Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Rocky Top Update
The picture on the right is probably one of the best illustrations I’ve seen that describes the issue. You want pretty green mountains, scenic vistas that attract thousands of visitors that will sleep in our hotels, eat in our restaurants and shop in our stores, or do you want Tennessee to look like some post-apocalyptic…
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United Coal, The Quiet Company
There’s a lot of things about East Tennessee that I don’t know, but I’m learning. Living on the exact opposite end of the state presents some challenges to that learning, but I’ve made a couple of trips over there, and have a couple more planned in the relatively near future. In researching last night’s post…
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Can You Still Sing Rocky Top,
When All the Rocks on Top are Gone? That’s a question folks on the east side of Tennessee have been asking themselves for a long long time. While surface mining may not dominate the landscape as it does in Kentucky and West Virginia, there are a few sites here, and the potential for quite a…
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And I Woulda Gotten Away With It Too…
if it hadn’t been for me meddlin’ with interns As Steffens and and Aunt B have already discussed, Former State Senator Paul Stanley’s attempts to shift blame, as if he were some innocent victim is not only revisionist history, but ignores a pattern of behavior that the former State Senator has engaged in. Remember this…
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This Won’t Be Pretty – Redistricting Edition
Even though the State Legislature probably won’t tackle redistricting until next year, right now is the time to start thinking about it. Wednesday night, my buddy and blogfather, Leftwingcracker and I talked to the Germantown Democratic Club about this and other topics. As the CA and other outlets reported last week, Shelby County, and Memphis…
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Thinking About What Could Be
“There is no question that our current website is long overdue for a complete overhaul. My intent for a new MemphisTN.gov is simply to have the most helpful and dynamic website possible for the people of Memphis. We have surveyed the public extensively and have a very clear idea of what people want: intuitive design,…