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Tonight, Pat Benatar graces the state at the Memphis Botanic Garden’s yearly concert series, Live at the Garden. I still remember the first time I heard a song by Pat Benatar. I was probably 8 or 9 years old and living in Osceola, AR. We were eating dinner at “Ken’s Pizza” when someone played...
WPLN reports that Federal Officials have approved the so called “Bed Fee” that will help stave off cuts in TennCare. The fee, the only revenue enhancement approved by the state legislature this session, imposes a 3.5% rate on net revenue generated by private hospitals for the benefit of the state’s public institutions. The fee,...
You know, I think the one thing that everyone needs, aside from a share of the obscene stacks of money that one candidate has amassed while the majority of the state suffers through a recession, is a long weekend. I mean, why the heck not? We’ve been working our patooties off and we need...
I had no idea that Monty Hall, of Let’s Make a Deal fame, had his own paradox and mathematical nuisance. Who knew 70′s pop culture had such depth? Truth be told, 70′s pop culture doesn’t really have all THAT much depth, but maybe, just maybe, there’s something to be learned from this phenomena. Or...
Are we thinking things through? I think about that sometimes. In politics, in life in general and in our day-to-day lives. It’s simple to get into the outrage game when it comes to all of these things, but the question that keeps coming back to me is if collectively we are taking steps to...
Last week, Republican Gubernatorial candidate Zach Wamp did something no other candidate has done, took the pledge to “return to the Regional Medical Center all federal funds received as a direct result of compensated medical care rendered by the Med”. (source) The Commercial Appeal has an article in this morning’s paper that notes the...
He’s not a happy camper and has filed another civil right discrimination complaint against the state regarding the Med in Memphis. He believes that the state is pivoting the trauma hospital against others for funding. Ritz is a Shelby County Commissioner from District 1. Shelby County lawmakers are not happy themselves with Ritz’s timing....
Yesterday marked the end of the fundraising ban for state legislators. The session, which many thought would be short and sweet due to the Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey’s participation in the Gubernatorial race, has dragged on past the May 15th deadline once again, meaning that there’s plenty of unfinished business (the budget) to take...
Or at least the amount of it, per Rick Locker at the CA: The Bredesen administration thought it was doing good for the Regional Medical Center by asking lawmakers to give it $20 million if that much new federal money for The Med isn't approved. So it raised eyebrows when interim County Mayor Joe...
It’s day two of the Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. If you like the ‘Cue this is the place to be. Seriously, Downtown Memphis smells like a slow smoked pork palace, a veritable Valhalla of meats cooked to perfection. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Every year around BBQ...