Tag: Melvin Burgess
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Blue Wave Washes Over Shelby
The August 2018 Shelby County election brought a blue wave to County government. Here’s a shout out to the candidates and a look to the future.
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Shelby County General Election – Where to Vote and Who I’m Voting For
Early Voting for the Shelby County General Election begins today! Get out and take advantage of all the locations we fought to open. Here’s who I support.
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About That Motion to Intervene…
Yesterday, the Commercial Appeal published an article about my decision to wade into the County redistricting issue. The decision wasn’t a difficult one. Ultimately, this comes down to the way we are represented in our County government, and the inability of that County government to do something that is, at best, an administrative task. To…
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Compromise and Discourse in Redistricting
If you’ve been watching the news or reading the newspaper, you’ve probably seen a story or 12 about redistricting. Federal, State and Local levels of government are in the process of doing that very thing here in Tennessee. The photo to the left is House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh and Caucus Chair Mike Turner. Both…
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Wyatt’s Beanstalk
Once upon a time there was a man named Wyatt. Wyatt was a strange man, with strange ideas about service delivery. In particular, Wyatt believed that services are delivered magically by faith based organizations when government no longer provides them. Despite decades of evidence to the contrary, Wyatt believed in this magical mythical delivery system…