Author: donaldmooney

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Stax Magic At The Overton Shell

by Don Mooney 6-24-2023 Memphis, TENN—As the sun slowly set on the Overton Shell the lawn filled with chairs and blankets of patrons of all ages, being teased by the Stax sound as they eagerly anticipated hearing familar sounds that created what the world has come to know as Soulville. […]

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What A Difference A Year Makes

A Year Without Roe: Here Are the Stories of People Denied Abortions This year, facing stringent bans and terrifying health concerns, people fled their home states to get abortions or performed their own. By Carter Sherman June 21, 2023, 8:49am It’s been a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. […]

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Guess What’s Coming To Dinner

US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat By JONEL ALECCIA and LAURA UNGAR today Chicken every Sunday is about to take on a whole new meaning. From farm to table-an old wive tale. For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of […]

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Texas Legislature Uses Trans Issue As Political Punching Bag

THE AWFUL 88TH Other punching bag material for Republicans are taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity. by TEXAS OBSERVER STAFF JUNE 6, 2023, 2:12 PM, CDT As the 88th session of the Texas Legislature opened in January, Texas Observer writers scanning the political horizon noted a faint glimmer of hope that, […]

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Memphis Democrat Poised For Return

Tennessee Democrats expelled over protests win primaries for their old seats Adam Edelman Thu, June 15, 2023 at 11:16 PM CDT·2 min read The two Democratic state representatives in Tennessee who were expelled by Republicans over gun violence protests won their primary races for their old seats Thursday night. Justin Jones won in […]

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Sign Of The Times

This Restaurant Is Breaking the Internet With Their Hilarious Signs yas! | By Jack Lorre | January 23, 2023 This article was originally published on penguinmd.com and has been republished here with permission. The infamous Austin, TX establishment named El Arroyo has been making noise with its signs since opening in 1975. 45 years later, their […]