The City of Detroit intends to create the most inclusive comeback story America has ever told.

Detroit is the largest African-American majority city in the country with a population over 400,000. Memphis is the second largest.

2. US Army Quietly Discharging Immigrant Recruits - Monday, July 9, 2018

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.

3. Where the Jobs Are - Saturday, June 23, 2018

Out of more than 15,000 Shelby County Schools students who took some kind of career and technical education, or CTE, courses in the 2015-2016 academic year, only 1 percent – roughly 150 – completed those classes to get some kind of work certification.

4. Schowen Named Manager Of Baptist Ambulance - Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Greg Schowen has been named general manager of Baptist Ambulance, a member of the Priority Ambulance family of companies that currently serves 10 Baptist Memorial Health Care facilities with interfacility transport, as well as six communities with 911 response. Schowen brings 25 years of experience overseeing operations for emergency medical service providers in high-performance 911 service areas, including Los Angeles County, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

5. Drug Epidemic Ensnares 25-Year-Old Pill for Nerve Pain - Monday, May 7, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – The story line sounds familiar: a popular pain drug becomes a new way to get high as prescribing by doctors soars.

But the latest drug raising red flags is not part of the opioid family at the center of the nation's drug epidemic. It's a 25-year-old generic pill long seen as a low risk way to treat seizures, nerve pain and other ailments.

6. More Businesses are Mellowing Out Over Hiring Pot Smokers - Thursday, May 3, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs.

7. GTx to Present Trial Results On Phase 2 Enobosarm - Saturday, April 21, 2018

GTx Inc. will present highlights of results from its open-label, Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial evaluating enobosarm 3 mg in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting being in San Francisco, California, May 18-21.

8. GTx to Present Clinical Trial Results on Phase 2 Enobosarm - Thursday, April 19, 2018

GTx Inc. will present highlights of results from its open-label, Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial evaluating enobosarm 3 mg in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting being in San Francisco, California, May 18-21.

9. Historic MLK Speech, Handwritten Notes Unveiled at U of M - Monday, March 26, 2018

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech ending with the three words most often associated with him and the civil rights movement – “We Shall Overcome” - are now on display inside the University of Memphis’ Ned R. McWherter Library.

10. Digest - Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Memphis Grizzlies Suffer 15th Consecutive Loss

The Grizzlies lost their 15th straight game, 119-110 at Chicago, on Wednesday, March 7.

The team has not won since defeating the Phoenix Suns at FedExForum on Jan. 29.

11. Transport Safety Rules Rolled Back Under Trump - Tuesday, February 27, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) – On a clear, dry June evening in 2015, cars and trucks rolled slowly in a herky-jerky backup ahead of an Interstate 75 construction zone in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph.

12. CW/CA Adds Fenton As Marketing, Research Director - Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Laura Fenton has joined Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors as director of marketing and research. CW/CA’s Marketing & Research department serves as the commercial real estate firm’s in-house agency for brokers and clients, and in her role, Fenton leads strategic communication, marketing and research for business development initiatives, marketing on behalf of clients, public relations, advertising, internal communications, social media and community involvement. 

13. State Politicians in No Hurry to Fix Health Insurance - Thursday, October 5, 2017

We don’t need no stinkin’ special session on Medicaid expansion.

That’s pretty much the Republican response to House Democratic Leader Craig Fitzhugh’s call for Gov. Bill Haslam to bring lawmakers back to Nashville after the Graham-Cassidy bill failed in Congress.

14. VA Running Out of Money for Private Health Care Program - Thursday, September 28, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – Weeks after a veterans' health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of care for hundreds of thousands of veterans.

15. Last Word: The Amazon Competition, Millington Shelters and Grizz Ownership Drama - Friday, September 8, 2017

With a social media post Thursday morning, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said the city is ready to compete in a very public competition for the $5-billion second North American headquarters Amazon.com announced earlier Thursday. Some context here. The $5 billion investment by Amazon in what it calls HQ2 compares to the $9 billion St. Jude is investing in its expansion including about $1 billion in capital costs and the rest research, technology and other development costs included in what is more than a physical expansion.

