Susan Adler Thorp is the former political columnist for The Commercial Appeal. She is the owner of Susan Adler Thorp Communications, which advises clients on communication strategies and effective media coverage.
There are 8 articles by Susan Adler Thorp :
Voters of the Ninth District know their congressman sometimes leans toward the outrageous. But he represents his congressional district with passion and commitment and that’s why voters have sent him to Washington seven times.
I’m working from home. Cleaning the closets. Playing with the dog. Calling my friends. Promising my children that I’ll stay home – or close to it. And learning how to balance the dread of what we don’t know and can’t see with the beauty of just being here.
Rudi didn’t take the idea of death lightly. He didn’t go to funerals. But when someone he cared for died, he gave generously to a charity in their memory.
There’s nothing wrong with a non-partisan mayor trying to curry favor with a member of either political party, particularly when his constituents elected him to do just that.
“I’m fully aware of the arguments against voting. It’s a waste of time. It won’t change anything. No time to vote. Can’t trust any of them. My candidate won’t win anyway. But our lives are affected by the people we vote into office.”
“Those of us in Memphis fortunate enough to have known Ron Terry, and even those who didn’t, have one thing in common: We are better off because Ron Terry called Memphis home.”
“The council chairman failed to take advantage of an opportunity to positively affect the lives of thousands of Memphians. Rather than receive help, they were served up hollow words.”
“Sometimes in our race to the finish line, to complete the demands of the day, we forget to stop for a moment to appreciate the folks who spent a lifetime before us trying to make Memphis the place where we want to live.”
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