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    Opinion: The controversy around xAI is far more than environmental — it’s moral

    “If we can’t boldly say the ability to create nonconsensual sexual imagery and child sexual-abuse material need to be fully and permanently irradiated from xAI’s products, we are truly lost.”

    By Stephen Hackett January 22, 2026
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    Calkins: The new leader of Ballet Memphis has a hobby. It involves Michael Jordan — and you.

    Andrew Goldberg, the new executive director of Ballet Memphis, has more ticket stubs to Michael Jordan games than anyone in the world.

    By Geoff Calkins January 21, 2026
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    Guest Column: An open letter to Ja Morant ‘Memphis is with you, but be fully with us’

    “Memphis is still with you. But now we’re asking you to be fully with us too. We don’t need a superhero. We just need Ja Morant. Present, accountable, and all in.”

    By Alex Rasmussen January 20, 2026
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    Opinion: xAI’s Southaven data center isn’t about noise; it’s about America’s energy reality

    “The debate unfolding in Southaven over xAI’s data center and its gas turbines reflects a familiar clash playing out across the country.”

    By Richard Greenwald January 20, 2026
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    Opinion: What makes a life worth living?

    “Standing near the end of a long life exposes us to how little we truly know about another person’s inner journey, even someone we loved, even someone who shaped us.”

    By G. Scott Morris January 20, 2026
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    Opinion: Beware of fake addiction treatment clinics

    The FTC complaint says the defendants took in millions of dollars impersonating other clinics. It alleges that as a result of these deceptive tactics, many consumers were deterred from seeking admission at the clinics they were actually trying to contact.

    By Randy Hutchinson January 19, 2026
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    Opinion: DeSoto County’s regional sewer project sees ‘substantial progress’

    “This is a $300 million regional infrastructure project involving court oversight, multiple jurisdictions, complex engineering, and layered funding sources.”

    By Christie Barclay January 18, 2026
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    Opinion: The digital world has created a massive dating gap

    “The solution requires a dual approach, addressing both the immediate need for better meeting places and the deeper social crisis affecting young men.”

    By Micah Greenstein January 18, 2026
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    Echols: Team sports make space for light to gain victory over dark

    “Team sports push back on our natural inclination toward selfishness, and I celebrate and support anything that makes space for light to gain victory over dark, especially if that light involves a goal, a ball and a reversible polyester jersey.”

    By Candace Echols January 18, 2026
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    Opinion: Our Afghan neighbors should be welcomed, not detained

    “These Afghan immigrants are not criminals. These are our neighbors. They did not enter the United States illegally and they have not violated any of the prescribed guidelines our government has given them.”

    By Stephen Cook, Mark Luttrell January 16, 2026
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    Calkins: Sally Jones Heinz — ‘the face of MIFA’ — to step down

    Sally Jones Heinz is retiring as executive director of MIFA. “There isn’t an organization like this anywhere in the country,” she said. “It’s the best.”

    By Geoff Calkins January 15, 2026
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    Herrington: A messy, newsy day for Ja Morant and the Grizzlies

    Ja Morant’s answers were brief in Berlin, but at least one of them was telling.

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    Grizzlies provide injury updates on Clarke, Edey, Pippen Jr.

    By Chris Herrington January 15, 2026
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    Opinion: For Memphis Jews, the arson attack in Jackson is painfully close to home

    “Beth Israel is a place where people come to mourn loved ones and celebrate new love, to mark milestones and share meals together. Anyone who visits their church, mosque or temple for such moments can easily imagine our pain.”

    By Laura Linder January 14, 2026
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    Opinion: Service is Memphis’ superpower and MLK Day is our annual reminder to use it

    “In Memphis, service isn’t something we outsource. We see our neighbors as assets, not problems to be solved. We are partners in progress.”

    By Caroline Norris January 13, 2026
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    Herrington: After win, Berlin-bound Grizzlies take Ja Morant uncertainty overseas

    The Memphis Grizzlies rebounded from a loss to the Oklahoma City with a win over the Brooklyn Nets as the Ja Morant trade watch continues.

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    Cedric Coward hits 2 late 3s to help the Grizzlies beat the Nets 103-98

    Box Score: Grizzlies 103, Nets 98

    By Chris Herrington January 12, 2026
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    Calkins: Ja Morant is still ‘the most famous’ Grizzly. But Sunday may have been the end.

    Sunday may have been Ja Morant’s last appearance at FedExForum as a Grizzly. If so, it was a fittingly disappointing end. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 11, 2026
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    Martin: Memphis loses again. And this time, there’s no excuse.

    “There’s a major problem brewing elsewhere for the Memphis administration. It’s that the gap has been closed — it’s just the one that used to exist between Memphis basketball and the rest of the American Conference.”

    By John Martin January 11, 2026
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    Opinion: Building enduring peace in Memphis

    “A fair justice system holds people accountable when they cause harm, and it provides swift justice for victims. True justice makes no distinction between rich and poor — white or Black, native-born or immigrant.”

    By Josh Spickler January 11, 2026
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    Opinion: XAI must power a just transition for Memphis

    “Let xAI not be a monument to what was taken from Memphis but a testament to what happens when a city demands justice for its people.”

    By LaTricea Adams January 12, 2026
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    Herrington: Laying out Ja Morant trade scenarios

    Two teams in particular seem like a reasonable partner in a Ja Morant deal, but do either have real interest? And who else on the Grizzlies roster could be in play at the NBA trade deadline?

    By Chris Herrington January 10, 2026
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    Herrington: Why is a Ja Morant trade now possible? Follow the money — and three seasons of disappointment.

    What’s seemingly broken up Ja Morant’s future with the Grizzlies? It wasn’t a gusher of off-court problems but a slow drip of on-court problems — and the pressures of money and time.

    By Chris Herrington January 10, 2026
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    Opinion: We need to address criminal forensic priorities

    “Investigations and prosecutions can take far too long as forensic test results are pending. But implementing a series of key additions to local forensic capabilities can make the justice system move faster and more efficiently.”

    By Bill Gibbons January 09, 2026
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    Calkins: How great is this Ole Miss story? It’s one that even (some) Memphis fans can get behind.

    Lane Kiffin has done the impossible. He has caused Memphis fans, Tennessee fans — and fans of all things good and decent — to pull for Ole Miss.

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    Ole Miss, Miami set up College Football Playoff game like no other

    By Geoff Calkins January 08, 2026
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    Calkins: They fell in love. Broke up for seven decades. Then they found each other again.

    She broke off their engagement so he could serve his country. More than seven decades later, Bill Moore has a vivid memory of the moment he asked Martha McClanahan to marry him.

    By Geoff Calkins January 08, 2026
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    Herrington: As injuries and losses mount, the Grizzlies season could be taking a turn

    With a losing streak, new injuries to Ja Morant and Cedric Coward and a crowded coming schedule, this Memphis Grizzlies season may be at a crossroads. 

    By Chris Herrington January 05, 2026

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