Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Charter Commission Meeting Cancelled
From Matt Kuhn, Policy Advisor to Mayor Joe Ford: The Charter Commission meeting scheduled tonight for 4 pm will be CANCELLED and rescheduled for Thursday Jan 14th at 4 pm in the 4th floor Commission Committee room in the County Building 160 N. Main. There is, however, some good news, despite the cancellation due to…
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Classless
As the old Sir Francis Bacon quote goes, “knowledge is power”. While that may be true, knowing something doesn’t necessarily give you the right to exploit it for personal financial or political gain. But people make choices, right or wrong, and there’s nothing you can really do, other than call them out when you disagree,…
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This is Not Another One of Those Stupid End of the Year Lists
… but I am glad that this year is finally almost over. In all seriousness, this year has been just plain crappy for just about everyone I know. The economy has sucked, the political dialogue has been shrill, and everyone, whether they recognize it or not, is worse off for the wear. I’m not positive…
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Metro Charter Commission Meeting – 12/17/09
Last night, the Metro Charter Commission met for the fourth time. From looking at the agenda one might conclude that it was going to be a barn burner with topics such as the fate of the two school districts, annexation, and Constitutional officers on the agenda. While the meeting was interesting, a barn burner it…
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Democratic Apocalypse
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m packing my stuff and bustin’ up outta this state before Brian Kelsey, Stacey Campfield & an angry mob of the 2% majority that makes up the Tea Partiers come to town on white stallions, raids my house and puts me and my Democratic friends into some Red…
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Be a Part of the Conversation
Back in August, before the Metro Charter Commission was formed, I wrote a post about having a “frank and actionable discussion” about government. Yesterday, at Shelby Farms, I was pleased to participate in the launch of an organization whose mission is to help foster that discussion. Rebuild Government, organized by Brian Stephens, seeks to build…