Mayor Herenton: Is time running out for investigators? Civic leaders not talking. Aides being questioned and defending him (and earlier story).

MIFA: As are many other charitable organisations, they ask for donations.

BUSINESS: MAAR reports October home sales in Shelby County down almost 19%. Retail medical clinics gaining in popularity. Cypress Realty buys Red Robin land on Germantown Parkway; no changes expected. Another report on First Horizon’s accepting Federal bailout money.

A second Memphis mortgage counseling service is being sued by the State Attorney General.

People in business, from the CA.

Medtronic: Second quarter profits hurt by legal charge and changing economy.

Boyle Investment: Their Mark Halperin receives 2008 Realtors Commercial Alliance National Award.

Mid-South Minority Business Council: Will present annual awards this Friday.

TENNESSEE: Advocacy group claims TN does poorly on anti-tobacco spending. The Tennessee Housing Development Agency will allocate tens of millions of Federal funds to cities for neighborhood rehabbing. Governor Bredesen says he will not raise gas taxes to cover budget revenue loss. Also, the State Lottery is seeing faltering sales.

Looking to turn the Mississippi River bridges into toll bridges.

Memphis City Schools: African-American students trail in Advanced Placement program participation.

DeSoto County: Leads Mississippi in foreclosures. Southaven approves Snowden Farms development. Horn Lake petitions for further annexation. New civic buildings in Olive Branch get furnishings.

University of Memphis: Law school grads passing the bar at a higher rate than state average! City and university both want a temporary zoning district around the school. A report from the CA, on the university’s Continuing Education offerings.

Allstate Financial: Drawn out bankruptcy nearing a resolution.

Oakland: Six officers who were reprimanded claim political motivation.

POLITICS: A report on the issues facing the new Germantown Board of Aldermen, via the Shelby Sun Times. The ‘Democratic Solidarity Event’ raised enough money to reimburse County Commissioner Steve Mulroy for reprinted Demcocratic ballot guides.

WREG presents raw video of City Councilwoman Janis Fullilove talking about being back at work and rehab. More from WMC, Fox13.

Carol Chumney has arguably been running for Memphis mayor longer than A.C. Wharton; she comments in the Daily News.

US Representative John Tanner elected president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Representative Steve Cohen still coming under fire from Armenian activists.

New Republican majority in General Assembly unveils a more-open process to fill constitutional offices.

Downtown: The Center City Commission will be decorating Downtown for the holidays. Courthouse Square getting new hotel. Also, the Center City Development Corporation will meet today.

Rhodes College: Named one of the nation’s top baccalaureate school for study abroad. More from the Daily News.

Memphis City Council: Various stories on today’s meeting: WREG on police residency vote; more from WMC and Eyewitness News (and earlier). Also, Fox13, Daily News, Commercial Appeal.

Budget shortfall of $6 million predicted; layoffs foreseen. More from the CA.

Oh yeah, the Bass Pro Shops deal. And the Fairgrounds deal that seemed fast-tracked hit a bump.

And Kemp Conrad is sworn in as the newest City Councilman.

Memphis Police Department: Using grant money, they begin targetting domestic violence “hotbeds.”

Meth Lab Homes: WREG is going all out on this story. Testing homes; more. Children of meth makers.

MISSISSIPPI: Governor Barbour wants to raise cigarette taxes.

Collierville: From church to chops. Local restaurant recreates the movie “The Polar Express.”

Memphis Music Confidential: Memphis blues in a snowy white Norway!

Commercial Appeal: Don’t dilly-dally on Pyramid deal.

Linda O’Neal: Science says a comprehensive health care system for kids is necessary.

vibinc: Is Memphis ready for another indictment? He says no.

The Chubby Vegetarian: An Indian-influenced mulligatawny?

The Gates of Memphis: Bad urban design that shuns pedestrians in the Medical Center.

Paul Ryburn: Your hipster Downtown update.

Brain Release Valve: Even though the Protomen album is six months away, he’s already waiting for it.

Complacencies of the Peignoir: Turning your blog into a book?

garage sale of ignorance: A graveyard of toilet seat liners.

A View From the Middle: Another weekend update from Markus.