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<strong>Dr. Altha Stewart, director of the UTHSC Center for Youth Advocacy and Wellbeing, recently pushed a presenter during a meeting to change his language saying &ldquo;we do not call them juveniles.&rdquo;</strong> (The Daily Memphian files)Opinion

Opinion: Let’s not limit our thinking to ‘dealing with juvenile crime’

Let’s execute on our mission as adults, and we will draw closer to becoming a community that is safe, connected and a place all children can be embraced.

By Dr. Stephanie R. Hill January 27, 2023
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Opinion: How BlueCross is ensuring access to care during network changes

“We are redirecting members to other high-quality providers in the area, and when that’s not possible, we’re ensuring they still have access to the care from Methodist or Le Bonheur.”

By Kevin Woods January 26, 2023
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Hutchinson: Vet charitable crowdfunding requests

“It’s best to give to a campaign organized by someone you know. If you don’t know the organizer, check out the story as best you can and gauge the amount of your donation against the risk it may not be true.”

By Randy Hutchinson January 24, 2023
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Opinion: We must rename Audubon Park

“My concern is with a controversial name that is still attached to one of this city’s most prominent and widely used regional parks ... Audubon Park, named for artist and naturalist John James Audubon.”

By Thelma Crivens January 23, 2023

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    Opinion: TVA does not invest in West Tennessee

    “Heaping praise on power companies that merely do what they are supposed to do is pointless. The now-exposed reality is that TVA is no more reliable than its neighboring utilities.”

    By Jim Gilliland Jr. January 18, 2023
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    Opinion: BlueCross’ decision shows how competition can lower health care prices

    “BlueCross BlueShield’s move is a welcome sign of the emergence of a competitive, price-transparent health care marketplace, which is needed to reverse runaway costs driven by hospital overcharging.”

    By Cynthia A. Fisher January 17, 2023
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    Echols: How shadow of crime impacts everything

    “It shouldn’t be surprising that my own health seems to mirror the health of the city in which I live. The more crime seems to plague us, the more anxiety impacts my body and mind.”

    By Candace Echols January 15, 2023
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    Guest column: Memphis children deserve world class care

    “As pediatricians, we face the reality that now many of our patients won’t have access to the specialized inpatient care and procedures only available at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.”

    By Austin Dalgo, Nick Hysmith, Michael Kleinman, Jason Yaun January 08, 2023
  • Opinion

    Opinion: Memphis is not forgotten

    “Don’t give up. Change is happening. Your voice is being heard at the state level — and being heard clearly.”

    By John Gillespie January 08, 2023
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    Opinion: Memphians are sick and tired of excuses about crime

    The case for building a bigger local jail, adding more judges and courtrooms, and changing how bail is handled.

    By Shep Fargotstein January 05, 2023
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    Garner: Making healthy changes for the new year and beyond

    “Armed with a bit of knowledge, you can change little things to help out your future.”

    By Kristina Garner January 01, 2023
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    Morris: Let’s resolve to be kind in New Year

    “Our resolve is not to get ahead of ourselves, beyond the moment we are currently living in. We resolve to be in each moment fully and bring our kindest, most generous self to that situation.”

    By G. Scott Morris January 01, 2023
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    Hutchinson: Buy contact lenses from sellers who verify prescriptions

    The FTC’s Contact Lens Rule requires prescribers to provide copies of prescriptions automatically — that is, the patient shouldn’t have to ask for it — and at no extra charge.

    By Randy Hutchinson December 31, 2022
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    Opinion: MLGW must communicate better

    “Infrastructure issues in Memphis are a big, expensive problem. However, even though it’s just a band-aid, developing a more effective communication system is a small step that MLGW can take to ensure customers are informed and safe.”

    By Sarah Hunter Simanson December 29, 2022
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    Guest Column: A new approach to combat blighted, vacant lots

    “If we adopted a new approach to vacant land, we could actually reduce the amount of work that is required — and money that is spent — by our city as it intervenes and attempts to maintain health and safety at abandoned land.”

    By Theo Davies December 23, 2022
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    Opinion: BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee strong-arms frontline doctors

    “For more than two years, our heroic clinicians have risked their safety while treating patients on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic in communities large and small.”

    By Marilyn McLeod December 20, 2022
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    Guest Column: Memories of Stax, the late Jim Stewart and Isaac Hayes’ powder blue Caddy

    “Stax history is about the music but also about the integration and racial healing in Memphis and the nation.”

    By H. Scott Prosterman December 10, 2022
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    Garner: Germantown got an excellent deal on the 3Gs

    “High hopes” that the county commission and the Shelby County Mayor would build trust were hurt by how the deal was announced. “The chasm seems to have widened through actions like these.”

    By Kristina Garner December 08, 2022
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    Echols: Ja Morant’s game hints at something more. Something sacred.

    “Each of us has a particular history, personality, community, set of strengths and weaknesses – and most importantly – heart full of loves. All of these are useful as we sort out how we might fit into Memphis.”

    By Candace Echols December 10, 2022
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    Hutchinson: Consider a credit freeze after data breach

    The Identity Theft Resource Center recommends that data breach notices explicitly recommend that victims freeze their credit and that credit reporting agencies create a common system for people to do so.

    By Randy Hutchinson December 03, 2022
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    Opinion: A ‘new and purely authentic’ idea for the Coliseum

    “Support Chris Reyes and his quest for a two-year lease of 15,000 square feet inside the Coliseum so he can expand and build his incredible interactive playground.”

    By Mark Jones December 03, 2022
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    Opinion: Some conservative women support abortion rights

    Conservative Kristina Garner writes about her support of limited government, individual freedoms, the right to bear arms, a strong military, and the importance of state and local rights. But on abortion, she writes that decades of discrimination against women lead her and many other conservatives to disagree with the Republican Party’s position.

    By Kristina Garner December 02, 2022
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    Opinion: Why recycling could mean a cleaner Tennessee

    The Tennessee CLEAN Act is aimed at bringing together industries, organizations and consumers to put an end to litter in Tennessee by preventing products from becoming litter in the first place.

    By Mike Butler December 01, 2022
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    Echols: A Christmas column that isn’t tinsel and twinkles

    “Today’s column is about the ways the evil of this world threatens humanity, both through our own choices, and through the spiritual forces in and at work around us. Which is exactly the reason for Christmas.”

    By Candace Echols December 03, 2022
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    Opinion: Independent study could reopen MLGW/TVA debate

    “The nationally-recognized firm Enervision, is expected to submit its analysis to City Hall before year-end, a potential game-changer that MLGW will not acknowledge.”

    By Karl Schledwitz November 21, 2022
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    Echols: Thanksgiving traditions for the modern family

    “The modern American — me, included — can barely sit through a wheat-harvesting description without checking her phone for something a tad more interesting.”

    By Candace Echols November 21, 2022
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    Guest Column: A first-time voter reflects on the importance — and the challenges — of voting

    “Every vote does indeed count. But election information should be more accessible to everyone, and candidates need to spend time with who they want to represent.”

    By Anna Calvo November 19, 2022
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    Guest Column: Advice from a poll worker a week after Election Day

    “We need more citizens preparing themselves to vote by weighing the choices to be made, making informed choices about their votes, and then showing up to vote.”

    By Robert R. Llewellyn November 17, 2022
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    Opinion: Tackling injustice at the roots

    “It’s time to move past surface-level ‘fixes’ that blame the community for the problems that systems create. We believe that communities, particularly communities of color, deeply and intimately understand the problem and therefore hold the transformative solutions that will last.”

    By Ayanna Watkins November 16, 2022

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