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As city faces shortfall, cuts loom for schools, health and other departments
With a controversial year behind it, the City Council is preparing for what promises to be another challenging year in 2009.
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Obama Watch: Young professional traveling to inaugural with friends
Lori Spicer plans to travel to the inauguration with friends from college and hopes to expand her network of contacts and meet other young professionals in Washington.
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Schools consider allowing students to watch Obama inauguration
Turn on the school televisions and allow students to witness history is the message some parents are broadcasting to school officials.
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Rock thrower slams cars on Paul Barret Parkway
They had tried to go bowling. But a trio of young adults from Atoka were themselves mowed down like pins by a rock thrower standing atop a Paul Barret Parkway overpass early Saturday.
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Willie W. Herenton: Always a Fighter / Chapter 6: The Mayor's Two Hats
Herenton rouses critics when he aims to benefit from a couple of casino ventures and steers city jobs and contracts to pals. This is the sixth chapter in a 14-part, weeklong series by reporter Marc Perrusquia.
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Oakland will lose in suit, mayor says
Oakland Mayor Bill Mullins said the man trying to take his job is also costing the city thousands in legal bills.
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Candidates lining up for run at governor's office in 2010
A crowded field of candidates is lining up for next year's race for governor after former U.S. Senate Republican leader Bill Frist decided not to run.
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Charging more for more credit hours one idea for UT revenue
UT students may have to pay extra next year if they take more than 12 credit hours a semester.
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In Brief: Police ID motorcycle crash victim
Memphis police have identified the motorcyclist who was killed in an accident last week.
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Forecast: No umbrella? You'll be all wet
Better get used to the rain, because today will feature more of it.
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Delta Queen nominated for 'endangered places' list
The Delta Queen paddleboat that went out of service as an overnight passenger ship at Memphis in October has been nominated for listing on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2009 group of 11 "most-endangered places."
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Police report: 'Shake-down' brings charges
Downtown: A man who was recorded on surveillance video trying to shake coins loose from a newspaper vending machine has been charged with theft.
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UT committee reviews cost-saving ideas
UT students may have to pay extra next year if they take more than 12 credit hours a semester.
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Fire department battalion chief pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault
A Memphis Fire Department battalion chief has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault.
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Shelby schools superintendent Webb to take medical leave
Shelby County Schools Supt. Bobby Webb announced Monday that while his "health issues are being resolved," he'll take an extended medical leave starting Wednesday.
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CRIME REPORT: Cars pounded by rocks hurled from bridge over Paul Barret Parkway
Three vehicles, including a patrol car, have been pounded by rock or concrete chunks hurled from the Donnell Road bridge over Paul Barret Parkway in North Shelby County.
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Bittersweet end: Conflicting emotions as Benjamin Hooks steps down as church pastor
On the morning Rev. Benjamin Hooks was to give his last sermon as pastor of Greater Middle Baptist Church, chairs were unfolded in the aisles to seat the overflow of church members and people hoping to glimpse a living legend.
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Timeworn tomes: Overton book fair specializes in rare reads
When Jeanne Hanna was a child, she preferred to stay up late to read books instead of sleeping. Then her mom turned the lights out on her.
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Stories of Elvis' missing years
Elvis Presley had come to study Marlon Brando's acting style in the 1958 war movie "The Young Lions," but he left with a girlfriend who would become his secretary during his stint in the Army.
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Chapter 5: The Lady in Blue
The mayor’s image sours when his hand-picked bodyguard — a female cop — is convicted in a drug conspiracy, only to be rehired and appointed to a $100,000-a-year job. This is this fifth chapter in a 14-part, weeklong series by reporter Marc Perrusquia.
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