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Guest column: Scams on the rise, with social media a heavy contributor

More than one in four people who reported to the Federal Trade Commission that they lost money in a scam in 2021 say it originated on social media, an 18-fold increase over 2017.

By Randy Hutchinson July 02, 2022
Subscribers only Dan Conaway

Conaway: Discovering true joy in a game. Again.

Golf began for everyone in Memphis in Overton Park in 1906 with the opening of the Overton Park 9, the city’s first public course.

By Dan Conaway July 01, 2022
Guest Columnists

Guest column: General Assembly’s Jones Act resolution supports maritime industry

The Jones Act — the bedrock law of American maritime — supports more than 20,000 jobs and $4.5 billion in economic output in Tennessee.

By George Leavell June 29, 2022
Subscribers only Opinion

Sanford: Party loyalty, prosecutorial philosophy will dictate outcome of DA’s race

Republican incumbent Amy Weirich is in a fierce battle with Democratic challenger Steve Mulroy as she seeks to hang on to the job of Shelby County’s top prosecutor for another eight years.

By Otis Sanford June 30, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’
Letter to the Editor: When will Congress and our local representatives get to work?
Letter to the Editor: Choice, baby formula, health and guns
Letter to the Editor: Can the Memphis Airport please fix the elevators in the garage?
Letter to the Editor: Please add more arts & culture coverage
Letter to the Editor: Sanford column ignorant and divisive
Letter to the Editor: Sanford needs to rely on science, not anecdotes
Letter to the Editor: Sanford too harsh on Blackburn
Medical students respond to TN ceasing vaccination outreach

  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Opinion: Dobbs decision not only about abortion but about women’s rights more broadly

    “I find it easy to understand why women see the overturning of Roe v. Wade as rolling back a broad range of rights for women that goes well beyond the matter of abortion.”

    By G. Scott Morris 21 hours ago
  • Opinion

    Opinion: Access to birth control is more important than ever

    Executive director of A Step Ahead Foundation: Because an unplanned pregnancy creates challenges to personal stability and growth, free access “to birth control is now more important than ever.”

    By Nikki Gibbs June 29, 2022
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest column: Lessons from Memphis can help with a crisis in democracy

    “What can save our nation are movements which mobilize political action over the long haul — like the movements that have happened in Memphis.”

    By Fred Morton June 26, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: The danger of learning to live with danger

    To become desensitized to the dangers around us would be to lose sight of hope for healing.

    By Bobby Baker June 26, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    New Overton Park 9 golf course is designed for all ages

    Drew Hill says that the redesigned course also will challenge the better players if they go for the greens. 

    By Drew Hill June 27, 2022
  • Opinion

    Opinion: A local law professor on why she supports the overturning of Roe v Wade

    Guest column: “For anyone seeking the truth about the abortion decision, I encourage you to push through the noise and ignore the political rhetoric.”

    By Lynda Wray Black June 29, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Conaway: School lessons in heroism

    “We lead the world in gun violence and mass shootings, rampages with numerous people shot and killed. Our governor is a coward. All who take gun money in the face of this reality are cowards.”

    By Dan Conaway June 24, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Sanford: Don’t change state standards for teaching social studies

    “I’ve always been told that if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Tennessee’s standards for teaching social studies are not broken. Far from it. They offer students a comprehensive and accurate view of our world, past and present, warts and all.”

    By Otis Sanford June 23, 2022
  • Subscribers only Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Partisan city primaries would further divide us

    Partisan primaries would make Memphis city government more like the divisive dumpster fire that is today’s Washington, D.C.

    By Kemp Conrad June 21, 2022
  • Opinion

    On Father’s Day, remembering what it means to have a stepdad

    Eric Barnes: “Thoughts on my stepfather on the first Father’s Day since his passing — and more than 43 years since he entered my and my late mother’s life.”

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    Calkins: He came to Memphis for Mike Tyson. He wound up as a dad of five.