16. Groups Seek Ban on High-Dose Opioids Citing Overdose Danger - Friday, September 1, 2017

CHICAGO (AP) – Safety advocates and state health officials are formally calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban high-dose opioid painkillers to prevent accidental overdose deaths among patients and people who abuse drugs.

17. US Clears First 'Living Drug' for Tough Childhood Leukemia - Thursday, August 31, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – Opening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.

18. Older People Dying on Job at Higher Rate Than All Workers - Thursday, August 3, 2017

Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics.

It's a trend that's particularly alarming as baby boomers reject the traditional retirement age of 65 and keep working. The U.S. government estimates that by 2024, older workers will account for 25 percent of the labor market.

19. Drones Carrying Defibrillators Could Aid Heart Emergencies - Wednesday, June 14, 2017

CHICAGO (AP) – It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest.

Researchers tested the idea and found drones arrived at the scene of 18 cardiac arrests within about 5 minutes of launch. That was almost 17 minutes faster on average than ambulances – a big deal for a condition where minutes mean life or death.

20. AMR Closing Memphis Office, Laying Off 175 - Saturday, February 25, 2017

American Medical Response of Tennessee plans to close its Memphis office April 1, resulting in the loss of 175 jobs.

AMR, which had the contract to provide ambulance service for unincorporated Shelby County, Millington, Lakeland and Arlington until this year, notified the state Feb. 1 of the pending closure of its local office, located at 6423 Shelby View Drive.

21. AMR Closing Memphis Office, Laying Off 175 - Monday, February 20, 2017

American Medical Response of Tennessee plans to close its Memphis office April 1, resulting in the loss of 175 jobs.

AMR, which had the contract to provide ambulance service for unincorporated Shelby County, Millington, Lakeland and Arlington until this year, notified the state Feb. 1 of the pending closure of its local office, located at 6423 Shelby View Drive.

22. AMR Closing Memphis Office, Laying Off 175 - Saturday, February 18, 2017

American Medical Response of Tennessee plans to close its Memphis office April 1, resulting in the loss of 175 jobs.

AMR, which had the contract to provide ambulance service for unincorporated Shelby County, Millington, Lakeland and Arlington until this year, notified the state Feb. 1 of the pending closure of its local office, located at 6423 Shelby View Drive.

23. Moorman Named Chief Scientist at Ducks Unlimited - Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Tom Moorman has been named chief scientist of Memphis-based Ducks Unlimited, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to conserving North American waterfowl habitats. Moorman, who will take over from retiring chief scientist Scott Yaich on March 1, has worked for DU for more than 25 years, most recently serving as head of its 13-state Southern Region.
As chief scientist, Moorman will serve as DU’s leader on waterfowl and habitat science, provide vision and direction in addressing DU’s science needs and ensure it maintains its standing and credibility as a top-notch science-based organization.

24. UT Mobile Stroke Unit Saving Lives in First Months on Streets - Saturday, December 31, 2016

With just more than four months on Memphis streets since its debut, the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is already seeing impressive results from its new Mobile Stroke Unit.

25. Memphis Shelter’s New Vet Comes From Front Lines - Friday, December 23, 2016

The new veterinary medical director of Memphis Animal Services has taken in a lot of abused animals, working on some of the worst cases of animal abuse in recent years.

Dr. Mary Manspeaker, who came to the shelter about two months ago, admits the post is different.

26. Pot Ordinance, County Ambulance Service Top County Commission Agenda - Monday, December 5, 2016

There are seven no votes on the Shelby County Commission against an ordinance allowing Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies to write a civil summons with a $50 fine for possession of a half ounce or less of marijuana.

27. Shelby County Commission Approves Ambulance Service Starting Jan. 1 - Wednesday, October 19, 2016

In a two-month period, Shelby County government has decided to add ambulances to the services provided by the Shelby County Fire Department after years of regular debates about the wisdom of contracting with private companies for the service.

28. Commission Approves County Ambulance Service Starting Jan. 1 - Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Shelby County government is in the ambulance business with a set of three resolutions totaling $7.5 million approved Monday, Oct. 17, by the Shelby County Commission.

