John Ford Guilty

By Kleinheider Posted on July 18, 2008 at 12:18 pm

Former Senator John Ford was found guilty by a Nashville jury of receiving consulting fees totaling more than $850,000 from two TennCare dental contractors, Doral Dental and OmniCare.

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Memphis Flyer
Commericial Appeal

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Tags: Doral Dental, Guilty, John Ford, Memphis, Nashville, Public corruption

Oh, The Corruption Is Killing Me

By Kleinheider Posted on at 7:47 am

In heralding the start of early voting across the state for the August 7th primary, Rep. Stacey Campfield brings the funny:

In most of the state a photo ID or voter registration card is appreciated (but not mandatory). In Memphis a copy of your latest obituary would help speed things along as well.

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Tags: fraud, I see dead people voting all the time, Memphis, Stacey Campfield

Taking The Mayhill

By Kleinheider Posted on June 16, 2008 at 7:49 am

The New Yorker profiles Mayhill Fowler, the citizen journalist of the hour with Tennessee roots:

Fowler comes from Tennessee—“My mother’s from a Southern-gothic family with a rich political history,” she said—although many of her relatives have since moved to Houston, “or Hoo-town, as I fondly call it.” Her maternal grandfather, Watkins Overton, was the mayor of Memphis, and her great-grand-uncle C. P. J. Mooney, she once wrote, was a “muckraking newspaper editor who broke the power of the Klan in the state.”

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Tags: Mayhill Fowler, Memphis, Tennessee, Watkins Overton

Burning The Little Black Book: Harold Ford, Jr. Marries Emily Threlkeld In Miami

By Kleinheider Posted on April 27, 2008 at 11:25 pm

While there are still certainly a myriad of potential roadblocks to his running for or winning a statewide race in Tennessee, one thing is for sure, Harold Ford, Jr. has solved his “bachelor problem“:

Around 300 guests, including the elite of Memphis and Washington, gathered at Miami’s Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church Saturday to witness the nuptials of Harold Ford, Jr. and socialite Emily Threlkeld. The lavish ceremony included a total of 26 attendants for the bride and groom.

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Beverly Keel

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Tags: Baptist, Call Me, Dorothy Ford, Emily Threlkeld, Harold and Emily, Harold Ford, married, Memphis, Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church, Wedding

Shaking Off The Taxman

By Kleinheider Posted on April 18, 2008 at 12:43 pm

Blake Fontenay on the news that Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton got behind on his property taxes:

That just goes to show the haters aren’t the only people he’s skilled at shaking off.

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