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Noses are funny. Often the most noticed facial feature…next to the eyes, noses are also one of the most complained about things people have on their face.
My nose, is what I affectionately call a "3 finger nose"…meaning, from my face to the tip is three fingers long. You can see it below.
When I was a kid I hated it. I wanted a smaller nose.
It was an object of teasing and torture through my adolescence. I've never been so vain as to consider plastic surgery on it, but I certainly "wished it smaller" more than once.
My nose is a feature that provides a great deal of utility from the obvious, smelling, to holding up my glasses. This, of course comes with some costs. Allergies or head colds aren't a small affair for me. There's a lot of real estate there. A lot of ground to cover. More than one tree has died in the service of blowing my nose. I'm sure many more will as well.
Eventually, I came to grips with my feelings about my nose, even beating people to the punch with jokes. It is a dominant feature, no doubt, but its one that I have come to embrace over the years.
So what do noses have to do with the Memphis budget? Simply put, by focusing on tax rate, and cutting, cutting, cutting, we're proposing a solution that not only doesn't address the bigger problems, but also creates an environment where there's no oxygen in the room to even discuss them.This is almost like the behavior of a newly single middle aged person trying to find the one thing that will make them attractive once again to the opposite sex.
Its easy to focus in on one thing, and proclaim that by fixing this one thing…everything will somehow be ok. The unfortunate reality is that by focusing in on that one thing, we ignore the real problems…the fact that we can't see our toes, that we need to eat healthier and exercise, or that we need more therapy than we can afford.
We focus on this one feature, like a nose, because its simple.
We convince ourselves that by correcting this one simple single problem we have shot the silver bullet that will make the others go away. But this never works out. The problems remain, and we are still in the same situation we were before.
Our only choice is to either focus on addressing the real issues, which is hard, or find another distraction that will be our next failed "silver bullet". Thus far, this Council and the Administration has focused on the distractions.
Earlier this month, Polar Donkey wrote a defense of some of the things I've brought up in previous posts (this one in particular) that framed the debate as Strickland vs. Vibinc.The post showed things that are well beyond my technical ability in support of my core argument, that real problems (crime, education, lack of opportunity), not tax rate, are what leads to flight and population stagnation.
I do appreciate the support, but this isn't just about any one person.
I consider Jim Strickland a personal friend. He supported me in my campaign, and I've supported him in his past campaigns. We disagree on this issue.
I started down this road because, aside from my belief that "tax rate" is a poor metric by which to judge efficiency, I am also curious as to what the end game is. What is the long-term vision? How will doing this address the long-standing problems that impact Memphis…from crime and education to economic opportunity and flight…especially for those who are suffering most (low income families) and leaving the fastest (middle income families)?
Thus far, that hasn't been described in any tangible way. So, absent something to convince me otherwise (which would be a tough sell to begin with), I'm left with little understanding as to the long game.
When I ran for County Commission last year, I talked about solutions that outlive political cycles. "Solution" is a word I don't really like to use, because it implies permanence or that there is a "silver bullet". Policy is neither permanent nor a "silver bullet".
Policy, is supposed to be a living, breathing thing that evolves as the situation evolves. This is hard for politicians to accept. We all want things to be simple. We want answers to be certain…"If A then B" type statements. That may make for a good TV sound byte, but it doesn't make for good policy.What we get, more often, is gut reactions and hill to die on declarations, especially from legislators. This is only compounded when the administration has failed to either articulate, or gain widespread support for their vision.
And that's where we're at, and where we've been for some time…even before Mayor Wharton took over. We've been a city without a policy vision.
The CVB has a vision of Memphis that it is pushing both internally and externally.
A slew of local non-profits have articulated their vision for either attracting or building up local talent. (more than I want to try to mention)
Hell, even the Grizzlies have articulated a sense of self-identity with their "Believe Memphis" and #Grit #Grind mentality.
Why we can't adopt any of these ideas, these identities, and turn them into an attitude for a long-term policy vision for the community is beyond me. But here we stand, fragmented. Looking toward our future with little to no idea of what we're working for when we get there, or how to do it.
So rather than do the hard work, we go for the nose job, or the facelift. We buy some snake-oil salve from a late night tv infomercial, or rehash tried and failed "tax cuts = job creation/growth" strategies we borrowed from an administration that saw the single largest devastation of middle class wealth since the Great Depression.
We get caught up in cosmetics, rather than getting on the treadmill and putting down the Pork Rinds, or maybe reading something other than a trashy pulp novel for personal development.
In short, we focus on the fast food solution for our challenges, and leave feeling just as unsatisfied as we were when we started, and a little bit fatter.
I'm not saying I have all the answers. But come on:
If flight out of the city is something you're concerned about, laying off and eliminating jobs is one helluva way to say don't move from Memphis. You just nearly guaranteed 400 people will move. They'll have to.
If Public Safety is something you think we should focus on, eliminating 280ish public safety positions is one really self-defeating way to do that.
If you think taxes are too high, then how will you explain to the public that these very actions will increase insurance premiums by 11% to 15% (which by the way, is more than the tax hike would be).
I'm just saying, with four members of the City Council supposedly angling to run for Mayor, you'd think there would be something better on the menu than the paper plate of failed ideas and broken dreams we keep getting served.
You'd think that some kind of coherent vision would emerge…something people could get behind. Because what's going to happen now is people are going to love the tax break and be pissed when their house burns to the ground, or Ma-Maw dies of that stroke because response times increased, or you wake up to find some dude rifling through your car at 3am because the police presence just ain't there any more.
