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Tag: Memphis City Council

  • Mr. Ross goes to City Hall

    So yesterday, I spoke to City Hall about the redistricting ordinance. I thought about doing a lot of things like showing up with 9 petitions and asking which ones applied to me, bringing a horde of people as “supporters”, all kinds of theatrical stuff. In the end I decided against it for a couple of…

  • Flood or No Flood, The World Keeps Turning

    This may sound a bit callous or cold, but it is a harsh reality: The world doesn’t stop just because we’re staring down the barrel of a disaster. Lots of things are going on across the state and the nation, and even though it’s hard to keep up with everything with all the flood information,…

  • Campaign Update: Just getting started

    It’s almost 5 am as I write this and I can honestly say I feel a new day coming. The birds outside are chirping and I’m beginning to feel a bit of a buzz about my campaign prospects. Of course, there’s still lots of work to be done. First, I have to find a campaign…

  • I Can’t Decide? Can You?

    One of these lucky Memphis City Council members could have the pleasure of running against me, if only they would reveal their plans for redistricting their seats. Despite pleas from supporters, I can only run against one of them. Obviously, being that I am but a lowly blogger, I have some preferences. But until they…

  • Why Redistricting Is a Real Issue

    The image you see to the left is the area of town I live in. The red highlighted area is my precinct. You can see a full map of all the Memphis City Council districts here. If you click on the image, you can clearly see that my precinct is in Council district 5 and…

  • Nashville’s Done, Where Are We?

    With all that’s been going on in Memphis; ridiculous rains, the Grizzlies, the schools saga, and the impending budget battle, as well as life generally; Easter, the end of a semester, work, multiple projects, not to mention all the shenanigans going on in Nashville, I kidna forgot about the fact that the Memphis City Council…