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    Opinion: Before another MLGW rate increase, customers deserve answers

    “City Council has continuously approved MLGW’s requests, while ratepayers continue to receive subpar, substandard services. It is long past time for the residential customers and stakeholders to be put first!”

    By Glenda Hicks November 06, 2023
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    Opinion: Public safety is a key to Downtown’s future

    “The key to maintaining and building on Downtown Memphis’ momentum is to get a handle on the reality and perception of public safety concerns and to do so with a healthy sense of urgency.”

    By Bill Gibbons November 01, 2023
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    Opinion: Why creative music engagement in the classroom matters

    “The formative years in grades 6-12 are prime years to cultivate a love for music. Together, we can impact our children, from the classroom to the community.”

    By Gavin Wigginson October 31, 2023
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    Greenstein: Quitting isn’t an option

    Opinion: “Despite what has happened and is still happening to a Jewish State surrounded by genocidal terrorist entities bent on eradicating her, quitting isn’t an option for Israeli neighbors.”

    By Micah Greenstein October 22, 2023
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    Echols: ‘There aren’t words for anguish like this’

    “Grieve with your brokenhearted friends. Grieve the war their people are involved in. Grieve the evil (it’s important that we call it what it is – evil – when human beings are slaughtered) and violence towards the innocent people.”

    By Candace Echols October 22, 2023
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    Guest Column: The importance of staying safe on the school bus

    Bus safety tips to help students, parents and educators during School Bus Safety Week and all year long.

    By Darryl Hill October 19, 2023
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    Opinion: Questions for MLGW before voting on a 12% electric rate hike

    Opinion: “Instead of our publicly owned utility sharing with us — its owners — where that money has gone, MLGW is once again proposing a hefty rate increase for infrastructure.”

    By Ray Bauer, Glenda Hicks October 17, 2023
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    Guest Column: Memphis and all of us need ‘an economy of grace’

    “I wonder, if we resist the urge to focus on the transactions and lean into grace, might we smooth our path forward into becoming a city where everyone is seen, heard, and cherished as a gift.”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse October 15, 2023
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    Hutchinson: Student loan debt relief fraud is rampant

    With 43 million Americans resuming payments as the COVID-related moratorium ends and President Biden forgiving as many student loans as he can under various relief programs, the situation is ripe for student loan debt relief fraud.

    By Randy Hutchinson October 14, 2023
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    Opinion: Scott Morris on Memphis connections to the attacks in Israel

    “While sitting inside the sanctuary at Temple Israel, I looked around at my Jewish friends. It touched me deeply that, had they been in Ashkelon last Saturday, they could have been killed just because they are Jews.”

    By G. Scott Morris October 11, 2023
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    Guest Column: A space for reflection makes for a healthier Memphis

    “Cultural development, economic development and health and wellness are all central aspects of strong communities. Resources bring people together, whether they’re natural ... or intentional.”

    By Ruby Bright October 11, 2023
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    Opinion: The county commission restrictions on officers should be rejected

    “Memphis will continue losing population as it has for the last three years if we do not get a handle on out-of-control crime. And our policies are moving in the wrong direction.”

    By Leigh Ann Roman October 02, 2023
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    Brooks’ location: ‘the intersections of river, city and art’

    “The temporary restraining order on the Downtown site gave us an invaluable opportunity to reiterate our mission of bringing our community together,” says Carl Person, board president of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

    By Carl Person October 01, 2023
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    Opinion: When it comes to Gershun Freeman, ‘this case is different’

    “The jailers were attacked by a man having a psychotic break, defended themselves and subdued their attacker. What should they have done differently?”

    By Jack Irvine, Gray Bartlett October 27, 2023
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    Opinion: Memphis should become a digital society for all

    Opinion: The City of Memphis Chief Information Officer argues for the new broadband plan, saying, “Despite its importance to every facet of our lives, too few Memphians have access to high-speed broadband.”

    By Wendy Harris September 27, 2023
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    Greenstein: Yom Kippur’s empowering message for all

    “Sick or healthy, we can all use a little bravery and nourishment to meet the spiritual hunger of our times. Yom Kippur may be a Jewish holiday, but its message is food for the soul of us all.”

    By Micah Greenstein September 24, 2023
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    Hutchinson: Beware of credit-repair offers

    If there’s an error in your credit report, you can do anything a credit repair company can do to fix it yourself at little to no cost. If you’re asked to pay an upfront fee for help, it’s likely a scam.

    By Randy Hutchinson September 23, 2023
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    Guest column: Crime is a symptom, not a sickness

    Focusing on crime won’t solve the problem, it is simply putting Band-Aids on bullet holes. Crime is just a symptom of much deeper, systemic issues that create inequitable outcomes and a lack of hope.

    By Jared Barnett September 15, 2023
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    Guest Column: Remembering the mothers hurt by ‘our violent culture’

    “Each murder victim leaves behind seven to 10 family members, not to mention friends and other loved ones, all of whom become co-victims.”

    By Erin Harris September 10, 2023
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    Guest Column: ‘Our problems do not mean we are ... without hope’

    “How do we describe our emotional response to the constant barrage that shapes so many days in Memphis? Weariness, that feeling that asks how we can keep enduring more of the same brokenness?”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse September 10, 2023
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    Opinion: A call to ‘pause and reflect’ on the 50th anniversary of busing, 10th of school merger

    “As we mark the 10th anniversary of the monumental merger between Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools – regarded as one of the largest mergers in public school history – it’s essential to pause and assess the effects of the Transition Planning Commission’s recommendations and subsequent policies.”

    By Roderick Richmond September 06, 2023
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    Opinion: Environmental court seeks a ‘renewed commitment to community vitality’

    “Let’s all step up and take action. Let’s become resolute in our commitment to address and solve blight issues, to work collaboratively towards solutions.”

    By Patrick Dandridge September 06, 2023
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    Echols: Celebrating the ‘verbal waltz’ of Mississippians

    “Not all Mississippians have gotten it right throughout history, and that’s easy to see. But what we can learn from the natives who speak rightly is how to convey difficult ideas with gentleness.”

    By Candace Echols September 03, 2023
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    Guest Column: ‘There is never just one victim of a murder’

    “My mother’s murder remains unsolved. This is true for half of all homicides. The anguish from the ambiguity of this often feels impossible to live with.”

    By Erin Harris September 05, 2023
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    Opinion: New school funding formula is progress in putting students first

    “A question remains: Are all Tennessee public school students getting the resources they need not just to make up for the impacts of the pandemic, but to get an education that will prepare them for a successful life?”

    By Alison Heape Johnson August 31, 2023

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