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Tag: Mayor Jim Strickland

  • More Fragile than We Knew

    More Fragile than We Knew

    As we near the end of week 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic, I find myself noticing just how fragile the world is. Its not what we thought it was. Just two weeks in supply chains are strained. Health systems are having to ration protective equipment. We don’t have enough tests to really know how widespread…

  • Spies, Like Us

    Spies, Like Us

    Isn’t it funny how one little lie can turn into an ever expanding hole? That’s what Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is finding out this week, after two “Weekly Updates” both misstate a Federal ruling against the city, and then try to exaggerate their case by making up hypotheticals that don’t even apply to the ruling.…

  • Spying on the Changemakers

    Spying on the Changemakers

    The Memphis Police Department is headed to court for spying on local activists. How much “spying” on peaceful activists is “right” for Memphis? Is any?

  • The Scattershot Effect

    Last night’s passage of HB779 by the Tennessee House brought to light some features of the bill that I was previously unaware of, and some problems that will most certainly result if the bill is passed. Here’s Rep. Carter speaking on two features of the bill that haven’t gotten a lot of play in the…

  • The Egregious Overreach

    The Tennessee House passed HB779 in a nearly party line vote tonight 68-25. The bill if approved, would allow as many as 10 previously and lawfully annexed areas of Memphis to petition for a referendum, which if approved by a majority of the voters in the area, would remove them from the City. I watched…

  • De-Annexation Episode IV: A False Hope

    If the post this morning gave you an introduction to the idea of making Memphis smaller through de-annexation via referendum, or some other planned de-annexation, the flavor of which Mayor Strickland indicated he’s “open to”, this post will take a look into some of the challenges of the actual doing of de-annexation. But first, some…