AltWeeklies Wire
Showdown in Nashvillenew
Rosalind Kurita's takedown of John Wilder upended Tennessee's political power balance -- what comes next?
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-19-2007 |
Politics
Turn, Turn, Turn ...new
The sun shines for Congressman-elect Cohen, but Harold Ford Jr. (and the Fords) runs into an imperfect storm.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
11-14-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Center Stagenew
Everybody's watching the Ford-Corker race -- could it change the national balance of power?
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
11-02-2006 |
Politics
Et YouTube, Brute?new
The neck-and-neck Ford-Corker race goes head-to-head, in more ways than one.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
10-27-2006 |
Politics
Jake Ford's Attacks on Familynew
In the past week, 9th District Congressman Harold Ford Jr.'s brother graduated from obstacle to albatross.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
10-13-2006 |
Politics
Tightening Upnew
With a month to go, the Ford-Corker Senate race settles into a dead heat.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
10-06-2006 |
Politics
Brother Actnew
Representative Ford's de facto support for brother Jake as his successor could threaten his chances in the Senate race. And their ex-congressman father has made no secret of his intention to pull out all the stops for both of his sons.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-22-2006 |
Politics
No Champagne Yetnew
A big endorsement week gives Steve Cohen a boost in his bid for Congress, but Jake Ford remains a factor.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-15-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Jaking Itnew
Rep. Ford tells 9th District nominee Steve Cohen that he won't endorse him.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
08-28-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Bush's Non-Op Stopnew
George W. Bush came to Memphis, but not many reporters or civilians got close.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
07-07-2006 |
Commentary
Pushing Onnew
Tenn. state senator Rosalind Kurita challenges the odds and the opposition in her bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
03-13-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
A New Al Gorenew
The quirky Tennessean’s political loss might paradoxically have been his, and the world’s, gain.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-23-2006 |
Commentary
Escape From New Orleansnew
Military reservist Evan Wolf gives a first-hand account of the roof being ripped off New Orleans' Superdome and the looting of Wal-Mart in the turmoil that followed Hurricane Katrina.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-05-2005 |
Disasters
Two Pilots Claim Bush Never Showed Up at Guard Basenew
Two members of the Air National Guard unit in Alabama that President Bush was supposed to join in 1972 say they were expecting Bush, they were waiting for him, and they're sure they never saw him.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
The Third Mannew
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader talks about Elvis, the Democrats, talk-show hosts and the election in this question-and-answer interview conducted June 21 in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
06-28-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Ralph Nader
