These are days when optimism and hopefulness have actually been realistic attitudes for us in Memphis. Yesterday’s Memphis City Council meeting was a reality check, showing that we have a ways to go. It’s no secret that...
Read MoreWe know the primary job description for a Chamber of Commerce is to be a reliable cheerleader for Memphis, but there are times when we just crave someone to tell us the truth. While we admire the dependable hyperbole that’s...
Read MoreJust when it’s hard to imagine the Shelby County Democratic Party being more out-of-touch, it manages to do something else to top itself. It’s hard not to conclude that the Republican sweep of Shelby County elected offices in...
Read MoreIt’s customary for optimism to accompany the election of a new mayor – either city or county – because of the hope that he and his mayoral counterpart will be able to work together to create a leap of progress for the community....
Read MoreThere’s one favorite response by “county” voters opposing a new government for our community We don’t want Memphis coming out here. It’s a glimpse into how complete the denial is about the interlocking relationship between the...
Read More“Every system is perfectly designed to achieve exactly the results it achieves.” Dr. Don Berwick may have been talking about the health care system, but he could have just as easily been talking about economic...
Read MoreOur rabbi, Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel, delivered this statement yesterday as one of the religious leaders speaking for the proposed anti-discrimination ordinance before Memphis City Council: As a fomer President of the...
Read MoreWe are losing record numbers of jobs. The number of business prospects has flatlined. The number of applications for public incentives can be counted on one hand. So, faced with these brutal facts of life and the need for...
Read MoreSo, I’m sitting on the couch at home minding my own business when my wife of 40 years complains that I’m not pulling my weight around the house. There’s no reason, she says, that I can’t be more help. Wisely, I apologize but...
Read MoreEconomic development in our community – in the midst of a 40,000 job loss streak – isn’t as much a question of who’s running things or how it’s structured as getting the priorities right. And it’s clear that these should be...
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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 →