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Opinion: Our Afghan neighbors should be welcomed, not detained

editor@dailymemphian.com (Stephen Cook) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:12 -0600

“These Afghan immigrants are not criminals. These are our neighbors. They did not enter the United States illegally and they have not violated any of the prescribed guidelines our government has given them.”

Guest column: Consider serving as an election poll worker in Shelby County

markluttrelljr@gmail.com (Mark Luttrell) — Thu, 7 Jul 2022 04:00:07 -0500

Opinion: The Election Commission is seeking poll workers for the upcoming elections, city a “significant civic need.”

Opinion: County jail COVID-19 vaccination problem can be solved without litigation

markluttrelljr@gmail.com (Mark Luttrell) — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:49:50 -0500

Currently less than 25% of those at the jail have been vaccinated, a level far lower than the 70% achievement at the Shelby County Corrections Center.

County leaders owe us a balanced budget without a tax increase

markluttrelljr@gmail.com (Mark Luttrell) — Sat, 30 May 2020 14:14:42 -0500

In recent years, spending has begun to exceed revenue — a structural imbalance that is unsustainable over time without property tax increases.

Smith, Luttrell, Belz support Methodist purchase of Saint Francis hospitals

jenny.robertson@fedex.com (Frederick W. Smith) — Sat, 1 Feb 2020 04:05:00 -0600

The CEO of FedEx Corp., the chairman of Belz Enterprises and a former Shelby County sheriff and mayor weigh in on the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare plan to take over the two Saint Francis hospitals in the area.