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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- May 8, 2012 - Best Seller to Film - Marcus Luttrell, the valiant Navy SEAL who wrote the best selling "Lone Survivor," announced that the book is being made into a movie starring Mark Wahlberg. It's a great read and tells the true story of how he survived an attack on his SEAL team in... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Sponsor a T shirt - Kim Perry, Weirich campaign manager, writes: "We'd like to build name recognition for General Weirich by having our volunteers wear t-shirts with our logo, but t-shirts cost money -- $8.40 each to be exact! We’re getting ready to place our t-shirt order soon, and we’re hoping you will help make it a LARGE order. A great way to support the campaign is to sponsor 20 t-shirts for just $168! Or sponsor 10 t-shirts for $84! Or sponsor 5 t-shirts for $42! Of course, if you're kind enough to sponsor shirts we'll make sure you get one, too! You can donate by clicking http://www.daweirich.com/?page_id=963 and we'll take care of the... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Help Scott Walker - "All the eyes of America for the next five weeks are going to be on the state of Wisconsin. America is going to find out what is more powerful: The people or the money and special interests from Washington, D.C.? Wisconsin will answer that question." - Governor Chris Christie, campaigning for Scott Walker. You can donate to help Walker here: -... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Fundraiser for Fincher - Congressman Stephen Fincher (TN-8), new East Memphis Congressional representative, is holding a dutch treat breakfast to meet and converse with him on Wednesday, May 23 at 8 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin. Please RSVP to Kim Kaegi or Mary Brette Clippard at MaryBrette@KaegiResources.com or call 615-513-9823. Limited seating available. $15 per person cash covers... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Georgetown Strays From the Fold - The Cardinal Newman Society reports: "Georgetown University has announced that "pro-choice" Catholic Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and lead architect of the Obama administration's assault on religious freedom through the HHS contraception mandate, has been invited to speak at one of Georgetown's several commencement ceremonies." Indicative of what is happening in higher... More →
- May 3, 2012 - Uh, Well Maybe a Bad Pick - From algemeiner: "American Jewish artist and Nazi supporter Gertrude Stein was cited yesterday in a White House proclamation in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month 2012 - The official release which praises Jewish contributions to American society includes the following statement, “Their history of unbroken perseverance and their belief in tomorrow’s promise offers a lesson not only to Jewish Americans, but to all Americans. From Aaron Copland to Albert Einstein, Gertrude Stein to Justice Louis Brandeis.” - Stein, who’s exhibition currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was strongly criticized by Harvard Law Professor in an Algemeiner column yesterday, where he wrote, “Gertrude Stein was herself a major collaborator with the Vichy regime and a supporter of its pro-Nazi... More →
By Georgeann King, on February 29th, 2012 
Apparently, this anti Obama Volt ad has gone viral. It’s a good one.
By Georgeann King, on February 29th, 2012 
Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney explains how the process will work in our state:
By Georgeann King, on February 29th, 2012 On a quick trip to Walmart, two shopping experiences told me a lot about the state of the country.
First, some guys were unloading drinks in the beverage aisle. One appeared to be from a distribution company, the other a Walmart employee. The topic was the high price of gas. I came upon the conversation
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By Georgeann King, on February 29th, 2012 The measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index, was put at 3.1% for 2011. However, the American Institute for Economic Research has released an alternate index, narrowing the scope to items purchesed by the average consumer every month, leaving out “big-ticket items” like cars, computers, and furniture. According to this index, the prices for food,
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By Georgeann King, on February 29th, 2012
By Georgeann King, on February 29th, 2012 Last night Mitt Romney technically won Michigan, but it was a very slight win. He edged out Rick Santorum by only 3 points. In fact, Romney failed to get even 50% of the vote – and this in one of his “home” states. It’s his wife’s home state, too, and his father was a popular
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By Georgeann King, on February 29th, 2012 Yesterday it was noted that the unemployment numbers for March would not be announced on the first Friday of the month as usual.
Here’s the Bureau of Labor Statistics reasoning as explained on CNBC. The B(L)S says their data is announced on the third Friday following the conclusion of the reference week when it
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By Georgeann King, on February 28th, 2012
By Georgeann King, on February 28th, 2012 Usually, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases unemployment numbers on the first Friday of each month. In March, however, it has been moved to the second Friday. Why? Analysts say maybe because it doesn’t look so good.
By Georgeann King, on February 28th, 2012 The durable goods number for January came in at a minus 4.0%. That’s a huge drop, in fact, the largest since January 2009.
Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge blog had analysis:
“And so the transition to the QE3 ‘economic disappointment’ regime begins. Because after the ECB is done with the LTRO it’s over for global QEasing,
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