What Daily Memphians think*
“The only positive thing we can do after this tragedy is to use this as an opportunity to unite the entire community around the betterment of our City, and the relations between all of our diverse backgrounds. The building may not be savable, but what it stands for is eternal.” — Mike Todd about Calkins: On Clayborn Temple’s final day, shaken Memphians came to pay their respects
“Schools will have to be closed if they are not needed due to enrollment. Sentiment should not be used as a value for maintaining old buildings that no one is using. There is just not enough money to go around. Tough decisions will have to be made in the future.” — Danny Livingston about Analysis: Here are the Memphis school buildings in the worst shape
“… I’ve tried to get the MPD and City Govt on board with allowing us to ‘shine light on evil doers’ in Memphis neighborhoods by alerting rental owners to police calls for service. If we can readily locate the problem characters, young and old, refer them to Memphis Allies and your ministry with the stipulation that they change behavior or find another place to live, I think we would have success in calming down some of our crime problems.” — Daniel Quinn about Opinion: Memphis Allies must press forward
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