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MPD detectives case the crime scene of a shooting a Sonic Drive-In on Kirby Parkway Nov. 30, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)Letters to the Editor

Opinion: ‘Now the deafening part. There will be no justice’

“Elected officials have chosen to turn villains into victims and victims into villains. Victims are burdened with the cost of broken windows, impounded stolen cars, missing work, therapy and the overall thought of safety.”

By Alex Canale September 25, 2023
Opinion

Letter to the Editor: ‘Our judicial system seems stuck in the 1960s’

“The secrecy in which the Judicial Commissioners and judges work astounds me, since they are a primary party to the crime wave destroying Memphis.”

By Letters to the Editor September 25, 2023
Guest Columnists

Opinion: Memphis should become a digital society for all

Opinion: The City of Memphis Chief Information Officer argues for the new broadband plan, saying, “Despite its importance to every facet of our lives, too few Memphians have access to high-speed broadband.”

By Wendy Harris 12 hours ago
Opinion

Opinion: When it comes to Gershun Freeman, ‘this case is different’

“The jailers were attacked by a man having a psychotic break, defended themselves and subdued their attacker. What should they have done differently?”

By Jack Irvine, Gray Bartlett 20 minutes ago

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: ‘Our judicial system seems stuck in the 1960s’
Opinion: ‘Now the deafening part. There will be no justice’
Letter to the Editor: Access to a good education ‘draws a sharp line’
Letter to the Editor: The police officers who ‘too often go underappreciated’
Letter to the Editor: ‘Readers deserve transparency, fairness and unbiased reporting’
Letter to the Editor: An open letter to Gov. Bill Lee about juvenile crime
Letter to the Editor: Questions for Germantown leadership about water
Letter to the Editor: ‘We don’t want to move but....’
Letter to the Editor: Regional One is only an asset if it can support itself

  • Opinion

    Calkins: Pickleball is coming to Beale Street! And FedExForum, too.

    Yes, pickleball is coming to Beale Street. And to FedExForum after that. It’s brought to you by two Memphians who started Pickleball 901 on the theory that — as one of them put it — “pickleball’s a beast.”

    By Geoff Calkins 4 hours ago
  • Opinion

    Echols: ‘Every so often, light breaks through’

    “If you stop to look around, the walls of our world are plastered with bulb-lit-arrows all over the place. And they are all pointing to something beyond. Something grander. Something far better and far worse than what usually enters our mind as we’re ordering our combos and swiping our cards and deciding between Diet Coke or Coke Zero. “

    By Candace Echols September 24, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Greenstein: Yom Kippur’s empowering message for all

    “Sick or healthy, we can all use a little bravery and nourishment to meet the spiritual hunger of our times. Yom Kippur may be a Jewish holiday, but its message is food for the soul of us all.”

    By Micah Greenstein September 24, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Hutchinson: Beware of credit-repair offers

    If there’s an error in your credit report, you can do anything a credit repair company can do to fix it yourself at little to no cost. If you’re asked to pay an upfront fee for help, it’s likely a scam.

    By Randy Hutchinson September 23, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Five breathless days, one doctor, one nurse — a cautionary tale

    “You have pneumonia,” he said, “double viral pneumonia.”

    By Dan Conaway September 22, 2023
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: What to think about that new stadium proposal? Let’s hope the Grizzlies don’t hold a grudge.

    “The city’s proposal to fund stadium renovations is now out there for all he world to see. How should Memphians think about that? They should hope that Robert Pera and the Grizzlies don’t hold a grudge.”

    By Geoff Calkins September 18, 2023
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    Calkins: Hey, look! The Daily Memphian is 5! (But it wasn’t a piece of cake).

    “Who starts up a newspaper these days? What a preposterous thing to do. But in just five years, The Daily Memphian has become one of the things that binds this city together. That’s worth pausing to celebrate.”

    By Geoff Calkins September 21, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’

    “How many of our systemic problems could be impacted — not solved, mind you, just lightly impacted — if we connected a little better with those who live close by?”

    By Candace Echols September 17, 2023
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    Andy Cates to The Daily Memphian supporters: ‘You’ve made this possible’

    “I’m very proud of what we’ve built over the past five years. With your help, I’m confident we’ll scale even greater heights in the next five.”