That tax cut isn't going to mean anything when that happens. And people will use those experiences to drive their decisions and belongings out of town…just like they have been for more than 20 years (with a lot of help from the County Commission, I might add, which has, in turn, negatively impacted their ability to raise revenue).
For 20 years, as a city (and a County) we've bought one facelift and tummy tuck after another, expecting our fortunes to magically change, all while not dealing with the real problems facing the city (and County), and chasing after folks that just don't and ain't gonna love us no more.
Its dumb.
For 20 years we've given lip service to the real issues that are driving down revenues, and stymying population growth, all while cramming Ho-Ho's and pork rinds in our face and ignoring the real hard work that has to be done to correct the problem.
That's not just dumb, that's a slow suicide.Its got to stop. But to stop, we have to have leaders who don't look at the whole enterprise as a lost cause, and I'm not convinced that's what we have right now.
And while the facelift we're currently contemplating (aka the rate cut) may make us look pretty on Facebook and Twitter, there's still all those real issues lingering beneath the cropped edges on that profile picture that have been, and will continue to drive people out, or keep them away.
In the end, this facelift will be just as successful as all the past ones…un…and we'll still have all the same problems, but worse.
And a year from now we'll be sitting here wondering why it didn't work, and still have no long-term plan, and wonder if that stomach electrocution thing really will give us six-pack abs or if they just hired models that already had them and put it on them.
What's worse, we'll probably buy that dumb piece of crap looking for another silver bullet.
We shouldn't be surprised or disappointed when it doesn't work.
If you're not confused you're not paying attention.
To be honest, I've been on vacation for a week, and doing everything I can to not pay attention, but the events of yesterday's Memphis City Council meeting snapped me back into reality.
By my count, I've seen five separate budget proposals put before the Council:
• The original plan that increased the rate to $3.39.
• Three plans reported by the CA on May 30th. All three have a variety of options, all dire either through extreme cuts, or tax increases.
• The current plan, which increases the rate to $3.51 reported on June 4th.
I reserve the right to revise and extend this list in case I've left one out (I'm a blogger, not a journalist, I can do that).
I haven't seen the latest four budget proposals, so all I can do is rely on media reports until I can track them down. I also don't know which one Mayor Wharton is most wed to. I presume its the most recent budget, which seems to resemble the original proposal more closely, but also seems to ignore the results of impasse proceedings that have made their way through the pipeline over the past several weeks.
The long and the short of it is: We're 25 days out from the new fiscal year, and we seem no closer to a resolution to the budget issue than we were back in the middle of May when I published my last post.
Coincidentally, Nashville just passed their budget. $1.8b for all Metro and County operations. $1.8b is also the sum of all City and County operations, even though our population is nearly 300,000 more people. Maybe if I add in the budgets of the other municipalities it would make more sense, but I kinda doubt it.
There's been a lot of rhetoric surrounding this budget season. The reasons for this are many: ideology, political aspirations, and personal vendettas are the first three that come to mind. But beyond the rhetoric is the basic reality of 9th grade civics involving government. Simply put:
It is the responsibility of the Executive Branch to propose a budget.
The proposed budget should reflect the priorities of the Executive branch with an eye towards the long-term direction of the community and the realities of the revenue sources, long-term liabilities, and nuts and bolts expenditures of the city. An accurate portrayal of these financial realities is critical, because they ultimately inform the public, and Legislative Branch, of things that are coming down the pike. This is just a proposal, however, not the final product.
It is the responsibility of the legislative branch to enact a budget.
The enacted budget can be similar or radically different from the proposal. Legislative branches have wide latitude to re-shape all kinds of priorities with the budget pen. The tailoring of these priorities can be surgical in nature, or a Frankensteinian hack-job.
But lets not get it switched. It's not the fault of the Executive that the Legislative branch passes a budget that conveniently ignores any or all of the revenue streams, liabilities, or expenditures. Once the Legislative branch is done either giving a haircut, creating a monster, or anything in-between, it is the job of the Executive to try and make that budget work, and realize as many priorities as possible, with the tools they have available as a result of that budget.
Seems to me that both sides have forgotten portions of this throughout this and previous budget seasons. And while I believe that a skeptical eye is both critical and necessary to being an effective legislator, personal issues seem to have taken over what should be a professional exercise.
The budget season was on track to be a contentious battle in the first place. Lower revenue outlooks due to decreases in property values meant either a tax increase (from 3.11 to 3.36 to remain revenue neutral) or serious cuts were in the future.
In the midst of that angst, a powder keg was ignited when the Comptroller's report came out on May 22nd (read the whole report here).
The report detailed many problematic financial issues. The one most widely mentioned is the "scoop and toss" debt refinancing the City has engaged in several times in recent years. While there's no doubt that using one credit card to pay another is a bad idea, if it means a lower interest payment, and there's a commitment to actually pay down that debt, it can be an effective strategy for reducing the impact of debt on revenue streams.
It should be noted, Shelby Co. government has refinanced a great deal of debt over the past several years using historically low bond interest rates to reduce short-term liabilities. I'm not sure why Memphis' use of this tactic is any worse, except that the overall revenue outlook probably doesn't have as much upside.
So debt is a big deal. The other big deal is revenue, which the report notes, is declining necessitating a tax increase, a reduction in spending, or both.
What most people haven't keyed in on is the section of the report called Fiscal Concerns located on page 4.
