The Early Word: Firefighter raise talks get heated; state fights guard ruling
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Happy National Green Bean Casserole Day, Memphis. It’s Dec. 3, and yes, that Thanksgiving staple has its own day, oddly right around the time you’re probably green bean casseroled out.
Tonight, the Memphis Tigers play the New Orleans Privateers at FedExForum. And it’s their last tuneup game before the most consequential stretch of their regular season.
State appeals guard ruling: The state argued that Gov. Bill Lee sent the National Guard here legally.
Firefighter raise talks get heated: Memphis City Council member Yolanda Cooper-Sutton compared a 2% raise for firefighters to rape.
Wheels on the bus: Memphis-Shelby County Schools may expand its bus service to encourage immigrant attendance. But it might not happen this year.
Gyno fraud case begins: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar allegedly used dirty equipment to perform repeated cancer screenings.
Yam right! The Lobbyist’s yams aren’t your grandma’s sickly sweet marshmallow-topped tubers.
Grizz luck runs out: Well, they had a good run.
Where to play golf at midnight: An indoor golf chain is coming soon to Collierville.
Shakespeare on screen: If you’ve just seen “& Juliet” at the Orpheum Theatre, you may be hungry for more William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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