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Last Word: Snow Week, Liberal Arts and Their Critics and Tunica Casinos -
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Snow Day 3 as this becomes a snow week for many of us. Granted one of those days was a federal holiday in which the temperature was above freezing and the sun was out. During the second consecutive snow day Wednesday for Shelby County Schools students, Candous Brown, a teacher at Raleigh Egypt High School held class anyway via Facebook.
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Last Word: A New Majority, A Plan After Kroger and Cold Cases -
Friday, January 12, 2018
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips has been watching the ebb and flow of petitions for the 2018 elections and has found what she believes is a link to the weather. “Apparently when the dreaded ‘snow’ word is mentioned in the forecast, not only do people go out and clear the shelves of milk, bread and eggs. They also decide to pick up a petition,” she wrote in an email with the list of who has pulled and who has filed in the last two days.
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Coming Back -
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Heavy machinery has been moving dirt around for a few months now on the E.H. Crump Boulevard lot that was once the site of the Fowler Homes public housing development. Leaders with the city of Memphis and the Memphis-based Church of God in Christ (COGIC) got around to the formalities Wednesday, Oct. 11, of breaking ground for construction of Mason Village – a $12.5 million development of 77 affordable townhomes on the site.
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Grizzlies’ Grind City Media Expands Into Football Coverage -
Friday, September 1, 2017
Last September, the Memphis Grizzlies launched their new in-house digital news and information platform: Grind City Media.
Now, Grind City Media is trying to drive that initiative farther down the field, as it were, by adding college football coverage.
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Last Word: Health Care Plan React, Treasury Footprint and Tom Bowen - Take Two -
Friday, June 23, 2017
It’s like they aren’t even looking at the same legislation. That’s one explanation of the very different reviews the Senate health care bill got Thursday as it was unveiled in Washington. Illustrating the contrast, the reactions of Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis.
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Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List -
Monday, February 20, 2017
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.
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Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List -
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.
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Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List -
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.
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Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 -
Monday, January 2, 2017
Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.
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Calming Halftime Helps Save a Season -
Friday, September 30, 2016
Tennessee football coach Butch Jones went from goat to hero in a matter of hours last Saturday.
The Vols trailed Florida 21-0 in the first half – and 21-3 at halftime – and appeared headed to their 12th consecutive loss to the Gators.
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Mason Village Start Seven Years In The Making -
Thursday, September 15, 2016
On a hot day in South Memphis, Charles E. Blake, the presiding Bishop of the Memphis-based Church of God in Christ looked through several chain link fences onto open land on both sides of Mason Street – the street named for COGIC founder Charles Mason – and said, “We’ve got space to grow – room to grow.”
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Looks Like 10-2, SEC Title Game, Orange Bowl for UT -
Monday, September 5, 2016
Editor’s note: Nashville sports correspondent Dave Link has been accurate in predicting season outcomes for the Tennessee Vols in recent years. His 2016 season predictions, released just before press time, culminates with an SEC Championship appearance. Here’s his take on the season…
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Last Word: Budget-Mania, TNReady's Backstory and Slow Down Millenial Investors -
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
The Overton Park Greensward controversy moves back to City Hall Tuesday as the council talks over an ordinance that sets further in stone the council’s decision in March to give the Memphis Zoo control of two-thirds of the greensward.
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Sutton Reid Finalist for Reed Awards -
Saturday, January 30, 2016
The Memphis ad agency that worked on the 2015 mayoral campaign of Jim Strickland is a finalist for three Reed Awards, given nationally by the political trade publication Campaigns & Elections.
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Sutton Reid Finalist For Reed Awards -
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Memphis ad agency that worked on the 2015 mayoral campaign of Jim Strickland is a finalist for three Reed Awards, given nationally by the political trade publication Campaigns & Elections.
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Signs of Steady US Economy: Rising Pay and Solid Job Market -
Monday, November 30, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' pay is up, fewer people need unemployment aid, more are buying new homes and business spending is rebounding.
