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Conaway: Simple values for the most complicated of times, and the times' call to each and every one of us

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Sat, 4 Oct 2025 20:23:21 -0500

He told our country’s top brass that their attention would soon be turned inward. That they would be commanding military operations in our cities against the “enemy within.” Further, he said that they should hold military training exercises in our cities.

Conaway: The Earthquake Open and having fun saving Memphis things

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:40:36 -0600

“I firmly believe if Thomas (Boggs) was still with us, the Greensward parking controversy would have been solved over two beers and a burger.”

Conaway: 3Gs deal isn't a Christmas gift; it's a theft

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:14:23 -0600

“I’m a Memphian, and I’m being robbed in Germantown in broad daylight.”

Conaway: She ran for a friend, she ran for a city

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:13:55 -0600

Eliza Fletcher’s kidnapping and murder in September galvanized a city, and Memphians responded by the thousands — both here and nationwide.

Conaway: 'Opportunity doesn't exist if you can't get to it'

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 4 Nov 2022 04:00:01 -0500

MyCityRides is open, exactly where it should be, on Summer between Highland and Tillman, on quite possibly the most Memphis of streets. There are things and vibes on Summer that aren’t anywhere else.

Conaway: You might want to sit down for this

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:05 -0500

Dan Conaway has found something that unites across political and religious boundaries. It soothes when it’s needed most, provides warmth when warmth is called for and cools and refreshes in an instant.

Conaway: A note from the Tennessee-Alabama game: Georgia matters

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:00:00 -0500

“If Herschel Walker is elected to the U.S. Senate, make no mistake, Georgia as a state, the Republicans as a party and we as a country will have made a new statement: character doesn’t matter.”

Conaway: A few things for my birthday

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:00:00 -0500

“There are some things I want. I’ve wanted them for a while and the hints just aren’t working. So, I’ve made a modest list — 10 things you can choose from.”

Conaway: 'Elvis — in the building' (at Whitehaven High)

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 7 Oct 2022 04:00:10 -0500

Parents, students, faculty and community members are very proud of Whitehaven High School. There’s spirit there. There’s hope there. There’s alumni support there. There’s a symbol there.

Conaway: Davy Crockett used to track by following signs; now he’s lost

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:01 -0500

Davy Crockett is gone. The tavern is gone. The waterfront is gone. And the signs that told you they were there are gone as well.

Conaway: At minimum, a wake-up call

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:00:08 -0500

At a minimum, minimum wages must go up, and employers have to start paying more attention to the welfare of those they employ.

Conaway: Pauses in the flow, a city's tragic losses

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:21:48 -0500

Eliza Fletcher was a measure of this city. This tiny, tiny town with such a huge, huge heart.

Conaway: The Lucca Model — a proposal

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 9 Sep 2022 04:00:03 -0500

“Let’s make Memphis an independent city-state.”

Conaway: The Tasteful List 2022

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 2 Sep 2022 04:00:13 -0500

“This city is blessed by its food, the abundance of creativity, diversity and tradition mixed in the same bowls, seasoned with love, soul and imagination — and still made and served by amazing people with a smile through the most trying of times.”

Conaway: 'I intend to live forever. So far, so good.'

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:41:56 -0500

That thought from comedian Steven Wright inspires a collection of wise and wise-guy sayings.

Conaway: Welcome to the world of old white men

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:00:49 -0500

“While white men over 65 represent something in the neighborhood of 5% of our population, they’re engaged in a battle to hold their fierce grip on power and opinion. Sadly, tragically, they’re winning.”

Opinion: ‘Community TIF’ plan has been inclusive

jhiggs@loccdc.org (Jeffrey T. Higgs) — Fri, 9 Jul 2021 04:00:14 -0500

The formation of the Soulsville USA Neighborhoods Development District was not an overnight creation but was and is, a culmination of years of hard work, planning and community engagement at the grassroots level.

Opinion: A pink palace by any other name won't sound as sweet

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:36:07 -0500

It seems that the people managing the museums want to call themselves something other than the Pink Palace. But we “the locals” will never call the Pink Palace anything else. Even with a primer to explain whatever a MoSH is.

Opinion: We live in the Great State of Mediocrity

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 21 May 2021 04:00:14 -0500

Tennessee ranked 29th in U.S. News & World Report’s Best States ranking for 2021. ‘Here’s the scientific explanation, and I’ll try to be brief: Our state legislature is mean-spirited, small-minded, short-sighted. And cheap.’

Opinion: Public schools are in a fight for their lives

support@dailymemphian.com (Dan Conaway) — Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:04 -0500

Government support is grudgingly given to public schools, because of legal requirements. In fact, our state has been sued to provide even that support. That’s why it’s so refreshing to see Richard Myers call for private money to help public schools.