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The Grizzlies won a home game for the first time in 218 days Wednesday. So when the streamers fell, people scrambled to collect them as if they had never seen them before. On a night of joy and relief at FedExForum. Which will just have to do, for now.

“This weekend is more than a race. It’s part of a uniting global movement rooted firmly in community.”

“As United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, I know that Memphians are sick and tired of gun violence and violent crime. I am too.”

With playoff hopes already fading, the Grizzlies face decisions that extend beyond the current season. Do they Break it Up, bet on a simple Gap Year or Reshuffle the deck?

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“It’s no great skill ... to enjoy life’s Thanksgiving days. Who is not thrilled to open presents on a birthday, relax on a holiday or eat fresh, roasted turkey? The real test of life is the day after. ...”

“Every person brings more to a disagreement than the rest of us will ever know. While my creamed corn debacle is a far cry from a presidential election in importance, what’s behind it is similar.”

Victories this week against Michigan and No. 20 Arkansas could vault Memphis into the Associated Press basketball poll. If, that is, voters can overlook an ugly loss to Villanova.

Memphis allowed 3-9 Temple 465 yards and some really big plays, but the Tigers still have a chance for a 10-win season.

A chance encounter reminds that this is a time for the arrival of hope — at breakfast counters and in hearts.

“Shouldn’t a politician’s compensation be based on how well they do in their job while serving in office — or would that result in too many elective office holders getting cuts in salary?”

By eliminating driver’s-license requirements on many applications, Shelby County government provides fair opportunities to job applicants.

A city that was already beleaguered by crime is wondering if there is any solution to the violence.

“Who put an end to the stadium fracas? Fred Smith and family, of course.”

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“Transitions offer us time and again the opportunity to choose well how we will be and how we will respond to the world around us when we are not in charge.”

“In Memphis, there is so much that’s hard to hear. But this —this is something really, really good that’s happening in our city.”

Bartlett is considering allowing alcohol at city venues and festivities, quite a change from the past. And maybe a step towards more events, more rentals and a larger list of refreshments for performers after concerts.

“No state, not one, has ever rejected this federal education funding. No state. Not one.”

When I saw the story from Rhodes, I flashed back to a strange footnote in my own collegiate history: “the naked floor,” a dorm dedicated to, well, free expression. 

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The University of Memphis women’s soccer program isn’t just the most successful athletic program at the university — it’s one of the most successful organizations in the city, period. How did head coach Brooks Monaghan do it? And what lessons can the rest of us learn?

“When my friend hoists me out of the dumps by pointing out my many blessings, what she’s really doing is pointing me to the Giver of all good gifts. She’s reminding me that I came into this world empty-handed and I will leave the same way.”

The decade-long struggle over a patch of grass in Overton Park has reflected a changing city and served as a kind of proxy battle for larger civic questions. 

“Of all six outlying cities in Shelby County, only one — Millington on the far north reaches of the county— has a satellite location for Halbert’s office.”

“I have three Addys, the national award the American Advertising Federation considers their Emmy. Not an Emmy.”

With a variety of recent changes to comments — and the overall evolution of the comment section — we should take a moment to walk through those policies and how they have changed over time.