Editorial Results (free)
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Last Word: Another Twist in Court, Harris-Lenoir at NCRM and Fairgrounds Specifics -
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
One more twist in the early voting schedule that kicks off Friday. It came in the second day of hearings Tuesday in Chancery Court as Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins was preparing to sign the court order from Monday night’s hearing. The election commission said it couldn’t meet the order’s deadline of opening all 27 sites on Monday. Jenkins made it a Tuesday opening but this nearly went off the rails.
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Surprise: Unions Show Signs of Revival, Despite Setbacks -
Friday, June 29, 2018
Their membership has been declining for decades. They've been bedeviled by crippling new laws, and by a devastating U.S. Supreme Court decision just this week. From all appearances, it would seem that labor unions are an endangered species.
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Ensor: Vol Baseball Has Hurdles to Overcome -
Friday, May 11, 2018
Knoxville’s Rusty Ensor still hasn’t gotten baseball out of his system.
The 1978 Bearden High School graduate was one of the best power hitters in University of Tennessee history in just two seasons after two years of baseball at Motlow State Community College.
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Last Word: Penny Turns Up, Boots to Tickets and Ag Innovation -
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
So it begins as it always does in the world of Tigers basketball. Gary Parrish of CBSSports reporting the University of Memphis is considering a change from Tubby Smith to Penny Hardaway. Hardaway’s name last surfaced during the exit of Josh Pastner. This time around, the report is that Hardaway has already started rounding up possible staff members. This will either vanish with a very quiet poof and University officials saying they always review their options at the end of the regular season or it will move swiftly to an announced deal.
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After Disaster of 2017, New Year Looking Good for Vols -
Friday, January 12, 2018
Vol Nation should celebrate. It’s a new year. It’s got to be better than 2017. Tennessee athletics had a bad year, one of the worst ever. It was rough for fans, alumni and boosters.
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Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some Who Died in 2017 -
Monday, January 1, 2018
They made music that inspired legions of fans. Rock 'n' roll founding fathers Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Gregg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, country superstar Glen Campbell and jazz great Al Jarreau were among the notable figures who died in 2017, leaving a void in virtually every genre of music.
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The Week Ahead: Aug. 28-Sept. 3 -
Monday, August 28, 2017
Hey, Memphis! It’s time to celebrate 901 Day – but not before you hit Tiger Lane Thursday for the University of Memphis Tigers’ season-opening football game. Plus, check out “the prince of kosher gospel” in concert and more hot happenings in The Week Ahead...
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Ag Shark Tank Joins Memphis Farm & Gin Show -
Monday, March 6, 2017
The Memphis Farm & Gin Show opened its annual two-day stay at the Memphis Cook Convention Center Friday, March 3, with something new – a business “shark tank” of sorts amidst the towering farm machinery and other agriculture technology.
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Busiest Season for Sports Hits Big Orange Country -
Friday, March 3, 2017
It’s the busiest time of the year for Tennessee athletics. There’s even some football to whet your gridiron appetite.
The Vols begin spring football practices March 21, and the DISH Orange & White Game is April 22 at Neyland Stadium. By then, much will have happened in Big Orange Nation.
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The Week Ahead: November 21-27 -
Monday, November 21, 2016
Good morning, Memphis! As you put the finishing touches on your Thanksgiving plans, take a moment to check out what’s happening in The Week Ahead. From honoring Memphians who have fought injustice to supporting local small businesses, there are plenty of ways to celebrate what you’re thankful for in the Bluff City.
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Farm and Gin Show Features Startup-Ag Combo -
Monday, February 29, 2016
The annual Mid-South Farm and Gin Show looks like any other gathering of farmers over the years, but there is a distinct entrepreneurial underpinning this year merging technology with venture capital.
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Events -
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Germantown Neighborhood Preservation Commission will hold the free Neighborhood Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Great Hall & Conference Center, 1900 S. Germantown Road. Mayor Mike Palazzolo is the keynote speaker. For details, email saharris@germantown-tn.gov or call 901-757-7203.
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Grizzlies Part of Crowded Western Conference Race -
Monday, October 27, 2014
Calling it the Wild West just doesn't do it justice anymore.
