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Mayoral Portraits a Pricey Honor Paid by Taxpayers

You've heard the saying a picture is worth a thousand words. If it's a portrait of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, it's worth thousands of dollars and you're picking up the tab.

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cduvall09 - 10/8/2012 2:06 PM
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So the county would rather use our tax dollars to put up a stupid portrait rather than using that money to better our childrens education or improve the roads all around memphis. Boy do these "leaders" have their priorities in line or what. And people wonder why the economy is the way it is...

guest - 10/5/2012 8:41 PM
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I guess he'll have another one for being memphis mayor too.26000 for 2 paintings. great pay.

SteveTapp - 10/5/2012 11:56 AM
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Way too much per hour and for the whole job. Time to start using color photography.
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