The Shelby County Fire Department is to start providing ambulance service Jan. 1. That includes taking delivery of 12 ambulances and hiring 60 people cross-trained as paramedics and emergency medical technicians as well as firefighters.

29. County Commission Votes on Bringing Ambulance Service In-House - Monday, October 17, 2016

Shelby County government could be in the ambulance business with a set of three votes Monday, Oct. 17, at the county commission meeting.

Commissioners vote on a $5 million amendment to the county fire department budget to pay for providing a base crew of 60 firefighters cross-trained as paramedics and emergency medical technicians. And the commission votes on another $2.5 million in capital outlay notes to buy a fleet of 10 ambulances.

30. Luttrell Vows Ambulance Service Solution by Year’s End - Monday, August 29, 2016

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says he should have some kind of final decision on continuing ambulance service by the end of the year in the unincorporated county and Millington, Arlington and Lakeland.

31. LGBT Community Braces for Impact of New Counseling Law - Monday, May 9, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Roddy Biggs was 13 and depressed, and had been seeing a therapist for six months before he revealed something he had denied even to himself: He was gay.

It took time because he hadn't fully acknowledged his sexuality, but also because he had to trust the therapist, he said.

32. Last Word: A Trip to Committee, Minority Business Moves and the Issue With Reissues - Tuesday, March 22, 2016

So those who support the general concept of de-annexation in the Tennessee state Senate were the most vocal Monday in sending the proposal back to committee for a more intense examination.

There were plenty of Memphians in the Senate chambers Monday despite the rumors that this was on its way back to committee.
Staying put until the deal is done has been a lesson won through bitter experience for some Memphis leaders.
Despite hearing from legislators in other parts of the state who are uneasy about this, the opposition remains a Memphis thing in Nashville.
But the Senate sponsor, Bo Watson, stumped his toe badly on this when he shut down an amendment Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville wanted to allow the voluntarily de-annexation of an area Millington recently took into its city limits.
So when the state and local government committee meets at noon Wednesday, it will be round – frankly, I forget which round it is. Just ring the bell and let’s see what happens.

33. Last Word: Mudslide, The Deannexation Storm and Kilzer at Calvary - Friday, March 11, 2016

Lots of news on a very rainy day including the flooding from the constant rain that closed some schools and cancelled a lot of other events. And then there was a mudslide on Riverside Drive from the bluff overlooking Tom Lee Park and the Mississippi River. The rain has also pushed the Wolf River to the point that it is now over some parts of the greenway in Germantown.

34. Holistic Care Finally Finding Mainstream Acceptance - Saturday, January 9, 2016

Jean Wilhoite’s private practice as a holistic nurse in Knoxville is thriving even though she rarely actively advertises her services.

Clients often reach out to her when they’re at wit’s end because of chronic stress-related conditions. They find her by word of mouth or referral.

35. The Remarkable Life of Dr. Richard Briggs - Saturday, August 22, 2015

Richard Briggs is recognized in East Tennessee as a respected heart and lung surgeon, a one-time county commissioner and most recently an elected state senator, the Republican who defeated Stacey Campfield in 2014, ending his rather colorful tenure in the General Assembly.

36. MERI Trains First Responders for Ebola Readiness - Thursday, November 6, 2014

When in doubt, disinfect the gloves yet again.

During a training session conducted by a certified industrial hygienist, first responders learned step by step the procedures for putting on – and taking off – protective suits, gloves, boot coverings, face masks and splash shields in the event they have to come in contact with a person who may have Ebola.

37. Grants Prove Bioworks is Delivering Good Results - Saturday, May 24, 2014

One grant is good. Two grants are better.

In 2012, Memphis Bioworks received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Workforce Developmental and Job Training Program (EWDJT). The $300,000 grant issued provided training for 110 persons, 65 of whom already have been placed in full-time jobs.

