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Bill Moyers: Facts Still Matter

Excerpts from a speech by one of our favorite journalists Bill Moyers to the History Makers series in New York: …As Joe Keohane reported last year in The Boston Globe, political scientists have begun to discover a human...

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Early Referendum Voting Begins Feb. 16

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Citizens for Better Education Early Voting Starts Wednesday, February 16 at the Election Commission Tonight, February 15, an informational session on school unification with County...

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What Is Ignite?

Ignite is a fast-paced geek event started by Brady Forrest, Technology Evangelist for O’Reilly Media, and Bre Pettis of Makerbot.com, formerly of MAKE Magazine. Speakers are given 20 slides, each shown for 15 seconds,...

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Dan Conaway: Power Trumps People

Dan Conaway’s weekly column in The Daily News and The Memphis News on all things Memphis: Unless we start paying attention, the largest city in Tennessee will officially become the isolated island many in the state...

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Word to the Wise for Germantown

The Franklin (TN) Special School District (FSSD) is a K-8 school system with approximately 3,850 students enrolled.   Students are served by seven schools: four elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, and...

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Detroit City Branding Driven by Chrysler

Everyone who cares about cities is talking about Chrysler’s commercial during the Super Bowl, which was more of a pean to Detroit than to its new car. Talk about city branding.  Chrysler did it by walking toward the truth,...

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Latest Bill Day Cartoon

Gaetz IS The Law, A Cartoon by Award-Winning Bill Day

by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →

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About Smart City Memphis

Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis.  Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist, author of two books, and consultant on public policy.  Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.

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