https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/355 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) 2026 https://dailymemphian.com/article/15586 <p>We are now attempting to place responsibility for children on over-worked, over-stressed teachers. Rather than supporting families as we should be doing, we are throwing the children at teachers in overcrowded classrooms.</p> mdlavega@memphis.edu (Elena Delavega) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/15586 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 06:15:46 -0500 https://dailymemphian.com/article/11918 <p>Maps based on 2018 census data show concentrations of sensitive populations for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19.</p> mdlavega@memphis.edu (Gregory Miles Blumenthal) Front Page Opinion https://dailymemphian.com/article/11918 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:01:20 -0500 https://dailymemphian.com/article/10437 <p>The 2019 numbers in the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet showed an increase in the poverty rate for almost every group in Memphis, except for Hispanics.</p> mdlavega@memphis.edu (Elena Delavega) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/10437 Mon, 3 Feb 2020 13:30:13 -0600 https://dailymemphian.com/article/9189 <p>The city needs efficient public transportation, a living wage and subsidized day care to adequately address poverty.&nbsp;</p> mdlavega@memphis.edu (Elena Delavega) Front Page Opinion https://dailymemphian.com/article/9189 Sun, 1 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0600