38. That’s Entertainment - Saturday, January 25, 2014

It was late in Game 6 of the Grizzlies’ 2013 playoff series with the Los Angeles Clippers. Already, FedExForum was abuzz with anticipation. The hated Clippers were about to go down. Grizz, the team’s chest-thumping mascot, scaled a ladder inside the arena and unfurled a banner:

39. State Lease Bolsters One Commerce Square - Wednesday, November 27, 2013

F. Scott Fitzgerald once said there were no second acts in American lives.

But One Commerce Square, the towering Downtown office building at Union Avenue and Main Street, is preparing for its third act.

40. States Enact Laws to Stock Epinephrine at Schools - Friday, October 18, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – When a third-grade student who had been stung by a wasp developed welts on his neck and had trouble breathing, school nurse Amanda Williams had the necessary dose of epinephrine to counter the allergic reaction.

41. New House GOP Plan as Debt-Limit Deadline Nears - Wednesday, October 16, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – Time growing desperately short, House Republicans pushed for passage of legislation late Tuesday to prevent a threatened Treasury default, end a 15-day partial government shutdown and extricate divided government from its latest brush with a full political meltdown.

42. American Medical Response to Provide EMS Services - Saturday, July 6, 2013

Emergency medical services in Shelby County, Arlington, Lakeland and Millington will be provided by a new partnership between American Medical Response and Shelby County government beginning Monday, July 1.

43. American Medical Response to Provide EMS Services - Monday, July 1, 2013

Emergency medical services in Shelby County, Arlington, Lakeland and Millington will be provided by a new partnership between American Medical Response and Shelby County government beginning Monday, July 1.

44. Commission Approves AMR Ambulance Contract - Saturday, May 25, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners approved Monday, May 20, a five-year $1.7 million contract with American Medical Response of Tennessee Inc. for emergency ambulance service in Shelby County outside Memphis.

45. Commission Approves AMR Ambulance Contract - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners approved Monday, May 20, a five-year $1.7 million contract with American Medical Response of Tennessee Inc. for emergency ambulance service in Shelby County outside Memphis.

46. Commission Approves Certified Tax Rate As Prelude To Tax Debate - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Shelby County Commissioners established a certified county property tax rate of $4.32 Monday, May 20, after much debate about what the calculation means in a reappraisal year where reappraisal values went down instead of up or staying roughly even.

47. Rumors Target Medtronic Spine Biz - Thursday, March 1, 2012

Medtronic Inc.’s weak third quarter Spinal sales reported last week reignited speculation that the global medical device giant could eventually sell its Memphis-based Spinal & Biologics Business.

48. PA Demand Remains High For Industry - Monday, November 14, 2011

During a time when many people are searching for a glimmer of hope on the national employment scene, the outlook for physician assistants is getting brighter, particularly in the Mid-South.

In July, Christian Brothers University announced the launch of the first-and-only physician assistant program in Memphis. Beginning January, the program will allow students to earn a master’s in Physician Assistant Studies.

49. Salads are Nice, but Burgers are What Really Sell - Tuesday, October 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Americans talk skinny but eat fat.

No matter that First Lady Michelle Obama has been on a crusade for a year and a half to slim down the country. Never mind that some restaurants have started listing calories on their menus. Forget even that we keep saying we want to eat healthy. When Americans eat out, we order burgers and fries anyway.

50. Yale to Study Medtronic Spinal Surgery Product - Friday, August 5, 2011

Medtronic Inc. has announced a $2.5 million grant to Yale University to independently review the safety and effectiveness of a bone-growth protein product.

51. Yale to Study Medtronic Spinal Surgery Product - Thursday, August 4, 2011

Medtronic Inc. has announced a $2.5 million grant to Yale University to independently review the safety and effectiveness of a bone-growth protein product.

52. AP-GfK Poll: Worries About Debt Rising Once Again - Tuesday, July 26, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) – Just last fall, Americans were feeling better about their personal finances. Now they're starting to worry more about how they'll pay off debts as they feel the nation's economic recovery wobbling.

53. Special Coverage: Mid-South Flooding - Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Coverage of the rising waters in the Memphis area

River Forecast to Crest at 48 Feet

County Emergency Preparedness officials said Monday afternoon they still expect the Mississippi River to crest on May 11.

