Food for Thought, gathering for the intellectually hungry, ends after 29 years
Food for Thought founder Rob Sangster (right) hosted a number of guests over the group’s 29 years including Terri Lee Freeman, who was still president of the National Civil Rights Museum when she addressed the group in 2018. (Submitted photo)
‘I started because I was desperate for good conversation,’ Rob Sangster says of the informal salon that provided a forum for discussing topics of importance to Memphis.
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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