“With business giant Amazon adopting 20 schools in Memphis I am concerned that Amazon has encroached on Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ long-established Adopt-A-School program.”

“With that tragic event came an understanding that we have the unique responsibility to reject everything that pulled that trigger, the national events and mindsets that were behind that bullet then and now.”

“Voter sentiment about our city’s crippling crime epidemic transcends socioeconomic, gender, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Actual voters want violent, repeat offenders off the streets, legally. They want the bail ‘loopholes’ closed for these offenders who should be held in jail and timely prosecuted.”

“Whether the residency issue continues to dog Van Turner and Floyd Bonner Jr. in the court of public opinion remains to be seen. But both have legitimate responses about their time living outside the city.”

“We must continue to let our state representatives know how their gun laws have completely upended our city and that we demand Tennessee’s urban cities be given the authority to impose their own firearm laws. It won’t be a quick or easy road.”

Every NBA team must find its way. These are models that fit the Grizzlies: be patient with a strong core and coach but be restless and aggressive at finding the supporting pieces to elevate them.

“Under the proposed budget, each of the board members’ annual financial compensation could move from the current $6,495 to $12,000 a year. And that current amount already is more than any other suburban district.”

How about Justin Timberlake? Leslie Jones? William, Prince of Wales? No connection to Memphis is too tenuous to be mayor. Who would you choose?

“We need to use research, data, analysis and experiences to understand the challenges and design evidence-based solutions. Only then can we expect to see meaningful improvements and a Memphis that works for everyone.”

“Instead of dealing with a deadly situation now — deadlier by the day — the council pushed a decision on the ordinances to a referendum in August of 2024 — more than a year from now.”

“Loud and powerful opponents of progress, such as Mayor Jim Strickland, have wrongly claimed that Shelby County’s pretrial policies undermine public safety. There is no data behind his claims.”

“With drag racing, carjackings, car thefts, armed robberies — some resulting in death of victims — murders, etc., being reported every day in our city, we are well past the time of ‘we need to rehabilitate our youth.’”

“Blaming ‘bail reform’ is a political talking point — a red herring — that does nothing to address the problem. We can do better.”

Chris Herrington sounds off on Ja Morant’s most recent troubles.

“The DA and our county commissioners need to stand up for the law-abiding people of Memphis and do whatever it takes to reverse this disastrous bail-reform policy.”

Could it be that middle-of-the-country cousins — Cincinnati chili and Memphis barbecue spaghetti — are, respectively, the most overrated and most underrated dishes of American regional cuisine?

“The City of Memphis’ funding of its Affordable Housing Trust Fund has not been near enough. And it has lagged behind the funding in other peer cities.”

“Brian Kelsey is certainly not the only example of the moral bankruptcy of so much of our society; he’s just a ready and easy pick of low-hanging rotten fruit.”

“Republicans, through dirty dealing and hypocrisy, have managed to pack the Supreme Court with a 6-3 ultraconservative majority that is having a profound and negative impact on the lives of Americans.”

Collective bargaining agreement. Are your eyes glazing over yet?