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Bigoted Memphis Police Caught on Cam Beating a Transexual (Video)

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Posted on June 20, 2008 - 12:57am at Tennessee Guerilla Women
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Police Brutality & Homophobia in Memphis, Tennessee

Hillary Wins West Virginia Big Time

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Posted on May 14, 2008 - 4:21am at Terry Frank
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Memphis Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen(D) compared Hillary Clinton to Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. I hate to break it to Congressman Cohen, but apparently the proverbial Joe Six-Pack ain’t all that hip on Barack Obama.  Trouble ahead for Dems and fly-over country.

The Memphis Sky

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Posted on April 4, 2008 - 7:01am at Lean Left
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I don’t have a lot of time, but I wanted to say something today. Forty years ago, Dr. King was assasinated in Memphis, TN.

LaFollette City Council Member Dies

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Posted on March 21, 2008 - 3:48am at Left of the Dial
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LaFollette City Council member and deputy mayor Ken Snodderly died suddenly Wednesday while undergoing a cardiac catheterization.

Poetry News For March 21, 2008

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Posted on March 21, 2008 - 12:00am at Poetry Hut Blog
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Poetry News:

  1. --- He died from a love of poetry [thanks Lee!] ---

A bruin, a commodore, a governor, a volunteer, and a tiger walk into this bar…

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Posted on March 9, 2008 - 9:21am at Music City Bloggers
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Actually the name of the bar is the NCAA tournament, and despite the oft-myopic ESPN-ian view that college basketball is only played on the east and west coasts of the round-ball nation, Tennessee, that is to say Tennessee, is going to send FIVE men’s teams to the NCAA tournament:

Shujaa Graham in Memphis

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Posted on February 22, 2008 - 4:10pm at tcask
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Flu News

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Posted on February 21, 2008 - 4:49pm at Left of the Dial
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So far, so good. I’ve not gotten sick yet but am watching those around me drop like ten little indians.

Here in Campbell County, there were well over 100 new reported cases of influenza in the past week. But those are just doctor–confirmed cases. I suspect the number is really ten times that much.

Surrounding counties are reporting a rise in flu cases as well:

Anderson County: 19
Blount County: 114
Loudon County: 31
Sevier

Ace Reporter Bill Dries at The Daily News

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Posted on February 19, 2008 - 7:44pm at The Daily Docket
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I was recently reminded by LeftWingCracker's naming Memphis' best newspapermen that I have been meaning to do a post recognizing the great Bill Dries in the context of mentioning what his hiring means for the future of The Daily News of Memphis, Tennessee.

I've been seeing Bill Dries in the political and legal trenches ever since I can remember hanging around the corridors of power. I've never

A Grand Game (Ten Grand, Actually)

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Posted on February 18, 2008 - 4:10pm at Left of the Dial
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How big has Saturday night’s basketball game become?

Court side seats for the Memphis/Tennessee game this Saturday night are available online for $10,000.

The Tigers are the top–ranked team in the nation. Tennessee is now #2.

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