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  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: $787.5 million worth of lies, give or take

    “Lies are fluid, based on fiction rather than fact, floating on a septic sea of deception, changing course to suit the lie, navigating an ever-false course, seeking an ever-false destination.”

    By Dan Conaway April 28, 2023
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    Herrington: Grizzlies face — and embrace — battle with history in Los Angeles

    “They’re obviously battle-tested way more than we have been,” coach Taylor Jenkins said of the Lakers. “With championship pedigrees and experience. That definitely shows up this time of year, and we’re learning on the fly. Last year, we learned a lot. We carried it over to this season.”

    By Chris Herrington April 28, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: The next mayor of Memphis should be a Memphian

    “Memphis should be led by someone who actually lives here, is committed to the city, and has demonstrated that commitment throughout their career.”

    By John Carroll April 27, 2023
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: We still don’t know who can run for Memphis mayor, and city hall is not helping

    “With incumbent Jim Strickland forced to leave office at the end of the year because of term limits, the field is wide open for anyone who can make the best case for why she or he is the most qualified and most electable candidate.”

    By Otis Sanford April 27, 2023
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    Herrington: Reasons to believe the Grizzlies altered their course in Game 5

    Did the Lakers ease up with a 3-1 lead? Did the Grizzlies change this series for good? Was this ‘give the home fans one last good time’? Time will soon tell, but here are a few reasons to believe.

    By Chris Herrington April 27, 2023
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    Herrington: ‘What’s next?’ is a thorny question for the Grizzlies, but for now it means another game

    The Grizzlies have a long way to go now as they return home for Wednesday night’s Game 5, where they will face elimination at the hands of the lower-seeded but more experienced, healthier and seemingly more composed Lakers.

    By Chris Herrington April 25, 2023
  • PLAYOFFS Chris Herrington

    Herrington: Morant returns in dominant fashion after missing Game 2

    After missing Game 2 for a hand injury, Morant’s strong performance in Game 3 gives hope for what’s possible in the games ahead.

    By Chris Herrington April 23, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest Column: Finding the spark that connects us to nature

    Celebrate Earth Day by spending some time observing a single creature — what it looks like, how it moves, how it interacts with other plants or creatures in its habitat, and whether it makes any distinctive sounds.

    By Melissa McMasters April 23, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Hutchinson: FTC challenges more bogus COVID claims

    “When there’s a medical breakthrough, you’re not going to hear about it first through an ad or sales pitch.”

    By Randy Hutchinson April 22, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: 11-foot ceiling down, huge primary bedroom and pneumonia

    “I didn’t mention that we put our house on the market that same day. Staged it, coughing. Fixed it, coughing. Moved ‘clutter' to storage, coughing. Then I moved into Methodist Germantown and left the rest to Nora.”

    By Dan Conaway April 21, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest Column: FedEx is a ‘power for good’ for St. Jude and the world

    “Having FedEx’s influence in Memphis the past 50 years — from the high-profile items like FedExForum and the Grizzlies to actions that fly under the larger radar like all the FedEx Cares events in Memphis — has been incalculable in making our city as amazing as we all enjoy it to be.”

    By Richard C. Shadyac Jr. April 20, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: For Johnson, Jones and Pearson, both the facts and the law are against them

    “If Johnson, Jones and Pearson think winning the argument means raising their personal profiles and raising lots of money to win safe Democratic seats, then the pounding and yelling seem to have paid off.”

    By Jordan Carpenter April 19, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Pearson’s reappointment signals change, but what can sustain it?

    “These three leaders effectively tapped into the political will of a demographic that had been held down, abused and ignored year after year. A megaphone was all that was needed to shatter Speaker Cameron Sexton’s fragile ego and trigger a political earthquake.”

    By Robert Donati April 19, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: MSCS, new superintendent should stay course on early literacy

    “We strongly urge the MSCS board and the next superintendent to continue making early literacy a top priority for our community.”

    By Teresa Sloyan, Gary Shorb April 17, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Can Tennessee get it together on guns?

    In an op-ed, Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Bill Haslam, who served as governors successively from 2003 to 2019, offered some specifics around “small step” gun restrictions as starting points.

    By Edward Felsenthal April 15, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Memphis’ future depends on transforming education

    “We must break down the system silos, invest strategically in communities, and hold ourselves across public and private interests accountable for results.”

    By Toni Williams , Mark Sturgis April 18, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Seeking refuge in America – and Memphis

    “Because of the sanitation workers’ strike and the tragic killing of Martin Luther King Jr. 55 years ago, Memphis has become a welcoming place for refugees and people fleeing unimaginable horrors back home.”

    By Bryce W. Ashby, Michael J. LaRosa April 14, 2023
  • Opinion

    Bailey: Remembering FM 100 despite our vices damaging our brains

    “With a country format moving to the 99.7 spot on the FM dial, a station that set the tone for our youth is disappearing like our hearing and our memories.”

    By Clay Bailey April 14, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Let’s make patient access to health care a priority

    “When teachers, sanitation workers and municipal employees must take time off work to drive across the state to receive care for sick children, we will all feel the consequences.”

    By Gary Shorb April 14, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Down the rabbit hole with the Tennessee legislature

    “This adolescent muscle-flex, this junior high hissy fit, this racist knee-jerk, this blatant abuse of power, this embarrassing lack of judgment put Tennessee in the national spotlight again.”

    By Dan Conaway April 14, 2023
  • Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Martin: Can the quality of Memphis transfers match the quantity?

    After losing 80% of his scoring from this past season, Penny Hardaway has been a busy man in the transfer portal. The Tigers have added four new players from there, and more are on the way.

    By John Martin April 12, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: ‘Short-sighted officials with a liberal agenda’ help spread crime

    “We can’t solve the poverty and cultural issues that plague our community in the short or even medium term. But we can build more prisons, with an emphasis on reform.”

    By Shep Fargotstein April 13, 2023
  • State Government

    Readers offer feedback on gun reform, Tennessee Three

    The Daily Memphian received an outpouring of letters and comments after the Tennessee state legislature voted to expel the Tennessee Three. Here is a selection of those letters.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 31, 2023
  • Chris Herrington

    Herrington: ‘Civility can be a cudgel, decorum a dodge’

    Whether it’s denying Memphis funding as punishment for removing Confederate statues or attempting to punish Nashville for not hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention, these are proxies for a political divide between urban and rural communities. 

    By Chris Herrington April 17, 2023
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Memo to state House Republicans: Political dynasties don’t last forever

    Given the activism that is being whipped up among younger voters and others who believe there should be some limits to gun rights, the Tennessee 3 incident could be the turning point away from GOP super-dominance in Tennessee.

    By Otis Sanford April 11, 2023

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