NEW - UT Knoxville: Was he a dupe or a dummy? UTK professor found guilty of violating Arms Export Control Act.

NEW - Survey: Numbers claiming to live paycheck-to-paycheck at least sometimes rises.

Gustav the Rainstorm: Memphis in for a soaking. Crooks are targetting the evacuees: WPTY, Fox13, WREG. And false claims are being made. DA says no deals for Gustav criminals. City Councilman Harold Collins wants state to take a look at price gouging.

Free MATA service to evacuees. Memphis-area churches helping 30,000! And the Memphis City Schools’ CNC is feeding evacuess.

Heartwarming stories, too. WMC: CHS shares school space. Safety in Covington. Fox13: Faith sustains. WREG: Pets not forgotten.

Commercial Appeal: Longing for home.

First Horizon: Loan charge-offs could near $600 million. Commercial Appeal report.

FedEx: Teamsters start petition to shareholders to oust Fred Smith.

Regions Financial: Fourteen percent rise in shares after Georgia acquisition. Memphis Daily News report.

Craigslist: Prostitutes using internet board to find customers.
 

UofM: $500,000 grant from state to study gangs in Memphis, among other things.

NEW - Main Street Collierville: Tiki Time on Town Square is coming September 20. (Link goes to press release; PDF document.)

Jackson Baker: Flyer columnist with Mid-South-specific report from Tuesday night’s Republican convention.

Arkansas Gathering: Minority churches will come together, Sept. 14 - 17, for AR’s first “international Christian conference.” More information here.

Ole Miss: Tailgating goes … green?

Levitt Shell: Nee the Overton Park Shell. New season starts Thursday. Schedule here; Shell history here.

Race for the Cure: 16th annual event gearing up. Record participation expected; volunteers needed. Official website here. Registration here.

Star24: Former Bartlett gas station sells for $1.9 million!

Downtown: Lighting changes requested.

Rep. Blackburn: Gustav bumps her from speaking at Republican convention.

State Place at South End: Developers hope to catch the Downtown wave.

Wal-Mart: Cordovans ready for clash at City Council and County Commission meetings later this month.

POLITICS: Paul Shaffer faces questions on residency in SuperDistrict 9. Lakeland considers buying Stonebridge golf course. Atoka’s budget has nearly $200,000 shortfall. Commercial Appeal report on DeSoto County cities’ budgets. Conservative revenue estimates help DeSoto County meet all of its budget requests.

The Pesky Fly: McCain/Palin as Adama/Roslin?

Polar Donkey: Is he now or has Todd Palin ever been a secessionist?

Urf!: Duck!

A View From the Middle: Markus’ Labor Day weekend wrapup.

Walt’s World: Young Walt visits the Underworld.

Steve’s Nude Memphis Blog: A wedding dream.

Tim Simpson: Had a busy weekend.

Barbara Holden: Fighting infant mortality.

Complacencies of the Peignoir: Oral exams and falafel.

Memphis Heritage: Running Scared 5K planning meeting this Thursday.

BBQthePandas: More about the Palin VP choice.

Jim Jaggers: ‘Evacuation fatigue’

Geoff Calkins: Considering Palin’s sportscaster past.

Commercial Appeal: Cell phones in city schools. Balance, caution, middle ground called for.

The Bloodshot Eye: A very long post on Crispin Glover, What Is It?, his other films and his philosophy, and his upcoming Memphis appearances.