Maxey: ‘Life’s unceasing flow through time is a reality we sometimes forget’
“I try to remind myself daily to have purpose behind whatever I do, to make the day count. For starters, that’s how I give thanks for the miracle of simply being here.”
Ron Maxey
There are 34 articles by Ron Maxey :
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October 2026
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Guest Columnists
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September 2026
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Guest Columnists Maxey: ‘Whatever the reasons for addiction, the voices of those impacted need to be heard’
“In the early days after my daughter died of a drug overdose in 2014, it was one of the details with which I became obsessed – that over time, I might forget what she sounded like.”
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Guest Columnists Maxey: Balancing the horror — and the inevitable good things — on Sept. 11
“Everyone above a certain age has memories of the day, of where they were and what they were doing. It was one of those iconic days in history that we knew instinctively — even as it was happening — would stand out and be recalled among the many other days that would make up the story of our lifetimes.”
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August 2026
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Guest Columnists Maxey: ‘Your algorithms need to get off my lawn and leave the old man in peace’
“There’s a more serious dialogue to be had over the inter-generational bickering so prevalent these days. Largely fueled by social media, generations seem to be increasingly antagonistic toward one another over society’s ills and who’s to blame.”
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Opinion Maxey: ‘I’m of Memphis. It’s who I am and what I am.’
“Those who only see the city’s failings — which are real — will never fully understand what we understand and will never fully see what we see. They’ll never understand why some of us don’t give up on it. This is home.”
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Opinion Maxey: Despite the heat, in summer everything in nature is alive and at its peak.
“I’ll take every season life sees fit to give me, but I know which way I’ll bend if I have to choose favorites. Give me the season with long days and short pants, warm evenings but cool memories.”
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July 2026
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Guest Columnists Maxey: Selective recollections shouldn’t become a reality that never was
“As I linger on the sweet and innocent memories, I try to never let them become my lone takeaway from that time in life when things felt better even if they weren’t. I don’t want my selective recollections of the past to become an encompassing reality that never was.”
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Opinion Opinion: Why does my electricity go on vacation more than I do?
“The real problem here — the sweaty elephant in the room — is infrastructure sorely in need of an upgrade. But as an average user who just expects the lights to come on when I flip the switch, I can’t accept that power in an urban area should go out so easily, so often and for so long.”
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June 2026
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Opinion Maxey: Walking is a way of slowing down the body — and speeding up the brain
“There’s really no overstating how much of an influence the simple act of putting one foot in front of the other – something most people take for granted once they’ve mastered those initial steps as a toddler – has had on the human psyche.
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Guest Columnists Opinion: ‘The joy doesn’t lessen the grief’
“The universe isn’t obligated to make sense to us. There’s no requirement for rhyme and reason. Things just happen, be they good or bad, and the burden is on us to find a way to make it work.”
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May 2026
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Guest Columnists Opinion: ‘A garden is the remedy to the human condition’
“Gardening is a chance to connect with something basic, even primal. It’s dirty work, literally, but it puts us in touch with the most fundamental elements of nature from which we all came and depend on for sustenance, beauty and sensory pleasure.”
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Guest Columnists Opinion: ‘What have I learned today?’
“I don’t need to sing. I don’t need to dance. I don’t need to be the best writer. In short, I don’t need to chase who and what I’m not; it’s enough to be thankful for what I am and work to be the best I’m capable of being.”
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April 2026
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Opinion Opinion: The call is around us all the time. The trick is to recognize and respond.
“The trick is to recognize and respond. That’s easy when the call is a call to appreciate life’s blessings. It’s a bit trickier when it’s a call to endure hardships. With those, it’s easier to forget.”
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June 2024
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Spirit of MemphisReal magic: Trio’s nonprofit began with haircuts and graduated to hugs
In Whitehaven, Magic Dads are buying kids backpacks and school supplies, giving them haircuts and making sure they have a positive male role model.
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May 2024
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Health CareMiracle Day: New parents, doctors celebrate babies conceived with help
“It’s really like being in a movie,” said mom Ellen Shapiro Celosky. “I want to pinch myself sometimes because it really happened. I really have my own family, and it’s even better than I thought it could be.”
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April 2024
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Food NewsRecipe for success: Free cooking class takes beginners through the basics
Hands-on cooking classes are scarce, and Church Health’s Cook Well, Be Well program grew out of an acknowledgment that many locals need to learn basic culinary skills to eat more healthily.
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December 2023
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Opinion Maxey: Farewell, but not goodbye, to the best job out there
“But, as they say, all good things must end. ... Dec. 29 will be my last day at The Daily Memphian, which has served as a five-year encore to 40 years at The Commercial Appeal.”
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August 2023
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Opinion Maxey: My light shines a little brighter because of Jennifer’s friendship
“Jennifer Biggs always managed to be in the vicinity during some of the brightest moments of my life and during some of the darkest.”
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September 2022
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Update
MetroSuspect in Fletcher abduction was acting ‘very strange,’ according to affidavit
Affidavit says that Fletcher is believed to have been seriously injured during her Friday morning abduction by a man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping in 2001 and served at least 20 years in prison.
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One charged with abduction in Fletcher case; teacher still missing
Law enforcement teams comb area around Pine Hill Park
Vehicle located, one person detained in Fletcher case; Family releases statement
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North Mississippi North Mississippi prosecutor John Champion dies
John Champion, the North Mississippi district attorney who prosecuted two trials in one of the most brutal murders in the state’s history, has died after a long illness.
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August 2022
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OpinionOpinion: A father remembers how Dwyer’s service points us to the best in ourselves
As Judge Tim Dwyer steps down from the drug court he started in 1997, he leaves behind a legacy of hope for those saddled with addiction.
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January 2022
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Business Tom Bailey ends four decades of Mid-South journalism
Like Elvis, Tom Bailey started in Tupelo and found his way to Memphis. He’s now ending a journalism career that spans four decades in the two locations.
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December 2021
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Opinion Opinion: Addiction is the pandemic within the pandemic
The opioid crisis continues to lay waste across racial, gender and generational lines.
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February 2021
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Opinion Winter wonderland? I beg to differ
The snow may be glistening, but winter wonderlands have no place when walking in Memphis.
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Metro State of emergency: Memphis braces for 2nd snow storm, vaccines halted
Another winter storm, with the potential of several more inches of snow and ice, prompts a state of emergency, disrupts vaccinations and hampers delivery.
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Storms stymie FedEx, airport operations
Weather closes all vaccination centers through Saturday
Suburban schools closed Wednesday due to road conditions
New round of snowfall moving in Tuesday evening; Strickland declares weather emergency
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