In that section the Comptroller says:
"…We are concerned with the low level of general fund balance after accomplishing the corrective actions listed above. The City appears to have funding needs in the near future for liabilities related to pension obligations, other post-employment benefit obligations, and money owed to the school system. Also, the City has aggressively used PILOTs and other property tax incentives for economic development purposes which have cut into future property tax revenue growth."
You can take that paragraph a couple of ways, but all of them include the following: We've got some big bills coming due.
Really, most of this is stuff people already knew.
Pensions aren't in the budget, as far as I can tell, but its a subject that some of my more conservative friends consistently herald as a bad long-term liability. Its hard for me to tell if this is reality or just some bias against paying pensions, but I sure would like some clarity on the issue. (though this article mentions the liability problems, though not in detail)
There is a section called OPEB (Other Post Employment Benefits). We borrowed $22m from that fund last year to pay for Pensioners Insurance (that's what it looks like anyway). From my perspective, that money never should have been borrowed. Period.
So now, we not only have to fund the current year, but also last year. I don't know who proposed that, but it was a bad idea that follows a trend of folks taking a promise and turning it into a threat when it comes to dealing with retirees.
That ain't cool.
What's most interesting to me is the comment about the aggressive use of PILOTs and other tax reduction schemes for business. Does this mean these things aren't paying off? This year the budget mentions $5m in PILOT payments. Last year, AFSCME had a list of the top PILOT recipients. I used to have it somewhere, but I can't find it. Needless to say, the savings to business was north of $20m…for the top 10 recipients.
This begs the question…are these incentives doing what they're supposed to? The Pew Center on the States has a paper from last year that deals with state incentives and some of the pitfalls. It might be a good read for local governments too. While the EDGE Board may be super transparent compared to other IDB's, I haven't seen them recommend the revocation of a PILOT due to non-compliance. That's a little concerning since, I'm pretty sure there is at least one isn't meeting the terms of the agreement.
The Comptroller's report makes mention of a 5 year strategic plan. I haven't seen this document. I've heard a lot about it, but until someone can point me to a copy its vaporware as far as I'm concerned.
The Administration hasn't done a good job of selling this plan to the public, and that's part of why the Council is picking them apart.
The Council has, in the past, sought some kind of longer-term budget guidance. I'm not aware of any vote or resolution that would mandate such a plan. Right now, I'm not sure the politics of the situation would allow some members to give that kind of high ground to an administration that they're basically actively running against. That's a missed opportunity in my book.
The Council, by contrast doesn't have to be as consistent. Legislative bodies, by their nature are supposed to have a somewhat adversarial or at least skeptical eye toward administrations. I'm not sure this level of adversity is productive, but political fortunes and personal vendettas being what they are…this kind of thing isn't entirely unexpected.
In the absence of an articulated, concrete vision, legislative members are free to roam the hills of fishing expeditions and rhetoric that suits their political needs. I see more of that than an honest appraisal of what needs to happen to make Memphis more sustainable going forward.
The City Council has not seemed to be able to muster any kind of consensus long-term vision. 12 of 13 members are in the second year of their second term. Many of the decisions they have made over that nearly 6 year period have brought us to where we are today. I don't blame them for the overall national economic conditions, or all the things they inherited, though 6 years in, the timeframe for that pardon is quickly diminishing.
Its time we got serious…and if this is what serious looks like…then wow, just wow.
A couple of months ago I gave a talk on school funding. In that presentation I said:
Budgets are a reflection of the moral convictions of a community.
I hold to that.
I hope our moral convictions are such that we would be very cautious about seeking additional sacrifices from working families that just happen to work for the City. The 4.6% cut last year was a hit in hard economic times. There should at least be a timeframe for restoration of that cut. We can't be a city that penalizes people who serve our community. That's no way to grow.
I think everyone understands that some positions will be eliminated while we try to clean up the financial mess we've made. Hopefully that can be done through attrition rather than layoffs to give more of a soft landing than a hard bump.
In the mean time, the Council needs to think long and hard about their ideas of revenue, expenditures, long-term liabilities, rate and most importantly, value.
"Reduce spending", "increase efficiency", "raise revenue", "decrease the tax rate" and many of the other phrases used in this and previous budget negotiations are empty political rhetoric unless they include specific proposals backed by accurate data that adds real measurable value to the citizens of Memphis, not conventional wisdom or ideological flights of fancy. Sure, it makes for a great sound byte for the media, but it doesn't mean anything until there's some real meat on the bone. I hope all parties concerned will take that to heart.
For reasons unknown to anyone, the Mayor seems to have decided to let the City Council drive the bus. Hopefully, they'll find a place to stop, get a map, and take us somewhere we can at least deal with for a while…that isn't FantasyLand.
I can't clap to keep Tinkerbell alive any longer.
I am, and have been frustrated that this council has really done little to address quality of life issues for our most needy people. It seems that closing community centers and cutting staff is the first thing that comes to mind with this Council when the budget is tight. I understand that payroll is the single largest expense the City has and considering the population contraction, decades of unbridled expansion, and neglect of neighborhoods in the City core, some services may need to be curtailed.
That said, those problems are the direct result of a lack of leadership and direction from City Hall that started long before Herenton and has continued, for the most part. While I understand that 9 members are in their first terms and probably feel these problems started before they came on the scene, I think its clear we're still caught in the same mindset that got us into this mess.
