Morris: Our local officials are committed to making Memphis better
“The City Council and County Commission meetings are often long, complicated and filled with technical language. But underneath all of it is a deep commitment to the city’s future.”
G. Scott Morris
There are 87 articles by G. Scott Morris :
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May 2025
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Guest Columnists
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April 2025
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Guest Columnists Morris: Our scars tell our stories
“We are all scarred, yes. But we are also wise. And in time, if we let it, aging will show us the beauty of life was never in perfection.”
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March 2025
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Opinion Morris: Memphis needs more Black doctors
“The lack of Black doctors is not due to a lack of talent or drive. It’s a consequence of long-standing inequities that continue to shape who gets to wear the white coat.”
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February 2025
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Guest Columnists Morris: Fear of deportation has gripped the Mid-South immigrant community
“These days I spend a lot of time thinking about President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport between 11 million and 20 million people.”
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January 2025
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Guest Columnists Morris: Improving our schools requires a community effort
“Let’s also acknowledge that one leader can’t solve every problem. This is a community issue that requires a community response.”
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Guest Columnists Morris: We cannot live in fear of terrorism
“Terrorism seeks to sow fear, to disrupt our lives, and to make us question our trust in one another. That fear tempts us to retreat, to isolate, to live smaller lives. But that can’t be what we do.”
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December 2024
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Guest Columnists Morris: Carter was instrumental in promoting health care as a human right
I will remember President Carter as a person of faith who cared deeply about matters of justice and equality.
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Guest Columnists Morris: ‘Mr. Scott, why do you care so much about Christmas?’
“I will admit I go overboard. It’s not exactly ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,’ but I try my best. And some of my yard decorations may not immediately lead you to think ‘Christmas.’”
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November 2024
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Guest Columnists Morris: Our local needs outweigh our national desires
“It isn’t new for bitterness and meanness to enter into American politics. It existed even from people we consider to be the founders of the nation.”
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October 2024
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Guest Columnists Morris: Spiritual problems require spiritual solutions
“Studies have shown as many as 50% of the matters brought to primary-care physicians have no basis in a problem that any pharmaceutical can help.”
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September 2024
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Guest Columnists Morris: 15 things that still make Church Health special
Scott Morris listed 15 points that his younger self believed were important in how he went about doing my work and matters he believed were important in life.
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August 2024
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Guest Columnists Morris: How should we respond to panhandling?
A study in Texas a few years ago concluded that on average, in a six-hour day, panhandlers “make” about $10 an hour. What is the right thing to do when someone on the street asks you for money? I believe the answer lies inside of you and has little to do with the person doing the asking.
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July 2024
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Guest Columnists Morris: Why has baseball lost the interest of Black athletes?
“If baseball is to truly be America’s game, it can only do so if it represents all Americans.”
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Opinion Morris: Prosperity gospel does no one any favors
When it comes to matters of health, the prosperity gospel does no one any favors. It too easily causes people to believe they are ill or suffer because of a failure of faith.
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June 2024
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Opinion Morris: Shut out the negative and focus on what matters
“A city is made up of its people, and we have beautiful people. ... Every day, I come away inspired by the hardworking souls who go unseen in our midst.”
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Opinion Morris: Don’t be silent when confronted with antisemitism
In a court of law silence connotes consent. The only way antisemitism can be limited is if Christians refuse to tolerate words and acts that belittle Jews.
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May 2024
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Opinion Morris: Caring for the uninsured requires the whole health care system
“According to the latest statistics, Memphis’s population is 621,000, and 16.5% are uninsured, meaning 102,000 are affected.”
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April 2024
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Opinion Morris: Hospitals are struggling, which is bad for all of us
“In this Easter season, what could be more biblical than helping the poor who are almost blind to get their vision back? For Memphis to thrive as a community, we need to be healthy in body and spirit.”
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March 2024
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Guest Columnists Morris: We should be able to have a meal together
In the next several weeks: Ramadan is observed until April 9; Christians celebrate Easter March 31 and Jews will celebrate Passover April 22 - 30. I pray that these holy days where we each believe God loves us in a special way can open our hearts to remember that God loves us all just the same.
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Opinion Morris: ‘We pay the cost’ of diseases we ignore
“Currently 7,000 people in Memphis are known to be HIV-positive. We think almost 1 million people in America have HIV... which means a lot of people are exposed to HIV and don’t have a clue.”
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February 2024
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Opinion Morris: Turley’s wisdom and experience make him an asset to Memphis
“There are a million Henry Turley stories to point out that he is still available to help solve our city’s problems. He retired from the Henry Turley Co. a few months ago, which means he now has more time to work on solving those problems.”
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January 2024
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Opinion Morris: Everybody needs to recognize ‘the plight of the uninsured’
“There are 25.6 million people who are uninsured in this country. That’s more than the population of 177 countries and every state other than Texas and California.”
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December 2023
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Opinion Morris: ‘Kindness is a learned response’
“As Christmas approaches, many platitudes will surround us about love and harmony. I hope we can commit ourselves to the discipline required to become truly kind souls.”
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November 2023
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Opinion Morris: Finding a primary physician leads to better health
“The data is clear that having a physician you develop a relationship with over time leads to better health outcomes in almost every way that can be measured.”
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October 2023
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Guest Columnists Opinion: Scott Morris on Memphis connections to the attacks in Israel
“While sitting inside the sanctuary at Temple Israel, I looked around at my Jewish friends. It touched me deeply that, had they been in Ashkelon last Saturday, they could have been killed just because they are Jews.”
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