A flurry of data released Wednesday signaled that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain solid, if unspectacular, three weeks before the Federal Reserve will likely begin raising interest rates.
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Videographer to Release Stanford Documentary -
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
One night several years ago, while he was watching Alex Gibney’s film, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” Houston-based videographer Dave Henry got an idea.
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Preseason Analysis: Vols Will Defeat Oklahoma, Finish 8-4 -
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Tennessee’s football team has something to prove as it concludes the first week of preseason practices and moves forward to the 2015 season.
The Vols must prove they belong in the national picture in Butch Jones’ third year as coach.
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Family, Art Bleed Into History At House of Mtenzi Museum -
Monday, July 27, 2015
Part performing arts space and part family scrapbook come-to-life, the House of Mtenzi Museum is made to “tell the story of forgotten legends,” according to owner Stanley Campbell.
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Garibaldi's Temptations Club Celebrates its 1980s Run -
Friday, June 19, 2015
Mike Garibaldi is known for his Memphis restaurant chain, Garibaldi's Pizza.
At the original Garibaldi’s, near the University of Memphis, is a picture on the wall of a smiling waitress in her 50s.
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Clean-Air Rules Assailed as Too Much, Too Little -
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
DENVER (AP) — Hundreds of people across the country lined up Tuesday to tell the Environmental Protection Agency that its new rules for power-plant pollution either go too far or not far enough.
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Gambling Industry Fights Self on Internet Gambling -
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Many experts believe online wagering is the future of gambling, but the casino industry is increasingly divided on the issue.
The latest evidence of the split came Monday as the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling launched the first commercial in a six-figure campaign warning of the dangers of legalized Internet gambling. The coalition is emphasizing the possibility that criminals and terrorists may use online gambling to launder money.
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Obama Picks Ex-Bank of Israel Head as No. 2 at Fed -
Monday, January 13, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama took a step Friday toward reshaping the Federal Reserve under incoming chairman Janet Yellen, choosing a leading expert on the global economy to be her vice chairman.
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Latest Federal Internet Gambling Bill Proposes Tax -
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
LAS VEGAS (AP) – If Congress makes no progress on a national framework for online gambling this session, it won't be for a lack of legislation.
Two lawmakers introduced bills over the summer that would legalize some form of Internet gambling nationwide. Last week, Rep. Jim McDermott, a Democrat from Washington, introduced a bill that would tax federally-sanctioned online wagering.
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Morgan Keegan Plots 2011 Growth -
Monday, January 17, 2011
Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. has kicked off 2011 with plans to open several new offices in the Northeast and by adding new executives to the firm’s public finance and investment banking teams.
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2009 Year In Review -
Monday, December 28, 2009
2009 was a year without a script – and plenty of improvising on the political stage.
It was supposed to be an off-election year except in Arlington and Lakeland.
2008 ended with voters in the city and county approving a series of changes to the charters of Memphis and Shelby County governments. Those changes were supposed to set a new direction for both entities, kicking into high gear in 2010 and ultimately culminating two years later.
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School Consolidation Nixed in Charter Talks -
Monday, December 21, 2009
Consolidating the Memphis and Shelby County public school systems is off the table as far as the Metro Charter Commission is concerned.
In its first vote on a charter issue since forming in October, the body voted unanimously last week to exclude the school systems from the charter or any charter discussions. The exclusion does not apply to the charter commission’s coming talks about how both school systems would be funded by one local government.
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Morgan Stanley Names New CFO, Other Top Managers -
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Morgan Stanley elevated its chief financial officer to a new role as co-chief of investment banking and global securities trading Tuesday as part of a management shake-up ahead of James Gorman's assumption of the CEO role on Jan. 1.
