Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | H. Scott Prosterman https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/198 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2024 Memorial tribute set March 3 for musician Swain Schaefer https://dailymemphian.com/article/3378 <p>Swain Schaefer, who began his music career in 1960s Memphis garage-rock bands and played organ for a short time for the Box Tops, died at his Nashville home Feb. 16. He was 70 years old.</p> editor@dailymemphian.com (H. Scott Prosterman) https://dailymemphian.com/article/3378 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:06:34 -0500 Guest Column: Memories of Stax, the late Jim Stewart and Isaac Hayes' powder blue Caddy https://dailymemphian.com/article/32815 <p>&ldquo;Stax history is about the music but also about the integration and racial healing in Memphis and the nation.&rdquo;</p> editor@dailymemphian.com (H. Scott Prosterman) Front Page Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/32815 Sat, 10 Dec 2022 17:47:44 -0600 Opinion: Memories of Memphis school integration and 'the bravest people I ever met' https://dailymemphian.com/article/31494 <p>Looking back at some of the first black classmates after the integration of Memphis schools, the writer shares memories of bravery in the face of racial and anti-Semitic abuse.</p> editor@dailymemphian.com (H. Scott Prosterman) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/31494 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 04:00:02 -0500 Opinion: School vouchers undermine public education https://dailymemphian.com/article/30444 <p>These same politicians are also banning books in public schools and libraries are undermining public education under the euphemism of&nbsp;&ldquo;promoting school choice.&rdquo;</p> editor@dailymemphian.com (H. Scott Prosterman) Opinion https://dailymemphian.com/article/30444 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:28:08 -0500