The NBA's Western Conference is brutal. It's loaded with talent. And the eight teams that make it through a gruelingly competitive regular season to reach the playoffs will only find slugging their way to the NBA Finals even more daunting.
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Recruiter’s Career Twist -
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Ask Janet Miller about her remarkable career at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and she’ll likely attribute it to good timing or pass credit onto others.
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Cohen Prevails, Incumbents Dominate -
Friday, August 8, 2014
Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen held off Thursday, Aug. 7, the most serious electoral challenge he’s faced since winning the Congressional seat in 2006, in the form of attorney Ricky E. Wilkins.
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Bragging Rights -
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
HOOVER, Ala. – Before he was done, Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive would quote Muhammad Ali, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela, stump for the league’s new television network, and remind the world that the “autonomy of the SEC and the other four conferences” is really all that matters.
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Sebelius: Couple of Hundred Website Fixes Required -
Thursday, November 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) – Prodded to be more candid with Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday the administration's flawed health care website needed a couple of hundred fixes when it went online more than a month ago and conceded, "we're not there yet" in making all needed repairs.
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Summer Travel Forecast: Better, but No Blowout -
Monday, May 27, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) – This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds.
The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip 'n slides.
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Haynes Joins Table Group as Principal Consultant -
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Brad Haynes has joined The Table Group Inc. as principal consultant. Haynes will provide executive teams with customized consulting and training sessions built around teamwork, leadership and overall organizational health.
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Business Making an Anti-Regulation Pitch to Voters -
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business are working to make the anti-regulatory fervor their members share an issue in the last weeks of the campaign.
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Resource Entertainment Group Plans Growth, New Offerings -
Monday, July 16, 2012
Resource Entertainment Group is continuing a steady growth path and looks to expand thanks to a new website as well as management of a new Downtown event space called The Columns.
The entertainment services company specializes in live entertainment, production services, entertainment consulting and event programming expertise. The company manages some of the Mid-South’s most popular entertainers and provides bands, DJs, speakers, audio systems, concert lighting, staging and tech crews.
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Obama's Health Overhaul Lags in Many States -
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) – Here's a reality check for President Barack Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.
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Settle Resigns As Chancery Court Questions Get Broader -
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Chancery Court Clerk Dewun Settle resigned Tuesday, Sept. 27, the day after a Shelby County Commissioner called for a broader investigation of embezzlement allegations in the clerk’s office and a week after an internal county report raised questions about why he didn’t report the problem sooner.
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Settle Resigns As Chancery Court Clerk -
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Chancery Court Clerk Dewun Settle has resigned as Chancery Court Clerk. The three Chancellors who will appoint his replacement were drafting a statement Tuesday afternoon on what comes next.
The resignation comes the day after Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz called for the commission to investigate the Chancery Court Clerk’s office in an embezzlement probe that is expanding beyond a book-keeper for the office who has admitted taking money from delinquent property tax sales.
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Budget Umpire: Health Care Bills Would Raise Costs -
Friday, July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats' health care bills won't meet President Barack Obama's goal of slowing the ruinous rise of medical costs, Congress' budget umpire warned on Thursday, giving weight to critics who say the legislation could break the bank.
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Events -
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Small Business Solutions Series will kick off with “Making 71 Percent More Profit by Working Only 10 Percent Better” today from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at ParMasters Golf Training Center, 888 S. White Station Road. Business coach Mark van Stolk of Calaveras Business Coaching LLC will speak. Cost is $30 per session, $90 for the four-seminar series and free for the first 10 participants to sign up. For more information, visit www.businesssolutionsseries.com or call 753-3753.
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Events -
Friday, January 16, 2009
Memphis Invest will hold a wealth-building seminar titled “For the Seasoned Investor” today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its in-house training center, 130 Timber Creek Drive. The events are free and open to the public. For more information, call Memphis Invest at 877-773-9998.
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Events -
Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Memphis Advertising Federation is asking for entries for the ADDY competition by today. The ADDY competition recognizes creative excellence in advertising. Entries must be dropped off at the Fogelman Executive Center at the University of Memphis between 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.memphisadfed.org, www.addypills.com or call Marcia Anthony at 321-7638.