With the 2010 Census came confirmation that Memphis has lost a fair amount of population density. This wasn't a surprise, you can drive through just about any neighborhood and figure that out. Despite the lack of density, the size of Memphis hasn't gotten any smaller. We're still the same number of square miles we were last year. Little has been done to motivate people to be a part of the in-fill necessary to reverse this trend, and ensure we're getting a maximum bang for the buck on our infrastructure investments. I understand it took us a long time to get in this hole and it will take a long time to get out of it,
According to the 2010 Census there are over 41,500 unoccupied housing units in Memphis alone out of 292,000 units. Just under 52% of those units are owner occupied. This trails the national average by about 15%, which is nearly the same as the vacancy rate.
I understand that by and large these vacant residences are getting their property taxes paid. I understand Property Tax makes up about 41% of city revenue, so filling them doesn't bring in instant money. But those new people will have to buy stuff, which will help the second biggest tax collection area, sales tax, which makes up about 15% of revenue. 41,500 new households with an average of 2.6 people will have a lot of crap to buy every year.
But I'm not sure if any Council members have driven through some of the neighborhoods with lots of homes for sale. Some of them are nice middle class areas that most folks would be proud to call home, others are once nice areas that have been allowed to deteriorate into hit or miss neighborhoods populated by unkempt rental property that ultimately detracts from the value of the owner occupied homes in the neighborhood.
I drive past many of these on my way to school each morning and I wonder why every fifth house or so is boarded up or has the entirety of someone's belongings on the curb like the house was bulimic and just couldn't hold it in any more. The neighborhood I speak of looks like the one I grew up in in North Little Rock, a once proud working class neighborhood near the tracks that got bought up by slumlords who care more about the rent check than the property or the people living in the property.
On the major arteries surrounding this neighborhood there are boarded up buildings and abandoned foundation pads of businesses long lost. Sometimes I see people congregating in these areas, or someone hocking T-shirts or shoes, but most of the time they just sit there, rubble of a retail center, or factory, or warehouse long lost in the decay of the inner city.
How are we going to create this mythical in-fill while this persists? Why do we allow property owners the luxury of leaving these forgotten lots unattended? What penalty do we impose for leaving these scars on our city? Most importantly, why don't we reclaim this land, and work to fill these gaps with something that would contribute to the neighborhood and ultimately, the city.
I can't decide if we don't do this because it's just too big or if we're scared of the blowback from folks that own the land.
Instead of addressing the disease we strike out at the symptoms of our problems. Instead of working to build new revenue we focus on cutting expenses, which ultimately penalizes people who who top out at about $16/hr ($33k/yr) because they cost too much to pick up our trash. We plan to contract further by cutting Fire Department staff and equipment. We call this "right sizing" but really its a reaction to a long-term lack of vision that penalizes the very people whose work keeps the city going.
Through all of this the media gives lip service to the token solutions that are put forward in one breath and then trains their eye on some trivial crap that looks good, but is less than .00001% of the total City budget, as if cutting that would solve anything.
And I admit that I'm as guilty as anyone of getting swept up in the tide of this insignificant crap more often than I wish I would.
So while I wish there was some better vision out there, I know that any land reclamation or redevelopment will take a long time to pay off.
In the mean time, the City Government will have to adjust service levels to the population of the city. This means that all 17 City divisions will have to become lean, mean, and highly efficient. This means that, like all of us, some of those workers will have to do more, better and faster. It doesn't mean these reforms have to turn into an attack on unions a la Councilman Kemp Conrad's sanitation solution. It means that there has to be cooperation between management and the workers to deliver exceptional service. There has to be accountability. Processes have to be streamlined, transparency has to become more than just lip service, and some positions will have to be eliminated, hopefully through regular attrition rather than furloughs and layoffs that will ultimately increase our already high unemployment rate.
With all that said, it also means that there will have to be some kind of tax increase, and if that's all people can think about then they're too selfish to see the real pain people of far lesser means feel in this city every day, not just twice a year when City and County property taxes are taken out of their escrow accounts.
With all that said, I'm happy to pay a little more on my property taxes if I have a guarantee that the money will be spent in such a way that makes government more transparent and efficient. That should always be the arrangement with any government entity. You may think me a fool for saying this, but I have faith in this city and the belief that we all have a responsibility, beyond just paying taxes and expecting services. We have a responsibility to pay attention to what's going on, beyond what the media feels like reporting. We have a responsibility to understand the process and crawl up someone's ass when we feel like they're doing the wrong thing. Through all of that, we have a responsibility to give the city a chance to change and become agents for that change.
Until that happens, nothing will happen.
Maybe one day the City Council, as a body, will decide to take up that mantle and lead with it…but I'm not holding my breath.
One of these lucky Memphis City Council members could have the pleasure of running against me, if only they would reveal their plans for redistricting their seats. Despite pleas from supporters, I can only run against one of them.
Obviously, being that I am but a lowly blogger, I have some preferences. But until they decide who gets the honor, I'm putting the choice up to you. Make that choice, in the comments.
Sorry Councilmen Collins, Ford, Boyd and Morrison. Apparently I live no where near your districts. It's your loss.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this post, then go here, then come back and vote.
Two months ago I wrote about the changes that have been going on in my life this year. Needless to say, it's been interesting so far, and signs point to more interesting developments over the coming months. My recent absence from this blog and the twitter are partially the result of a wacky work schedule and a concerted effort to start down the path of many of the changes I talked about in that August post.
