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Geoff Calkins On Demand: Just Posted

Calkins: Happy July Fourth, Memphis! Have a parade!
 
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High Point Terrace is staging its 75th Independence Day Parade this year. But the parade isn’t beloved because it’s big and spectacular. It’s beloved because it touches the heart. 

 
 

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Calkins: Why a man and his dogs stayed at Bass Pro — for a record 45 days
 
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Calkins: Welcome to Memphis, Ed Scott! Now buckle up.
 
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Geoff Calkins

Geoff Calkins

Columnist

Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.

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