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    Morris: Everybody needs to recognize ‘the plight of the uninsured’

    “There are 25.6 million people who are uninsured in this country. That’s more than the population of 177 countries and every state other than Texas and California.”

    By G. Scott Morris January 07, 2024
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    Conaway: You’re being robbed. For life.

    Martavius Jones has just snuck into your house through an unlocked window and stolen a knee replacement from your dark living room.

    By Dan Conaway January 05, 2024
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    Martin: Tigers avoid disaster. They’ll have to do it 17 more times.

    Jahvon Quinerly’s 3-pointer in the final seconds helped the Tigers avoid a stumble in its AAC opener.

    By John Martin January 04, 2024
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    Herrington: Grizzlies playoff chances, Marcus Smart’s start and more

    At a 5-4 pace the rest of the way, the Grizzlies would finish 38-44. Based on current winning percentages for other teams, that would not be enough to get the final play-in spot.

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    Grizzlies Insider: Memphis players recognize important road trip ahead

    By Chris Herrington January 04, 2024
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    Herrington: ‘Ja vs. Wemby’ delivered, and turned FedExForum into a playground.

    Two rare talents, and two of the league’s most compelling young stars, met on the floor of FedExForum Tuesday night.

    By Chris Herrington January 03, 2024
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: The new mayor offers ‘hope.’ And, yes, that’s a start.

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young offered fresh “hope” at his swearing-in ceremony. And while that won’t solve the city’s many problems, it is at least a good start. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 02, 2024
  • Guest Columnists

    Hutchinson: FTC cracks down on addiction recovery companies

    “Doctors peddling phony promises should know that the FTC will use its strengthened authority from Congress to stop them from exploiting Americans struggling with addiction.”

    By Randy Hutchinson December 30, 2023
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    Bailey: An end of the year list of thanks

    With the slow pace of the holiday season upon us, it is time to recognize those who pull together our coverage of the suburbs every day to provide information you won’t find elsewhere.

    By Clay Bailey December 29, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Tall and ugly, a beautiful promise

    “If you’re looking for something to look forward to in the New Year, I’ll give you two. Just look up.”

    By Dan Conaway December 29, 2023
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: A story about best friends, marching bands, W.C. Handy — and the Liberty Bowl

    Will Plenk and Christian Carichner were once college roommates. Friday, they’ll be directing the Memphis and Iowa State marching bands at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. It’s a story about life, about friendship — and about tubas.

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    The AutoZone Liberty Bowl Parade marches down Beale Street

    Key stats and numbers for AutoZone Liberty Bowl

    By Geoff Calkins December 28, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: Christmas Eve and our ‘buried love for childhood’

    “I wonder if there is some unspoken desire to shed things like bills and emails and jobs and smart phones and instead become a child alongside our children, all a mess together with bed-heads and pj’s and sock feet, no matter how polished or professional we are in our adult life.”

    By Candace Echols December 24, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Narcisse: Advent’s light glows for brighter days

    “Heading into a new year, where much ahead lies unknown, the discipline of waiting on the light to break through in our personal lives, and in our community, is a lesson not just for the final days of December, but for each day that is to come.”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse December 24, 2023
  • Premium Chris Herrington

    Herrington: Ja Morant’s instantly transformed the Grizzlies’ offense

    The Grizzlies’ points per 100 possessions before Morant’s return were dead last in the NBA. In his two games back, they’re now the sixth-best offense. 

    By Chris Herrington December 22, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: A tree. A life.

    The worn Big Bird and Cookie Monster, the Scotties and Flamingos, the typewriter and macramé angel, the stuff kids made, weren’t for the marketing target audience, they were for us.

    By Dan Conaway December 22, 2023
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Ja Morant is back — and the Grizzlies are, too

    Ja Morant was back at FedExForum Thursday. But you know what else was back? Fun! It suddenly seems like a whole new season for the Grizzlies. And in this season, the Grizzlies are a perfect 2-0.

    By Geoff Calkins December 22, 2023
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: Council members should be ashamed over pay and benefits votes

    “I can’t believe that this is even a council responsibility. Voting benefits for yourself? Shouldn’t that be up to your employer — the citizens of Memphis?”

    By Letters to the Editor December 21, 2023
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    Sanford: Assessing the positives and negatives of Strickland’s eight-year run as mayor

    “I’m willing to say that, overall, (Jim Strickland’s) tenure as mayor was good. Not great, but nowhere near a disaster either. He does have some positive things to show. But we cannot just brush aside the negatives.”

    By Otis Sanford December 21, 2023
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Only in the movies and in Memphis? It was that kind of night

    Yes, Ja Morant really did that. He really did score 34 points — and the winning bucket — in his return to NBA basketball. It was a night already part of Grizzlies lore. And it should give Memphians real hope.

    By Geoff Calkins December 20, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: What I know to be true about Youth Villages

    “After seeing the barrage of allegations concerning Youth Villages, I felt the need to speak the truth. The truth is that we need more organizations like Youth Villages, not fewer — committed to transforming systems and improving the lives of people that for far too long have been left behind.” 

    By Fred Burns December 19, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: Memphians share their Christmas memories

    “I have asked some fellow lifelong Memphians who know all about the big city/small town nature of our home to share memories from the Christmases of their earliest years.”

    By Candace Echols December 17, 2023
  • Opinion

    Maxey: Farewell, but not goodbye, to the best job out there

    “But, as they say, all good things must end. ... Dec. 29 will be my last day at The Daily Memphian, which has served as a five-year encore to 40 years at The Commercial Appeal.”

    By Ron Maxey December 17, 2023
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: TDOT needs to realize that ‘neighborhoods are not static’

    “(Neighborhoods) need incremental change to remain relevant and survive. Improving bike networks and pedestrian connections shouldn’t need to wait for the next multi-million dollar project.”

    By Letters to the Editor December 16, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Mumpower power is JB Smiley’s model

    “JB Smiley Jr., or any local elected official, has no business in the board rooms of the University of Memphis. If the city council ran the university, chaos would be the only curriculum, and a BS degree would not stand for Bachelor of Science.”

    By Dan Conaway December 15, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest Column: ‘It is the will of my constituents to fight’ Satanic Temple

    “If we have district policies that made sense in the past but now show that we are failing in the best interest of students, we will find a way to correct them.”

    By Mauricio Calvo December 15, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest Column: Childhood trauma is ‘an epidemic in our city’

    Addressing childhood traumatic stress is a gift that will keep on giving, a step forward that will benefit all Memphians.

    By Lou Flowers Martin December 14, 2023

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