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    Guest Column: MATA CEO says new services help make transit equitable

    An equitable transit system reliably connects riders to their respective destinations. While Memphis is listed as the number one car-dependent city in the nation, our recent shifts in transit prove that transportation is not a luxury, but a necessity.

     

    By Gary Rosenfeld February 04, 2023
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    Jackson: In the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death, Memphis needs prayer

    “This is perhaps one of the most horrific and difficult periods locally in our recent history.”

    By Will Jackson February 04, 2023
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    Sanford: Service for Tyre Nichols drives home need for meaningful police reform

    During the Tyre Nichols funeral, the forceful messages from the pulpit and soul-stirring music from the choir celebrated Nichols’ life, but the service also became a spark for a renewed call for police reform — locally and nationally.

    By Otis Sanford February 03, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: I am horrified by — and proud of — my city

    “There is both urgency and conviction here in what to do about the killing of Tyre Nichols, in what to do about police brutality, and it has national implications. We’re doing it. We must do it. And in memory of your gentle soul, Mr. Nichols, we must continue.”

    By Dan Conaway February 03, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Echols: ‘Even nature is wondering how this will all play out’

    “The natural world around us is not just the backdrop of our lives. It’s a very real character in our story – one that has been around much longer than we have. It’s worth paying some attention to it, even now, when everything looks so bleak.”

    By Candace Echols February 02, 2023
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    Opinion: ‘No conspiracy’ with Grizzlies stats crew

    The Memphis Grizzlies stats crew is one of the best in the NBA, but leave it to Reddit and Twitter trolls to create a controversy, says a former Memphis stats keeper.

    By David Boyd January 29, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: A return to simpler times and not so simple solutions

    “Our return to civilization and the miraculous recovery of our internet connection.”

    By Dan Conaway January 27, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Let’s not limit our thinking to ‘dealing with juvenile crime’

    Let’s execute on our mission as adults, and we will draw closer to becoming a community that is safe, connected and a place all children can be embraced.

    By Dr. Stephanie R. Hill January 27, 2023
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Family of Tyre Nichols deserves justice for a fun-loving son

    Memphians, who already feel beleaguered by violent crime that at times seems out of control, must now come to grips with the fact that elements within the police department — however small — are partakers of criminal violence themselves.

    By Otis Sanford February 02, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: How BlueCross is ensuring access to care during network changes

    “We are redirecting members to other high-quality providers in the area, and when that’s not possible, we’re ensuring they still have access to the care from Methodist or Le Bonheur.”

    By Kevin Woods January 26, 2023
  • Opinion

    Warren: Reflections in the wake of horrific crash

    “Grief has been overwhelming at times since the crash, but we don’t mourn as those without hope.”

    By Abigail Warren February 03, 2023
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: The ‘fallacy’ of competition lowering health care costs

    “I could no longer stay with a company that did not have the best interests in health care for all. BlueCross should be exposed as interested in their costs only and not in providing quality care.”

    By Letters to the Editor January 24, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Hutchinson: Vet charitable crowdfunding requests

    “It’s best to give to a campaign organized by someone you know. If you don’t know the organizer, check out the story as best you can and gauge the amount of your donation against the risk it may not be true.”

    By Randy Hutchinson January 24, 2023
  • Opinion

    Echols: A song for a city swimming in pain and anxiety

    “Memphis, I cannot write in this space what I wish I could, which is a song that cries for you and with you and through you. But instead, I offer something better.”

    By Candace Echols January 22, 2023
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: ‘Our parks should not become political, race-related objects’

    “I have never heard anyone associate the name Audubon with racism. Our parks should not become political, race-related objects! How many taxpayers’ dollars are paid for unnecessary, renamed street signs and new park signs?”

    By Letters to the Editor January 23, 2023
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: General Assembly provides plenty of column fodder

    The Tennessee General Assembly is the sure-fire cure for writer’s block. The problem isn’t getting 750 to 1,000 words out of whatever they’re up to; the problem is stopping.

    By Dan Conaway January 20, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: We must rename Audubon Park

    “My concern is with a controversial name that is still attached to one of this city’s most prominent and widely used regional parks ... Audubon Park, named for artist and naturalist John James Audubon.”

    By Thelma Crivens January 23, 2023
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    Opinion: TVA does not invest in West Tennessee

    “Heaping praise on power companies that merely do what they are supposed to do is pointless. The now-exposed reality is that TVA is no more reliable than its neighboring utilities.”

    By Jim Gilliland Jr. January 18, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: BlueCross’ decision shows how competition can lower health care prices

    “BlueCross BlueShield’s move is a welcome sign of the emergence of a competitive, price-transparent health care marketplace, which is needed to reverse runaway costs driven by hospital overcharging.”

    By Cynthia A. Fisher January 17, 2023
  • Guest Columnists

    Echols: How shadow of crime impacts everything

    “It shouldn’t be surprising that my own health seems to mirror the health of the city in which I live. The more crime seems to plague us, the more anxiety impacts my body and mind.”

    By Candace Echols January 15, 2023
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: ‘Memphis has people who can do remarkable things’

    This was a case where police, fire, and social services as well as neighbors responded with remarkable speed and care. Memphis has people who can do remarkable things.

    By Letters to the Editor January 14, 2023
  • Opinion

    MPD responds to officer’s frustrations about vehicle pursuit policies

    “Capturing a suspect is important. However, the safety of innocent bystanders and motorists is paramount,” MPD says in response to officer’s concerns about limitations during vehicle pursuit.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 17, 2023
  • Opinion

    Memphis cop sounds off: Policy handcuffs us from doing our jobs

    An MPD officer says the department’s policies leave many officers demoralized and frustrated – and lets criminals get away with crime too often.

  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: This is our time. But we have to realize it.

    Memphis is the heart of where we all live, and the reason it has a beat. That beat belongs to all of us, and all of us bear some responsibility for its health.

    By Dan Conaway January 13, 2023
  • Otis Sanford

    District 86 election marked by generational divide: The TikTok era vs. the Walkman age

    Voters who show up for the District 86 race could serve as a bellwether for whether Memphians are ready to elect a new generation of political leaders or if they are content to stick with familiar names who have been around local politics and government for decades.

    By Otis Sanford January 13, 2023

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