of late, nothing gets my motor running quite like a power struggle, and that’s exactly what we seem to have in the wake of the Republican...
As I noted in Morning Coffee, yesterday was a pretty active day at the Memphis City Council. One of the other big issues was the Non-Discrimination Ordinance, sponsored by Councilwoman Janis Fullilove and the Shelby County contingent of the TEP. As has been widely reported, the ordinance was withdrawn yesterday due to a belief...
Those of you who know me personally know I’m a process junkie. For the rest of you, what I mean by “process” is the manner in which stuff gets done in government, specifically legislative bodies. Yesterday’s meeting of the Memphis City Council was not only a study in process, but also a prime example...
Just in case you didn’t already know, early voting began on Friday for the August 5th election. For as long as I’ve been watching politics, and perhaps as long as there have been elections, the last two weeks of the campaign turn into a special kind of free-for-all where new challenges are made, usually...
Jane Roberts’ story in the Sunday CA might give you an insight: Memphis City Schools Supt. Kriner Cash’s annual salary of $275,738 makes him the highest-paid public executive in the county. Cash earns $100,000-plus more than Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and $125,000 more than Shelby County Interim Mayor Joe Ford. A comparison of...
An article in this morning’s Commercial Appeal highlights something every educator already knows: Poverty plays a big role in the education of our nation’s children. As the child of two educators who avoided the family business, this isn’t news to me. I’ve been hearing this my entire life. So its odd when I hear...
As Trace noted yesterday afternoon, Monday was a day filled with frustration and demon possessed technology. Hopefully, today will be less trying. Things are heating up, and I’m not just talking about the weather. The looming statewide primary election in August has Republican Gubernatorial candidates running around looking for new ways to shank each...
I understand why Captain Kona is upset about this sign in his neighborhood. Thankfully, my little neck of the woods here in super liberal midtown Memphis doesn’t normally see that many signs by Republicans. The few that do have Republican signs up in my neighborhood are usually for Haslam, which is about as comforting...
Last week we published a commentary about the City of Memphis budget and the issue of school funding. Today, the Memphis City Council will bring the issue back up for discussion. The Memphis Daily News has the coverage. Strickland wants to amend the city’s operating budget to come up with a payment plan for...