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The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington is pictured on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)Opinion

Opinion: Tennessee voters should decide what happens with abortion

“Voters on both sides of this issue believe that lives are at stake, so it is the voters who should ultimately control the outcome of the debate.”

By Jordan Carpenter 5 hours ago
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Opinion: Abortion fails the women who need us the most

“Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”

By Leigh Ann Roman May 13, 2022
Opinion

Guest column: Noise pollution within Memphis is rampant

Crosstown High School ninth grades wrote this column addressing the noise and air pollution in Memphis for their capstone class.

By Abe Cline, Santiago Arbelaez, Grayson West, Colton Martin May 08, 2022
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Guest Column: Regulators crack down on fake reviews

A recent survey found that 77% of consumers “always” or “regularly” read reviews from other consumers. That was up from 60% in the prior survey.

By Randy Hutchinson May 08, 2022

  • Opinion

    Guest column: Like Tom Lee, Memphis should believe in itself

    On Tom Lee Day, the Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word Contest encourages young people to engage in the success of our city.

    By Michelle McKissack May 06, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Jordan Carpenter is the right choice for District 4 commissioner

    Carpenter reflects the hard-working constituents of Germantown and East Memphis, and he understands the needs of middle-class families.

    By Mark Billingsley April 30, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Brandon Morrison brings conservative values to the County Commission

    Morrison is what we are all looking for in a local elected official, says Jack Sammons.

    By Jack Sammons April 24, 2022
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest column: The stakes are too high not to vote

    “It’s critical that we head to the polls to determine who will lead as we seek to redefine Shelby County’s position regionally, statewide and nationally.”

    By Venita Doggett April 23, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: A different approach to engaging at-risk youths

    “Vo-Zone will introduce vocations to youths — starting in fifth grade —through thrilling, immersive experiences. Training missions will be specifically designed to ignite their passion to learn which type of vocation sparks their interest.”

    By Ty Cobb April 17, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Affordable health care key to helping small business prosper

    “... it’s of vital importance that we, as a community, take care of our small businesses.”

    By Beverly C. Robertson April 17, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Solutions to homeownership challenges critical to city’s well-being

    “The current circumstances are pricing nearly all low-income Memphians, and an exponentially increasing number of middle-income Memphians, out of the housing market entirely,” says Amy Schaftlein of United Housing Inc.

    By Amy Schaftlein April 16, 2022
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    Guest column: Let’s take care of one another

    “In honor of our five starters, I’d like to offer five ways Memphians could learn from our Grizz, hone our niches and find ways to work and play together.”

    By Candace Echols April 15, 2022
  • Opinion

    Opinion: In defense of parents

    Guest columnist Daniel Chatham responds to “the festering view that parents aren’t qualified and can’t be trusted to raise their kids, or at least to raise them in the ways of progressive ideology.”

    By Daniel Chatham April 11, 2022
  • Music

    Guest column: The fever dream that was the 1990s indie rock music scene

    “The Grifters’ partnership between guitars and bass created something that was oftentimes achingly beautiful or, occasionally, weird and terrifying.”

    By Andria Lisle April 10, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: Amazon impersonation scams run rampant

    From July 2020 to June 2021, 96,000 people reported an Amazon scam to the FTC. Only a small percentage of people report scams, so the actual numbers are much higher.

    By Randy Hutchinson April 09, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: How guns became the leading cause of death among children

    “For most of my long life, car crashes, cancer, drowning and sudden infant death were the leading causes of death for kids – not guns.”

    By Linda McFadyen-Ketchum April 08, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: Accountant’s dedication, resilience is an inspiration

    “Dan Richards, 65, is one of just 239 people to complete the Triple Crown of open water marathon swimming. And he is the 12th to do it after age 50.”

    By G. Scott Morris April 03, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Law can ensure biological father’s on birth certificate

    Proposed legislation would require results of a DNA test for birth certificates to be officially validated with unmarried fathers’ names.

    By Antonio Parkinson April 03, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Upholding the legacy of Overton Park

    ‘Overton Park’s charm continues to draw together the best of our community, doing what healthy communities do: Savor and save that which brings us together and defines us.’

    By Jay Keegan April 02, 2022
  • Elections

    Guest Column: Ignoring party labels is exactly what Memphians elected Strickland to do

    There’s nothing wrong with a non-partisan mayor trying to curry favor with a member of either political party, particularly when his constituents elected him to do just that.

    By Susan Adler Thorp March 30, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: And the crowd erupts

    During the downtime of the pandemic, our reliance on artistic expression became very clear to all of us — both performers and audiences — and so did our interdependence. Do not let our pandemic habits become our permanent ones.

    By Elizabeth Rouse March 28, 2022
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    Guest Column: An open letter to John Konchar

    “All of that aside, John K., it’s no mystery to me why the crowd goes crazy when you get in the game,” says Candace Echols in her open letter to the Grizzlies player.

    By Candace Echols March 10, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: What is the value of humility?

    “Seeing me struggle, my friend Dave took the pack off my back and began carrying it for me. It was a humbling experience, one that made me think deeply about the virtue of humility.”

    By G. Scott Morris March 06, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest Column: It is time to go back to church, to synagogue, to the mosque

    It is time to return because the moral soul of the planet is under threat in the invasion of Ukraine, and we can’t fight this evil via Zoom.

    By G. Scott Morris March 02, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: Pope Francis wants not another church, but a different church

    In churches throughout the world, and right here in Memphis, small groups are gathering to pray and reflect on the future of the church. St. Patrick Catholic Church is trying to heed Pope Francis’ invitation to “journey together.”

    By Val Handwerker March 02, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest Column: Police residency issue is the key to recruitment, retention

    Opinion: Loosening the residency requirement for both the Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is not the sole answer to the law enforcement shortage, but it is a needed and effective tool in recruitment and retention efforts.

    By Bill Gibbons February 19, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest Column: How to check out a contractor before hiring one

    “Be cautious dealing with someone who knocks on your door offering to help repair damage after a storm, including removing trees or limbs.”

    By Randy Hutchinson February 16, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest Column: Discovering a ‘hidden gem’ of Memphis’ musical past

    “A few years back, Jem Cohen, who co-owns Fond Object shop, indulged me when I asked him to play an interesting-looking record that caught my eye in one of his bins.”

    By Pat Sansone February 15, 2022
  • Education

    Guest column: Proposed bill to outlaw ranked choice voting disrespects voters

    “RCV makes elections fairer, faster, easier and cheaper, reducing barriers to participation by allowing voters to go to the polls just once rather than having to come back a second time for a runoff election” but the Tennessee Legislature is considering a bill that would outlaw it.

    By Earle J. Fisher, Mike Carpenter February 14, 2022

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