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Opinion: Use the Mason prison for juvenile intervention, not an ICE detention center

jcvergos@yahoo.com (John Vergos) — Wed, 3 Sep 2025 05:47:26 -0500

“There is no doubt in my mind this facility can go a long way in helping Memphis reduce crime and help some of these children. It is desperately needed. Cost and bureaucracy should not be a problem.”

Guest Column: Remembering when Shelby Farms was almost sold

jcvergos@yahoo.com (John Vergos) — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:03:55 -0600

“Shelby Farms is and will continue to be one of the great parks of the world. Whenever there are large publicly owned tracks of land, it has been my experience that there will always be pressure to cut off a piece here and there for some unrelated reason. It is imperative to stay vigilant.”

MATA chairman: Work and school are better with buses

jcvergos@yahoo.com (John Vergos) — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0600

I own a restaurant in Downtown Memphis, and I can’t tell you the number of times employees ask to leave work at 8 p.m. because they don’t want to miss the only bus they can catch to get home at night. Some will miss out on $40 or $50 in wages because they leave work early.