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  • Boy Scouts compromise on gay members suits few in Memphis

    Boy Scout leader David Pickler and Eagle Scout Jonathan Cole say the decision to allow openly gay Boy Scouts but not gay leaders puts local groups in an untenable ...

  • NBA San Antonio Spurs push Memphis Grizzlies to brink

    The San Antonio Spurs shook off a sluggish start and dominated overtime to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 on Saturday and move within one game of reaching ...

  • Spurs triumph in overtime over Memphis

    The San Antonio Spurs shook off a sluggish start and dominated overtime to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 on Saturday and move within one game of reaching the NBA finals.The Spurs posted their second straight overtime victory to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference final series.The winners of the set will face either Miami or Indiana for the NBA title, and the ...

  • Spurs 104 Grizzlies 93 OT

    Tim Duncan scored the first five points of overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 Saturday night and move a win away from the NBA ...

  • Plays well with others DeSoto Recreational District marks first-year progress

    Photos by Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal DeSoto County Supervisor Lee Caldwell (left) and parks district commission chairman Ray Laughter (center) meet with contractors at Eudora Park to oversee the marking of locations for new ';side amenities'; such as picnic tables and park benches.$RETURN$$RETURN$ DeSoto's parks board notes success in securing playgrounds and seeks ...


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Top Gun [Blu-Ray]

Top Gun [Blu-Ray]

I am going to go out on a critical limb here and say, in its own way, Top Gun is a perfect movie. Like The Wizard of Oz (1939), Psycho (1960), or E.T. (1982), it achieves with a kind of rare perfection exactly what it set out to do. Those who find it vul ... ...

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  • Tate County man files suit after mower runs over him

    JACKSON -- A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawn mower and was run over by the ...

  • Running parks calls for fiscal work

    On DeSoto Recreational District financial matters, greenways and parks director Larry Jarrett reported last week that out of a fiscal 2013 beginning balance Oct. 1 of $328,750, with the bulk in three accounts -- $142,500 for administrative costs, $84,550 for construction and capital outlay and $60,000 for engineering and landscaping -- enough remained for river park improvements and lighting at ...

  • Duncan takes over OT as Spurs rally to beat Grizzlies for 3-0 series lead

    San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (R) shoots over Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol to score during overtime in Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff series in Memphis, Tennessee May 25, 2013. (MIKE ...

  • Memphis Sunset Symphony draws huge crowd

    May 25, 2013 - Crowds gather to enjoy the river views, classical music and fireworks at the annual Sunset Symphony at Tom Lee Park. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial ...

  • Memphians march against Monsanto demand labels for foods with GMOs

    May 25, 2013 — Memphians marched against Monsanto Saturday as part of worldwide protests. A group gathered in Cooper-Young and marched to show their support. (The Commercial Appeal/Mike ...

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