The Governors Highway Safety Association is recognizing Wasted in Wisconsin with a 2009 Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award. Like I said before, when it won a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Award for Safety,…
A little bit fun, a little bit data, 100 % great web app. Check out this neat presentation of public corruption cases state-by-state. It’s worth noting that Tennessee ranks ninth, with 35 convictions of public…
It’s the second time since March that Colbert has taken a close look at handguns in Tennessee. Last time, Colbert addressed the hullabaloo after The Commercial Appeal published the names of folks who have a…
I’ve added a new crime application on the Commercial Appeal’s Data Center, which uses Google Docs to interactively display the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports data from 1995-2008 for violent and property crimes. There appears to…
I’ve added another salary database to the Commercial Appeal’s Data Center: Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division employees’ 2008 earnings are now searchable. I’ve included a few graphs about recent storms, its operating budget and…