Ken Hoover is powerful witness to the central message of his campaign for Shelby County Schools Board member. An involved parent on the board really would make a difference, and Mr. Hoover has children in county elementary,...
Read MoreWhere are the statesmen and stateswomen? At what point does personal political ambition become so overpowering that a person is willing to sacrifice the facts and put the community on the back burner? There are plenty of...
Read MoreAbout a month or so ago, I began writing an article in response to the Forbes’ article. Around then, there was a relative flood of responses coming out – all uplifting accounts of how stupid Forbes was for not seeing how great...
Read MoreUnion rhetoric to the contrary, outsourcing is as American as apple pie. About 80% of all U.S. cities outsource services, and while politicos were surprised that Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s entrée into this area targeted trash...
Read MoreOne of the dangers of there being a “bandwagon” to jump on is when people use the terms, but don’t actually do the work. With regard to local food, I find it frustrating when I see words in advertising or on menus that I know...
Read MoreCity Hall has been off the grid for 25 years and our city has paid the price. It appears things are finally turning around. It’s been a long time since Memphis has been in national discussions about policy, government reform and...
Read MoreContinued from yesterday. In the past, economic development programs like Memphis 2005 – the much heralded answer to solve our structural economic problems and to revive our economy at the close of the 20th century – have...
Read MoreThe Memphis economy has reached the moment of truth. Languishing in the lower rungs of the economic indicators that matter, we have reached the point where we either snap out of it or we sink into the abyss with Detroit and...
Read MoreI recently became aware that Site Selection, the magazine of corporate real estate strategy and economic development, is doing a feature in May about North American Life Science Centers. As a recent addition to the Greater...
Read MoreThis is not easy to say but I need to clear my conscience by apologizing. To Steve’s Tire and Auto on Poplar Avenue: I am sorry. Your crew has replaced tires, repaired breaks and been a terrific example of customer service. I...
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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 →