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    Nelson: Alexis de Tocqueville came to Memphis – for better and worse

    In 1831, the French traveler watched a federal agent load a band of Choctaw Indians onto a ship for transport to Arkansas, a vanguard of the Trail of Tears. “In the whole of this spectacle,” Tocqueville observed, “there was an air of ruin and destruction, something that felt like a final farewell with no returning.”

    By Michael Nelson January 17, 2020
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    A #GivingTuesday exercise: Consider the lowly thank-you note

    As a youngster, the writer thought thank-you notes were drudgery at best, acts of dishonesty at worst. Now, she thinks that if gratitude is a feeling, a written note might be its physical embodiment.

    By Jennifer Balink December 03, 2019
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    Protect the consent decree

    To understand the ramifications of modifying the Kendrick Consent Decree, we must understand the history that led to the necessity of such a decree in the first place.

    By Shahidah Jones December 02, 2019
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    We can solve Memphis poverty

    The city needs efficient public transportation, a living wage and subsidized day care to adequately address poverty. 

    By Elena Delavega, Gregory Miles Blumenthal December 01, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Conaway: Look for the wonder. Repeat

    My family has been visited by death, near death and deadly threat, by deceit and heartbreak, ... But we’ve also been visited by each other, by shared experience and gained appreciation, by children and grandchildren, by a lot of friends and a lot of delightful silliness.

    By Dan Conaway November 29, 2019
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    10 things Memphis sports fans should be thankful for this Thanksgiving

    It seems like there's a little bit of everything going on in the Memphis sports world right about now meaning local sports fans have a lot to appreciate.

    By Drew Hill November 28, 2019
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    Scouting for Food: A chance to be loyal, courteous, kind, cheerful, brave

    This year while Scouting for Food, it was cold and drizzling, but Pack 200 collected six packed-full bags to donate to the Mid-South Food Bank.

    By Connor Moore December 04, 2019
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    Students who ‘help kids see the magic in science’

    Since its founding, Memphis Junior Science Association has provided over 215 hours of free science education to over 800 kids in six states through a variety of one-day events and long-term programs.

    By Alex Zhang, Anna Hudson November 27, 2019
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    Nelson: Fred Smith doesn’t know it, but he inspires my students

    The FedEx founder’s story is one every Memphian of a certain age has heard. But it’s a story – like the Christmas story – that never gets old. And like that story, it lies at the intersection of history and legend. 

    By Michael Nelson November 26, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    ‘Bluff City Law’ is about second chances. It deserves one, too

    Somewhere in the middle of the season, "Bluff City Law" started addressing actual civil rights issues. It tackled hate speech, the right to die, conscience issues in Catholic education, and racial bias in school athletics.

    By Hannah Fuson November 25, 2019
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    Mentors needed to spark Tennessee Promise students

    We have found that it only takes one hour per month to serve as a local support system to our TN Promise students, one hour a month to be part of the magic that helps students succeed.

    By Krissy DeAlejandro November 24, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: A few more of us

    Here are a handful of Memphians who've altered our music, our food, our landscape and the game of golf.

    By Dan Conaway November 22, 2019
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    Sanford: Berlin Boyd couldn’t un-ring the bell

    It wasn’t just the insulting language that cost Berlin Boyd his council seat. Many voters were upset that he tended to favor big business over the needs of neighborhoods.

    By Otis Sanford November 21, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    The Southern Jewish dilemma: Privilege and prejudice

    From the time Jews landed on southern shores, they were largely accepted by the white population. But the privileges that came with whiteness were sometimes challenged.

    By Jonathan Judaken November 20, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: Biden’s strangely valid point about Tennessee’s two President Andrews

    In addition to both being Andrews from Tennessee, Jackson and Johnson were among the earliest presidents to be the targets of assassination plots.

    By Michael Nelson November 19, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Shelby County DA: Elder abuse is under-reported and growing

    Prosecutors in the Special Victims Unit of the Shelby County District Attorney's Office handle nearly 75 cases each year in which an elderly person is the victim of physical or financial crimes. Statistics suggest only one out of 14 cases is ever reported. 

    By Amy Weirich November 18, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Ministers call for DNA testing in Sedley Alley case

    'As faith leaders, though we may hold different views, we stand together in our belief that, because the death penalty is an irreversible sentence, state officials must take every step to ensure public trust.'

    By Evan G. Collins, Eddie Dowdy II November 16, 2019
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    Memphis music for November: A smorgasbord of songs

    As always, the playlist has some new releases (“O.T.F.” by J. Buck and “I Feel Good” by The Sensational Barnes Brothers), and there are throwbacks in honor of the recent Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction. 

    By Elizabeth Cawein November 16, 2019
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    Conaway: A few of us

    What these people have in common is Memphis – a place from which seemingly ordinary people send extraordinary things to the world.

    By Dan Conaway November 15, 2019
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    Sanford: A lot of people are angry; too many of them have guns

    Rage and guns are a bad combination. In Memphis last weekend, eight people were shot, one of them killed, in altercations at a strip club, a convenience store and outside a Beale Street honky-tonk. On Monday, one discount store customer shot another four times. 

    By Otis Sanford November 14, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Amateur status + big-time sports = hypocrisy

    Memphis sports fans are enraged about the enforcement of amateurism on the immensely talented basketball center James Wiseman, arguing that the NCAA’s execution is arbitrary and biased. In fact, amateurism, by its very nature, is arbitrary and biased.

    By Aram Goudsouzian November 13, 2019
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    Nelson: From Stax to the White House, Booker T. Jones embodies Memphis soul

    When his song “Green Onions” was racing up the charts, Booker T. Jones was a freshman at Indiana University Music School, coming home every weekend so the MG's could seize the moment by recording an album. 

    By Michael Nelson November 12, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Cross the civilian-military divide: Ask vets to tell their stories

    If you ask about their service, you will hear stories of great joy, great sorrow and lasting friendships. From this personal contact, you will know better the soul of the American soldier, sailor, airman or Marine.

    By Mike Ware November 11, 2019
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    Bright lights, bigger city

    The Mighty Lights add to the Downtown living experience: Anytime you drive up or down Riverside Drive, you see this magnetic glow, like holiday lights hanging in your backyard. They make us look like the first-tier city that we are becoming.

    By Mike Parker November 09, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: A taxing lesson

    On Oct. 3, we voted in a half percent sales tax increase, raising our sales tax to nearly 10%. The police and fire unions campaigned to get the issue on the ballot, promising to restore benefits cut in 2014, but other city employees would be cut out of the tax increase windfall. 

    By Dan Conaway November 08, 2019

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