Ashley Burton has been promoted to public relations manager at inferno. Burton joined the agency in 2005 and most recently served as a public relations account executive.

2. Take Steps to Ensure Legacy - Monday, December 12, 2011

Benjamin Franklin once quipped, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” Because many people don’t take steps to put their affairs in order, many times, death and taxes go hand in hand.

3. Ole Miss Honors Historian who Fought Racism - Thursday, September 29, 2011

Students of University of Mississippi history professor Jim Silver will gather on the Ole Miss campus Friday, Sept. 30, to honor the historian who left Mississippi in the turbulent 1960s after a prophetic warning about the growing level of violent resistance to racial integration in the state.

4. Forget Competition – Help Each Other - Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Lots of geniuses work alone and make remarkable contributions to our world. I joke that if you’re playing Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy and you’re stuck for an answer, try Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson. They pretty much did it all.

5. Clark Reaches Pinnacle as State’s Top Judge - Thursday, February 17, 2011

When Bill Haslam took the oath of office as governor last month, Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Cornelia Clark administered the oath.

It is one of the more public parts of a critical job that has many sides and calls on many talents.

6. Plan the Funeral You’re Dying to Have - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Ray’s Take:

Before there was an IRS, Benjamin Franklin declared, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.”

7. Government Goes High-Tech to Redesign $100 Bills - Thursday, April 22, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The folks who print America's money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill. It's part of an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters as technology becomes more sophisticated and more dollars flow overseas, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says.

8. Youth Villages Names Rutschman Director of Communications - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Echelle Lane Rutschman has been named director of communications at Youth Villages. Rutschman joins Youth Villages after 10 years serving as senior communications officer and system director of corporate communications at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.

9. Rock Star vs. Maverick - Thursday, September 04, 2008

Newsweek magazine senior editor and columnist Jonathan Alter came to Memphis in November 2006 to plug his new book on the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope.”

10. Events - Friday, March 30, 2007

The Memphis Leadership Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary through Saturday. The Leaders for All Gala Banquet Dinner will be held today at 7 p.m. at The Peabody Hotel, 149 Union Ave. For tickets, call 729-2931.

11. 'Too Close to Call' - Thursday, November 02, 2006

Like a pair of prize fighters, the two men battling to become Tennessee's next U.S. senator have landed and taken their blows mainly by deploying campaign ads that now are being talked about around the world.

12. Businesses Gain Hope From Higher Calling - Wednesday, July 05, 2006

When people go to church on Sunday, they usually don't expect to hear about the business world. However, some pastors have brought economics into their ministry.

One of the ministries affecting local businesses is Bust a Move Monday (BAMM), a program of New Olivet Baptist Church at 3084 Southern Ave.

13. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 12, 1999
Larry W Louis C. Jehl Jr. was named vice president and controller of Perkins Family Restaurants. Jehl has been acting controller since February. He was previously director of treasury and strategic planning. Jehl is a graduate of Washington and Lee ...

14. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, May 05, 1999
National Commerce Bancorporation Karla Merritt has joined OConnor Kenny Partners as associate art director. She is a graduate of the University of Memphis. Sue S. Hunter has been appointed director of attorney recruitment for Baker, Donelson, Bearma...

15. Archived Article: Govt Analys - Friday, August 09, 1996
Politics of Pragmatism Politics of Pragmatism By Berje Yacoubian Special to The Daily News There is nothing he wont say or do in order to get elected president. No, I am not talking about President Bill Clinton, I am talking about Senator Bob Dole o...

16. Archived Article: Prop Taxes Ds - Friday, April 26, 1996
04-26 Prop taxes Property taxes are significant, subjective and controllable By David C. Scruggs Special to The Daily News Benjamin Franklin proclaimed, "In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes." Although certain, property ta...