Aside from working my ass off, I've also been preparing to sell my house. This is by necessity more than anything else. While my original plan was to continue working and traveling through my first part-time semester back in college, the outlook on the work front isn't that promising, so I've been looking at other avenues.
This is how life goes, and while it's frustrating and challenging, I feel very hopeful and positive about what has happened so far, and what will inevitably be coming down the pike.
Through all of this, I've had little time to devote to the reading necessary to write. Longtime readers of this blog know that while I write a lot of opinion pieces, I usually make a concerted effort to source my material with as many supporting links as possible. I feel this is necessary because opinions ARE like assholes, everyone has one, but opinions pieces backed up by sources don't necessarily suffer the problems that plague the typical opinionated blog post. This may sound a little arrogant, but I like to back up my opinions because I feel it not only makes them stronger to you the reader, but it also allows me the time to better formulate and hopefully strengthen my argument.
The downside of this is that it takes a REALLY LONG TIME to write…well, anything. Between work and work on my house, I really haven't had the time. To be honest, even though the work I've been doing on the house has largely been of the manual labor sort, there's a lot of thought that goes into the process, as well as a lot of Advil. I hope that I can get back to writing at the beginning of November, but I'm not making any promises.
In the course of all of this, I've also been re-evaluating just what I want this blog to be. For me Vibinc has been about advocacy, policy and politics from a decidedly liberal perspective. I don't see that changing anytime soon, though I am looking at ways to better focus my attentions and perspectives to things that effect not only the way we live here in Memphis and Tennessee, but also the way we perceive the political environment in our community. I'm not really sure how this will manifest itself, or where it will take me, but I think it's an interesting path to pursue.
Even though I'm re-evaluating the blog, that doesn't mean I don't have some things to say about the election Thursday. I know I promised some people, including @ MphsBlckPolitcs to write about it in the run-up to the election, but for the reasons listed above I never quite made it past the incubation stage. So, consider this a Post-Mortem of the election if you will…
If you didn't see the complete and total landslide that was Thursday's election coming, then you aren't really paying that much attention to local politics. Back at the beginning of the campaign I said that someone (presumably Wharton) could win with only 30% of the vote considering the large field. Under normal circumstances this could have been the case, but the abbreviated nature of the campaign and the strength exhibited by the Wharton camp made that circumstance highly unlikely.
As Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery said election night, AC Wharton has been running since the 2007 Mayoral election, had more money than anyone, and a better organization. This is neither "interesting" nor "odd" nor any other descriptor that would cast doubt on the election results. AC's campaign organization was ready, and no one else's was. As a result, EVERYONE that got into the race after the retirement announcement of Mayor Herenton was stuck in a situation that made winning a virtually impossible task.
There were some surprises…
Myron Lowery's strong showing, despite a late start and a small war chest showed that, given more time, he could have made a run at Wharton. I like much of what Lowery has done so far and hope that Wharton will take note of some of the changes that have taken place at City Hall over the past two months and maintain them through his administration. On the flip side, I'm glad that Lowery will be returning to the City Council. For all his faults, Lowery can be a calming voice on a body that can be quite contentious from time to time.
Carol Chumney's third place finish should be a wake-up call for the former City Council member and State Legislator. Any rumors of her exit from future runs are not only premature, but also ignore her resolve. Carol wants to be a part of making Memphis better. Through her work in the state legislature and City Council this should be more than evident. However, Chumney suffers from a multi-faceted public perception problem. Part of this comes from what I called her "cold and combative" posture at the first Mayoral debate. While Chumney did herself no favors in this first performance, media accounts, including my analysis of the first debate, perpetuated many of the long-held stereotypes of women seeking positions of power in the political realm.
As Mary Cashiola reported in the Memphis Flyer, "Women are twice as likely to be described emotionally in the media," according to Erika Falk, author of Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns.
Folks, this has to stop. We need women and men of all races and socio-economic backgrounds to engage in the political process. The manner in which women, particularly strong, passionate women, are covered in the media is shameful, dismissive and downright ugly. As consumers of media, we deserve better. As candidates, women deserve to be treated with the same level of respect as their male counterparts. Snippets like this are simply dismissive and disrespectful. Not only is the quote used in the piece not bitter, it is a relevant critique of her political opponent that should have been researched rather than used as a blunt object to further a stereotype.
All that said, Chumney did commit some serious tactical errors that likely led to her weak showing at the polls. First and foremost, the early lack of any clear messaging from her campaign, despite a run less than two years before, allowed her opponents to get a jump on her in an area where she could have shown early strength. Considering her strong showing in the 2007 race, the meme of the campaign should have been "Chumney vs. Wharton". By allowing so much time to pass before any clear message emerged, Chumney ceded a great deal of ground to Wharton early, and Lowery late. Campaigns are about momentum, and unfortunately for the Chumney campaign, this early lack of momentum made the difficult task of overcoming a well-funded candidate even more difficult.
Charles Carpenter was the fourth place finisher, and while he only received 5% of the vote, there is little doubt that he will use this as a springboard for a future run. Carpenter brought some interesting ideas to the campaign, and even though I disagree with him on many of his campaign positions, I hope he continues to engage in local politics. We need all kinds of voices in the mix, even ones I disagree with.
While the rest of the field accounted for less than 7.5% of the total vote, their impact on the race shouldn't be ignored, particularly from Lawler and Whalum. Both had potent messaging operations, though Whalum seemed to show more late momentum than Lawler. In the end, all the messaging in the world can't overcome a strong, well run, and well-funded campaign.