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Stanley’s Rise – and Fall -
Monday, August 17, 2009
Paul Stanley is a political result of the conservative backlash that with the 1994 mid-term elections gave the GOP majorities in the U.S. House and Senate for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower was president.
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Paul Stanley's Fall From Grace -
Monday, August 17, 2009
Jim Kyle, a Memphis Democrat who serves as minority leader in the state Senate, gave the first lunchtime address of 2009 to the Memphis Rotary Club.
Rotarians got a bird’s-eye view of the state’s financial picture from Kyle, who described choices needed to close the state’s budget shortfall. Kyle this week announced his candidacy in the 2010 gubernatorial race.
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Politicians Out in Full Force -
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
With back-to-school supplies to hand out and a new crop of brightly colored campaign signs, the October special election race for Memphis mayor and several other races on the 2010 ballot came alive this past weekend.
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Uncertainty Follows Stanley’s Political Demise -
Thursday, July 30, 2009
On his way to the electric chair in the 1934 gangster movie “Manhattan Melodrama,” Clark Gable’s doomed character encourages a fellow prison inmate to “die like you live – all of a sudden.”
All of a sudden is the way state Sen. Paul Stanley’s political career died Tuesday, with the Germantown Republican’s decision late in the afternoon to step down after a nine-year career in the state Legislature. Stanley is resigning effective Aug. 10.
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Stanley Resigns Committee Chairmanship -
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Speaking with The Daily News Wednesday, top leaders of both political parties in the state Senate hesitated to condemn their colleague, Sen. Paul Stanley of Germantown, for his alleged relationship with a 22-year-old legislative intern.
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Some Bailout Firms Up Lobbying Spending in Q2 -
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - As Congress spent much of the last three months looking at ways to tighten regulations on financial institutions, some of the biggest recipients of the government's $700 billion bailout increased their spending on influencing legislators.
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Caterpillar Q2 Profit Falls 66 Pct on Weak Demand -
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Caterpillar Inc.'s second-quarter profit tumbled on slumping sales of heavy equipment and the cost of staff cuts, but it saw signs that the global economy is starting to stabilize after a prolonged slide.
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Australian Co. Could Buy MGM Mirage Casinos -
Thursday, July 2, 2009
An article in The Australian this week quotes Merrill Lynch gaming analyst Daniel Renshaw as speculating that Crown, which has gambling operations in Australia, is a strong candidate to buy casinos that MGM Mirage is selling.
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MGM Mirage Mulls Decision to Sell Gold Strike -
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
MGM Mirage will decide “within the next month” whether to sell its casinos in Mississippi and Detroit, according to a statement that Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren made in an interview with Bloomberg news service last week.
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Bank Stress Tests Show Some Banks Need More Funds -
Friday, May 8, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of the largest U.S. banks will be scrambling to demonstrate that they can raise capital after results of government stress tests leaked out, showing many need more funds. The Treasury Department will officially release results later Thursday.
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Lawmakers Advance Guns in Parks, But Not on Campus -
Thursday, April 2, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday moved ahead on proposals to allow handguns to be carried in state and local parks, but stopped short of allowing faculty and staff to pack heat at public colleges and universities.
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Council, Commission Mobilize Against State Wage Bill -
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A bill passed by the Tennessee Senate Thursday and sponsored by a state lawmaker from Germantown would prohibit local governments from requiring private employers to pay their workers a living wage.
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Tenn. Senate Passes Measure Banning Local Wage Increases -
Friday, March 13, 2009
Local governments would be prohibited from imposing a minimum wage higher than the federal rate under a proposal that passed the Senate.
The measure sponsored by Republican Paul Stanley of Germantown was approved 18-13 on Thursday. The companion bill has been assigned to a House subcommittee.
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Citi Shares Fall Despite Talks with Morgan Stanley -
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc.'s stock sank Monday to its lowest levels since November as investors wondered how much more cash the troubled bank will need.
