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In this week’s news, Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray said that students’ eventual move from virtual learning back to in-person classes will be gradual. Plus, the coronavirus has changed the Memphis City Counsil’s grant-awarding process, and Eric Barnes and Geoff Calkins discuss Calkin’s writings, opinions, and readers’ responses to both.
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Martavius Jones, the Memphis City Council budget committee chairman who oversaw pitches by more than 150 nonprofits seeking a share of $1.95 million, has problems with the way grants are awarded.
By Bill Dries
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During an appearance on “Behind The Headlines,” Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray also pushed back against the narrative that no high school football games for the state’s largest school system could limit the path to higher education for student athletes.
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The sports columnist joins Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast.
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On “Behind The Headlines,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. also said he sees an “appetite” for reform among law enforcement in general but has some hesitation about trying to codify reform measures he’s taken to apply to future sheriffs.
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This week, Andy Cates joins Eric Barnes to talk about the years of planning that preceded The Daily Memphian
This week on The Extra Podcast, Andy Cates joins Eric Barnes to talk about the years of planning that preceded The Daily Memphian.
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A panel of small business owners and advisers will discuss PPP loan requirements, family leave rules and how to navigate the new normal.
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Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it’s possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Memphis Police Department.
By Bill Dries
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The pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church thinks the first part of Mayor Jim Strickland’s effort to reform the Memphis Police Department didn’t go far enough.
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