Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Roland’s Folly – Part Infinity
Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland says the County has a legal problem. See, back in 2007 and 2009 the County Commission passed two ordinances that established a prevailing wage and a living wage for workers who work for County contractors. The idea behind the ordinances is simple: If the County is going to pay a…
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Slow your roll…
With the election of State Senator Jim Kyle (D-Memphis) to the Chancery Court here in Shelby County, there will have to be a process to fill his State Senate seat. On the face of it, this all sounds simple enough, but State Law has complicated the issue, as it is known to do, and that’s…
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Too broken to bother with?
There are some things in this world that are more disposable than others. When they break, rather than trying to put Humpty back together again, you just discard it. Wine glasses are the weakest link in our home. Hell, probably every home. They’re not really that expensive (if you keep getting the cheap ones) and…
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Apologies and firing squads
I was all wrapped up in pre-wedding festivities yesterday, so there’s a lot of stuff I didn’t get to react to. Since my last post, Chairman Carson has apologized for his off the cuff remarks. It takes strength to admit when you’ve made a mistake. I applaud him for that. Ready, shoot, aim The circular…
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Groundhog Day for Shelby County Democrats
Thursday night’s election results are disappointing in a lot of ways. But they should also serve as a wakeup call…much like they did in 2010. We had some candidates that were a drag on the ticket. Many candidates didn’t run effective (or any campaigns). Most didn’t raise enough money to be effective (or in some…
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Go Vote!
I know I’m a little late. Had some blog related issues to deal with. Go vote in the Shelby County elections! Polls are open from 7am to 7pm today, Thursday, August 7th. Don’t forget to take a photo ID! Here’s a list of approved ID’s. Not sure who’s on the ballot? Here’s a sample ballot.…