    By Eric Barnes June 20, 2022
  • Subscribers only Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: He came to Memphis for Mike Tyson. He wound up as a dad of five.

    Brian Young moved to Memphis to stage the Tyson-Lewis fight. It was a huge success. But what happened next might be the best part of the story. Without ever expecting it, Young became a dad of five.

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    On Father’s Day, remembering what it means to have a stepdad by Eric Barnes

    By Geoff Calkins June 20, 2022
  • Subscribers only Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Shared idiocy, shared lives

    Idiots once, survivors now, we’re lucky to be alive, and very lucky to have stories and laughter – and friendships – like that to share.

    By Dan Conaway June 17, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Sanford: 50 years after Watergate, truth and accountability still matter

    Like Richard Nixon, Donald Trump is criminally corrupt and unfit to hold office. Sadly, millions of Americans still refuse to believe the truth. 

    By Otis Sanford June 16, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Conaway: Different windows, same views

    As you read this, I will have completed the first leg — the longest leg — of a circular journey to visit family and friends. ... There’s a lot of driving, and between the Cracker Barrels, the walks with dogs in rest stops, the Waze warnings of vehicles on the shoulder ahead, and the whodunits in audio mystery books, there’s a lot of reflection.

    By Dan Conaway June 10, 2022
  • Elections

    Opinion: Extending term limits is about a desire to stay in power

    Let’s not kid ourselves: Council’s effort to extend term limits is not about ensuring a better and more equitable government.

    By Bryce W. Ashby June 09, 2022
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’

    “America is at a crossroad. We either come together as one or watch this great nation disappear.”

    By Letters to the Editor June 08, 2022
  • Opinion

    Opinion: Debate over Trump security example of ‘low politics’

    “The Secret Service coordinates protection detail procedures with law enforcement agencies. A few of our city council members were excited to intervene and put themselves in the middle of federal and local law enforcement’s customary procedures.”

    Related story: 

    Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’

    By Erica May June 08, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Memphis finally has an opportunity to invest in public transit

    “We ask every reader to call your city councilperson or county commissioner and let them know you support Memphis and Shelby County dedicating retiring PILOTs to building a viable and sustainable public transit system.”

    By Sweetrica Baker, Mary Lou McCaa, Sandy Smegelsky June 06, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Everything you need to know about boat safety checks

    A vessel safety check offers you the peace of mind that your boat meets the federal safety standards. Furthermore, in an emergency, you know that you have the necessary equipment to save lives and be able to summon help.

    By Zachary Steiner June 05, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: We would be smart to study Eisenhower’s 1944 approach to leadership

    In today’s world, it is hard to envision a leader so willing to accept responsibility in the face of a potential — even likely — monumental failure.

    By G. Scott Morris June 05, 2022
  • Guest Columnists

    Opinion: Why we need to extend term limits in Memphis

    Voting yes on this ballot question will afford elected officials the opportunity to make their case to voters on why they deserve a third term. 

    By Jeff Warren June 03, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Conaway: Ja Morant is a commercial slam dunk for Memphis

    “A lot of work for a lot of creative people. A lot of assists from Ja.”

    By Dan Conaway June 03, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Sanford: There was always more to former Sen. Bill Frist than meets the eye

    Frist is trying to infuse compassion, reasonableness and a spirit of compromise into Republicans in Congress who, on the issue of gun safety, are seemingly heartless.

    By Otis Sanford June 02, 2022
  • Letters to the Editor

    Letter to the Editor: When will Congress and our local representatives get to work?

    “What irony there is in honoring our dead from wars while disregarding our dead children of today.”

    By Letters to the Editor June 02, 2022
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest column: We need a sense of urgency to curb gun violence

    “There is no one easy, quick answer to the challenge of gun violence, but there are some common sense steps that could make a significant dent.”

    By Bill Gibbons, Buddy Chapman June 01, 2022

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