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 November 10th, 2011 They say things are bigger in Texas and Gov. Rick Perry may have proved that last night at the debate. Perry made the biggest debate error in recent history when he couldn’t recall the third government agency he would eliminate.
It was a brain freeze of massive proportions and one that the public will not
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By Georgeann King, on November 8th, 2011 Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey of Germantown and State Rep. Mark White of Memphis have joined other Tennessee legislators in endorsing Gov. Rick Perry for president.
White said, “Rick Perry doesn’t just spout conservative rhetoric – he implements tangible conservative reform. Governor Perry is a principled constitutional conservative who has cut taxes, reduced spending and
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By Georgeann King, on October 27th, 2011 Uber conservative radio host and author Mark Levin talked about Perry’s flat tax plan on his radio show. “I was thrilled when I took a close look at this proposal,” he said. “Rick Perry appears to be starting to find his legs. This program he’s come up with is a great program. Perry has come
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By Georgeann King, on October 26th, 2011 According to the Congressional Budget Office, under Rick Perry’s plan the economy would be 3.5 trillion bigger than under the CBO’s estimate of current growth. Economist James Pethokoukis says “it far outpaces the CBO economy.”
By Georgeann King, on October 23rd, 2011 Herman Cain has his 9-9-9 plan (now changed to 9-0-9); Mitt Romney has his 59 point economic plan; now Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will outline his flat tax proposal to the nation on Tuesday. CNBC reporter Larry Kudlow had a chance to preview it, as did other economists.
Would it be a boon
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By Georgeann King, on October 20th, 2011 Governor Rick Perry gave attendees at the Western Republican Leadership Conference Wednesday a peak at his new flat tax economic proposal. “I want to make the tax code so simple even Timothy Geithner can file his taxes on time.”
By Georgeann King, on October 15th, 2011 Imagine that the cost of gas is so low, you could hop in a big SUV, drive across town, get what you need and do it the next day if you wanted to. Or, you could hop in that big car, drive off to Nashville or Little Rock and never even factor in the cost
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By Georgeann King, on October 13th, 2011 This morning, before our morning walk, I let the dog out. I looked a few minutes later and he was at the fence, trying to climb it and growling. Something had caught his attention.
Grabbing a flashlight, I went out to observe. It was a possum, caught between two fences. Couldn’t tell if it was
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By Georgeann King, on October 10th, 2011 You know a company is in trouble when they become a verb or a noun. For instance, Neil Cavuto asked on his business show whether “Costco had pulled a Netflix” in raising their club fee 10%. The hike Netflix did on its customers has caused it a lot of heartburn. Will Costco experience the same
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By Georgeann King, on October 8th, 2011 When asked if he would support Rick Perry if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee, candidate Herman Cain said, “Today I could not support Rick Perry as the nominee for a host of reasons.” He did say he would support Romney. Later, he modified his position saying, “If Governor Perry gets the nomination, I will
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