Candace Echols says she walks the line between “a willingness to satisfy my human craving for a good run” and “a consent to be on high alert.”

Will the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat as champs? Who will come out of an injury-rattled Eastern Conference? How many games will the Memphis Grizzlies win? Chris Herrington gazes into his NBA crystal ball for league-wide preseason predictions. 

“The qualities needed to win an election are not the same qualities needed to manage a modern city like Germantown.”

You know the best way to solve the ills of a community? With hope. There will be plenty of that at Whitehaven High School Wednesday — where they’re cutting the ribbon on a new STEM center.

“Would 79% of Shelby County households who believe in MATA support an investment of $2 and change a month to fund public transit? Especially if it means they would be able to ride the bus, microtransit and trolley all fare-free?

“While Memphis Safe Task Force agencies are here now, their assignment is temporary. When they depart, the resulting caseloads and responsibilities will remain with our local courts, clerks and correctional facilities.”

Penny Hardaway was scheduled to talk about his basketball team. But he spent more time talking about the challenges facing Memphis fans — and the city he has always called home.

Over the summer, the Memphis Grizzlies made a big investment in Santi Aldama and placed a bet on Jock Landale. Now, injuries could force both into the starting lineup. 

The red flags of a vehicle and equipment seller scam include the price being significantly below market value, the owner citing an overly personal reason for getting rid of the vehicle, and not being able to see the vehicle before sending money.

The presence of the National Guard — whatever our feelings about it — can serve as a call not only to law enforcement but to all of us to become healers, neighbors and builders of hope.

While the rookies danced at Grizzlies open practice, a couple of veterans stole the show.

He told our country’s top brass that their attention would soon be turned inward. That they would be commanding military operations in our cities against the “enemy within.” Further, he said that they should hold military training exercises in our cities.

“The current federal task force is expected to bring in more than 100 extra arrests every single day. Unless we prepare our local justice system to handle this sudden influx, the result could be chaos.”

There are many who believe additional support to our local law enforcement is a good thing.

Mike Ceide made a life decision when he saw his grandson, Knox, in the neonatal intensive care unit. As he put it, “I finally realized there is more to life than having the best job in the world.”

If Memphis fans had any concerns about a full-scale rebuild after Desmond Bane’s departure, two new Grizzlies should alleviate that concern.

This is now a new iteration of the Ja & Jaren era. What will it bring? And how much longer will it last?

“The outsiders ... who think this “surge” is a wonderful idea for the city have little insight into how the deployment of a few hundred people in a city as sprawling and diverse as Memphis can effectively combat crime.”

Not much actual instruction happens on the first day, of course. For the 2025-2026 Memphis Grizzlies, instruction will begin Tuesday during a training camp held, for the second consecutive year, in Nashville.

“If the ASD was a ‘failed experiment,’ then what do we call decades of schools where almost no child can read?” 

Every day is a new beginning, and every year is a fresh start. That’s the larger message of the Jewish high holy days, which started this past week with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and continue for 10 days through Yom Kippur.

Autumn officially started Sept. 22, but one day soon, we will all wake up to air that is so crisp and so clear that it blows all the way through our souls.

“Little is ever mentioned of what goes on in countless orchestra pits within the confines of our many theater companies.”

“Our goal is simple: to create a space where partisanship fades and common sense takes the lead. We may not agree on everything, but we can agree on this: We all want our families and communities to thrive.”