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  • 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
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Focus on the good of social media

    When teens learn to deal positively with the challenges of social media, they build emotional awareness and intelligence and become more resilient.

    By Guest Op-Ed February 10, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: What if we lived believing God loved us?

    Scott Morris: “What if more of us could truly believe God loves us in the peace-giving way of my patient all those years ago? How would we approach the complexity of an ongoing pandemic and other dangers life gives us?”

    By G. Scott Morris February 06, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: How local business leaders can help with the crime crisis

    In addition to continuing creating jobs for Memphians, what can Memphis business leaders do to help so that everyone feels safer in their communities?

    By Richard Greenwald February 02, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: Dallas synagogue attack shows nothing subtle about antisemitism

    “I know we all stand and cheer for Rabbi Charlie and his courage. But unless we stand up and shout down every unkind word directed toward Jews when we first hear it, we let the next act of violence on Jews begin to take root.”

    By G. Scott Morris January 20, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest Column: FTC cracks down on CBD claims

    In an initiative called Operation CBDeceit, the FTC reached settlements with seven more companies it alleged were making unsubstantiated claims about their CBD products.

    By Randy Hutchinson January 18, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: Police officers, like elected officials, also need raises

    “Memphis desperately needs more police officers. The pandemic and societal upheaval have only exacerbated an issue Memphis has been struggling with since 2014 when police pensions and healthcare benefits were slashed.”

    By John Covington January 12, 2022
  • Opinion

    Memphis police chief: There is more to service than where you live

    C.J. Davis: ‘If you have need of an officer’s help it should not matter where that officer lives, but that they answered the call quickly and acted professionally.'

    By C.J. Davis January 03, 2022
  • Opinion

    Guest column: What’s going to put a smile on your face this year?

    ‘As this new year begins ... I’m committing to three areas that daily will make my life healthier and meaningful.’

    By G. Scott Morris January 02, 2022
  • Guest Columnists

    Guest column: It’s been a ‘hell’ of a year, now let’s get to work

    Beverly Robertson: “As Memphis increasingly becomes a city of choice for innovators in advanced industries, we need to be ready to scale our regional workforce development.”

    By Beverly C. Robertson December 24, 2021
  • Opinion

    Guest column: How music can help heal

    Historically, it is music that has always been there for us in times of crisis. 

    By Zak Ozmo December 21, 2021
  • Opinion

    Guest column: Regulators shut down crooked charitable fundraisers

    The fundraising companies kept as much as 90 cents of every dollar raised and, according to the FTC, very little of the money they actually delivered to the charities was used for the purposes they claimed.

    By Randy Hutchinson December 18, 2021
  • Opinion

    Opinion: TVA gets undue credit for low-cost utilities

    While I agreed with results stated in the article, I felt it was misleading and it ignored the real reason for the MLGW DOXO ranking. Moreover, it grants undue credit to TVA, our wholesale electricity provider, when exactly the opposite is true.

    By Herman Morris, Jr. December 13, 2021
  • Opinion

    Morris: Why revitalizing Tom Lee Park is good for all Memphians

    ‘I am excited to know that in a few years Memphis will have ... a riverfront park that will invite us all to enjoy the most important amenity we all share, the Mississippi River.’

    By G. Scott Morris December 05, 2021
  • Business

    BBB: Reverse mortgages need thorough scrutiny

    Opinion: Even Tom Selleck would agree it’s important to carefully consider all the pros and cons of a reverse mortgage.

    By Randy Hutchinson November 23, 2021
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: Let’s fight crime, not each other

    While we have a small segment of our population wreaking havoc across the city, the “stand-up” citizens argue with each other about what to do and who’s to blame.

    By Erica May November 20, 2021
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    Guest column: Listen to our youth when tragedies happen

    If leaders would listen to our youth, they would explain in depth why an allocation of resources should be shifted away from policing and into counseling.

    By Zahra Chowdhury , Dana Wilson November 11, 2021
  • Opinion

    Opinion: County jail COVID-19 vaccination problem can be solved without litigation

    Currently less than 25% of those at the jail have been vaccinated, a level far lower than the 70% achievement at the Shelby County Corrections Center.

    By Mark Luttrell October 17, 2021
  • Opinion

    Opinion: A thank you to our city, and a eulogy for Billy Dunavant

    The only explanation, God was the only way a turtle could be on top of that fence post.

    By Bill Dunavant October 14, 2021
  • Opinion

    Opinion: Extended auto warranties aren’t all the same

    ‘I can’t say that every offer to buy an extended auto warranty that comes via a robocall is deceptive, but separating out the good ones would be a challenge. Postcard or letter solicitations are almost as problematic.’

    By Randy Hutchinson October 11, 2021
  • Opinion

    Opinion: How Instagram, Facebook outage prompted us to look up

    I am glad I was forced to look up and recognize that we have more to consume and more to offer than the parameters of an Instagram square or caption field.

    By Cara Greenstein October 06, 2021
  • Opinion

    Opinion: Time for healing in Memphis after school shooting

    I have been profoundly humbled by watching how a traumatized community can shine at being a thoughtful and caring community.

    By Dr. Jesse Malott October 05, 2021

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