The Early Word: Garage is a no-go; Memphis drivers are go, go, go
Mayor Jim Strickland is promising higher pay for police officers, what spurs Ja Morant on and we’re clocking speeders ourselves.
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January 2022
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Crime Crisis: Radar gun reveals rampant speeding in Memphis
During four days, from weekday afternoons to weekend nights, The Daily Memphian took a radar gun to five locations in Shelby County and recorded the speed of 240 drivers.
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Sanford: How to stop reckless driving? Tinkering with current laws may not be answer
“I think more should be done to stop drag racing on city streets and interstates. That includes giving police the freedom to chase dangerous motorists – with the proper safeguards in place, of course, to prevent others from being hurt.”
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Scouting report: Tigers seek to avenge painful loss to ECU
After blowing a 10-point lead in the final two minutes, the Tigers are eagerly seeking redemption against the Pirates.
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Table Talk: Southern food talk brings back sweet memories
Southern food talk brings back memories, the Liars’ Lunch group finds its chicken tenders, Sunrise is coming to East Memphis, Gus’s is in Germantown and Whataburger is nixed for Collierville.
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Calkins: Hardaway and the Tigers get a win they needed — and deserved
The Memphis Tigers ended a tumultuous week by beating Tulsa. It was a win the Tigers desperately needed — and richly deserved.
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Herrington: Rookie Ziaire Williams has been promising, but will he be playoff-ready?
There’s the question of De’Anthony Melton’s role, and what the recent losses to the Mavericks tell us.
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Inked: New trolley stop for the Downtown Mobility Center; Fogelman buys another Memphis property
“The new trolley stop will complete the mission of the Downtown Mobility Center by bringing key transportation means together at one site in Downtown Memphis.”
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The Early Word: Memphis goes back to schools, restaurateurs get a Blue Plate special
A Bartlett commercial strip is part of a larger trend, a Cordova country club plans a more resort-style development and Whataburger is off the table in Collierville.
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The Early Word: We’re all over the map, Seth Henigan and drag racing
Plus, a vax center reopens, Ja Morant ascends and we’re talking noods.
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What Ryan Silverfield said about Seth Henigan’s status
During a radio interview, the Tigers coach touches on the quarterbacks picture and season expectations.
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Has Tyler Harris become the most indispensable Tiger?
In a tumultuous season, the team’s confidence in the former Cordova star has skyrocketed.
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Ja Morant on impending All-Star selection: ‘I deserve this. I earned this.’
Ja Morant didn’t want to get there as a replacement. In his third season, he will become an All-Star exactly the way that he wished.
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The Early Word: Why 100 N. Main and how Tigers won over Tulsa
We’re on the trail of MPD’s (non) pursuit policy, health care workers find a place to de-stress and why the chicken crossed the city limits.
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Calkins: Don’t ever count out Penny Hardaway. Not when a whole town is in love.
There’s a reason Penny Hardaway still has a good chance to become a successful coach at Memphis. That reason is love.
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Conaway: I don’t like her much, but she’s still my big sister
“My Tennessee sister Nashville is becoming a Disney World of cities, the reality of it is the fantasy, the place of it is the imitation.”
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Calkins: Can Hardaway get it done at Memphis? My ‘stupid bleeping’ question still stands
I asked Penny Hardaway if he could “get this done” at Memphis. His answer — complete with four expletives — revealed a lot.
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The Early Word: Local hospitals under pressure, as is Tigers basketball
A state senator could lose her seat, a modernization project is landing at an airport near you, and a bunch of local celebs say “Winner, winner, chicken tender.”
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Sanford: Blackburn proves she can be queen of mean
Sen. Marsha Blackburn employed an unmistakably racist dog whistle in casting Andre Mathis as a criminal who cannot be trusted to sit as an appellate court judge.
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Touring 100 N. Main: Shattered glass, shell casings, law books and spectacular views
The Downtown Memphis Commission anticipates issuing in about two weeks a request for proposals to potential developers of the 100 North Main Building and the entire block it towers above.
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Table Talk: Soup instead of sun and sand will warm these winter days
Sure, it would be nice to be on a beach and enjoying the surf and the sand, but if COVID is keeping you from escaping the cold weather, there’s always soup. Soup will never let you down.
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The Early Word: Orgel has plans for 100 N. Main, Carrefour; Where’s Wallace mystery solved ... sort of
DMC selects local team to redevelop Memphis’ tallest building, Collierville Macy’s will get new life and Germantown schools drop their mask mandate.
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Guest column: Dallas synagogue attack shows nothing subtle about antisemitism
“I know we all stand and cheer for Rabbi Charlie and his courage. But unless we stand up and shout down every unkind word directed toward Jews when we first hear it, we let the next act of violence on Jews begin to take root.”
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Wallace experience seems like microcosm of Hardaway era
This season was supposed to be smooth sailing, an NCAA Tournament berth no longer in question. The missteps have proven otherwise.
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Scouting report: Tigers need to thwart SMU’s outside shooting
Another task that Memphis faces: Containing top scorer Kendric Davis.
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