    By Andy Cates September 23, 2023
  • fifth anniversary Opinion

    Eric Barnes: After five years, let’s take a moment to celebrate.

    “The Daily Memphian is a reflection of everyone who participates in this endeavor. So thanks to all of you.”

    By Eric Barnes September 19, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest column: Crime is a symptom, not a sickness

    Focusing on crime won’t solve the problem, it is simply putting Band-Aids on bullet holes. Crime is just a symptom of much deeper, systemic issues that create inequitable outcomes and a lack of hope.

    By Jared Barnett September 15, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: The Tasteful List 2023

    Amazingly, my physician not only doesn’t condemn the list or even remain neutral. We actually fondly discuss several things on the list in the examining room — the place where the net result of the list is most evident.

    By Dan Conaway September 15, 2023
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Wes Smith’s murder was random and cruel. The family’s response? It’s love.

    Wes Smith was murdered in an act of random cruelty. He’ll be buried in Memphis Saturday. The family’s response is to celebrate the remarkable life their son led — and to shower his friends and community with love. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 18, 2023
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: It’s up to city voters, including younger ones, to boost election turnout

    “Memphis is at a critical juncture. We cannot afford to continue the stagnation. We cannot continue allowing crime, poverty and low educational achievement to define this city.”

    By Otis Sanford September 14, 2023
  • Premium Chris Herrington

    Herrington: Despite controversy, Tom Lee Park bringing people together

    The scene at the center of Tom Lee Park this first week has felt like different types of Memphians — different ages and races, but even more so people from different neighborhoods and economic status — sharing free, open space, in a way that’s too rare. 

    By Chris Herrington September 13, 2023
  • Opinion

    Guest Column: Remembering the mothers hurt by ‘our violent culture’

    “Each murder victim leaves behind seven to 10 family members, not to mention friends and other loved ones, all of whom become co-victims.”

    By Erin Harris September 10, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest Column: ‘Our problems do not mean we are ... without hope’

    “How do we describe our emotional response to the constant barrage that shapes so many days in Memphis? Weariness, that feeling that asks how we can keep enduring more of the same brokenness?”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse September 10, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: ‘This past year has been a test for my faith’

    “How do I write openly about the God I worship even as I do not understand why he is allowing such painful things to take place in our city?”

    By Candace Echols September 10, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Mr. Mayor, before you become Mr. again, don’t leave us in shame

    Fair or not, the next few weeks are critical to Mayor Jim Strickland’s legacy and will leave an ugly mark or deliver a bright promise.

    By Dan Conaway September 08, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: A call to ‘pause and reflect’ on the 50th anniversary of busing, 10th of school merger

    “As we mark the 10th anniversary of the monumental merger between Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools – regarded as one of the largest mergers in public school history – it’s essential to pause and assess the effects of the Transition Planning Commission’s recommendations and subsequent policies.”

    By Roderick Richmond September 06, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Environmental court seeks a ‘renewed commitment to community vitality’

    “Let’s all step up and take action. Let’s become resolute in our commitment to address and solve blight issues, to work collaboratively towards solutions.”

    By Patrick Dandridge September 06, 2023
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    Bailey: Did you think I would miss eulogizing Jimmy Buffett?

    Jimmy Buffett provided the Bailey Family with a lifetime of escape, advice and entertainment on long trips to Florida as generations of the family grew up as Parrotheads.

    By Clay Bailey September 06, 2023
  • Opinion

    Opinion: In the mayor’s race, the candidates have been ‘silent’ on TVA

    “We should ask who is willing to stand-up to TVA’s neglect, disrespect and disregard for our health and our community economic welfare. And who is interested in trying to save our citizens half a billion dollars a year in power costs.”

    By Herman Morris Jr. September 05, 2023
  • Opinion

    Opinion: A change of heart is needed to improve Black men’s health outcomes

    “We must collectively view Black men’s humanity and lived experiences beyond statistics, something that will require a change of heart beyond any medical intervention.”

    By Patrick Hendricks September 05, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: Celebrating the ‘verbal waltz’ of Mississippians

    “Not all Mississippians have gotten it right throughout history, and that’s easy to see. But what we can learn from the natives who speak rightly is how to convey difficult ideas with gentleness.”

    By Candace Echols September 03, 2023

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