Midtown Facts
Although Midtown is a rather vague term for an area in Memphis, it basically entails Central Gardens, Overton Park, Hein Park near Rhodes College, Cooper Young, Annesdale Snowden, Little Hanoi and the Parkway.
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- February 21, 2012 - Chi Town Gets Gas Break - The Chicago area, which usually leads the nation's highest gas prices, is getting a break at the pump. - Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, says Chicago's apparent discounted gas prices are partly due to local refineries clearing out the winter blend gas to make room for cleaner-burning summer blend. - "Prices across Chicago continue to buck the national trend and have gone down in the last week," said DeHaan. "The national average has gone up 5 cents last week and Chicago dropped about 9 cents a gallon last... More →
- February 19, 2012 - Michelle on Vacation - Again - Michelle Obama has embarked on a skiing vacation with her daughters in Aspen, Colorado, according to the Aspen Daily News. The first lady, who just returned last month from 17 days of relaxation in Hawaii, is skiing in Colorado on Presidents' Day Weekend for the second year in a row. Last year she went to... More →
- February 19, 2012 - Muslim Warned Us - As reported at Gatewaypundit: On May 10, 2008, Sheik Muhammad ABu Al Qat said on TV, "let me bring good tidings to the Muslims: Allah willing, the American empire will very soon collapse...This won’t happen as a result of war. Not at all. Allah will send to America an American Gorbachev, from within. Gorbachev, who brought about the USSR collapse, was one of them. Everybody knows this story. An American Gorbachev will surface in America, and he will destroy this... More →
- February 18, 2012 - For It, But They Don't Want to Pay It - As orthodox Catholic author Steve Kellmeyer points out (in americanthinker.com): - On the one hand, the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) is attacking Obama for forcing them (the bishops) to pay for contraception. On the other hand, the USCCB is pushing forward the idea that taxpayers should pay to extend unemployment insurance (again). - And that's just the beginning of the rich irony. You see, almost none of the parishes in the United States pay unemployment insurance. They get dispensed from the mandate to do so because they are religious organizations. So, if you are employed by a Catholic parish and you get laid off, so long, sucker. You can't collect unemployment because your bishop hasn't paid into unemployment for you.... - Read more:... More →
- February 17, 2012 - Uh Oh - This note from Zerohedge blog: - while we know that total debt to GDP is already over 100% and unlikely to ever decline back to double digits, thus putting into question the marginal utility of debt to generate further economic growth, another just as important question is what is the incremental utility of tax revenue relative to debt issuance, i.e., is America now issuing more debt than it is collecting from tax revenues: a step which would further cement its status as a banana debt... More →
- February 15, 2012 - Not Prepped for This - Sipsey Street Irregulars blog has this item: - "Just days after appearing on the National Geographic TV Show Doomsday Prepper, a prepper from Tennessee has been declared Mentally Defective and his guns have been seized by the government." His first mistake? -- Going on TV and expecting anything different than what he got. Not that this isn't an outrage, just... More →
Midtown References By Georgeann King, on November 13th, 2010 Although Midtown is a rather vague term for an area in Memphis, it basically entails Central Gardens, Overton Park, Hein Park near Rhodes College, Cooper Young, Annesdale Snowden, Little Hanoi and the Parkway.
Our voting precincts are 11-0, 16-1, 16-3, 17-0, 20-1, 20-3, 21-0, 28-0, 32-0, 33-0, 36-1 and 36-3. If you do not know your precinct number and polling place, you can find it at www.shelbyvote.com. Simply plug in your house number and street and it will tell you where to vote.
All of Midtown is in the 9th Congressional District and we are represented by Steve Cohen (D). Memphis office: Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, 167 N. Main Suite 369, 38103. Phone: 901-544-4131. In Washington: 202-225-3265. Email: cohen.house.gov.
Our Senators are (1) Lamar Alexander (R), 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510. Phone: 202-224-4944. Email: alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email. His Memphis liaison is Lora Jobe, Lora_jobe@alexander.senate.gov and (2) Bob Corker (R), 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510. Phone: 202-224-3344. Email: corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactMe. His Memphis liaison is Nick Kistenmacher, email: nick_kistenmacher@corker.senate.gov.
In the state senate, Midtown is represented by districts 29 and 30. District 29: Ophelia Ford (D), 54 North Arcadian #120, 38103. Memphis number: 901-575-2321, Nashville: 615-71-1767. email: sen.ophelia.ford@capitol.tn.gov. District 30: Beverly Marrero (D), 243 Hawthorne, 38112, 615-741-9128. email: sen.beverly.maarrero@capitol.tn.gov.
In the Tennessee House, we are represented by districts 89, 90 and 92. District 89: Jeanne Richardson (D), 797 N. Evergreen, 38107, 615-741-2010; email: rep.jeanne.richardson@capitol.tn.gov. District 90: John Deberry (D), 1207 Sledge, 38104, 901-725-0130; 615-741-2239; email rep.john.deberry@capitol.tn.gov. District 92: GA Hardaway (D), 1243 Worthington St., 615-741-5625; email rep.ga.hardaway@capitol.tn.gov.
Our City Council/School Board is mostly in 5, but some are in 4 and 7. The address is 125 N. Main Room 514, 38103, phone: 576-6786. District 4: Wanda Halbert, wanda.halbert@memphistn.gov; District 5, Jim Strickland, Jim.Strickland@memphistn.gov; District 7, Barbara Swearengen Ware, swearengen.ware@memphistn.gov.
County Commission is mostly district 2, but some 1. Commissioners in District 1 are Mike Ritz, Heidi Shafer, Mike Carpenter. District 2, Walter Bailey, Henri Brooks and Melvin Burgess. The phone number is 545-4301. All emails are first name.last name@shelbycountytn.gov.
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