Category: City of Memphis
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Consolidation Conundrum
When I moved to Memphis some three and a half years ago I had little knowledge of the communities that lie on the outskirts of the city proper, but within the confines of Shelby County. Arlington, Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland…to me they were all just “Memphis”. I’ve spent a good long time thinking about these “Burbs”…
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Audio of City Business Now Available
Well, it’s not all done, but we now have streaming audio archives of city business available online. You will need Windows Media Player to listen. If you’re a Mac heathen like myself, Flip 4 Mac is a good alternative in the absence of MS support. The archives go back to September, but I don’t recall…
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Bring in the new Council
On December 18th, the current incarnation of the Memphis City Council will hold it’s last meeting of the term. The agenda for the meeting is not yet available, nor are the minutes from the November 20th and December 4th meetings. This has been the case all year. The Memphis City Council’s site has been at…
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Just Another Corruption Post
Corruption is something that the people of Memphis have lived with for generations. Over the past several years, public officials from the statehouse down to the City Council have been caught with their hands in the proverbial “cookie jar”. With the recent indictment of former County Commissioner Bruce Thompson, one can only expect that more…
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Another Day in Fairy Tale Land
I’m still not sure why I read the Commercial Appeal. Aside from having to hold back the vomit building in the back of my throat as I read, and searching tirelessly for an important story not written by somebody named AP, it’s a daily utter disappointment. Today, surprisingly, there was something of interest written by…
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It Must Be a Conspiracy…Right?
Lord have Mercy, indictments have been coming down more frequently than the rain, and one only has to wonder who’s next. Today, the US Attorney in Memphis added two counts to Edmond Ford’s half dozen and brought Herenton fanboy, Joseph Lee, and trucker cap enthusiast Dennis Churchwell into the mix. It’s gonna be a long…