Conaway: 3Gs deal isn’t a Christmas gift; it’s a theft
“I’m a Memphian, and I’m being robbed in Germantown in broad daylight.”
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December 2022
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Conaway: Ghost of a river — Part One
“No river in America’s maritime history has seen greater tragedy. And no drama on the Mississippi has been as dramatic, no tragedy as tragic, as what occurred right here.”
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November 2022
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Conaway: To see the wonder, all you have to do is look
As half the country was in a drought — Lake Mead turning into Pond Mead and our own Mighty Mississippi becoming the Measly Mississippi — the ginkgoes didn’t turn yellow. Until they did.
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Conaway: We have models; what will we be?
“These are the women who raised my generation — the boomers — and taught, supported and sustained us — and amazingly have received only history’s condescending pat on the head for the effort.”
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Conaway: She ran for a friend, she ran for a city
Eliza Fletcher’s kidnapping and murder in September galvanized a city, and Memphians responded by the thousands — both here and nationwide.
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October 2022
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Conaway: You might want to sit down for this
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.
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Conaway: A note from the Tennessee-Alabama game: Georgia matters
“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.”
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Conaway: A few things for my birthday
“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.”
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Conaway: ‘Elvis — in the building’ (at Whitehaven High)
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.
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September 2022
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Conaway: Davy Crockett used to track by following signs; now he’s lost
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.
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Conaway: At minimum, a wake-up call
At a minimum, minimum wages must go up, and employers have to start paying more attention to the welfare of those they employ.
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Conaway: Pauses in the flow, a city’s tragic losses
Eliza Fletcher was a measure of this city. This tiny, tiny town with such a huge, huge heart.
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Conaway: The Lucca Model — a proposal
“Let’s make Memphis an independent city-state.”
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Dan Conaway’s Tasteful List gets a preview on Sound Bites
On Sound Bites, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk with Daily Memphian columnist Dan Conaway about his upcoming Tasteful List 2022.
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Conaway: The Tasteful List 2022
“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.”
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August 2022
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Conaway: ‘I intend to live forever. So far, so good.’
That thought from comedian Steven Wright inspires a collection of wise and wise-guy sayings.
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Conaway: The winds blow hard Downtown
“Gene’s dreams survived, not just Hurricane Elvis but also the winds of the 2008 recession, slowed but resilient, and the winds of pandemic, slowed but recovering.”
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Conaway: Weekend’s golf tournament has everything to do with us
This weekend, the top 125 players on the PGA tour are in Memphis for the the first step to winning professional golf’s biggest prize but, for us, it’s personal.
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Conaway: Give us a break
A series of first-world deprivations has Dan Conaway in a mood. But thankfully he has tonic and limes.
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July 2022
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Letter to the Editor: A young white man’s response to the old white men about Old White Men
“Take a look at abortion policies around the world, and you will see an almost inverse relationship to white population and restrictions on abortion.”
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Conaway: Whistling isn’t evil. Whistling something evil is evil.
“The terms Republican and Democrat have become dog whistles to gather on the far right and far left. The colors red and blue, and the words conservative and liberal have been co-opted into whistles.”
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Letter to the Editor: What’s not mentioned in Dan Conaway’s column
Barry Chase, born in Memphis over 83 years ago, responds to Dan Conaway’s column “Welcome to the world of old white men.”
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Letter to the Editor: An old white man responds to Dan Conaway
A 65-year-old white man responds to Dan Conaway’s recent column, “Welcome to the world of old white men.”
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Conaway: Welcome to the world of old white men
“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.”
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Conaway: We’re a mess, and no one is responsible
“Our county is a mess. I’m taking it personally and so should you.”
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