After getting word this morning that former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton had pulled a petition to run in the special mayoral election, Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery got on his phone to check for confirmation at the Memphis in May year-end luncheon at The Peabody. (Photo by Nikki Boertman)
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If we convince Marion Barry to come home from Washington and run maybe he could beat Herenton... I am sitting here shaking my head and muttering - "Memphis".