Memphis City Schools: Student computers, costing $5.3 million so far for almost 8000, sitting unused.

Bartlett: Two cemeteries designated as historic landmarks.

Appling Road: Widening project will start this week.

Shelby County Schools: Did a teacher fake having cancer? Also, system plans to motivate students and teachers to buy in to new energy conservation emphasis.

Cadence Financial: Reported a net loss of $5.3 million in Q3.

Germantown: Dogwood Park and Wolf River greenway will be surveilled.

BUSINESS: Both Wright Medical Group & Education Realty fall to 52-week lows; twelve other companies see rises. Education Realty Trust’s earnings are up, but they still post a loss; more from the Commercial Appeal.. Verso Paper will be reducing Q4 production. IDEXX will expand their business and double their workforce. Memphis-based GTx expected to double their stock value next year.

Obama Assassination Plotters: More on the two AR men apprehended from Fox13. Also, My Eyewitness News. Two reports from WMC here and here. Reports from WREG, the Daily News. Also, the Commercial Appeal.

More on Mid-South hate groups. Talking with the sister of one of the plotters. And their neighbors.

The Commercial Appeal: Mediaverse: Memphis claims to have the early news on staff reductions at the daily.

Methodist LeBonheur Hospital: Current COO is leaving for a new job in Wisconsin. More reporting from the Commercial Appeal.

REAL ESTATE: Memphis’ multi-family housing segment in good shape. Tennessee’s housing inventory is rising, except in Memphis. Despite the economic bad news, apartment rents and occupancy are stable in Memphis.

Aerotropolis: The man at the Memphis Regional Chamber leading their team on this redevelopment concept is Jim Covington.

Freedom From Unneccesary Negatives: Local activist group will hold a forum this Saturday called ‘Stop the Killing’.

BancorpSouth Bank: They acquire Bartlett properties from McSwain Family LLC in pre-foreclosure.

Newspaper Presidential Endorsements:
Memphis Commercial Appeal: Obama.
Nashville Tennessean: Obama.
Knoxville News-Sentinel: McCain.
Jackson Sun: McCain.
Chattanooga Times: Obama.

Memphis Area Association of Realtors: A story on their new broker mentoring program.

University of Memphis: School’s Center for Economic Education will be hosting a Financial Literacy Week to help students with credit cards and loans. This new dorm will be green, and that’s OK. A new scholarship, named for Maxine Smith, is established.

TENNESSEE: State Attorney General filing suit against Blue Hippo computer sellers; more reports from My Eyewitness News and WMC. He’s also suing the Tennessee Home Protection Agency.

Wal-Mart: Company plans to open fewer SuperCenters in 2009.

Memphis Police Department: Officer cleared in last week’s shooting of Reginald Pointer at FedEx. More from WMC and the CA.

Reports on yesterday’s 911 emergency line outage. Also, despite the headlines of late, business robberies are down over 18%.

POLITICS: More than one million Tennesseans use early voting! Former vice-president Al Gore talks with local students about the 2008 presidential race.

Senator Bob Corker explains his bailout voting.

MS Governor Haley Barbour visits TN to campaign for Dolores Gresham in State Senate District 26 race.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Company’s first ever mass layoff hits 200.

Vintage Health Resources: Germantown nursing company involved in lawsuits and counter-charges with Philippino nurses.

Meeman - Shelby Forest State Park: New horseback riding and hiking trail to open next weekend.

Halloween: Parents complaining about racy costumes for kids.

A View From the Middle: A two-fer! Thoughts on Jennifer Hudson’s tragedy and some random thoughts.

Running With Dice: A two-fer! A recipe with beef and ideas for Kids’ D&D.

Fore Left!: More two-fers! Thoughts on the Obama assassination plotters and wondering what happened to the tape?

LeftWing Cracker: A two-fer! Cheerleading his party for November 4th, and again.

Joe Larkins: Visitations, BVAs and security.

Jen-sized.net: A pro-Obama rant, sparked by the assassination plot.

BBQthePandas: A nightmare or a dream?

Urf! Pre-K fashion disaster.

Secret Agent Mom: Annoyance and happiness on the road.

The Chockley Blogs: Anatomy of a playdate.

a field guide to urban memphis: Al Gore and green jobs in Memphis.

Ashley la Rouge: Looking forward to the trip.

Complacencies of the Peignoir: Halloween party planning.

Commercial Appeal: Lauding Senator Bob Corker for demanding limits and caution in the bailout plan.