Atlantic Article About Memphis Crime Now On-Line
The article in Atlantic that sparked our June 7 post is now on line here.
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So, What Would You Do?
We want to continue a discussion that was begun by the Memphis Flyer a couple of weeks ago. It asked nine people for their ideas about what they would do if they were in charge of Memphis. Here’s the link to all of the ideas....
Read MoreProsecutors Admit Guilt For Overreaching In Lee Case
So, where does Joseph Lee go for an apology? Or to get a year of his life back?Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office did the inevitable – dismiss charges against the former MLG&W president and former City Councilman Edmund...
Read MoreNew Jail Should Set Downtown Free
We’ve always suspected that the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey was the first draft for the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center and Jail. God knows, the imposing hulk dominating a critical city block in downtown Memphis has...
Read MoreLawsuits Still Needed To Release Public Records
It’s puzzling why it’s so hard for some elected officials to grasp the meaning of two straightforward laws that should guide all actions of the public sector – the Tennessee Open Meetings and Public Records laws.In a sentence,...
Read MoreThis Week On Smart City: A Special Report – Driven To The Brink
Gas prices have reached 4 dollars a gallon across the country. Home prices have plummeted. What does one have to do with the other. Our guest Joe Cortright is an economic analyst for Impresa Consulting in Portland Oregon and...
Read MoreCouncil Gets Capitol Punishment From Governor
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen sure has his panties in a wad.Or at least that was a political friend’s highly accurate – albeit inelegantly and highly colloquial – assessment.The governor appeared to be fuming because...
Read MoreRhetoric Takes Flight In Delta-Northwest Merger
It’s always curious when economic development officials start talking like politicians who seem to think that admitting there is a problem is the same as being blamed for it.We thought of this as we read Tennessee Commissioner...
Read MoreChanges In Schools Have Gotten An "A" In Other Cities
In light of the renewed call by Memphis Mayor Willie W. Herenton for Memphis City Schools to become part of city government with the mayor appointing the superintendent and board as well as a proposal for a Joint Board of...
Read MoreRecess Needed From New School Issues
Being a Memphian is a bit like being part of a dysfunctional family.We get so used to things as they are that we think every other family is just like ours. We start to think that our family really is normal…until we start...
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 →