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When news regarding “internet sales tax” broke in May 2013, many thought the issue would be decided by the end of that year: either the Federal Government would grant states the… Read More

Registration is now open for the Mississippi River Marathon & Half Marathon, set to take place on February 11th, 2017.  The event starts in Arkansas, and ends in Mississippi. Fifty… Read More

During the XL Pipeline issue, I always said that a pipeline could have been built in the U.S. without State Department or Presidential approval, and would be transporting a better grade of o… Read More

Former Columbus Police Officer Canyon Boykin filed a lawsuit against the city of Columbus, Mississippi. Podcast Blog This Link | View More Read More

Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post. Earlier this year, the Mississippi Legislature passed SB 2167. It requires General Election Presidential candidates to: - Pay… Read More

If the risk of hackers meddling with Election results is not enough, here’s another reason voting shouldn’t happen on the Internet: the Ballots can’t be Kept Secret. That… Read More

I scanned the RealClear's Election 2016 Presidential Polls site to see what the election would look like if the polls where between Clinton (D),Trump (R), Johnson (LIB) and Stein (Green). T… Read More

Approved nurse aide training programs in Mississippi require that you be at least 18 years of age and pass a criminal background check. Programs, which are overseen by the Mississippi Depart… Read More

They waited in anticipation for a “special guest”, as per the announcement by the host, US ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard. They had no idea that Oprah Winfrey was abo… Read More

We drove here through miles of white windmills whose sleek and giant arms spun across the background of a perfect blue sky. Stretching out into a beautiful summer day like wings of a plane… Read More

For those not familiar with Memphis, it offers the best of two worlds. Memphis is set in the Mississippi Delta. It’s a vibrant metro area that melds with the slow rhythms of the rural… Read More

Memphis, TN (March 2017) – Crye-Leike Realtors – East Memphis‎ office inducts seven sales associates, including  Jeanne Arthur, into its prestigious Circle of Excellence… Read More

For as long as anyone can remember, Minneapolis – St Paul have been called the Twin Cities, but really, there doesn’t seem to be a logical reason other than their proximity to ea… Read More

Many professionals in the financial and real estate industries undergo their licensing procedure via the National Multistate Licensing System and Registry (NMLS). The NMLS handles the licens… Read More

Throughout the year, I enjoy writing about Memphis real estate as well as the countless Memphis cultural events that go on throughout the year.  As spring breaks over the City on the Bl… Read More

With New York poised to start offering a tuition-free college education for some students, public colleges may be worth a closer look.New York lawmakers approved the tuition initia… Read More

What are you looking for in retirement? A water front view? Memphis has the Mighty Mississippi River coursing through the city. Besides the view, hop a riverboat for cruises that last a few… Read More

Great Opportunities in Unexpected Places   When you think of states with great, high-paying job opportunities, California, Texas, and New York probably come to mind. However, healt… Read More

John Green & Co. REALTORS® revamps its website to help clients easily find available listings, and to make it more convenient for those searching for a home in a specific school zone… Read More

America is in a new era of reconstruction. And, as such, we are at both a moral and political nadir that mandates a “self-correction.” The end result will reflect… Read More

Memphis has many well-known attractions that include Graceland, Sun Studio, and the National Civil Right Museum. However, there’s much more to explore that lurks just beneath the surfa… Read More

When you've been together for 20 years, it's safe to say you've seen the best and worst in one another. There's no way to make it through two decades without having been tested by life's tri… Read More

I wrote this when I was hosted at Medium, because when I moved there I lost the page on which I’d posted my stroke story…but I thought I’d post it here again anyway. Enjoy… Read More

Our high school boasted one of the best basketball teams in the country. Our football team was always at the top of local standings. Our freshman class was a tribe of young men whose fathe… Read More

Rural Americans are increasingly staying put. The finding was the highlight of a University of Chicago study that found the overall mobility of the U.S. population has fallen to its lowest l… Read More

 Wells Fargo Routing Numbers is needed or required whenever you want to sign up for direct deposit or order new checks to send money to friends and family. Before you make wire transfer… Read More

Though it was a bit balmy that night, Hailey and Jonathan had no trouble keeping their cool and looking fresh and amazing for their Maui Wedding Portrait. Having gotten married the week befo… Read More

Samantha Fish will be releasing her second album this year, Belle Of The West, November 3, 2017, on Ruf Records. Like her breakout album in 2015, Wild Heart, it is produced by Luther Dickin… Read More

Photo: Gary Cooper By Dave Resto Heavy blues-rock guitarist, Jared James Nichols, has been touring as the opening act for hard rock legends, Saxon and UFO. He and his band appeared at Jergel… Read More

Physicians that are participating in U.S. medical school residency programs but have graduated from medical school abroad are generally known as Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs). FMGs come t… Read More

By Scott Bampton Released on Ruf Records on November 3rd, Belle of the West is Samantha Fish’s second full-length release within eight months, and her sixth since debuting in 2009. Th… Read More

