Opinion: It is time to lay ‘brilliant at the basics’ to rest
“There is nothing basic about racialized poverty and violence in Memphis. And there is nothing basic about the approach required to fix it.”
Topic: Guest Columns
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March 2023
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February 2023
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Opinion: Without MPD, ‘our city will not push through this crisis in crime’
“Justice for Tyre Nichols must happen. ... In unison with this, we absolutely can and must appreciate the actions of the hundreds of good officers in our police department.”
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Opinion: The serious risks of an ‘insufficiently robust’ search for MSCS superintendent
“There are those who would have us look no further than the leaders right in front of our face and there are those who think anyone who is already here is somehow inadequate. The truth is that both of those perspectives fail to see the full picture.”
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Former MPD director: Police issues a matter of ‘discipline and control’
“Unquestionably, the level of crime in Memphis is unacceptable. But we will never be able to bring it under control by having police be meaner than the criminals.”
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Opinion: Methodist CEO said BCBS putting ‘patients’ lives in danger’
“One thing (BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee) remains crystal clear about is their willingness to put patients’ lives in danger,” said Methodist’s CEO. “BCBST’s reckless gamesmanship is not in the best interest of Memphis.”
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Opinion: How BlueCross is ensuring access to care during network changes
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Guest Column: MATA CEO says new services help make transit equitable
An equitable transit system reliably connects riders to their respective destinations. While Memphis is listed as the number one car-dependent city in the nation, our recent shifts in transit prove that transportation is not a luxury, but a necessity.
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January 2023
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Opinion: Let’s not limit our thinking to ‘dealing with juvenile crime’
Let’s execute on our mission as adults, and we will draw closer to becoming a community that is safe, connected and a place all children can be embraced.
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Opinion: We must rename Audubon Park
“My concern is with a controversial name that is still attached to one of this city’s most prominent and widely used regional parks ... Audubon Park, named for artist and naturalist John James Audubon.”
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Opinion: TVA does not invest in West Tennessee
“Heaping praise on power companies that merely do what they are supposed to do is pointless. The now-exposed reality is that TVA is no more reliable than its neighboring utilities.”
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MPD responds to officer’s frustrations about vehicle pursuit policies
“Capturing a suspect is important. However, the safety of innocent bystanders and motorists is paramount,” MPD says in response to officer’s concerns about limitations during vehicle pursuit.
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Memphis cop sounds off: Policy handcuffs us from doing our jobs
An MPD officer says the department’s policies leave many officers demoralized and frustrated – and lets criminals get away with crime too often.
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Opinion: BlueCross’ decision shows how competition can lower health care prices
“BlueCross BlueShield’s move is a welcome sign of the emergence of a competitive, price-transparent health care marketplace, which is needed to reverse runaway costs driven by hospital overcharging.”
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Opinion: Memphis is not forgotten
“Don’t give up. Change is happening. Your voice is being heard at the state level — and being heard clearly.”
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Opinion: Memphians are sick and tired of excuses about crime
The case for building a bigger local jail, adding more judges and courtrooms, and changing how bail is handled.
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Garner: Making healthy changes for the new year and beyond
“Armed with a bit of knowledge, you can change little things to help out your future.”
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December 2022
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Opinion: MLGW must communicate better
“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.”
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Guest Column: A new approach to combat blighted, vacant lots
“If we adopted a new approach to vacant land, we could actually reduce the amount of work that is required — and money that is spent — by our city as it intervenes and attempts to maintain health and safety at abandoned land.”
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Opinion: BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee strong-arms frontline doctors
“For more than two years, our heroic clinicians have risked their safety while treating patients on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic in communities large and small.”
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Guest Column: Memories of Stax, the late Jim Stewart and Isaac Hayes’ powder blue Caddy
“Stax history is about the music but also about the integration and racial healing in Memphis and the nation.”
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Garner: Germantown got an excellent deal on the 3Gs
“High hopes” that the county commission and the Shelby County Mayor would build trust were hurt by how the deal was announced. “The chasm seems to have widened through actions like these.”
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Echols: A Christmas column that isn’t tinsel and twinkles
“Today’s column is about the ways the evil of this world threatens humanity, both through our own choices, and through the spiritual forces in and at work around us. Which is exactly the reason for Christmas.”
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Opinion: A ‘new and purely authentic’ idea for the Coliseum
“Support Chris Reyes and his quest for a two-year lease of 15,000 square feet inside the Coliseum so he can expand and build his incredible interactive playground.”
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Opinion: Some conservative women support abortion rights
Conservative Kristina Garner writes about her support of limited government, individual freedoms, the right to bear arms, a strong military, and the importance of state and local rights. But on abortion, she writes that decades of discrimination against women lead her and many other conservatives to disagree with the Republican Party’s position.
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Opinion: Why recycling could mean a cleaner Tennessee
The Tennessee CLEAN Act is aimed at bringing together industries, organizations and consumers to put an end to litter in Tennessee by preventing products from becoming litter in the first place.
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November 2022
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Echols: Thanksgiving traditions for the modern family
“The modern American — me, included — can barely sit through a wheat-harvesting description without checking her phone for something a tad more interesting.”
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