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Cooper Tire to Close Albany, Ga., Plant -
Thursday, December 18, 2008
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) - With tax incentives and worker concessions, four cities in four states vied to keep their Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plant open after the Ohio-based company said the weakening economy would cause it to shutter one of its U.S. plants.
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Big-Picture Economics Topic Of Property Summit -
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
A host of experts will discuss the bigger picture of the U.S. and global economies as well as local real estate matters at this week's Commercial Property Forecast summit, hosted by the Memphis Area Association of Realtors' Commercial Council.
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Presidential Contenders Find Cash Flows From Memphis -
Friday, July 20, 2007
After losing top staffers, hemorrhaging campaign cash and watching one opponent after another outdistance him in fundraising, the general consensus is that John McCain's 2008 presidential bid now is on life support.
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Ark. Gov.: No General Revenue for Proposed Ark. Trauma Center -
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday that the state cannot afford to fund a $25 million trauma care system using general revenue, despite a lawmaker's comments that he may push for an initiated act to do so.
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It's All a Matter of Style at New Midtown Clothing Store -
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
In the world of rock 'n' roll, certain images are as seared into a fan's memory as the raucous sounds they love. Famous examples are the hip swivel of a truck driver from Tupelo and the cheeky vibe of a certain quartet from Liverpool, England.
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Estate Planning Council Elects Officers -
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
The Memphis Estate Planning Council announced the following officers for 2005-2006: David B. Jones, president; Frank E. Davis, vice president; Jeffrey E. Thompson, secretary; James L. Ferguson Jr., treasurer; and Mike Wood, immediate past president. Other executive committee members are Kermit B. Kaiser, Leanne W. McCullough, Samuel N. Graham and Teresa R. Hurst.
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Archived Article: This Week -
Monday, September 13, 2004
Sept Department of Revenue Hosts New Business Workshop
Sept. 13
Reality Based Management presents The Charge Nurse at 8 a.m. at Holiday Inn-Sycamore View, 6101 Shelby Oaks Drive. Cost is $149 per person. Call (800) 815-9379 or visit www.rbm...
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Archived Article: Comm Focus -
Friday, August 29, 2003
By Jane Aldinger Old theater prepares for rebirth in revitalized Downtown
By JANE ALDINGER
The Daily News
In 1929, a red carpet was rolled out in front of the Old Daisy Theater on Beale Street to welcome blues legend Bessie Smith. She sh...
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Archived Article: Daily Digest -
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Memphis in May Memphis in May
announces music lineup
Memphis in May International Festival announced the performance lineup Tuesday for the 2003 Beale Street Music Festival. Headliners include Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Jonny Lang, Joe Cocker...
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Archived Article: Law Briefs -
Thursday, October 24, 2002
Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. hosts small business operators and leaders at a 1 p.m. Friday meeting in the mayor's office, 160 N. Main, Suite 850. About 35 small business leaders are expected to attend. Th...
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Archived Article: Sirens (lead) -
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Shelby County to get new severe weather warning system County seeks bids for weather sirens By MARY DANDO The Daily News The threat of tornadoes is an ever-present danger in the Mid-South, especially for those who do not live within earshot of a sev...40.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Flynn Named Vice President of Ruth Ann Marshall has been appointed North American Region president for MasterCard International. Marshall formerly was executive vice president at Concord EFS Inc. Stephen J. Flynn has been named vice president of res...41.
Archived Article: Memos -
Wednesday, July 29, 1998
Taylor French has been named general manager of French & Co Taylor French has been named general manager of French & Co., Realtors and The French Connection. He is a graduate of the University of the South. Dan Estes has been promoted to vic...42.
Archived Article: Calendar -
Monday, September 8, 1997
Sept Sept. 8 The Laurelwood Business and Professional Women will meet at Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Road Extended from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 685-0495. The Shelby County Republican Womens Club will meet at 11 a.m. at...43.
Archived Article: Warranty Deeds -
Monday, July 15, 1996
7/15 jts warranty deeds Big property deals worth over $33 million in second quarter By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News The largest property sales in Shelby County totaled more than $33 million during the second quarter of 1996, with 12 deals filed in ex...