54. Dems: Congress Will OK Aid for 9/11 Responders - Tuesday, December 21, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – New York's two senators said Monday that the votes are there for Congress to approve a scaled-back bill providing extra benefits to emergency workers who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center.

55. New HIV Campaign Launched in Shelby County - Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Shelby County Ryan White Program has launched the “Know Now, Live Longer” campaign to encourage more people to get tested for HIV.

The program provides free primary medical and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS in the county. The initiative is in response to the fact that 78.7 percent of the 6,673 people Shelby County residents living with the virus are African-American.

56. Ritchey, Med Foundation Get Gritty for Hospital - Friday, April 30, 2010

When Memphians and those in the surrounding areas are faced with the trauma of a gunshot wound, life-threatening burn or car crash, chances are good that they’ll end up at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis.

57. US Ups Ante On Haitian Assistance; Memphians Chip In - Friday, January 15, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama said Thursday that “one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history” is moving toward Haiti as he continued to mobilize the U.S. response to the island’s devastating earthquake.

58. Pressure Mounts to Stop Antibiotics in Agriculture - Monday, January 4, 2010

FRANKENSTEIN, Mo. (AP) – The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.

The boar gored Kremer in the knee with a razor-sharp tusk. The burly pig farmer shrugged it off, figuring: “You pour the blood out of your boot and go on.”

59. Shelter Crisis Tests Wharton’s Mettle Immediately - Thursday, October 29, 2009

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s first full day on the job began with a major crisis before the sun came up.

It started with a 5:15 a.m. raid of the Memphis Animal Shelter by Shelby County sheriff’s deputies. By the end of the day, the facility was closed to the public. And some shelter employees had been put on leave with pay while an investigation into alleged animal abuse and cruelty continued.

60. A River Runs Through Us: Memphis’ once and future connection with the Wolf - Monday, September 7, 2009

A cottonmouth slithers through the marsh. A wolf spider clings to a cypress tree. A white heron soars above the bottomland forest.

Paddle a canoe down the Ghost River section of the Wolf River in Fayette County and you’ll travel through multiple, distinct ecosystems teeming with wildlife. But while animal sightings convey the true spirit of the Wolf, only one creature – the elusive “river rat” – can verbalize why this river and its wetland corridor are so important.

61. Obama Takes On Health Care Critics - Wednesday, August 12, 2009

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) – Hoping to blunt the momentum of critics, President Barack Obama went on the offensive in support of his health care plan Tuesday, urging the country not to listen to those who seek to “scare and mislead the American people.”

62. Herenton Defends Damage Control Effort At Rape Crisis Center - Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton told City Council members Tuesday afternoon that the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center (MSARC) will remain a part of city government and will not be transferred to Shelby County government as long as he is mayor.

In a two hour council executive session, Herenton responded in depth for the first time to questions about problems at the center.

Council member Jim Strickland also announced that he will propose the city transfer the agency to county government despite Herenton’s stand on the matter.

Strickland and other council members repeatedly asked Herenton how the center wound up with a staffing problem. And Herenton repeatedly responded that he wasn’t going to talk in any specific terms about problems running the center.

“I don’t know where this is all going. … What’s behind is behind me. I’m moving forward,” Herenton said. “The only useful purpose in me having a dialogue with you about what took place three months ago is that if mistakes were made it’s for the administration to insure that they are not made in the future. … The past allows you to grow from whatever the challenges were and make sure you don’t repeat them again.”

But later, Herenton said the center had staffing problems because of what he described as “hidden agendas” among those who worked at the center as well as personality conflicts.

He was also critical of some council members as well as what he termed “pressure groups” who have expressed concern about the city’s methods and a delay in handling the problems. He said both had politicized the problem based on two specific instances where rape victims were told to come back later for examinations.

“It got politicized. It got personalized. It was media driven,” Herenton said. “No, I wasn’t as upset about that particular incident and it doesn’t mean I’m insensitive to rape victims. I’m sensitive to all victims of crime.”

