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Friday, July 13, 2007

Compare and Contrast: Conservatives, English Only, and Immigration in the Mayor's Race

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[Council Member Eric] Crafton also said the [English Only/First] bill has nothing to do with illegal immigration and that its purpose is si...

Waiting on Dean

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Here are some questions I posed to the Karl Dean Mayoral Campaign two days ago: How would Mr. Dean have responded to the Metro Council's...

Council Member Pam Murray Is "Exhibit A" in What Is Wrong with the Council's Discretionary Spending

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Back in May when the Metro Council's non-profit spending was chugging merrily along, I did not call particular attention to Pam Murray...
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City Paper Update on Germantown Overlay

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NCP says that Metro Council could consider the historic overlay in the fall.

Charlie Tygard's Latest Ethics Dilemma

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Sean Braisted notes that Mr. Tygard, who is currently a term-limited district council member, has decided to run for "re-election...
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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Tennessean Endorses Gilmore for 19; Wants to Clean House in Other District Endorsements

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It looks like the Tennessean is in a "throw the bums out" kind of mood with a number of its endorsements of challengers over inc...
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There Are No Absolutes?

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While not rabid, I am a Star Wars fan. One of my favorite scenes in the whole motion picture series is one during the final epic battle betw...
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Over A Quarter Million Page Loads and Counting

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At some point in the past week Enclave passed 250,000 page loads. Thanks to all who dropped by.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

The Best Reason for Voting for One for Whom I Will Not Be Voting

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I have got to hand it to Carol McCullough for the best argument that I have read for supporting a candidate whom I do not support: To me, ...
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This Type of Mistake Gives Self-Important Mainstream Editors More Fodder Against Bloggers

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A couple of days ago a commenter to V-Squared wondered in print: Don’t you wonder if Briley had voted differently on the numerous unmaint...

Tennessean Endorses Megan Barry

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According to the editors: She brings a sense of ethics to the table, having served on the Metro Council Board of Ethical Conduct and in deve...

Does This Mean That "The Call" Wasn't Really Called?

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Someday you will all return to the " Mother Church ." Quoniam tu solus Sanctus . (Who doesn't love those hot latin lyrics?) Yo...

District 19 Candidate Blogs About North End Problems She Would Have Fixed

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Last week Freda Player blogged a list of "smaller housekeeping" problems she saw in Morgan Park and Salemtown that she believes n...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

District 19 Candidates Discuss Issues with Salemtown and Germantown

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A great crowd showed up for tonight's Metro Council District 19 candidates' forum, which ended up lasting almost 2 hours with the 5 ...
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Crafton's Problematic Campaign Post Card

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Now that I have actually seen one of Eric Crafton's campaign post cards with School Board Director Marsha Warden's thank-you note, m...

Above Shelby Bottoms II

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Eastwood Neighborhood Overlay Up for Public Hearing Tonight

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I will not get to watch a lot of tonight's Metro Council Meeting because of the District 19 candidates forum this evening in Germantown,...

"My First Michael Moore Post" or "CNN Needs Double the Proctologists Now that He Tore Them Another One"

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Michael Moore appeared on CNN to answer Wolf Blitzer and Sanjay Gupta's Reality Check on his new movie SiCKO and corporate criticism of ...
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Eric Crafton Accused of Campaign Impropriety

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The City Paper reports* that lightning-rod Council Member Eric Crafton has been accused of printing a thank-you note from Metro School Board...
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District 19 Candidates Come to Discuss Their Differences with North End Neighbors Tonight

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Salemtown and Germantown folk gather to engage District 19 candidates Janice Davis, Erica Gilmore, Keith Pitts, Freda Player, and David Shaw...