"Jesmyn Ward's 'Sing, Unburied, Sing' is a ghost story about the real struggles of living" PBS NewsHour 10/27/2017ExcerptSUMMARY:  Award-winning author Jesmyn Ward writes the stories of… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Franken’s resignation, Trump’s Jerusalem move" PBS NewsHour 12/8/2017ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist D… Read More

"The Taking" by T. Christian Miller (ProPublica), Kiah Collier and Julián Aguilar (Texas Tribune) - ProPublica 12/14/2017The federal government's boldest land grab in a generation pro… Read More

Civil War Photos – Part 1 Photography was still a relatively new technology during the American Civil War, but war correspondents managed to capture thousands of riveting photos throug… Read More

Mosquitoland by David Arnold (review copy) - When her parents unexpectedly divorce, Mim Malone is dragged from her beloved home in Ohio to the 'wastelands' of Mississippi, where she lives in… Read More

If you are looking for Wells Fargo Routing Number for your state, then you are just at the right place. Routing numbers are also known as banking routing numbers, routing transit numbers, RT… Read More

THE ALCHEMY OF BLACK FUTURES: BLACK COMICS, BLACK BEER CALENDARS & BLACK ICONOGRAPHYAs the information age gives way to the age of reckoning, where the dictates of nature will take prece… Read More

"How Notre Dame women’s basketball won the NCAA championship in the final 3 seconds" PBS NewsHour 4/2/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  The Notre Dame women's basketball team rallied in its ch… Read More

Today’s article is all about First National Bank Routing Numbers. Currently, First National Bank has 147 active routing numbers. Routing numbers are required for electronic routing of… Read More

The name ‘Teddy Bear’ originated from an incident involving former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, who was commonly known as Teddy. In November 1902, Roosevelt att… Read More

"The brutal Emmett Till murder case is being reopened.  Here’s what we know" PBS NewsHour 7/12/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Based on new information, the Justice Department is reopen… Read More

Hear ye!  Hear ye!  It's Mardi Gras week here at the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog!  We'll be posting something every day all the way thru to next Tuesday aka Fat… Read More

What I Remember from 5th & San Pedro – Fierce Fiction by Elly Kugler –  The place I saw you. How you were walking, squinting, through the slowly-becoming-blinding dawn l… Read More

Cookies for Breakfast – Non-fiction by Elaine Stevens – October 14, 2018 “Today we will live in the moment. Unless it’s unpleasant, in which case we will eat a cookie… Read More

NOVEMBER 2018 THE ISLAND IS ALIVE WITH MUSIC! 1st - Time Out Blues Band  Giacomo Jacks  Amityville, NY Ahwooooooooo!  If you think you got some hellhounds on y… Read More

"Brooks and Marcus on what’s fueling the President’s ‘ramped up’ rhetoric" PBS NewsHour 11/23/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  New York Times columnist David Brooks and Wash… Read More

DECEMBER 2018 1st - Frank Latorre & The Kingbees  The Maples  Manorville, NY Journey down to this cool American restaurant and get yer blues buzz on!  Fra… Read More

  Located at 301 West 46th Street in New York City, The Scene, which opened its doors sometime in 1965, was indeed the most renowned rock club in the USA for a short span during th… Read More

2019 Nissan Frontier Redesign, Price – Nissan will certainly build a brand new generation of its mid-size pickup, you don’t get to worry any longer. The all-new vehicle is introd… Read More

Committed:  Civil Rights and the Struggle for JusticeValerie Sweeney PrinceCivil rights were first constitutionalized in the 13th Amendment.  However, the fact of civil rights as a… Read More

"In Curtis Flowers case, race could be a matter of life or death" PBS NewsHour 3/20/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the murder of four people killed in… Read More

Prayer – Non-Fiction by Terry Engel –  Lisa worried her way through the second round of in vitro and the resulting pregnancy with Stella and Jackson. Our first in vitro pre… Read More

  EXHIBITION OVERVIEW "For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century… Read More

"Overnight tornadoes devastate parts of Indiana and Ohio" PBS NewsHour 5/28/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  A string of tornadoes cut a path of destruction across parts of Ohio and Indiana Monday… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Democratic debates, Supreme Court rulings" PBS NewsHour 6/28/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join… Read More

This past Sunday, I woke up to the news that D.A. Pennebaker had passed away at the age of 94.  While Pennebaker was a well known film maker to many folks, I thought it would be wor… Read More

Celebrating the  diversity of the Long Island Music Scene AUGUST 2019 1st - Nancy Atlas  Good Ground Park  Hampton Bays, NY Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More

50 years ago today, The Woodstock Festival took place in White Lake, NY.  It was an event that transformed the youth culture and established the Music Festival template that continu… Read More

Marijuana Has Truly Gone Mainstream In just seven short years, cannabis legalization has spread from a tiny slice of the overall American population (4%) to over a quarter of the country… Read More