He also wondered aloud about why council members weren’t as concerned about two drownings of children at city pools last summer or the recent child abuse death of an infant. Several council members broke in to protest that they had shown concern and questioned whether Herenton was accusing them of being racist.

“When you come up, or any of you, and you’ve got a hue and cry because there’s some well connected people in the community got your hot button – got your attention – and you think I’m going to be moved by that? Hell no,” he added.

Strickland said “that was absolutely 100 percent not true.”

Herenton said he wasn’t talking about Strickland but fellow council member Kemp Conrad.

“Crime is going to happen,” Conrad replied. “The difference here is we had crime victims who came to a city service to be served and they weren’t served. We dropped the ball.”

“I’ve already said that,” Herenton countered. “So what do you want me to do about it? We dropped the ball. We’re trying to make sure we bounce the ball right and get it in the hoop next time.”

Conrad said after the meeting that he wasn't on the council during the drowning incidents. And he said statistics show most of the victims seen by MSARC are African-American.

Herenton’s initial response included moving supervision of the center to the City Attorney’s office with the Division of Public Service & Neighborhoods retaining day to day control. He also announced a partnership with the Child Advocacy Center that will send child rape and assault victims to the Midtown center for examination and immediate counseling by trained professionals from Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center. Herenton said Tuesday he disagrees with critics who argue that having different sites for different victims to go to is not the best approach.

“I don’t have to explain to people the why of this and why of that,” Herenton said when asked why he believes MSARC should remain a city agency when the city is in the process of turning over full funding of the health department to Shelby County government. “I have made decisions that I think are in the best interest of this organization.”

He also said he has not decided whether Kenneth Moody will remain director of the Public Services & Neighborhoods division or what will happen to Yalanda McFadgon, the deputy director with specific oversight responsibilities for the center.

“You’ll know when I make it,” he said.

Read more in Thursday’s edition of The Daily News.

63. UPDATE: Herenton Defends Handling Of Rape Crisis Center - Tuesday, June 2, 2009
 

Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton told City Council members Tuesday afternoon that the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center (MSARC) will remain a part of city government and will not be transferred to Shelby County government as long as he is mayor.

In a two hour council executive session, Herenton responded in depth for the first time to questions about problems at the center.

Council member Jim Strickland also announced that he will propose the city transfer the agency to county government despite Herenton’s stand on the matter.

Strickland and other council members repeatedly asked Herenton how the center wound up with a staffing problem. And Herenton repeatedly responded that he wasn’t going to talk in any specific terms about problems running the center.

“I don’t know where this is all going. … What’s behind is behind me. I’m moving forward,” Herenton said. “The only useful purpose in me having a dialogue with you about what took place three months ago is that if mistakes were made it’s for the administration to insure that they are not made in the future. … The past allows you to grow from whatever the challenges were and make sure you don’t repeat them again.”

But later, Herenton said the center had staffing problems because of what he described as “hidden agendas” among those who worked at the center as well as personality conflicts.

He was also critical of some council members as well as what he termed “pressure groups” who have expressed concern about the city’s methods and a delay in handling the problems. He said both had politicized the problem based on two specific instances where rape victims were told to come back later for examinations.

“It got politicized. It got personalized. It was media driven,” Herenton said. “No, I wasn’t as upset about that particular incident and it doesn’t mean I’m insensitive to rape victims. I’m sensitive to all victims of crime.”

He also wondered aloud about why council members weren’t as concerned about two drownings of children at city pools last summer or the recent child abuse death of an infant. Several council members broke in to protest that they had shown concern and questioned whether Herenton was accusing them of being racist.

“When you come up, or any of you, and you’ve got a hue and cry because there’s some well connected people in the community got your hot button – got your attention – and you think I’m going to be moved by that? Hell no,” he added.

Strickland said “that was absolutely 100 percent not true.”

Herenton said he wasn’t talking about Strickland but fellow council member Kemp Conrad.

“Crime is going to happen,” Conrad replied. “The difference here is we had crime victims who came to a city service to be served and they weren’t served. We dropped the ball.”

“I’ve already said that,” Herenton countered. “So what do you want me to do about it? We dropped the ball. We’re trying to make sure we bounce the ball right and get it in the hoop next time.”

