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Knoxville Talks points to a Commercial Appeal article which alleges that Memphis blogger Thaddeus Matthews has quite a good business plan:
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He's A Hustler Baby
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Posted on July 8, 2008 - 10:29am at Nashville21
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Standing Athwart History Yelling “Revise”
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Posted on July 2, 2008 - 7:55am at Post Politics
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Jackson Baker on the Memphis Mayor’s attempt to revise history:
Property Tax Revolt
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Posted on April 28, 2008 - 5:47am at Terry Frank
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Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an article on rising property taxes and guess what two Tennessee cities made the article? Oak Ridge and Memphis, two cities that already have the distinguished honor of being two of the highest taxed cities in the state.
From the Journal:
Shaking Off The Taxman
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Posted on April 18, 2008 - 12:43pm at Post Politics
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Blake Fontenay on the news that Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton got behind on his property taxes:
I could not have made this up
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Posted on April 17, 2008 - 8:58pm at Right Minded
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Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who has just called for a 17% property tax increase, was a little late paying his own tax bill this year.
Property tax increase in Memphis "inevitable"
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Posted on April 17, 2008 - 5:25pm at Right Minded
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No matter how high taxes get, Democrats can never get enough of your money. Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton has proposed a whopping 17% property tax increase for next year. Memphis already has the highest property tax rate in the state.
Hmmm.
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Posted on March 21, 2008 - 2:31pm at Music City Bloggers
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I’ve always hated the drive to Memphis - it just never seemed very exciting going there but the city itself is exciting.
Mayor Of Memphis To Resign As Of July 31
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Posted on March 20, 2008 - 5:22pm at Sharon Cobb
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Why on earth would Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton resign just a few months after a hard fought race for Mayor?
Well, at least he didn't say he was doing it to spend more time with his family.
LeftWingCracker.blogspot.com broke the story, and he has a link to Herenton's interview with the Commercial Appeal.
Crazy Like a Fox? School Board Member Urges Mayoral Control of Nashville Schools
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Posted on January 22, 2008 - 1:28pm at Pith In The Wind
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Nashville School Board member David Fox wants out of a job. At least, that's one upshot of a proposal he made today in a speech before the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in which the former business journalist asked Gov. Phil Bredesen to allow Mayor Karl Dean to commandeer the city's struggling school system and appoint his own school board.
Former Democratic Senator’s Wife Supports Alexander
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Posted on January 11, 2008 - 3:45pm at Volunteer Voters
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The Tennessee Journal notes the lack of a Democratic opponent for Lamar Alexander and his ambivalence toward said lack of opposition:
