Opinion: Living together as neighbors
In Memphis and throughout the Mid-South, Chinese immigrants, now U.S. citizens, have left their mark.
Topic: Memphis
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September 2020
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June 2020
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Shelby County coronavirus cases rise by nearly 200
The 191 newly reported coronavirus cases come from 1,342 tests, a positivity rate of 14.2%.
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Downtown block party seeks to defund police, bring ‘black joy’
Local organizers held a "Defund the Police" block party downtown Wednesday evening as part of a national movement that is gaining traction.
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Stream of jobless claims slows as business rebounds
Tennessee reported 5,676 new unemployment claims from the Memphis area in week ending May 30, for total of 97,696 since COVID-19 began causing massive layoffs and business closings.
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Two arrested on first night of citywide curfew
The Memphis curfew went into effect Monday, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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May 2020
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Tenn. exceeds 23,000 coronavirus cases
The county reports a total of 5,003 confirmed coronavirus cases since the first case was reported in early March. The Shelby County Health Department reports 3,442 people have recovered. A total of 23,006 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Tennessee.
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Calkins: Hey, Memphians, there’s good news on COVID-19 (so you’re allowed to embrace it)
The experts are "optimistic and hopeful" about the trajectory of COVID-19 in Memphis. So you can be, too.
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Coronavirus Live Blog, May 26: Collierville shifts fireworks to Labor Day
Collierville is rescheduling its annual fireworks show to Labor Day weekend. The event is traditionally held as an Independence Day celebration. This year it will mark the town's 150th anniversary. About 20,000 people usually gather at H.W. Cox Park for the event.
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CBU to start earlier, end fall semester by Thanksgiving
Classes will be a combination of face-to-face and online; in some cases, double occupancy will be possible in dorms.
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Coronavirus casts shadow on Memorial Day ceremonies
If cemeteries held gatherings, they were smaller than previous years. The threat of coronavirus made some alter their plans and cancel their normal gatherings and ceremonies honoring veterans.
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Calkins: She went the wrong way down the grocery aisle (and there’s nothing to be done about it)
You see it all the time when you're out shopping — people breaking the new norms around COVID-19. So what's to be done about it? Nothing at all.
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Calkins: Pepper Rodgers believed in Memphis before it was fashionable
Pepper Rodgers died Thursday at the age of 88. He wasn't just a football coach. He was a civic salesman when Memphis needed it most.
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Coronavirus live blog, May 4: Free testing set for Hickory Hill
Christ Community Health Services is hosting free, drive-thru coronavirus testing from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at Mendenhall Mall. No appointment is required and those seeking a test do not need to have COVID-19 symptoms.
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Calkins: Hey, America! We’re Memphis, we’re open for business — and we’re not as crazy as you think
Yes, Memphis and Shelby County are trying to figure out how to do business in in the midst of a pandemic. That's not irrational. It's the only path there is.
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Calkins: Reopen Memphis? Empty shops and restaurants show it’ll take more than mayors to do that
The government didn't shut down the economy. COVID-19 did that. So it'll take more than the government to open Memphis back up.
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Coronavirus live blog, May 3: 8,331 Tennesseans tested since Saturday.
Tennessee Department of Health reports 516 new coronavirus cases for a total of 13,177. So far the state has tested a total of 204,607, up 8,331 since Saturday. There have been 5,814 recoveries and 210 deaths.
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Calkins: Ready or not, Memphis, it’s time to start reopening. So let’s not screw it up
Memphis and Shelby County will start reopening for business Monday. It's up to Memphians to make sure it's not the disaster many expect.
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April 2020
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Calkins: A rational, bipartisan plan to reopen Memphis and Shelby County? Why are some of you mad?
Area mayors outlined a "Back-to-business" framework Monday. The framework did not include a definite starting date — and that's a good thing.
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Live: Q&A with Dr. Stephen Threlkeld
Listen as a Memphis infectious disease expert answers readers' questions about the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Extra Podcast: Dr. Stephen Threlkeld on the impact of coronavirus on the Memphis area
The Daily Memphian's Eric Barnes talks to infections disease expert Dr. Stephen Threlkeld about COVID-19 and its impact on Shelby County.
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LeBonheur doctor seeks answers to rising gun violence against children
LeBonheur Children's Hospital and UTHSC are working to curb the number of firearm injuries involving children. The numbers are increasing locally and statewide.
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ICE files $2.6 million building permit to relocate Memphis office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a $2.6 million building permit for new office space.
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March 2020
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Calkins: My friend tested positive for COVID-19 — but she went all over Memphis first
You want to know why you should take social distancing seriously? Meet a nurse I know. She lives in Memphis. She tested positive for COVID-19. And y'all just might have crossed paths before the test results came back.
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Calkins: In a time of pandemic, can construction paper save us all?
Across-the-street neighbors Melinda Henson and Laura Allen realized they weren't seeing as much of each other as they should. So they took it upon themselves to connect as only two elementary school teachers could. In the process, they taught a lesson to us all.
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Memphians worship apart for Sunday services
Many Memphians gathered apart for worship services Sunday. Some churches did not open but only held online services amid concerns of the coronavirus.
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