Conrad said after the meeting that he wasn't on the council during the drowning incidents. And he said statistics show most of the victims seen by MSARC are African-American.

Herenton’s initial response included moving supervision of the center to the City Attorney’s office with the Division of Public Service & Neighborhoods retaining day to day control. He also announced a partnership with the Child Advocacy Center that will send child rape and assault victims to the Midtown center for examination and immediate counseling by trained professionals from Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center. Herenton said Tuesday he disagrees with critics who argue that having different sites for different victims to go to is not the best approach.

“I don’t have to explain to people the why of this and why of that,” Herenton said when asked why he believes MSARC should remain a city agency when the city is in the process of turning over full funding of the health department to Shelby County government. “I have made decisions that I think are in the best interest of this organization.”

He also said he has not decided whether Kenneth Moody will remain director of the Public Services & Neighborhoods division or what will happen to Yalanda McFadgon, the deputy director with specific oversight responsibilities for the center.

“You’ll know when I make it,” he said.

Read more in Thursday’s edition of The Daily News.

64. Health Officials Respond To Swine Flu Fears - Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Officials at the county, state, national and global levels continued putting response plans into action Monday as the World Health Organization considered an unprecedented pandemic alert level because of swine flu.

65. Health Officials Respond to Swine Flu Possibility - Monday, April 27, 2009

Officials at the county, state, national and global levels continued putting response plans into action Monday as the World Health Organization considered an unprecedented pandemic alert level because of swine flu.

66. Obama Defends Tackling Many Problems at Same Time - Wednesday, March 18, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama pushed back Tuesday against criticism that he's trying to take on too many issues at once, defending a $3.6 trillion budget that seeks to shore up the economy while also overhauling health care, energy and education.

67. Expert: Ortho Firms, Surgeons Forgot Ethics for Perks - Wednesday, February 4, 2009

A lapse in ethics and professionalism by surgeons, who accepted financial rewards and other perks from orthopedics firms, compromised patient care before the government stepped in to stop the practice, Dr. Charles A. Rockwood said Monday night during a lecture.

68. Employment Lawyers, Businesses Face Law Changes - Thursday, December 4, 2008

Employment and labor lawyers throughout the country – along with businesses of all sizes – are facing changes to existing and proposed legislation.

The changes include the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the two controversial bills President-elect Obama has said he will sign when he obtains his office: The Employee Free Choice Act and the RESPECT Act, both of which will change the process by which companies may unionize.

69. Medical Schools, Journals Fight Industry Influence - Friday, September 12, 2008

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drugmakers of deceiving the public, manipulating doctors and putting profits before patients.

70. Nursing Landscape Could Change With New Specialty - Wednesday, January 30, 2008

An increasingly complex web of technology, regulations and aging patients has compelled the health care industry to create a new type of nurse trained to lead others through the maze.

The new nursing specialty, the clinical nurse leader, is so new that only five exist in Memphis, trained in a pilot program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing. What the faculty learned in that project is shaping one of the most fundamental changes to nursing in decades.

71. Discussions to Center on Changes To Law Schools - Thursday, October 11, 2007

When the annual meeting of the Association of America Law Schools (AALS) convenes in New York in January, law professors will discuss a number of changes to the status quo of legal education, according to a recent article in "The National Law Journal."

72. Anna Mae He's Foster Parents Petition U.S. Supreme Court - Friday, June 1, 2007

MEMPHIS (AP) -- An American couple struggling to hold on to an 8-year-old girl they have raised since infancy are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop a state-ordered reunion with her Chinese parents.

73. To Lead is to Serve and to Do Either Is to Be Simple - Friday, March 9, 2007

When poet, memoirist and cultural icon Maya Angelou visited Memphis last spring, she brought her regal bearing with her.

Before a room full of admirers at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, the 78-year-old Pulitzer Prize winner recounted some of the many obstacles she's faced in life. Abandonment. Sexual assault. Poverty. Exclusion. Discrimination.

74. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 1, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events April 1-April 7 April 1 Consumer Credit Counseling Service hosts a free workshop on building a budget from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at CCCS main office, 2430 Poplar Ave. Call 323-4909, Ext. 1313. Mississippi Muse...

75. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, January 24, 2002
Tennessee Tennessee anti-tobacco plan going up in smoke By MARY DANDO The Daily News A state senator wants to add 30 cents to the price of a pack of cigarettes to help curb teen smoking in Tennessee. Last week, Sen. Rosalind Kurita (D-Clarksville) p...

76. Archived Article: law focus - Thursday, October 4, 2001
Is Memphis prepared for terrorism

Agency scurry to prepare for terrorist attack

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

As the headquarters of Federal Express, it seems Memphis would be an obvious target for the maximum disruption of American comme...

77. Archived Article: Assisi P.2 - Tuesday, August 7, 2001
The Assissi Foundation awarded more than $2 million in grants in the third quarter totaling more than $7 million in grants so Assisi Foundation awards $2 million The Assisi Foundation awarded more than $2 million in grants in the third quarter total...

78. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, March 1, 2001
The U The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division, dismissed with prejudice a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Memphis-based SCB Computer Technology Inc.s shareholders against the company, certain current a...

79. Archived Article: Real Focus (baptist) - Tuesday, November 21, 2000
Memphis Landmark Bids Farewell Downtown Memphis landmark bids farewell By MARY DANDO The Daily News Any takers for 5.5 million square feet of prime real estate in Downtown Memphis that has lots of potential but is a fixer-upper? Baptist Memorial Hos...

80. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, January 19, 2000
The YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South has announced four new positions within the organization: Spencer L. Wilson and Jack R. Blair have been appointed to the board of directors for Bulab Holdings, parent company of Buckman Laboratories Internationa...

81. Archived Article: Law Focus (surgery) - Thursday, January 21, 1999
By STACEY PETSCHAUER X marks the spot Surgeons are increasingly using a $1.50 instrument to ensure they operate on the right part of a patient By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News What kind of insurance policy can someone buy for $1.50? If that someo...

82. Archived Article: Trade Mission - Monday, August 31, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Trade mission will visit Portugal, Morocco in November By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Memphis-area businesses will have the chance to explore trade opportunities with Portugal and Morocco this fall, thanks to a trade missio...

83. Archived Article: Fujitsu Chg - Wednesday, March 11, 1998
Fujitsu PC Corporation Opens Product Configuration Center in Memphis Fujitsu to open product configuration center in Memphis By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Fujitsu PC Corp. announced Tuesday it will open a product configuration center in Memphi...

84. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, November 13, 1997
By SUZANNE THOMPSON The higher ground Attorney Ronald Gilman to take seat on bench of Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Dec. 10 By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News When attorney Ronald Gilman is sworn in as a judge for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of...

85. Archived Article: Tech Focus Chg - Wednesday, June 25, 1997
The Internet continues to become more and more popular as a form of entertainment and research, but too much of the Internet is causing people to not eat, sleep, take care of their children or earn a living Internet addiction vs. behavioral disorder...

86. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, January 31, 1997
Bill Mansel still remembers thinking that he knew Rip Thompson was going to die if he didnt do something. Heroic measures Teacher puts training to work in real world, saves life By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Bill Mansel still remembers thinking...

87. Archived Article: Wrkers Comp Chg - Friday, April 26, 1996
chg workers' comp. Plaintiffs attorneys say judges should rule on permanent partial disability By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News As a workers compensation bill works its way through the state legislature, one portion of the bill will not be voted ...

88. Archived Article: Law Analys - Thursday, November 30, 1995
11/30 law analys TennCare Legislation Expected for 1996 By CAROL J. CHUMNEY Special to The Daily News TennCare, implemented in January of 1994, was heralded as the means to significantly expand health care coverage for the uninsured in Tennessee whi...

89. Archived Article: Look Lj - Friday, November 3, 1995
lj 10/5 cates St. Jude doc believes in success stories By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Dr. A. Thomas Look has something besides 20 years of medical research and experience to offer the young patients he treats at St. Jude Children's Research Hospit...