Running for any office requires a level of intentional preparation that cannot be thrown together in three months. With the next Mayoral election just two years away, anyone considering a run should start making preparations now. Memphis is best served by a strong and diverse field of candidates competing to lead us forward, not the dominant dynasties of the far and recent past. It is through this competition of ideas that we can grow as a community. Without competition, comes stagnation like what we saw in the final years of the Herenton Administration. Regardless of the intentions of any elected official, it is critical that we foster this kind of competition going forward, lest we fall back into the patterns of the past, and allow the future to slip by us.


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XV920RH's, RJ's and TR1's
The yellow flat tracker style is so nice. I raced a XV920RH in BOTT for a few years in the '80's. I remember how funny is was to push that lead sled through the Camel Pro race tech guys. They always got a laugh about the weight. So getting those cast spiral wheels off would save a ton. You can slide the triple trees down the stock fork tubes about 1.25" to add a little quick to the steering. Pull the rubber caps off because you will getting a little tight. The hot shoe carb was del Orto pumpers for carbs at the time. The rear swing arm weighs a ton and I think there were some off label options from the yz's and tz's just prior that would help. Sorry... I don't remember the year and model. Yamaha was trying to put together a Jimmy Felice flat track effort, I think Mert Lawell was involved too, and they put together some chain drive 750 engine combos for the effort. I think Axtell was involved. So after they abandoned the effort they were selling the remainder off through Cycle News in like 1983 or '84. The flat tracker was interesting but they put so much adjustability into the frame that they might still be working though set up formulas. Plenty of power. Some of the photos show removal of the two piece engine crank cover. You'll see the viewing glass (Yamaha liked doing this on stuff around that time) and the center hex cap cover in the middle is a match for the inspection cover on the enclosed chain. One is silver and one is black for a cheap accent. This system was nice on the street but weighs a total ton. Remember no O ring chain if you keep the enclosed system. You can run with the system "open" and use chain lube, but the chain will clang like a bell against the housing if you don't keep the rubber boots on. I see a lot of the folks keep the little plastic "spoiler" above the front cylinder. It really did nothing and if you pull it and run bigger coils, it will keep them cooler. Remember to kep your plug wires equal length. The rubber bellow on the stock carbs, generally the back, will sometimes suck in and allow air leaks. Watch them... and drill/pick out the covers on your stock carbs to be less lean... they were factory sealed and easy to overlook. You can swiss cheese the air box and keep the filter, but ya gotta do sumthin with that air horm/rubber velocity stack. The RH's were cherry red (82's) and the RJ's were silver and black (83's). I see Chris Steward mentioned. He rode the '83 in BOTT production and Yamaha had some contingency money in '83. A west coast ghost... you'd see him at the start and the finish. The shock has a remote rebound (I think I remember) adjust on the frame. Also weighs a ton and the cables stretch. That stock also had air preload. Dump it and buy something that reflects what weight changes and riding you'll do. The earlier YZ parts bin or aftermarket was the way to go. The lock and chain weighed a ton as did the nearly useless rear fender (it mounted to the swing arm to add more unsprung weight!) I would lose them and the lock box behind the seat. That unbolts with two screws and then reposition the tail light. The grab rail is an easy removal, it takes the '80 goofy look away and drops another ton of weight. The 2:1 exhaust is such a good idea, but it did look bulky and bulbous. You can punch out the baffle, but as old as these are now, let is rest and switch the system out. You need the fork brace and update the brakes. The stock fender is heavy up front too.The rotors are a solid as a rock... at least have them patterned. The rear drum is in need of some holes to lighten things up. I saw one of the bikes with drill outs on the foot peg frames. They are heavy. Raask made rear sets for it, but I didn't like the quality or the positioning. I liked the stock location... just a little higher. I ran it with clubman bars and clip ons. It is a big tank to reach through with clip ons. I had two RH's. One track, one street. Loved those big horses. The era was a good one to hair dryer heat the gold plastic medallions off the tank and side covers. Speaking of starters, the TR1, europe and Canada, too, had 980cc bore and was a easy upgrade, and I think the marbles in a can starter was better. This was improved on the later year (through the 80's at least) Viragos in the states, too. Speaking of weight, that is quite a battery, too. Right out of a Mack truck. This has to be replaced with a smaller 12 volts... my gosh it is huge!
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Fri., Jan. 23 - Angel Flight pilot JJ Quinn and his co-pilots were honored by the Founding Fathers Republican Women.
Culpeper County School superintendent to retire
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Thu., Jan. 22 - The Governor's speech was disappointing with its focus on Medicaid expansion and divisive social issues.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The waxing, the thongs, the perils of topless typecasting: Playing strippers taught the men of "Magic Mike" something about women.
Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer play firemen, cops and other exaggerated versions of hyper-masculine characters in the Steven Soderbergh film, and they say preparing for their parts and performing nearly nude for the dozens of female extras who populated the fake Club Xquisite gave them insight into women's grooming, undergarments and approach to carnal fantasy.
"Magic Mike" delves into the male exotic-dancing world in Tampa, Fla., where Mike (Tatum) is a star performer who sees potential in a young newbie (Pettyfer) he calls The Kid. As The Kid becomes enamored of his new lifestyle and the access to drugs, money and women it provides, Mike thinks about escaping the debaucherous environs and making good on his entrepreneurial dreams outside the club. Meanwhile, there are several silly, sexy, scantily clad dance routines that showcase the actors', um, assets.
