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  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: A 1978 consent decree against police spying is as modern as the Constitution

    The landmark lawsuit accusing the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department of spying on citizens returns to court 40 years later.

    By Otis Sanford November 07, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Curbing the gang violence ‘epidemic’ is Memphis’ priority

    The Kelly Report submitted to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission recommends expanding the Multi-Agency Gang Unit and ramping up data-driven policing to address gang violence.

    By Amy Weirich, Bill Gibbons November 05, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Thousands over 65 don’t qualify for Medicare

    Norma has worked as a housekeeper for the same family for 40 years. They always paid her in cash, and now, at 75, she doesn’t qualify for Medicare. Thousands who clean houses, care for children and cut grass for cash payments are shut out of the national health insurance program. 

    By G. Scott Morris November 04, 2019
  • Opinion

    ‘Why can’t I stay logged in?’

    Too often we hear that subscribers can't stay logged in to the site. But a fix is on its way.

    By Eric Barnes November 04, 2019
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: They took his balls; we’d like them back

    When they were building FedExForum, they had to put up protective bollards around the plaza, and Andy Dolich came up with the idea of painted balls: basketballs, baseballs, tennis balls, soccer balls. 

    By Dan Conaway November 01, 2019
  • Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Shelby County Democrats embrace the L word

    On the night Mississippi voters are deciding between two degrees of conservatism, Shelby County Democrats will gather in Germantown to ask the question, “How Liberal Are You?”

    By Otis Sanford October 31, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Proposed transit fee would hit struggling Memphis households

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris faced a “tough crowd” at a recent meeting of Citizens For Better Service when he defended his plan to charge a $145 transit fee for households with three or more vehicles. 

    By Johnnie Mosley October 30, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Shelby County does not need a transit fee

    Implicit in Mayor Lee Harris' $145 transit fee proposal is the notion that the county’s revenue is fully optimized, and that additional collections would be best directed toward bus subsidies, ahead of all other investments. I don’t agree with either of these assumptions.

    By Mick Wright October 30, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: Biden and Obama were a ‘two-man wrecking crew’ against a divided America

    When the presidential debate is held in Tennessee next year, will Joe Biden face off with Donald Trump? The new book “Barack and Joe” presents the potential Democratic nominee as a “rare blend of moderate thinking and immoderate decency.”

    By Michael Nelson October 29, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    October Playlist: Hoops and tunes

    It’s not an accident that our sports teams have invested in music. We’re a hoops city, and we’re a music city. In the metaphorical fabric of Memphis, those two threads are intertwined. File under: Things that Define Us.

    By Elizabeth Cawein October 28, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: New incentive, old-school pork

    Raymond James, headquartered in St. Petersburg, gets in a fight with their landlord Jacob Sofer, headquartered in New York, over elevators in their Downtown Memphis office building, and the next thing you know, EDGE has given Raymond James $3,238,440 of your and my money to move to East Memphis. 

    By Dan Conaway October 25, 2019
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Trump loaded his Twitter bomb with racial shrapnel on purpose

    Trump’s use of the word “lynching” in his tweet was designed to change the conversation from damaging testimony that is shifting public opinion toward the conclusion that he is unfit for the presidency.

    By Otis Sanford October 24, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Want to live car-free in Memphis?

    We can't fit the projected growth in jobs Downtown if every employee and visitor brings a car. We need to broaden our sights, recognizing choices that include the bus and trolley, Explore Bike Share, scooters, walking and sharing rides.

    By Suzanne Carlson October 23, 2019
  • Premium Opinion

    Nelson: How badly will the state louse up sports betting?

    The Legislature made the decision — unique among all the states in the country — that sports betting will be an online-only activity. Tennesseans and tourists won’t need to go anywhere in particular to gamble. They’ll just need their phones.

    By Michael Nelson October 22, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Gandhi’s gift to Memphis

    The Indian-American community through its nonprofit organization, Indian Community Fund for Greater Memphis, donated $150,000 to Memphis organizations.

    By Manoj Jain October 20, 2019
  • Opinion

    Don’t trade Memphis’ soul for momentum

    At a recent Orange Mound Economic Development Summit, a packed house debated questions about the neighborhood's growth. 

    By Charles Layne October 19, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: A note on my birthday

    A conversation on a library loading dock between two Memphians inspires thoughts on the 'different cities in the same city.'

    By Dan Conaway October 17, 2019
  • Premium Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Tragedy in Fort Worth should affect our police residency debate

    Under ordinary circumstances, the fatal shooting in Fort Worth and the police residency issue in Memphis would have nothing in common. But these are not ordinary times where police and community relations are concerned.

    By Otis Sanford October 17, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Studying our violent history, with courage and the Lynching Sites Project

    A murder deserves justice whether it happened yesterday or more than 160 years ago. Please join us Saturday morning at Collins Chapel CME Church. 

    By Jennifer Bennie October 16, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: ‘How to Be an Antiracist’ author brings his provocative ideas to Memphis

    The founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, Ibram X. Kendi will speak at the National Civil Rights Museum and the University of Memphis. His honesty is an invitation to frank discussion and open debate.

    By Michael Nelson October 15, 2019
  • Chris Herrington

    ‘Bluff City Law’ Ep. 4 Recap: ‘Fire,’ free speech on S. Main

    "Bluff City Law" took on racism and free speech in a ripped-from-the-headlines fourth episode. 

    By Chris Herrington October 15, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Let’s talk about TennCare

    Gov. Bill Lee’s TennCare block grant proposal is fundamentally flawed. The plan prioritizes cost reduction, but fails to specify how exactly the state plans to curtail TennCare spending.

    By Hannah Fuson October 14, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Read local

    Kroger serves as a good corporate citizen in its many communities, and its generous support of the Mid-South Food Bank here is one example. However, Kroger can be truly tone deaf about truly local connections.

    By Dan Conaway October 11, 2019
  • Otis Sanford

    Sanford: A great ex-president shows up for work in Nashville

    This former president doesn’t build walls to keep people out. He builds houses to put people in. Jimmy Carter's demeanor, tone and work ethic stand in start contrast to the current occupant of the White House.

    By Otis Sanford October 10, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Walking in Memphis: It shouldn’t be terrifying

    Memphis is near the top of the list of places in America where it simply is not safe to be a human traveling outside of a motor vehicle. About 30 pedestrians lose their lives on Memphis streets each year.

    By John Paul Shaffer October 09, 2019

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