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    Opinion: A call for solutions and community empowerment

    “While I agree that our police department can and should improve, the real question for me is this: Will a Federal Government consent decree yield the true results our community is seeking — will it make Memphis better?”

    By Kenneth T. Whalum Jr. December 29, 2024
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    Echols: ‘Month after month, we gathered at Houston’s’

    “It seems ridiculous to feel sad over a chain restaurant leaving town. But for me, it’s as much about the memories as it is the chicken tenders. Because when it comes to meals regularly eaten in community, it’s hard to tell where food ends and friendship begins.”

    By Candace Echols December 21, 2024
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    Echols: At St. Jude, ‘We’re here for each other’

    A Memphis parent realizes how St. Jude “is a sacred space,” now that she, too, has a sick child and is at the marathon thanking people for running.

    By Candace Echols December 09, 2024
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    Guest Column: When St. Jude and Memphis team up, anything is possible

    “This is truly Memphis at its best. Your commitment to this mission is seen and felt locally as it saves and impacts lives globally.”

    By Richard C. Shadyac Jr. December 06, 2024
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    Opinion: Path to justice requires collaboration, not antagonism

    “The implications of not entering into a consent decree go beyond a mere declaration of hostility; they fundamentally threaten the integrity of our community’s relationship with law enforcement.”

    By Earle J. Fisher December 05, 2024
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    Opinion: Sen. Taylor calls DA’s bail decisions ‘disheartening’

    State Sen. Taylor to DA Mulroy: “Stop trying to be a social justice warrior, aggressively prosecute the laws as written and passed by the General Assembly, and do your job!”

    By Brent Taylor December 03, 2024
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    Guest Column: Choose effectiveness this giving season

    Jared Barnett: “With so many options, it’s easy to simply give to organizations that we are most familiar with. While this relational philanthropy represents the tight-knit nature of our community, it also limits the impact of our giving. It’s time to exchange relational philanthropy with effective philanthropy.”

    By Jared Barnett December 14, 2024
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    Guest Column: Supporting the Memphis music ecosystem

    Elizabeth Cawein says about Memphis music: “2024 has been full of wins so big, so long-anticipated, so hard-fought, that I had to spill some digital ink celebrating them all.”

    By Elizabeth Cawein December 05, 2024
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    Morris: ‘Mr. Scott, why do you care so much about Christmas?’

    “I will admit I go overboard. It’s not exactly ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,’ but I try my best. And some of my yard decorations may not immediately lead you to think ‘Christmas.’”

    By G. Scott Morris December 01, 2024
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    Echols: Converting a benchwarmer into a player

    “Whether you are handed a roster of registrants or whether you run the tryouts and hand-select the team yourself, find a way to work in every player, every game.”

    By Candace Echols December 01, 2024
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    Echols: Christmas, death and the scent of marijuana

    “Anger wrestled my grief to the mat. ... The news of uncle’s death had cracked open my heart, but a great many griefs came pouring out.”

    By Candace Echols November 24, 2024
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    Greenstein: Even in the darkest of times, we have reason to give thanks

    The history of Thanksgiving can help us appreciate the miracle of being alive in this time and place, and the timeless gift of gratitude can ground us through any storm.

    By Micah Greenstein November 24, 2024
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    Hutchinson: Beware of these lending scams

    A Florida woman claimed to have more than 10 years of experience in grant writing. In reality, her last known employment was at a Krystal, and she was on probation for stealing cash deposits from it.

    By Randy Hutchinson November 17, 2024
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    Echols: On shedding the constant noise in our heads

    Candace Echols says The Retreat House is “A place that feels like a massage, a nap, a good book, a cup of coffee and afternoon recess on a countryside playground — all together at the same time.”

    By Candace Echols November 17, 2024
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    Narcisse: Holidays bring a complex mix of emotions, memories and pressures

    Joshua Henry Narcisse: This year I am a widower. And I am approaching these coming weeks with curiosity. I am interested to see what these hard and happy days will bring.

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse December 09, 2024
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    Echols: Should students be able to carry cellphones?

    Two Memphis schools are now several months into their decisions to go completely phone-free during classroom hours. Last week, Candace Echols checked in with both campuses to see how things are going.

    By Candace Echols November 11, 2024
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    Morris: Our local needs outweigh our national desires

    “It isn’t new for bitterness and meanness to enter into American politics. It existed even from people we consider to be the founders of the nation.”

    By G. Scott Morris November 03, 2024
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    Echols: What to do about the election

    “Seventy-two hours from now, everybody will be in the same boat: The votes will have been cast, and once the votes have been counted, we’ll all know who won. And ... we will all know who lost.”

    By Candace Echols November 03, 2024
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    MLGW CEO: Removing lead pipes in Memphis

    “Everyone deserves to live in a safe home regardless of its age or their income. ... Lead service lines can be a source of exposure to the harmful impacts of lead.”

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    MLGW launching mailer campaign on lead water pipes

    By Doug McGowen November 02, 2024
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    Narcisse: The art of letting go

    “When patients meet with me on the edge of or amid crisis, my job is to help them to see that among the broken pieces, something remains. Often, that is the choice to let go.”

    By Joshua Henry Narcisse November 09, 2024
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    Echols: When you don’t know whether or not to stay in Memphis

    “What happens in a Memphis marriage if one spouse is committed to staying in this city, but the other spouse is worn out by all that has happened and all they want to do is go?”

    By Candace Echols October 27, 2024
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    Guest Column: New bail law returns us to wealth-based justice system

    “Returning Shelby County to a wealth-based system of justice that favors the affluent harms everyone else at enormous taxpayer expense. Policies like the Standing Bail Order that can build a safer, smarter, fairer future deserve our support.”

    By Ryan Carroll December 09, 2024
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    Opinion: TVA is let off the hook again

    “TVA is trying to distract us from remembering its broken promise and now charging us higher rates to fund self-congratulatory ads aimed at making us grateful to be their customer.”

    By Jim Gilliland Jr. October 24, 2024
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    Guest Column: Safe streets put pedestrians first — not cars

    “My son was just walking to a friend’s house, doing what millions of children do every day. He had his whole life ahead of him. That life was stolen from him.”

    By Rebekah McConnell December 09, 2024
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    Guest Column: Victims need more rights in domestic-violence cases

    “Domestic violence remains an issue affecting more individuals than most realize with one in four women and one in seven men experiencing severe physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetimes.”

    By Brent Taylor October 23, 2024

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