Soderbergh says the film is "just F for fun," but he and his cast found making it illuminating. For one, they discovered that "the role of fantasy for men and women is different," the director said.
"If men have a fantasy, they spend more time thinking about how to make it happen than women do," he said. "Women come to the (strip) club, they do their two-hour thing and then they drop it. Men are not like that. There's something behind it for them that they have to keep thinking about."
Women go with their friends, where men often go alone. Men dream of having some kind of relationship with the stripper, Soderbergh said, "but I don't think any of (the women at clubs) look at these guys and go, `I'll throw it all away for this person.'"
Soderbergh was drawn to the male-strippers story because it explored a world he hadn't seen before, and its inherent music and dancing made it "a good movie idea." Tatum, who really was a stripper when he was 18 and inspired the film's concept, said he and screenwriter Reid Carolin wanted to put a cinematic spin on the weird world he worked in and point an objectifying lens at men, for once.
"In movies, generally if there's a female role in it, generally, a large part of the time, her power comes from her sexuality, and that has done something weird in society where women think their power is their sex, that their sexuality that is empowering them to be strong women, and that a complete falsity," Tatum said.
"For this (film), the women are the ones that are smart and have careers and are making good decisions for themselves, and the guys are the ones that are objectified and deriving power from sexuality," Carolin said. "That makes them behave very flamboyantly and confidently, but they don't have any real fulfillment out of that, and there's this struggle to feel like they're worth something outside of that."
Still, Tatum, 32, acknowledges that showing flesh for his roles in "Magic Mike" and other movies "probably helped my career more than hurt my career at this point."
Dealing with the waxing the part required, however, was a real challenge.
"I don't know what movie could make me do that again," Tatum said.
"One time is enough for me," echoed McConaughey.
Pettyfer didn't have to wax, but he did have to shave, and does so on screen with a pink razor.
"Oh my god, I don't know how women shave," he said, adding that his skin was irritated for weeks. He also had some trouble with his wardrobe.
"I don't know how you wear a thong," the 22-year-old Brit said. "It's one of the most uncomfortable things in the world."
McConaughey said performing in the revealing garment took hours of acclimation.
"You first get a thong on and your posture's different," said the actor, who would walk around in his costume and make small talk to get comfortable before his scenes.
"Anything a man does in a thong is funny," Manganiello said. And though he's often topless on TV's "True Blood" and shirtless in both of his movies this summer ("Magic Mike" and "What to Expect When You're Expecting"), the 35-year-old actor doesn't fear being typecast as a half-naked hunk.
"There's no male objectification," he said. "I just don't think it exists. Men, what do we care?"
Submitting to body waxes and butt-bearing underwear, though, is another story.


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Once Upon a Time Spoiler: Did the Blue Fairy Keep Her Memories During the Curse?
Is Mother Superior/The Blue Fairy (Keegan Connor Tracy) too good to be true on Once Upon a Time? Increasingly, fans are starting to think that might be the case. But does a recent spoiler debunk the theory?
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As we've mentioned before, some fans suspect that The Blue Fairy is even more powerful and in control than she appears. One common theory is that she retained her memory during the curse. If that's the case, then she could be the one responsible for writing the book that made Henry (Jared Gilmore) believe, and/or the one that helped August (Eion Bailey) track down Bae (Michael Raymond-James).
However, that theory looks to be out the door: According to showrunner Adam Horowitz, Blue "didn't have her memories during the curse."
Of course, that doesn't mean Blue couldn't be more involved with the main plot than it appears, but it sounds like she's not the mastermind some suspect.
Read more OUAT spoilers here.
Catch the next episode of Once Upon a Time on Sunday, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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POLL: Parking tickets at home tick off some Island residents
Officials say blocking sidewalks is causing child safety concerns
MARCO ISLAND - Several Marco residents are getting tickets before they even leave their driveways, leaving some Islanders and elected officials saying police and code officials are going too far.
"We do not issue citations for parking in driveways, however we do issue citations for blocking sidewalks," said Eric Wardle, chief of code compliance.
Wardle said police were asked to assist with parking problems occurring on nights and weekends, including parking in swales, on lawns and obstructing sidewalks.
Police Chief Thom Carr said officials are working to reeducate citizens of ordinances that have been on the books for years.
"We have received many complaints about blocked sidewalks, so we must take some enforcement action," Carr said.
City Councilman Ted Forcht said he has been receiving dozens of e-mails about residents upset over getting ticketed in their own driveways since this "beefed up enforcement" began in August.
City Manager Steve Thompson followed up on the issue and said that "over the past few weeks police and code compliance have stepped up efforts to address parking and neighborhood disruption, as discussed with City Council, and we do continue to receive calls about parking enforcement efforts."
Parking problems were among several code violations, including noise and high-occupancy, being reported by neighbors of short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods. When City Council decided earlier this summer to delay approving an ordinance to regulate resort rentals, councilors also discussed stricter enforcement of the ordinances already on the books.
Forcht said he didn't think council agreed to beef up enforcement so strictly.
"Aggressive enforcement is something I'm opposed to ... I knew we'd run into this problem," Forcht said of the complaints he is getting from "real residents."
The complaints are coming from full-time residents, whose bumpers went over the bottom edge of the driveway and into the sidewalk, not the weekend visitor, he explained.
"They're saying they are getting a ticket at 3 a.m. Sunday night and then another one is left on their car at 11 a.m.," Forcht reported.
"If some of your readers have multiple tickets or warnings, I would encourage them to bring them to me at the police department and I will see to it that it does not happen again," Carr assured this reporter.
