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The Daily BuzzIt's Election Time: Ready To Do a 360?07/24/2008 - 08:58 am
With elections coming up on August 7th, it's time for voters to make some decisions. This time around, not only do we have to choose those whom we think will make the best public servants, we must also vote on a couple of complicated ordinances with the sexy names of 360 and 361. ...
Talking with Kriner Cash07/23/2008 - 12:59 pm
Memphis City Schools superintendent Kriner Cash says he comes from a "different cut of tree." "I always believe in turning negative into positives," he says. If that’s the case, he will have plenty to choose from. The Flyer recently sat down with Cash to see what he’s thinking, other than 'What did I get myself into?' Director Godwin's Looking For Him -- and We Found Him: MPD Enforcer's Dirk Diggler!07/22/2008 - 10:50 pm
Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin has filed suit in an effort to discover the true identity of the proprietor or proprietors of the anonymous blog MPD Enforcer 2.0 -- an online whistleblower site. Here, Flyer contributor Derek Haire finds the man Godwin is looking for -- and interviews him.
Bianca Knows Best ... And Helps a Cougar07/22/2008 - 01:39 pm
Dear Bianca, I think something is horribly wrong with me. I can't keep a man for more than a few months before he moves away. My last two boyfriends have left town after accepting promotions or taking new jobs. Neither relationship has been serious enough to warrant me packing up and leaving with them ... The Rant: Memphis Music Fans Suck07/22/2008 - 10:34 am
"We've lost our way." I use this phrase a lot when I talk about national politics. But I'm using it now regarding the Robert Plant and Alison Krauss show on Mud Island last week. I'm a recording engineer and former rock-star wannabe. It takes an act of Congress to get me out and see a concert anymore. But the lure of this once-in-a-lifetime show did the trick. As I sat in my fifth-row center seat, I was reminded yet again why Memphis has lost its way ... Perfect Memphis Summer Movie? Hellboy II07/22/2008 - 10:08 am
Other than perhaps the X-Men series, director Guillermo del Toro's 2004 Hellboy launched the most human and easily comic of the current super-hero film franchises. Based on Mike Mignola's cult comic book, the Hellboy series follows the exploits of the literal spawn of Satan, first seen as a toddler who emerges when Nazis briefly open a portal to the underworld in the waning days of WWII ... How Cool Is It in the "Old Forest" Right Now?07/21/2008 - 04:04 pm
The folks over at the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park website did a little experiment a few days back. They compared temperatures at four different spots within a mile radius in Midtown. From the blog: "I measured a 13 degree difference as I traveled from parking lots and clearcuts to urban shade and sunlit greeenswards and finally to the rich shade of the Old Forest. All within a 1 mile radius of each other ... Hot Enough For You?07/21/2008 - 02:13 pm
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Talking with Kriner Cash
marie: Your decisions so far have been very accurate. Keep up the good work. You have... Read Story | Read Comments
Director Godwin's Looking For Him -- and We Found Him: MPD Enforcer's Dirk Diggler!
KatieDidnt: Well didn't this just get a little bit more interesting...... Read Story | Read Comments
Letter from the Editor
tomguleff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk8ivAl4Qa4 Vote No on Ordinance 360. The fact is that we can fix a very... Read Story | Read Comments
Bianca Knows Best ... And Helps a Cougar
PD: Toast, that explains you doing all those in between meal snacks... since you were breastfed.... Read Story | Read Comments
Craig Brewer Unveils $5 Cover, a Web-based Project Focused on Memphis Music
Packrat: yeah, popcity, I'm sure craig has you on speed dial by now...... Read Story | Read Comments
Director Godwin's Looking For Him -- and We Found Him: MPD Enforcer's Dirk Diggler!
fancycwabs: The CA version of the story has been picked up on Slashdot, and now there... Read Story | Read Comments
MAD AS HELL: Should McCain Sport a Scarlet Letter?
kittyhawk: You know, you liberals have this holier than now attitude..."If I make a mistake, I... Read Story | Read Comments
Director Godwin's Looking For Him -- and We Found Him: MPD Enforcer's Dirk Diggler!
Mpdenforcer@aol.com: I read with great dismay that the Flyer is now praising the enforcer when back... Read Story | Read Comments
Bianca Knows Best ... And Helps a Cougar
KatieDidnt: :slowly backs away from thread:... Read Story | Read Comments |
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