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    Greenstein: Memorial Day is more than a vacation day

    “All Americans owe the families of the servicemen and women who died serving our country more than lip service in gratitude, appreciation and reverence.”

    By Micah Greenstein May 25, 2025
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    Echols: ‘Now I’ve been taught to see’

    “Living this way has flung the doors wide for me to write about things like the Grammys and National Parks and PGA golf and missionaries. ... And it’s all largely because I’ve now been taught to see.”

    By Candace Echols May 25, 2025
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    Opinion: On xAI, ‘Memphians deserve honesty’

    “Air pollution doesn’t know borders. It doesn’t stop at the state line. Running dozens of polluting turbines at this location would threaten air quality for families in South Memphis as well as those in Southaven.”

    By LaTricea Adams May 22, 2025
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    Guest column: Remembering former Memphis councilman Jimmy Moore

    “Jimmy Moore was a good-natured and gentle man. ... Yet he understood what politics was all about. For Moore, politics was about helping people who needed help. Getting things done. “

    By Susan Adler Thorp May 19, 2025
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    Opinion: xAI can brighten the region’s future

    “XAI is creating hundreds of jobs — from skilled trades to advanced technical roles — offering higher wages and economic stability. These jobs can lift families out of poverty, boost local businesses, fund improvements to our schools and infrastructure.”

    By Kelly Lomax May 20, 2025
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    Narcisse: Hope is not faring well these days

    “I don’t think hope is what we need in Memphis right now. I don’t even think a disciplined hope is the answer. Rather we need hope joined to action and plain old stubbornness. We need courage.”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse May 18, 2025
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    Guest column: State takes needed action to protect farms

    Tennessee’s new Farmland Preservation Fund helps farmers secure their land and legacy, supports local and regional food systems, conserves wildlife habitats and stimulates rural economies.

    By Brooks Lamb May 17, 2025
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    Hutchinson: Some scammers are victims themselves

    Reports from the Council on Foreign Relations and the United States Institute of Peace say some overseas call centers are staffed by people who have been trafficked or lured in by fake job ads.

    By Randy Hutchinson May 17, 2025
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    Former MATA CEO: Travel was necessary for fleet upgrades

    As MATA tried to meet a state mandate for an electric fleet, Gary Rosenfeld said it was more expedient and less costly to visit overseas manufacturers rather than ship equipment back and forth for testing. 

    By Gary Rosenfeld May 16, 2025
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    Opinion: An open letter on immigration to graduating seniors

    “This time of your life should be so rich with hope, excitement, and possibility. I want you to understand, however, that not everyone in our country is allowed those rights.” 

    By Casey Bryant May 14, 2025
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    Guest Column: The case for youth voices on nonprofit boards

    “By welcoming young people and community voices into nonprofit governance, we can strengthen individual organizations and build a more equitable, sustainable and community-driven Memphis.”

    By Rychetta Watkins, PhD May 14, 2025
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    Opinion: The appraisal trap

    “There are communities that want less blight, more opportunity, and more stability, but find themselves weighed down by systemic restraints. The problem isn’t the quality of the home — it’s the value assigned to the land.”

    By Zachary Amos May 09, 2025
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    Guest Column: Federal budget cuts threaten protections for seniors

    “A vital program for seniors faces elimination in a preliminary federal budget — a decision that, if approved by Congress, would leave our most vulnerable elders without advocates during their most critical time of need.”

    By Sally Jones Heinz May 07, 2025
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    Opinion: On STD rates, we need to start having ‘uncomfortable conversations’

    “If middle school students are having unprotected sex and contracting sexually transmitted infections, do we really think they are going to log onto a website and order a test?”

    By Erica May May 07, 2025
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    Echols: This life we’re all living — it’s weird

    “Life comes at us utterly unannounced. No spoiler alerts. No accurate forecasts. No fortune tellers. It’s just us and time. And for me, God.”

    By Candace Echols May 04, 2025
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    Morris: Our local officials are committed to making Memphis better

    “The City Council and County Commission meetings are often long, complicated and filled with technical language. But underneath all of it is a deep commitment to the city’s future.”

    By G. Scott Morris May 04, 2025
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    Opinion: Why state legislators decided to wait on MSCS oversight board

    “Our decision to wait reflects our belief that effective reform must be evidence-based. Without the audit’s insights, we risk implementing solutions that are either too heavy-handed or insufficiently robust.”

    By Brent Taylor, Mark White April 30, 2025
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    Opinion: Memphis Allies must press forward

    Pastor Terrell Monger on how the work of Memphis Allies is “difficult, dangerous and exhausting.” But it is “essential we all work together to save as many lives as we can.”

    By Terrell Monger April 29, 2025
  • Guest Columnists

    Hutchinson: Beware of fake reviews

    “About 30% of online reviews are fake and cost U.S. businesses nearly $152 billion per year in damaged reputations and lost revenue.”

    By Randy Hutchinson April 27, 2025
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    Opinion: Remembering Holocaust is act of resistance

    “On Wednesday, 600-plus members of our Memphis Jewish community gathered for our 63rd annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, a solemn and vital moment for remembrance and reflection.”

    By Laura Linder April 25, 2025
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    Echols: On Easter, ‘isn’t life and flourishing what we’re after?’

    “Every spring, when daffodils push up through the dirt and new leaves sprout on the trees, the earth re-tells this old story. It’s the same story, over and over and over again.”

    By Candace Echols April 20, 2025
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    Opinion: Memphis needs plastic-bag ban

    “Progress for the city doesn’t only come from attracting big name companies and potential new jobs, it must also include environmental justice and protecting the health of all residents.”

    By Becky Beloin April 19, 2025
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    Opinion: Don’t restrict stories such as Bayard Rustin’s

    “The nation’s institutions should encourage an open exploration of its past — one that accounts for both triumphs and shortcomings, one that eschews sloppy oversimplification, one that highlights how history contains an array of voices that have shaped who we are today.”

    By Aram Goudsouzian April 16, 2025
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    Opinion: Data is key to improving the criminal justice system

    “There is bipartisan support for greater concerted efforts to leverage data from across the criminal justice system to improve effectiveness, evidence-based decision making, and transparency.”

    By Bill Gibbons, Jonathan Bennett April 15, 2025
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    Opinion: The right to bail is under attack in Tennessee

    “I know what it feels like to sit in jail awaiting trial, uncertain of what comes next, with no meaningful opportunity to defend yourself or reclaim your freedom. That’s not what justice looks like.”

    By Tyler Foster April 15, 2025

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