Blocking sidewalks and parking in the swales between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. has been a reported problem over the past several months and many of the issues are presently addressed with warning citations, Thompson reported.
Resident Lisa Meurgue was among the dozens of residents who contacted Forcht and other councilors after vehicles were ticketed at her home. She wanted to understand why.
City Councilman Chuck Kiester responded, saying one of his house guests was also a target of the beefed up parking enforcement.
"While it is not a safety issue at 2:45 a.m., it could become one beginning as early as 6 a.m. for children trying to ride their bicycles or walk to school being forced out onto the street, where, as fall approaches and vehicle drivers may be unable to see as clearly in their rush to the office, it could lead to a worst-case scenario," Kiester said.
Another Marco resident, Gina Sisbarro, wasn't able to be reached over the holiday weekend, but was among the residents who sent e-mail to City Council in late August upset about getting ticketed while parked at home.
She said a special interest group was demanding this action to the detriment of good residents and neighborhoods.
Kiester said it appears the enforcement agencies were taking the direction of council too far when they decided to address short-term rental problems by enforcing the ordinances already on the books. He said current ordinances need to be enforced, but an ordinance to address the problems of resort rentals in particular would be better.
"I say use discretion and ticket those vehicles or deal with those home owners who are abusing the situation and becoming a nuisance in that particular neighborhood. Why go after neighborhoods that do not have a problem and neighbors are not complaining?" Sisbarro wrote to City Council.
Sisbarro went on to say that police are her heroes. "Don't make them a nuisance for following orders … This is supposed to be Marco Island, not Gestapo Island."


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Kariye Camii Sokak No. 6, Edirnekapı, Istanbul, 34240
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Expert review of Asitane
The setting might not be as lavish as a sultan's palace, but the meals cooked at Asitane – drawn directly from, or inspired by, carefully researched Ottoman-era texts – are as probably as close as a modern diner will ever come to enjoying a 16th-century royal feast.
I love the complex blend of sweet, sour, and savoury often found in Ottoman food, whether the dish be baked apples stuffed with rice, sour cherries, and lentils or an almond soup flavoured with grated coconut and just a hint of pomegranate juice. Hearty main dishes might include goose kebab, veal marinated in apricot sauce, or a baked whole sea bass stuffed with walnuts and spices. Lots of good choices for vegetarians and a nice wine list too. There is a full bar.
The formal, old-fashioned dining room isn't nearly as inspiring as the food, but the tree-shaded outdoor courtyard is a soothing setting to enjoy a relaxed meal. Diners are mostly tourists, except during the month of Ramadan, when locals pour in for Asitane's special fast-breaking dinners.
Service is formal and attentive, if sometimes a bit slow.
Set inside the Kariye Oteli in the rather far-flung Edirnekapı district, Asitane is worth the trek. Combine a meal with a visit to the gorgeous Chora Church next door – one of my favourite sites in Istanbul – and a wander through the decidedly un-touristy neighbourhood.
Main dishes range from 26 lira to 38 lira.
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Internal Shingles Symptoms
Shingles is a painful and often debilitating disease that is caused by a virus that affects the roots of the nerves. Shingles is not a contagious disease, but it is actually spread via the chicken pox virus that lies dormant inside many adults' bodies. Shingles is known mostly for the external symptoms, especially the rash, but there are many internal shingles symptoms that should not be ignored and should immediately trigger a phone call to your physician.
Earliest Symptoms
The earliest symptoms are the internal ones. They include flu-like symptoms, but no fever, as well as sensitivity to light and headaches. These will pass and then the rash will appear. Before the rash appears, there will also be numbness, pain, tingling, burning, or tickling sensations in the locations where the rash will later appear. Those areas are usually along the back or chest, but the symptoms and rash can appear anywhere, including the legs, arms, neck, face, head, or torso.
Other internal shingles symptoms include symptoms that are flu-like, including chills, diarrhea, and stomach aches. The only difference is that the symptoms will not have a fever. The lymph nodes may go into high gear as they swell to fight the virus. As the lymph nodes swell, they might also become quite tender to the touch.
Secondary Symptoms
Once the internal shingles symptoms are gone, the uncomfortable rash will begin to make its appearance. The name shingles comes from cingulum, which is a Latin word that means belt or girdle. This name is appropriate because the shingles rash looks like a strip or belt of blisters. Usually, the rash appears a few days after the internal shingles symptoms subside.
Seek Medical Attention
If the rash appears around the eyes or anywhere else on the face, it is extremely important to get medical attention immediately, because the virus could cause blindness. Many people will also want to seek medical attention because the rash is extremely painful and is often described as feeling like needles continually piercing the skin. In most cases the rash heals in a few weeks, but the scars from the blisters may remain – just like it did for children who had serious bouts of chicken pox.
Shingles is often confused with other skin diseases, like poison oak, poison ivy, impetigo or scabies. It is not the same herpes virus as the one that causes genital herpes. Many people describe the lingering pain that remains after the rash is gone as being as painful as a heart attack, ulcers, and extremely painful migraine headaches.
Over the Counter Remedies
Those who develop the internal shingles symptoms can call their doctors for medical advice. There are many doctors who will advise their patients to try some over the counter medications to relieve headache pressure or problems associate with stomach aches or diarrhea. It is a good idea to get advice from a medical professional when dealing with internal shingles symptoms so as not to weaken the immune system and have a higher risk for more pain.


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