Planned Parenthood Joshua Humes’ letter to the editor about Planned Parenthood (September 13th issue) contained many inaccuracies. Humes implies that funding Planned Parenthood somehow subsidizes abortion. Under federal law, Title X funding cannot fund abortion care. Clinical and financial audits prove Planned Parenthood abides by the law. The fact is that the preventative health care […]
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Griz Win
Even as baseball and football predominate in the sports headlines, the new season of the National Basketball Association is close upon us, with pre-season action starting next month. The Memphis Grizzlies are notoriously slow starters, but the new management team that will guide the local franchise, taking over from Michael Heisley, is undefeated so far, […]
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American Heart Association – My Heart, My Life.
Put your heart first — Join the American Heart Association Mid-South Heart Walk to save lives Thousands of Mid-South area residents are expected to join the Heart Walk on Saturday, October 6th, to raise funds to fight heart disease and stroke, America’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers. The annual event begins at 8 a.m. […]
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Tigers Lose to Duke, 38-14
The Memphis Tigers are 0-4 for the first time since 1998. The U of M led Duke 14-7 in the second quarter, and was down only 17-14 midway through the third before allowing the Blue Devils to score three unanswered touchdowns. More at Tiger Blue.
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Just Following Orders
Chris Herrington reviews Compliance, the indie pic about gullibility.
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The Memphis Dawls
The Memphis Dawls open for Emmylou Harris Saturday night at Levitt Shell.
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A Debut
There’s a record-release party Friday at the Hi-Tone for Chris Milam’s Young Avenue.
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New Ordinance on Crosswalks
Louis Goggans reports on a new ordinance that requires motorists to slow down and come to a complete stop when approaching a crosswalk where a pedestrian is crossing.
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A Real Work of Cinema
Great acting and visuals prop up an elusive story in The Master.
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Finger-Pointing
According to Tim Sampson in this week’s Rant, everything is Obama’s fault.
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The Next Frontier
As we go to press, the Memphis City Council has not yet crossed the Rubicon on the issue of workplace discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and transgendered persons. By the time the ink is dry on this issue of the Flyer, that matter will have been resolved one way or another — at least […]
