by Jim Strickland (RSS) Uncategorized | November 1st, 2010 5:30pm CDT | 1 Comment
I have had numerous requests to explain Ordinance No. 5345, which is on the ballot. Two years ago, a charter amendment was passed changing over 40 years of elections for city government. The change moved city elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years and staggered the terms of the city council. I am not against [...]
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
This ongoing series of photographs is intended to show the daily lives of these single mothers in order to invoke recognition of their similarities to all mothers, along with understanding and empathy from the viewer of the strengths that these single mothers possess within the challenging situations they face. My hope is that newfound empathy with these mothers’ lives will give people some pause before they condemn single mothers when discussing issues such as welfare and other politically charged hot buttons.
