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Lien on Me
It seems that newly appointed City Council member Henry Hooper II may be in a bit of a pickle. As reported by Fox 13, Mr. Hooper, a former Secret Service agent, is fighting with a division of the US Treasury Department, his former employer, over a $400,000+ tax bill. And I thought my taxes were…
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Whatâs so Super about Super Districts?
A couple of weeks ago, my friend LeftWingCracker wrote a post that detailed many changes he believes are needed in Memphis. The first thing he mentioned was the need for smaller City Council districts. Currently, the Memphis City Council has 13 members, 7 from individual districts, and 6 from 2 âSuperâ Districts. The cityâs two…
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The Dog Ate My Homework
I was going to write this big long thing about the Herenton deal yesterday, but after reading Brassmask, Autoegocrat, and 55-40, I donât think I really have that much more to add. Couple that with Wendi C. Thomasâ piece in this morningâs CA, and Iâm really at a lossâŠwhich is strange because usually she pisses…
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Happy Flag Day
Today is Flag Day, that oft forgotten commemoration of the adoption, in 1777, of our nationâs flag that has the distinct misfortune of falling between 2 much more glamorous holidays; Memorial Day and Independence Day. While not an official federal holiday, Flag Day was established by proclamation in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson. National Flag Day…
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Band-AidÂź for a bullet wound
Tuesday, the state lege approved HB 1835, the so calledâCrooks with Gunsâ Bill which would add anywhere from 3 to 10 years to felonies committed with firearms based on the severity of the felony, and the use, or not, of said firearm. Can we be serious for a moment here? Does ANYONE think this is…
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OH SNAP!
Henry Waxman, doing what Henry Waxman does best. Ahh Congressional oversight, good to have ya back.