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Reports of the Media’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated…

John Branston gives interesting info on the state of blogging and newspapers at the Flyer’s Media Notes column: Blogs are fading. Newspapers are dying. Or they’re not dying. Or there is renewed hope...

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AC’s “Antithesis”

Jackson Baker caught up with Memphis Mayor AC Wharton after a panel discussion and this is what he found. Following the panel discussion, Wharton was asked directly what his reaction had been to...

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Math is Hard

John Branston at the Memphis Flyer give us a primer on budgeting. Blame someone, such as your roommate, spouse, or former mayor Willie Herenton. Momentarily satisfying but ineffective and ignores...

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What does MPO do again?

Former Memphis City Councilor and recently appointed MATA Board member John Vergos, gives us some background into the Metropolitan Planning Organization. First, the introduction: If you ever want to...

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Covering Consolidation

The Memphis Flyer has a feature story on consolidation. After 10 years of informal talks, consolidation is back on the table. Last fall, the Memphis City Council and the Shelby County Commission voted...

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Sprawling and Stretching Thin

Mary Cashiola with the Memphis Flyer writes about the impact of sprawl on city budgets. Noting that the city budget now appropriates nearly 65% of all it’s revenue for police and fire services, the...

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Banking The Unbanked

The Flyer’s Bianca Phillips reports on a City of Memphis plan to make it easier for low-income Memphians to find a use a bank that won’t suck out their money due to fees: Memphian Autumn Jones hasn’t...

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Stacey Campfield Can’t Say What Day it is Today

Chris Sanders at Grand Divisions and Bianca at the Memphis Flyer remind us that today is International Day Against Homophobia day. From the Memphis Gaydar Blog: To celebrate, the Tennessee Equality...

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Free Golf?

With budgets tight and tax collections down, governments across the state are struggling to find paces to trim the fat. Here in Memphis one of the areas on the chopping block are three municipal golf...

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Goldsmith Talks to Shelby County

Stephen GoldsmithFormer Indianapolis Mayor, Stephen Goldsmith, spoke yesterday at a forum hosted by Rebuild Government about the challenges of consolidation as well as some of the opportunities that...

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Concerning One’s “Ept-ness”

Jackson Baker throws a peace sign at BratfestPhoto by T. SharpJackson Baker’s been around the political block a time or two…or maybe twelve. So when confronted with an angry Willie Herenton at last...

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Morning Coffee – Farmer Tan Edition

That's a lot of backwards hat wearing there fella via Banned In HollywoodYesterday I was given the unique opportunity to spend 8 hours in the blazing hot sun, in long pants. Without going into too many...

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Morning Coffee – Is the Frog Jumper Afeared Edition

Skeert of the Big City, Fincher ain't never been to Shelby this electionWell, yesterday was kinda fun. A couple of hours after I published this post, Jackson Baker at the Memphis Flyer took the ball...

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Joe Ford Gets Aggressive

The dean of Memphis political reporting goes into depth on the WMC-TV debate between County Mayor Joe Ford and Sheriff Mark Luttrell: The consensus of almost everybody who was on site at the Union...

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Debating the TN-09 Debate Scenario

Yesterday, Jackson Baker reported on the growing list of Memphis Journos that Willie Herenton doesn’t want to moderate a debate between he and Congressman Steve Cohen. From the article: The fact of...

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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...

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