Progressive Politics from Memphis
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No one’s gonna build a door for you
Opportunity is a funny thing. It’s a bird that never perches…as one man put it. It is fluid, and dynamic, and fleeting. You often don’t know you’ve missed it until its gone. So today’s news that Sara Kyle won’t seek the office of Governor, seems in a lot of ways like a missed opportunity…for a…
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A “must watch” for all Tennesseans
Investigative reports can play an important role in understanding what’s going on behind the scenes in business, government, or any institution, but it ain’t cheap. Media outlets, especially TV outlets have fewer resources and smaller staffs to do these kinds of things. Watching NC 5’s “A Question of Influence” is not only important for people…
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Win, Lose or Draw – State of the County, 2013
This is part 3 in a series of 3 posts (part 1, and part 2) that looks at who came out ahead, who came out behind, and who didn’t move an inch in the past 12 months. As with all these type lists, they are both subjective and incomplete, so make any additions/corrections in the…
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Win, Lose or Draw – State of the State (TN), 2013
This is part 2 in a series of 3 posts (part 1 is here) that will look at who came out ahead, who came out behind, and who didn’t move an inch in the past 12 months. As with all these type lists, they are both subjective and incomplete, so make any additions/corrections in the…
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Haslam’s sick joke
When it comes to writing letters that read like press releases, the office of Gov. Bill Haslam has it down pat. It may be the only thing they do well, other than cow-tow to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. But when it comes to putting pen down to paper to actually propose a plan…one that he…
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