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Opinion: Memphis has the chance to lead the AI revolution

KConrad@commadv.com (Kemp Conrad) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0500

“Memphis is at a crossroads, and the path to vitality lies in bold economic development.”

Opinion: Council health care proposal 'is as ludicrous as it is ... offensive'

KConrad@commadv.com (Kemp Conrad) — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 07:48:26 -0600

“Is it fair to City of Memphis employees, many of whom have worked for 25 or 30 years, to not have the same benefit a part-time elected official would receive?” a former council member asks.

Guest Column: My Friend, Memphis

KConrad@commadv.com (Kemp Conrad) — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:00:08 -0500

Memphis weeps for the beautiful lives and souls of those cut short by monsters. Yet all of this — all the horrors and the beauty — are a byproduct of the same place. A juxtaposition that is difficult to comprehend.

Opinion: Partisan city primaries would further divide us

KConrad@commadv.com (Kemp Conrad) — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:05:17 -0500

Partisan primaries would make Memphis city government more like the divisive dumpster fire that is today’s Washington, D.C.

Council chairman, Commission member urge 'No' vote on sales tax referendum

KConrad@commadv.com (Kemp Conrad) — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:54:17 -0500

'A sales tax increase (would) return our pension and healthcare benefits to a plan that only five years ago found Memphis on the precipice of fiscal ruin.'

Legislators in Early Education Caucus address 'crisis' in student performance

KConrad@commadv.com (Kemp Conrad) — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:07:54 -0500

Motivated by the fact that the majority of Tennessee’s third-grade students can’t read or do math on grade level, a bipartisan group of legislators has committed to exploring policy improvements for students prior to third grade.