by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | August 3rd, 2007 4:09pm CDT | Comments Off
Cities are like elephants. They get more economical with size. That’s the conclusion of Dr. Geoffrey West, president of the Santa Fe Institute. Together with ecologist Jim Brown of the University of New Mexico, he is producing important new insights on how cities grow, why they fade, and what we can do about it. Also [...]
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | August 2nd, 2007 6:30pm CDT | Comments Off
In light of today’s lively discussion, here’s the link to the Shelby County Schools’ high school attendance zones.
by Smart City Memphis (RSS) Uncategorized | August 2nd, 2007 1:43am CDT | Comments Off
U.S. District Judge Bernice Donald was wrong in her ruling about Shelby County Schools. She criticized the county school district for not taking race into consideration when it created its school attendance zones. The truth is: That’s exactly what Shelby County Schools did, and that’s why, on balance, her ruling last week was the right [...]
by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →
Photograph by Amie Vanderford
Memphian Amie Vanderford is a photographer for peace and justice. Her portfolio includes photographs from Peru, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Indian, and her hometown.
