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Category: Shelby County

  • Defining the Residency Process

    On Monday, the effort to determine if County Commissioner Henri Brooks does indeed live in her district will come before the County Commission again. This time will be different, as the Commission will have to begin the process anew in the wake of a completely expected and predictable ruling by Chancellor Kenny Armstrong. Reports of…

  • Stupid, stupid, stupid

    One of the things about working the 3rd shift, is that you’re often greeted with tomorrow’s news today…or at least the news most people didn’t see before they decided to disconnect from the constant influx of news items, large and small, that we’ve come to accept. So it was with both surprise and resignation that…

  • Torches and Pitchforks

    Considering all the shit I’ve taken from people armed with verbal torches and pitchforks since writing this post Saturday, its nice to see that a sitting judge at least tentatively agrees with the notion that you have to prove ‘where’ someone lives, not where they don’t to vacate a seat. Don’t worry, I’m not lacing…

  • Giving Process its Due

    The crazy clown car show that has become the Shelby County Commission rolls on…but at least it may hold off until after the fourth. Of course, the troubles are well known. Now at least two members of the Commission are under scrutiny for not living in their districts: Henri Brooks and Justin Ford. Oh to…

  • Muzzled In Memphis

    I really hope this works out for both Wendi and the CA, but I’m afraid it won’t for either. About a week after the Brooks flap, there were some folks who expressed to me they were worried she was being silenced. I don’t work for the CA so I have no knowledge one way or…

  • Outsourcing Substitutes…#sigh #scsk12 #budget

    Saving money is one thing, but the math doesn’t even work on this deal. Tonight the Shelby County School Board is going to consider a proposal to use Kelly staffing services to place substitutes for the district in the upcoming year. According to this article at the Commercial Appeal, the district doesn’t have the in…