Buckley: If Silverfield leaves Memphis, can you blame him? Absolutely not.
Ryan Silverfield’s name is a hot one as the college football coaching carousel heats up. If Silverfield leaves Memphis, who’s to blame him?
Topic: opinion
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December 2024
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Morris: ‘Mr. Scott, why do you care so much about Christmas?’
“I will admit I go overboard. It’s not exactly ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,’ but I try my best. And some of my yard decorations may not immediately lead you to think ‘Christmas.’”
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Opinion: A pediatric doctor calls for more gun safety
“For the third consecutive year in a row, the No. 1 cause of death for American children and teens is gunshot wounds. More than car accidents, more than cancer — our kids are dying from guns.”
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November 2024
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Echols: Christmas, death and the scent of marijuana
“Anger wrestled my grief to the mat. ... The news of uncle’s death had cracked open my heart, but a great many griefs came pouring out.”
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Greenstein: Even in the darkest of times, we have reason to give thanks
The history of Thanksgiving can help us appreciate the miracle of being alive in this time and place, and the timeless gift of gratitude can ground us through any storm.
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Hutchinson: Beware of these lending scams
A Florida woman claimed to have more than 10 years of experience in grant writing. In reality, her last known employment was at a Krystal, and she was on probation for stealing cash deposits from it.
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Narcisse: The art of letting go
“When patients meet with me on the edge of or amid crisis, my job is to help them to see that among the broken pieces, something remains. Often, that is the choice to let go.”
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Echols: What to do about the election
“Seventy-two hours from now, everybody will be in the same boat: The votes will have been cast, and once the votes have been counted, we’ll all know who won. And ... we will all know who lost.”
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Morris: Our local needs outweigh our national desires
“It isn’t new for bitterness and meanness to enter into American politics. It existed even from people we consider to be the founders of the nation.”
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October 2024
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Hutchinson: Businesses beware of government-impersonation scams
The Better Business Bureau warns businesses and nonprofits to be wary of emails with anything other than .gov in the address.
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Echols: When you don’t know whether or not to stay in Memphis
“What happens in a Memphis marriage if one spouse is committed to staying in this city, but the other spouse is worn out by all that has happened and all they want to do is go?”
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Greenstein: ‘Being in the moment’
“Most of us emphasize learning from the past or planning for the future. Unfortunately, this often leads to living in the past and agonizing about the future.”
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Guest Column: Safe streets put pedestrians first — not cars
“My son was just walking to a friend’s house, doing what millions of children do every day. He had his whole life ahead of him. That life was stolen from him.”
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Sanford: Deception and poor taste are hallmarks of 2024 political campaigns
In today’s political climate, honesty and good taste are in short supply.
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Morris: Spiritual problems require spiritual solutions
“Studies have shown as many as 50% of the matters brought to primary-care physicians have no basis in a problem that any pharmaceutical can help.”
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Opinion: Memphis Police Department culture is on trial in Tyre Nichols case
“We may make our choices alone, but we share the consequences with others. The actions of these officers have impacted multiple families, a police department, a city and a profession.”
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Letter to the Editor: Hiring Feagins was ‘magnificient’
“I would argue the opinion of an ousted and soured former chair should not be considered by any reader or current board member when assessing Marie Feagins’ hire and performance.”
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September 2024
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Opinion: ‘MATA overextended itself,’ board chair says
“Great cities are intentional and not accidental. Currently, the Memphis Area Transit Authority does not have adequate funding to deliver the service our riders need and deserve.”
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Narcisse: ‘Let’s grab a cup of coffee’
“Let’s bring the conflict of the comments section into a community that learns how to wrestle together, not to be right but to be helped.”
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Conaway: This time, The Citadel saluted
This is about effort against odds, the measure being the effort itself, never accepting that there’s no sense in trying, never giving anything less than your best, knowing the measure of you is you.
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Echols: ‘Motherhood, it seems, is falling out of fashion’
“Women of childbearing age are becoming more and more likely to kick parenthood to the curb. And who can blame them? There’s a government-issued health warning about it.”
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Conaway: Finally agreed — the boys can write
After my oldest brother died, my other brother and I began really talking and laughing.
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Morris: 15 things that still make Church Health special
Scott Morris listed 15 points that his younger self believed were important in how he went about doing my work and matters he believed were important in life.
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Opinion: Why is it so difficult to change our gun culture?
“A clear majority of Republicans, Democrats, independents and gun owners say they want ... common-sense gun laws.”
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August 2024
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Greenstein: Xenophobic slander has become normalized
“There is not enough room in one country to house (all) the ... human beings living on this planet. However, there are humane and inhumane ways to find solutions and address the most vulnerable members of society.”
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