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“If things were optional at school — things like the science fair or spelling bees — they were not optional in our house,” said Terri Carmichael Jackson.
Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”
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“If things were optional at school — things like the science fair or spelling bees — they were not optional in our house,” said Terri Carmichael Jackson.
“We never let anyone get a big head in our family. Everyone played a sport,” said Suzanne Anderson, mother of five.
“Canada didn’t have the opportunities for him that the U.S. offered. I knew what I had to do and I followed my heart,” says Whitney Triplett.
“In honor of our five starters, I’d like to offer five ways Memphians could learn from our Grizz, hone our niches and find ways to work and play together.”
“All of that aside, John K., it’s no mystery to me why the crowd goes crazy when you get in the game,” says Candace Echols in her open letter to the Grizzlies player.