Letter to the Editor: A young white man’s response to the old white men about Old White Men
“Take a look at abortion policies around the world, and you will see an almost inverse relationship to white population and restrictions on abortion.”
Letters to the Editor
There are 91 articles by Letters to the Editor :
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July 2022
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: What’s not mentioned in Dan Conaway’s column
Barry Chase, born in Memphis over 83 years ago, responds to Dan Conaway’s column “Welcome to the world of old white men.”
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: We need local leaders who are tough on crime
Missy Rainer says as Election Day approaches, there are “many thoughts swirling around in my head with regard to the candidates and their positions on crime in our community.”
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: An old white man responds to Dan Conaway
A 65-year-old white man responds to Dan Conaway’s recent column, “Welcome to the world of old white men.”
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June 2022
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’
“America is at a crossroad. We either come together as one or watch this great nation disappear.”
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: When will Congress and our local representatives get to work?
“What irony there is in honoring our dead from wars while disregarding our dead children of today.”
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Choice, baby formula, health and guns
“Where is my right to safety and personal choice?”
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May 2022
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Can the Memphis Airport please fix the elevators in the garage?
“On the rare occasion it has two working elevators, I feel so thankful.”
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March 2022
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Please add more arts & culture coverage
A subscriber says, “There are those of us who love our (Memphis Symphony Orchestra) musicians just as much as people love our great sports teams!”
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February 2022
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Sanford column ignorant and divisive
“Saying that white people are responsible for COVID lingering is untrue and once again an aim to racially divide,” letter writer Jane Maners says of Otis Sanford’s column.
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Sanford needs to rely on science, not anecdotes
Letter to the editor: Otis Sanford’s words not only drive a wedge within the already too-segregated Memphis community, but also present a scientifically lacking perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Sanford too harsh on Blackburn
“In Otis Sanford’s opinion column, ‘Blackburn proves she can be queen of mean,’ he gets a little bit too carried away in criticizing Sen. Marsha Blackburn.”
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September 2021
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Neighborhoods Letters to the Editor: Bill would lower costs for supermarkets in food deserts
Passing this bill would help bring food, jobs and economic opportunities to Binghampton and to the 20 million people around the country who lack access to fresh food.
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August 2021
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Opinion Letters to the Editor: We have a shot at ending the COVID-19 crisis. Let’s get it done.
By getting the vaccine, you are protecting not only yourself but your family, co-workers and the entire community. You are also helping to ensure that our health care facilities retain the capacity to care for patients who are seriously ill with other disorders.
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July 2021
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Letters to the Editor Medical students respond to TN ceasing vaccination outreach
Opinion: ‘By stripping the Tennessee Department of Health of its vaccine outreach to youths, state lawmakers have also robbed the people of Tennessee of their own autonomy in health care decision-making.’
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June 2021
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the editor: Time is now to evacuate Afghan allies
I ask you to join me in urging our government to save his life, the lives of his family, and the lives of almost 18,000 Afghans and their families who trusted us.
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May 2021
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Don’t frame property tax rate in moral terms
‘I’m not opposed to funding social programs, but let’s do it without pretending there’s morality in extracting money from people this way.’
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Moving Juneteenth from Church Park dishonors a Black hero
“Redemption” cannot be obtained by moving the Juneteenth celebration from Church Park to Health Science Park.
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: For Memphis, oil pipeline benefits are ‘zero,’ risks are many
One of the principal components of crude oil is benzene. It takes very little benzene to make a vast quantity of water completely undrinkable.
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Consumer Energy Alliance is ‘astroturfing’
The Daily Memphian bills this as an opinion piece, and the author makes efforts to endear himself to us as a local, but this is not an opinion piece by a local. It is astroturfing by the oil industry.
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April 2021
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Area E resident ready to toss city trash service
Regarding Memphis solid waste collection, a letter writer says she would drop city services ‘like a hot potato' if other options for garbage pickup were available for citizens in Cordova.
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Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor: Gun violence, nonprofit dilemma
Letters today discuss gun violence and the dilemma nonprofits face thanks to the pandemic.
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Gun violence is a public health emergency
Addressing gun violence as a true epidemic means we create a public health framework around the safety of youth.
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Nonprofits face a financial dilemma
The coming summer months will be vital for our young people as we aim to make up for the learning opportunities they lost, while combating increased rates of hunger and food insecurity.
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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor: Bills favor vaping industry, not public health
House Bill 705 and Senate Bill 1047 serve to protect the tobacco industry’s financial interests and stop our ability to take local action to protect our youth.
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