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Kyle Laments State Budget Shortfall -
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Jim Kyle, a Memphis Democrat who serves as minority leader in the state Senate, said he believes the state’s financial picture is as dire as it’s ever been.
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Wall Street Soars as Government Pledges Bank Aid -
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street snapped back from last week's devastating losses after major governments announced further steps to support the global banking system, including plans by the U.S. Treasury to buy stocks of some banks. All the major indexes rose more than 8 percent, and the Dow Jones industrials rose more than 700 points.
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Bill Seeking Informed Consent Before an Abortion Fails -
Friday, April 18, 2008
NASHVILLE (AP) - A legislative proposal to require informed consent before an abortion has failed this session and will be studied over the summer.
The Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-3 on Thursday to send the measure to a summer study committee.
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Ophelia Ford Returns to Capitol; Blames Illness on Ulcer -
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
NASHVILLE (AP) - State Sen. Ophelia Ford returned to the Legislature Monday and said a bleeding ulcer caused her to be absent since the session started in January.
The Memphis Democrat, wearing a dark brown warm-up suit and walking with a cane, told reporters on the way to her office that she feels "great." She later addressed her colleagues on the Senate floor. 47.
Tenn. Senate Rejects Bill to Allow Minors to Work Where Smoking Allowed -
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
NASHVILLE (AP) - The state Senate on Monday rejected a proposal to allow people younger than 21 to work in restaurants that allow smoking.
The Senate voted 15-8 against the bill sponsored by Sen. Paul Stanley, a Memphis Republican. There were seven abstentions.
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Thoughts Shift to HOPE as Legislative Session Nears -
Monday, December 24, 2007
Instead of wrapping up their legislative calendar by Memorial Day as they'd hoped to do, members of the Tennessee General Assembly earlier this year got bogged down until the last minute on unfinished business.
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Archived Article: Newsmakers -
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
TMA Elects Surgeon to Board of Trustees Local Surgeon Elected to Medical Association Board
The Tennessee Medical Association elected vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Francis III to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. Francis previously ...
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Archived Article: Newsmakers -
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Rhodes Psychology Professor to Serve as Diversity Delegate at Leadership Conference First Horizon Exec Named to Fed Advisory Council
J. Kenneth Glass was appointed to a one-year term on the Federal Reserve Boards Federal Advisory Council. Glas...
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Archived Article: Gov -
Friday, January 21, 2005
By Andy Meek Lawmakers to Weigh in on Shelby Decisions
ANDY MEEK
The Daily News
The new year is off to a roaring start for Tennessee legislators in Nashville, who officially get down to business at the end of month.
Already, a slew of...
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Archived Article: Real Review -
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Real estate agents mark 25 years of service Real estate agents mark 25 years of service
A testimonial to a companys integrity is the length of time its employees work there, said Harold E. Crye, Crye-Leike Realtors chief executive officer.
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Archived Article: Irene Gacc (lead) -
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
By LAURIE JOHNSON Country club, apartment project gets underway By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Bulldozers began moving earth Monday to make way for a country club and golf course apartment community in Southeast Memphis. Plans for Irene Golf and C...54.
Archived Article: Ads (bott) -
Tuesday, October 5, 1999
Delivery companies banking on traditional ads Tradition, trends battle on advertising front The package courier DHL Worldwide Express is letting its U.S. truck fleet carry its advertising load. The California-based company is foregoing traditional a...55.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, November 18, 1998
Bean, Ison & Ruleman PLLC, CPAs & Consultants has announced the following promotions: Patricia M Bean, Ison & Ruleman PLLC, CPAs & Consultants has announced the following promotions: Patricia M. Colley to tax manager, Dana D. Horner ...56.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, March 5, 1997
Dr. Lucy Vinturella has joined the counseling staff of The Center for Counseling, a division of Health First Medical Group. Vinturella completed her Ph.D. at the University of Memphis and formerly was a staff clinician at MCCC Behavioral Care Inc. a...