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  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Leaving Memphis makes Nick Walker ‘tear up.’ Here’s why.

    Nick Walker, the Memphis parks director, is leaving for North Carolina. He has some thoughts before he goes about why he loves the city, what bothers him about Memphians and what he’d like to see change.

    By Geoff Calkins January 26, 2025
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    Guest Column: Firing Feagins had nothing to do with improving our classrooms

    “If the MSCS board wants a superintendent who cares about files and flattery, hire an accountant. If they want a superintendent who bows when they enter the room, then hire a court jester.”

    By Susan Adler Thorp January 27, 2025
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    Greenstein: ‘Children are truly our greatest spiritual teachers’

    “We sometimes forget how the unique perspective of children, particularly babies and toddlers, can foster our own faith.”

    By Micah Greenstein January 26, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Echols: The reasons we travel

    “Whether its nature or people that speak to us most clearly when we travel, taking in a new place with fresh gusto and does our hearts’ good. “

    By Candace Echols January 26, 2025
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: The governor’s wallet opens Jan. 27

    “Every vote for vouchers takes tax money, your money, from already underfunded public schools and gives it to private schools.”

    By Dan Conaway January 24, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: He just turned 102! And he’s got stories you might not believe.

    T.K. Tanner just turned 102. He’s got stories you won’t believe. And, yes, I asked him the secret to a long life. It’s not what you might think.

    By Geoff Calkins January 24, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Want to feel better about MSCS? I give you Ollie Liddell and his fabulous band.

    Hundreds of high school jazz bands audition from all over the world to be invited to the Essentially Ellington contest in May. Only 30 bands make it — and guess where one of them is from. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 23, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: How did it end for Feagins? In chaos, of course.

    “The decision to fire Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins was chaotic but predictable. It felt like the fix was always in.”

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    By Geoff Calkins January 22, 2025
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    Herrington: At midseason, do the Grizzlies look like a contender?

    The Grizzlies have hit the midpoint of the NBA season, so it is time for the mid-season check-in. Are the Grizzlies a contender? How are the stars and supporting cast? How’s the system?

    By Chris Herrington January 21, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Why it’s time for new leadership at MSCS

    The MSCS board chair says, “I believe that allowing Feagins to continue as superintendent will cause lasting damage to Memphis-Shelby County Schools.” 

    By Joyce Dorse Coleman January 21, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Echols: A precious stone for each mothering hurdle

    “It would be rewarding to receive badges for things like getting a kid to sleep through the night or helping a child master multiplication facts.”

    By Candace Echols January 19, 2025
  • Business

    Hutchinson: ‘Sextortion’ scams are on the rise

    Anyone can be a victim of this crime, but teenagers are the most vulnerable. And the results can be deadly.

    By Randy Hutchinson January 19, 2025
  • Opinion

    Narcisse: Five questions to ask at the beginning of every new year

    “But for those who believe in a god or who would rather replace the word ‘God’ with more personally useful thoughts or phrases, I think these questions still invite reflection.”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse January 19, 2025
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: If you’re in the funeral business, you’d best know where to dig

    “Brent Taylor would use his elected office — voted on by about 20% of the county — to remove a county official elected by 100% of the county voters.”

    By Dan Conaway January 19, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Morris: Improving our schools requires a community effort

    “Let’s also acknowledge that one leader can’t solve every problem. This is a community issue that requires a community response.”

    By G. Scott Morris January 16, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Five board members want to oust Feagins. They’re making her a martyr instead.

    Geoff Calkins: Whatever you think of the job Feagins has done, it can’t possibly be as bad as the job the board has done in trying to fire her. Instead of persuading the community that Feagins has to go, they have rallied the community to her side. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 20, 2025
  • Premium Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Let’s pick the cabinet

    “Aside from the obvious point that we could all suggest better than we’re going to get, the larger point is that we’re all going to need each other as things shake out in Washington.”

    By Dan Conaway January 10, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Sure, Taylor Jenkins screwed up. But that’s not what you should worry about.

    Taylor Jenkins took the blame for the loss. It was nice of him to say. But the Grizzlies real problem may be their inability to handle the best in the West.

    By Geoff Calkins January 10, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: The case for patience in MSCS leadership

    The consequences of dismissing Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Feagins may have unintended consequences that won’t serve the district’s 110,000 students, board member Amber Huett-Garcia says.

    By Amber Huett-Garcia January 09, 2025
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Hill: Believe now? Zach Edey is (still) the rightful ROTY favorite

    “Before the doubts about his NBA potential loudened, Rookie of the Year contender Zach Edey was in the gym three times a day preparing for his professional opportunity.”

    By Drew Hill January 06, 2025
  • Premium Memphis Grizzlies

    Herrington: Jimmy Butler to the Grizzlies? The anatomy of a rumor.

    No evidence of Grizzlies interest in Jimmy Butler doesn’t necessarily mean there’s no interest. But if you look closely at the parameters and complications of a potential Butler deal, it still feels pretty unlikely.

    By Chris Herrington January 06, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Morris: We cannot live in fear of terrorism

    “Terrorism seeks to sow fear, to disrupt our lives, and to make us question our trust in one another. That fear tempts us to retreat, to isolate, to live smaller lives. But that can’t be what we do.”

    By G. Scott Morris January 05, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: The one thing Memphians must resolve to do in 2025 (and it’s not lose weight)

    Hey, Memphians. It’s time to resolve to have fun again in 2025. Go to a Tigers game. Go to a Grizzlies game. Get off your couch and do something.

    By Geoff Calkins January 04, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Can I get some vouchers?

    A public school teacher on vouchers: “Let’s be honest, today we’re far more interested in satisfying our own personal interests and we expect the taxpayer to foot the bill. We are entitled.”

    By Katherine Perry January 02, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Morris: Carter was instrumental in promoting health care as a human right

    I will remember President Carter as a person of faith who cared deeply about matters of justice and equality.

    By G. Scott Morris December 31, 2024

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