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From the Commercial Appeal: For all the money and rhetoric being spent on more high-profile political battles, no race on the Aug. 5 ballot may have a more direct impact on Shelby County and its residents than one that in 2006 was decided by 1,307 votes. That’s because voters in the race to represent...
Shea Flinn is one of my Super-District Councilors, and he’s one of my favorites. 99 times out of 100, he is on the correct side of issues and I will certainly support him for re-election next year. That said, he is as wrong as wrong can be on the issue of districts for a...
Sometimes, after disaster strikes there are opportunities to find some humor in the situation, though usually long after its over. So when the rains came down in Nashville last night, I’m sure there was a collective WTF from the Music City. The Nashvillest asks if it as too soon? Yeah probably. Alright, we’re on...
It seems Tennessee Attorney General, Robert Cooper, and two Shelby County attorneys are in a bit of disagreement with each other. In an April 8th column Steve Mulroy, a law professor and member of the Shelby County Commission, and retired Judge D’Army Bailey argued that the current state law mandating two separate questions in...
Here’s an update on a previous story. The Zippin Pippin, the wooden roller coaster once forgotten by all but a handful of local activists, is now the subject of a bumpy ownership debate, with a nonprofit corporation, the city of Memphis and a grass-roots activist all claiming control. The mayor of Green Bay, Wis.,...
Jackson Barker reports on the fate of one of Memphis’ landmarks. …the famous roller-coaster ride that tested the mettle of innumerable Memphians since 1923, when it first showed up at the Fairgrounds, won’t be preserved on its home grounds. Rather, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a town heretofore more famous for football than for free...
Morning Coffee – Sharpen Your Pitchforks Edition
Yeah, I know. You probably thought the pitchfork sharpening season ended with the November 2nd elections. I don’t think you could have been more wrong. We live in a 24/7/365 pitchfork readiness environment now and that’s not going to change until people start feeling more certain about their economic futures. The harsh reality is...
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