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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Guest column: How music can help heal

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

    By Žak Ozmo December 21, 2021
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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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    Opinion: There remains kindness in the world and I can prove it

    Acts of kindness transformed how I was thinking about the world in ways I pray I will not soon forget.

    By G. Scott Morris October 03, 2021
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    Opinion: Dorothy, this isn’t Arlington anymore

    With a short drive time to the proposed Ford Motor Co. campus, suburbs like Arlington and Lakeland are at a crossroads of how to address possible growth.

    By Clay Bailey September 30, 2021
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    Opinion: Reduce recidivism by expanding inmate mental health care

    It is our duty to craft a comprehensive set of requirements that addresses reform and rehabilitation; our failure to do so is a financial and public safety risk to our community.

    By Van D. Turner Jr. September 28, 2021
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    Opinion: The commitment, compassion of ‘Rabbi Micah’

    What makes Micah special, beside his gift for words, is that he understands the meaning of commitment.

    By G. Scott Morris September 26, 2021
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    Opinion: Why we need a strong and independent public health service

    “To deploy truly lifesaving public health care in this pandemic requires a spirit of self-government primarily motivated by love of neighbor and a sense of personal responsibility.”

    By Jim Bailey September 21, 2021
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    Opinion: For workers’ comp change is inevitable, but not uncertainty

    One study found that the median business with more than $10,000 in monthly expenses could only survive for two weeks with the cash they had on hand.

    By Rob Recker September 16, 2021
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    Opinion: Do your research when buying home security system

    More than 6,900 people filed a complaint about home security companies in 2020, ranking them No. 32 among the thousands of types of businesses receiving complaints.

    By Randy Hutchinson September 14, 2021
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    Guest Column: Taking the privilege of rest

    I expected our team to come back refreshed and ready to meet new challenges. But our post-sabbatical survey told us that this time had an even deeper impact.

    By Natalie McKinney September 06, 2021

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