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Table of Contents: August

On the River
Jonathan Lindberg: Cluttering October Fourth

Michael Roy Hollihan: Clashing Paces, or Getting Memphis Online

Joe Saino: Politics Behind No Bid Contracts

On the Road
Nicholas Carraway: Oprah Winfrey

Judith’s Picks
Judith Conroy

Lead Article
Michael Roy Hollihan: The Race for Memphis Mayor: Part VI: The Contenders

Feature Articles
Opinion Editorial: City Councilman Myron Lowery: Concerning the Memphis Charter Commission

Edward F. Williams III: The Way Things Were: The Poplar Plaza Theatre

Ties that Bind
George Conory: Harry, We Hardly Knew You: The legacy of Harry Truman

Gregory J.W. Urwin: Israel’s Security System Truly worth Emulating

On the Shelf
Jason Middlekauff: The Cult of the Amateur: How today’s internet is killing our culture

On the Money
Chuck Bates: The Politics of Economics in Shelby County Government: Part IV