Magenta, do you have any idea of the issue that drew the racist comment from Austin?

Here's a quick recap, many around Memphis do not want to be in a combined school system with Memphis city schools. The issue is not racism, or just wanting to be separated from blacks. Several areas surrounding Memphis already have a good percentage of black residents, even higher when counting only to age 18. The issue is a bloated school system where hundreds of millions of dollars have been thrown away on practices that been shown to be failures, and statements by those in power in the city there, how "now we're in charge." It sounds like a money grab, at the very least, and at the worst, an attempt to equalize achievement by taking the higher achieving suburban areas down a notch. This should sound familiar if you keep up with the local system.

Austin, surely, knows all of this, but it's easier just to cry racism and segregation.

Should have issued an apology first to hundreds of thousands around Memphis, for calling them racists.

Re: Rushmore

Taylor Swift.

No, Eddy Arnold, going way back, along with Cash, Strait, and Jones. And if there's room, Alabama. Twenty straight songs reached the top.

Can we pencil in the Jagwahrs for Clowney?

Cook should know these tests are not strictly memorization. Far from it. Reading comprehension and mathematics proficiency are measured as well. There has to be some accountability, "giving a good effort" won't get it done. There is a reason some valedictorians achieve 35 on the ACT and some get a 20, local standards differ greatly across the country.

This was truly pitiful.

Timbo I came up with $12.83 per student per year, based on about 935,000 students statewide. Could be off a bit one way or the other. Still it's a small price to pay for getting a good reading on which students-and more importantly-which teachers, are doing well.

Whatever their actual opinion, it's doubtful many players will risk David Stern's wrath and six figure fines by insulting Collins. I agree, if he can play, get him out there on the court. If not, move him on out.

What is the record for most strikeouts by one team in a season in the modern era? Not rhetorical.

Entertaining stuff, much more than the JayWalking segments.

If 2011 was Suck for Luck, is 2013 Pound Me for Clowney? I'd put the Jags in the lead. They added to the line, sure, but I think it'd take 5 John Hannahs just to make Blaine Gabbert to the level of mediocre. Dang, he played for Baylor, hope that's not showing bias. I'd hate for a McCallie soccer mom to get after me.

There was a letter to the editor you have not have seen knocking the supposedly biased prep coverage. For the most part, I rarely see anything in the coverage supporting that view. Winning teams, winning schools, get the press. There was an excellent article about a young lady from Polk County a few days back, and that's hardly the area's wealthiest or most glamorous school.

97 is average speed on the LA freeways. He'll be driving out there before too much longer.

The most pressing problem for the paper has to be bias toward Baylor, and not enough McCallie or GPS coverage, lol...Really now.