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    Nelson: Will Steve Cohen’s grandstanding keep him off the impeachment prosecution team?

    The Memphis congressman is the fourth most senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which wrote the two articles that are the basis of the Senate trial. But Cohen’s peers tend to regard him as a grandstander rather than a team player.

    By Michael Nelson December 31, 2019
  • Premium Chris Herrington

    The Memphis 10: Memphis does Dallas, good news at city parks and more

    Memphis relocates to Dallas for Cotton Bowl weekend, three Memphis parks move forward in different ways, Memphis jazz moves underground and more. 

    By Chris Herrington December 30, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Revisiting the significance of Christmas

    History tells us that Jesus existed and was crucified. And his birth changed its course. 

    By Warner Davis December 29, 2019
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    Citizens’ Police Academy experience is eye-opening

    On a patrol car ride-along we encountered a public drunk (drove him home), expired tags, cats who set off a house alarm, and a railcar robbery-in-progress of copious amounts of toilet paper. Yup.

    By Clay Smythe December 28, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: There is space for hope at the zoo

    The zoo parking versus Overton Park Greensward debate has come full circle in four years. Now the bulldozers and chainsaws – along with the fate of 200 trees – are on hold.

    By Dan Conaway December 27, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: Why Tennessee is no longer the mother of presidential contenders

    In none of the past three elections – 2012, 2016, and now 2020 – has anyone given a thought to the possibility that the next president might come from Tennessee.

    By Michael Nelson December 24, 2019
  • Opinion

    ‘Twas a Bluff Downtown Christmas

    'Out on the roof there arose such a clatter, more Downtown construction, the clang of a ladder....'

    By Keith Goldberg December 23, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    With Meals on Wheels, results are real

    For many of the 1,200 homebound seniors served by MIFA each weekday, the volunteer who delivers the meal is the client’s only human contact in a day.

    By Sally Jones Heinz December 24, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Christmas time

    In a small town outside of London, in a pub known only to locals, I found myself standing next to someone I was in the third grade with at Memphis State Training School.

    By Dan Conaway December 20, 2019
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Does Trump also support law enforcement?

    U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant voiced support when the attorney general criticized communities that fail to show proper respect for law officers. Were they also concerned when Trump attacked FBI leaders? 

    By Otis Sanford December 19, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Once a special education student, now a special education teacher

    "I was drawn to Teach For America because school was my safe haven away from the chaos at home when I was growing up."

    By Jamilyn Cole December 19, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: Lamar Alexander has one more job to do

    The senator has focused relentlessly on education and health policy, working to enact the sort of important legislation that Congress is supposed to deal with instead of attacking or defending the president’s conduct. 

    By Michael Nelson December 17, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    We honor Battle of the Bulge veterans on 75th anniversary

    Forever Young Senior Veterans returned 14 veterans, ages 93 to 102, to Belgium in September to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. On these Trips of Honor, the goal is to return the men to the exact locations where they fought.

    By Diane Hight December 16, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    The return on a scholarship

    "The amount of money given is a symbol of the love that comes with it. We bask in that love."

    By Jourdan Jones December 15, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    What you can do about climate change

    When we drive a vehicle to the grocery store and add a little extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, it doesn’t come out again quickly. For our lives, and those of our children and grandchildren, it’s there to stay.

    By David Rupke December 14, 2019
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Promise

    This is and always has been a city of promise, and a city that fails to live up to it time and time again.

    By Dan Conaway December 13, 2019
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Sanitation workers are pawns in a political tussle – again

    A $7 increase for enhanced trash collection stalled in a City Council vote. If the increase isn’t approved, 199 full-time Solid Waste employees will lose their jobs. 

    By Otis Sanford January 13, 2024
  • Guest Columnists

    A letter to Tom Intrator

    'Imagine someone wrote you a letter describing who you are, what you need to do, and how you should go about it. Imagine it wasn’t someone you really knew, and yet they act like they know you better than you know yourself. That’s kinda how we feel.'

    By Taylor Berger December 11, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: A prize-winning author revisits his troubling time in Memphis

    Gay, black and much, much more, Saeed Jones defies prevailing stereotypes. 

    By Michael Nelson December 10, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    An inspiring mother knew what the Scouts know

    'I feel a restlessness from our youth in poverty. They want more and I believe as well as the Scouts that they deserve better. They see the haves and have-nots. They know this is not right.'

    By Carolyn Hardy December 09, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    A December playlist, and a plea on behalf of musicians

    If you got paid $100 per person for a gig in 1995, you probably still get paid $100 per person for that gig in 2019. In 2020, I hope we’ll demand fair pay for musicians, and be clear about what that means. Fair pay does not equal ‘exposure’ or beer or a sandwich.

    By Elizabeth Cawein December 08, 2019
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Adam’s achievement: Marathon caps $1M fundraising success

    More than 26,000 runners participated in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon races, but few generated the kind of outpouring that occurred when Rhodes College senior and former St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Adam Cruthirds took his final steps of the full marathon.

    By Tom Charlier December 09, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Another one lost, with none to lose

    A tribute to one of the great guys: The ones who knew you – not just your political beliefs or your fandom or your kids’ names or your tells in a poker game – you. 

    By Dan Conaway December 06, 2019
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Union Avenue is ground zero for change in Memphis

    Blighted property on Union at B.B. King Boulevard became AutoZone Park. A new hotel occupies the site of the bus station. Now Union Row has the potential to remake Downtown Memphis.

    By Otis Sanford December 05, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Memphis advances on a surge of competition

    As newcomers arrive, whether new employees or hotel operators, billion-dollar real estate developers or ag-tech firms, we import not only their ideas but also their competitive edge.

    By Doug Carpenter December 04, 2019

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