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Opinion: Dear City of Memphis, Please text me if there’s a shooter at large

editor@dailymemphian.com (Sarah Hunter Simanson) — Mon, 8 May 2023 04:00:14 -0500

“The City of Memphis should utilize the same tools that its colleges and universities and schools do when an imminent threat exists.”

Opinion: Like the Tennessee Three, it's time to speak up for gun reform

editor@dailymemphian.com (Sarah Hunter Simanson) — Fri, 7 Apr 2023 11:19:53 -0500

“While my voice is just one that will likely go unheard by itself, I know it won’t be ignored as part of the larger, necessary movement that is already growing in this state, a movement that is being led by our children and the Tennessee Three.”

Opinion: MLGW must communicate better

editor@dailymemphian.com (Sarah Hunter Simanson) — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 04:00:10 -0600

“Infrastructure issues in Memphis are a big, expensive problem. However, even though it’s just a band-aid, developing a more effective communication system is a small step that MLGW can take to ensure customers are informed and safe.”

Opinion: Abortion should get you to the polls (and if I was a man, maybe you’d listen)

editor@dailymemphian.com (Sarah Hunter Simanson) — Thu, 3 Nov 2022 08:32:51 -0500

“Girls and women in Tennessee need their fathers and husbands and brothers and sons to step up and vote to end the government’s regulation of women’s bodies.”

Opinion: Rape kit backlog is not just a Memphis problem

editor@dailymemphian.com (Sarah Hunter Simanson) — Sun, 2 Oct 2022 04:00:01 -0500

The handling of Alicia Franklin’s rape kit and Eliza Fletcher’s death should not be framed as another example of Memphis’ high crime rates or counted as failings unique to the Memphis Police Department, says guest columnist Sarah Hunter Simanson.

Opinion: Women should be able to run at 4:20 a.m. — but it’s complicated

editor@dailymemphian.com (Sarah Hunter Simanson) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:00:09 -0500

“Women should be able to run — to exist in any space at any time — without fear of violence. But that isn’t the reality we live in,” says guest columnist Sarah Hunter Simanson.

Opinion: Tennessee's near-total abortion ban will impact Shelby County disproportionately

editor@dailymemphian.com (Sarah Hunter Simanson) — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 23:19:22 -0500

We must fight for abortion rights, especially for legal exemptions for medical complications as well as pregnancies caused rape and incest, and impregnated children.