Portland:Mecca of Badass-ness
A goup of Portlanders have posted this video in response to the city’s famed “20 Minute Neighborhood” map with a more nuanced version of why they have chosen to live and work in the “mecca of...
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Memphis Voters Support School Consolidation 2 to 1, Poll Says
Memphis voters are more than 2 to 1 in favor of consolidating Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools. When asked their view of transferring Memphis City Schools to Shelby County Schools: — 56.2% said they are...
Read MoreNashville Mayor’s Business Incentive Changes Draw Fire
Metro Council members are questioning a bill introduced by Mayor Karl Dean and his administration that critics say would give too much power to the mayor’s office in determining what companies receive tax incentives in return...
Read MoreNashville Mayor’s Changes to Incentives Challenged
Metro Council members are questioning a bill introduced by Mayor Karl Dean and his administration that critics say would give too much power to the mayor’s office in determining what companies receive tax incentives in return...
Read MoreCreating Young Lives that Make the Grade
It’s nothing short of hypocritical for us to wring our hands over the D’s and F’s given to Memphis City Schools students in the Tennessee Department of Education report card. After all, that’s exactly what we as a city...
Read MoreNothing Comforting About Our Peer Group
With all the reports and research that we read, it takes a lot to stagger us. But that’s exactly what the report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York did when it concluded that our peer cities are Shreveport, Monroe,...
Read MoreBlunting the Blountville Interferer
There hasn’t been a group of white politicians working this hard to keep a majority black constituency from voting since the days of the poll tax. Now that we think of it, we wish we hadn’t even mentioned the poll tax, such is...
Read MoreA Reminder from a City School Teacher
We received this commentary from a Memphis City Schools teacher: Let it be said that during the current Memphis City Schools charter debate, one expert opinion has not been sought: the teachers. As a teacher in the system, I...
Read MoreCity Council: Vote No To Secrecy
Anytime there is a choice in Memphis and Shelby County governments between secrecy and transparency, it should be a no-brainer. That’s why we hope that Memphis City Council, in a Tuesday vote, bats aside the suggestions by its...
Read MoreLive From Memphis: Celebrating A Decade of Hits
We’re not sure if we’ve ever before received an invitation that made us feel guilty. But that’s how we felt when we got an invitation from our friends at Live From Memphis. It was an invitation to attend their 10th Anniversary...
Read MoreLatest Bill Day Cartoon
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 →