I’d like to thank commenter MikeM for reminding me to email Mayor Luttrell regarding the CCHS issue.

His comment on my post reminded me to email Shelby County mayor Luttrell. Thanks for the reminder brobot!

Anyone have a trolley pass?

At $25, it seems like a great deal. Do you use it? If they sold them online I would already have one, but I haven’t gotten down there during office hours. Details here: http://www.matatransit.com/trolleyService.aspx

Planned Parenthood Responds to the CCHS Debacle.

My previous article on the subject got a ton of responses, so I decided to email the Memphis branch of Planned Parenthood for their input. Me: First and foremost, does this decision represent the end of the fight for PP, or does PP intend to contest the decision? We have lodged a formal protest with the [...]

Let me get this straight, Christ Community Health Services gets a family planning contract while refusing to offer services on “religious grounds”?

See the CA article here for the story. In short, the Shelby County Commission has decided to choose a religious group to provide family planning. A religious group that not only won’t provide abortions, or refer patients to someone who will perform an abortion, they also won’t administer “emergency contraceptive”, meaning the morning after pill. [...]

City Market “Mystery Chips” are now available in bags.

And they are awesome, I’m absolutely addicted. The flavor is kinda hard to explain, so I can only suggest you give them a try yourself, you won’t regret it.     City Market 66 S. Main (at Union)