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In this season of giving, I’ve decided that a current events version of “The Night Before Christmas” is in order. To that end, I offer the following… Twas the week before Christmas and all through the County, Leaders in the east were assessing their bounty, The Legislature won by the right wing with care,...
I don’t really have a lot to say this morning. I think I said myself out yesterday. Speaking of yesterday, the “sense of the commission” resolution on consolidation passed 6-3-1. Two commissioners weren’t in attendance at the time of the vote. The matter comes up again on Monday. Send your Commissioner an email in...
Today is the last day you can register to vote for the upcoming November elections. If you haven’t registered yet, you can download the form here and mail it to your county election commission. The form must be postmarked Oct. 4th for you to be eligible. Early voting starts in about two weeks and...
It started last Thursday. I was on my way to Jonesboro, when I choked on some coffee, as I am prone to do from time to time. Actually, I can find a way to swallow just about any drink “down the wrong hole” sending me into a coughing fit that would shake your faith...
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 yesterday,...
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...
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...
Both the State House and Senate are not in session today, presumably to hammer out a budget proposal that they both can live with, but I could be wrong about that. They may just be hanging out playing checkers and dominoes like the old guys that used to hang out at Midtown Billiards during...