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More salaries!

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…


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Gay marriage in Iowa

Check out what the Des Moines Register is doing today, the first day gay couples can legally marry in Iowa. Pretty cool use of public records (yes, Hamilton County, they are public) for a visually…


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Wasted in Wisconsin wins award

Tootin’ my own horn again. I was lucky enough to have worked on this great project — Wasted in Wisconsin — last summer at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It examines the state’s drinking culture and…



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Colbert – The Word

Stephen Colbert spent about six minutes Monday night reflecting on The Commercial Appeal’s handgun carry permit database and all the fuss it’s caused lately. Read the article and watch the segment below.