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    Guest Column: Why Shelby County government eliminated the driver’s license requirement

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

    By Rashod Cobb November 23, 2023
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Killing spree leaves a grief-stricken family and no easy solutions

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

    By Otis Sanford November 24, 2023
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    Calkins: Fred Smith and family ride to the rescue (with $50 million) to forge a stunning stadium deal

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

    Related story: 

    FedEx founder to help fund Liberty Stadium renovations; U of M could control stadium

    By Geoff Calkins November 27, 2023
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    Guest Column: ‘Transitions refocus us on the task of whole-making’

    “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.”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse November 19, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: Memphis City Seminary is ‘bridging the gap’

    “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.”

    By Candace Echols November 19, 2023
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    Bailey: Time’s up for Bartlett’s limitations on libations

    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.

    By Clay Bailey November 17, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: In winning race to bottom today, Tennessee will lose tomorrow

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

    By Dan Conaway November 17, 2023
  • Premium Chris Herrington

    Herrington: Rhodes’ BDSM brouhaha should have been a blip

    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. 

    Related story: 

    BDSM lecture causes Rhodes uproar

    By Chris Herrington November 20, 2023
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: How Brooks Monaghan built a soccer power in Memphis — and what it can teach us

    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?

    By Geoff Calkins November 16, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: ‘How gratitude buoys the spirit and cheers the mind’

    “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.”

    By Candace Echols November 12, 2023
  • Premium Chris Herrington

    Herrington: Lessons learned from the 10-year fight over the Greensward

    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. 

    By Chris Herrington November 12, 2023
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    Bailey: The title is Shelby County clerk. Not exclusively Memphis clerk.

    “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.”

    By Clay Bailey November 10, 2023
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    Conaway: She won an Emmy; I fixed the Keurig; give it up for us

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

    By Dan Conaway November 10, 2023
  • Opinion

    An update on The Daily Memphian’s commenting policies

    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.

    By Eric Barnes November 10, 2023
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    Sanford: Times have changed. And they demand a return to mayoral runoffs.

    In 1991, U.S. District Judge Jerome Turner said runoffs in Memphis elections were designed to keep Black candidates from becoming mayor. And he was correct at the time.

    By Otis Sanford November 09, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: The state of Memphis’ aquifer is ‘worse than we thought’

    Protect Our Aquifer says change is needed “to ensure we have clean drinking water far into the future. We have one chance to get this right. At this point, we are failing.”

    By Sarah Houston, Scott Schoefernacker November 08, 2023
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    How a young doctor came to love Memphis and St. Jude. And, along the way, changed the world.

    Dr. Justin Baker never intended to stay nearly 20 years in Memphis. But he came to love both the city and his work at St. Jude Children’s Research hospital. Now he’s is leaving for Stanford — but not before sharing some lessons he learned along the way.

    By Geoff Calkins November 08, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: MLGW needs more research and public input on critical decisions

    “It would be unfair to the citizens of our city if either of these MLGW proposals were approved on Thursday without further serious discussion and the critical input necessary from the ratepayers who could be affected.”

    By Karl Schledwitz November 07, 2023
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    Calkins: These Tigers will be awesome! (And it better be soon).

    The Memphis Tigers have loads of talent. They showed it again as they opened their season with a 94-77 win over Jackson State. Now all the Tigers have to do is mold that talent into an elite team. By Friday, would be best.

    By Geoff Calkins November 07, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Before another MLGW rate increase, customers deserve answers

    “City Council has continuously approved MLGW’s requests, while ratepayers continue to receive subpar, substandard services. It is long past time for the residential customers and stakeholders to be put first!”

    By Glenda Hicks November 06, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: ‘Pondering is a thing of the past’

    “But coffee and relationships and creativity — these are the gifts of slow living. These are the places in which we are called to fully inhabit our fleshliness.”

    By Candace Echols November 05, 2023
  • Opinion

    Morris: Finding a primary physician leads to better health

    “The data is clear that having a physician you develop a relationship with over time leads to better health outcomes in almost every way that can be measured.”

    By G. Scott Morris November 05, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Art isn’t our decoration; it’s our measure

    “I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist.”

    By Dan Conaway November 03, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Public safety is a key to Downtown’s future

    “The key to maintaining and building on Downtown Memphis’ momentum is to get a handle on the reality and perception of public safety concerns and to do so with a healthy sense of urgency.”

    By Bill Gibbons November 01, 2023
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: Three 6 Mafia song a ‘bridge between the past and the present’

    “Music, particularly in Memphis, has always been a reflection of our diverse culture and shared experiences. While the lyrics of some songs might not resonate positively with everyone, they do reflect the challenges, triumphs and stories of their creators and many listeners.”

    By Letters to the Editor October 31, 2023

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