Author: SCM

Dear Diane, “They never had a formal education, and they don’t understand the value of
 education,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently said of the poor. “The old Norman Rockwell family is...

Dear Fellow Memphian: We have corresponded in the past about city issues.  The city is facing a severe budgetary problem, and I need your input. The mayor’s budget proposed 125 layoffs and a 4.6% pay cut for all city...

We were asked about Councilman Kemp Conrad’s budget proposal, so we’re posting his email from yesterday which includes the link to his proposal: Dear fellow Memphian: Due to the lack of the political will over the...

There’s one fact that Americans take for granted, it’s that other people want to live here. As President Barack Obama noted in his speech on immigration earlier this week, the U.S. has always attracted strivers from...

From Grist:  Part of what makes great places great is ecological sustainability. So what’s the best way to reduce our per-capita resource footprint? Typically you hear one of two stories. One is about technology: making...

Stephen Goldsmith is deputy mayor of operations for the City of New York. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has consistently declared that his third term is to be a time of progress and innovation. To his credit, Bloomberg...

The newest slumlord in Los Angeles is a pillar of German capitalism. Earlier this month, the city attorney’s office filed suit against Deutsche Bank, the world’s fourth-largest bank, for letting many of the more than...

Feeling inspired but not getting hired IN MEMPHIS — His week had begun with a graduation ceremony, a standing ovation and a walk across the stage to meet the president of the United States. Kenneth Roberson was a top-ranked...

And here’s the perfect followup to yesterday’s post by Gwyn Fisher.  We should remember this the next time we’re telling some young professional that they aren’t “ready” to serve on a board or...

From Inside School Research blog: As the needs of global labor change and college readiness standards increase, American boys have been slower to adapt than girls, according to a report set to be released this morning. Thomas...