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  • The November Election Post I’ve Been Meaning To Write

    Election day is right around the corner, and I’ve been meaning to do a post on all of the Constitutional amendments that are on the ballot this November…but I’ve been a little busy. After 5 years together, my beloved Ellyn and I got hitched back on October 11th. Needless to say, the wedding plans took…

  • ‘Bangers, Budgets and Bosses…a week in Memphis

    So it was kind of a weird week in Memphis. That’s not unusual I guess, but the way things worked out leaves a couple of bad tastes in my mouth…so, I’ve taken to writing aging for now. ‘Bangers Open carry is one of those things the NRA and groups like it have been pushing just…

  • No one’s gonna build a door for you

    Opportunity is a funny thing. It’s a bird that never perches…as one man put it. It is fluid, and dynamic, and fleeting. You often don’t know you’ve missed it until its gone. So today’s news that Sara Kyle won’t seek the office of Governor, seems in a lot of ways like a missed opportunity…for a…

  • A “must watch” for all Tennesseans

    Investigative reports can play an important role in understanding what’s going on behind the scenes in business, government, or any institution, but it ain’t cheap. Media outlets, especially TV outlets have fewer resources and smaller staffs to do these kinds of things. Watching NC 5’s “A Question of Influence” is not only important for people…

  • Win, Lose or Draw – State of the State (TN), 2013

    This is part 2 in a series of 3 posts (part 1 is here) that will look at who came out ahead, who came out behind, and who didn’t move an inch in the past 12 months. As with all these type lists, they are both subjective and incomplete, so make any additions/corrections in the…

  • Haslam’s sick joke

    When it comes to writing letters that read like press releases, the office of Gov. Bill Haslam has it down pat. It may be the only thing they do well, other than cow-tow to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. But when it comes to putting pen down to paper to actually propose a plan…one that he…