Opinion: The suburbs need a voice on whether MLGW will leave TVA
Isn’t it time for MLGW to expand their board representation to include the entire service area instead of restricting voting membership to Memphis?
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Isn’t it time for MLGW to expand their board representation to include the entire service area instead of restricting voting membership to Memphis?
Contrary to popular belief, punishing kids by holding them back does not necessarily make children work harder or get better.
A new sentencing system should emphasize enhanced services and appropriate treatment designed to reduce the likelihood of a juvenile becoming a repeat offender.
ACLU-TN poll shows residents’ priorities for district attorneys on abortion, jail time, cash bail, and other issues.
“Whatever is in our power, our sphere of influence, our financial means and our political will, my prayer is that we all honor Rev. Eason-Williams by our actions.”
A smaller water park with a surfing feature would serve as a huge draw for Mud Island, just as skate parks have proven very successful throughout Memphis.
Guest columnist Warner Davis says “while using tax dollars for private schools is questionable, and diverting resources from public schools objectionable, providing a good education to every American child is applaudable.”
Teachers union leader: “It’s hard not to think that Ray’s administrative leave has roots in something other than district policy.”
“The Jones Act was not intended to protect jobs. It was to ensure a fleet of reliable, commercial oceangoing ships that could serve in times of war or emergency,” says guest columnist Jonathan Helton.
Executive director of A Step Ahead Foundation: Because an unplanned pregnancy creates challenges to personal stability and growth, free access “to birth control is now more important than ever.”
Guest column: “For anyone seeking the truth about the abortion decision, I encourage you to push through the noise and ignore the political rhetoric.”
“What can save our nation are movements which mobilize political action over the long haul — like the movements that have happened in Memphis.”
To become desensitized to the dangers around us would be to lose sight of hope for healing.
Partisan primaries would make Memphis city government more like the divisive dumpster fire that is today’s Washington, D.C.
Let’s not kid ourselves: Council’s effort to extend term limits is not about ensuring a better and more equitable government.
“The Secret Service coordinates protection detail procedures with law enforcement agencies. A few of our city council members were excited to intervene and put themselves in the middle of federal and local law enforcement’s customary procedures.” Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’Related story:
“We ask every reader to call your city councilperson or county commissioner and let them know you support Memphis and Shelby County dedicating retiring PILOTs to building a viable and sustainable public transit system.”
“... women of color on average possess significantly less wealth than white men and women alike, the St. Louis Fed analysis finds.”
“Voters on both sides of this issue believe that lives are at stake, so it is the voters who should ultimately control the outcome of the debate.”
“Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”
“Vo-Zone will introduce vocations to youths — starting in fifth grade —through thrilling, immersive experiences. Training missions will be specifically designed to ignite their passion to learn which type of vocation sparks their interest.”
“In honor of our five starters, I’d like to offer five ways Memphians could learn from our Grizz, hone our niches and find ways to work and play together.”
Guest columnist Daniel Chatham responds to “the festering view that parents aren’t qualified and can’t be trusted to raise their kids, or at least to raise them in the ways of progressive ideology.”
“All of that aside, John K., it’s no mystery to me why the crowd goes crazy when you get in the game,” says Candace Echols in her open letter to the Grizzlies player.