Now more than ever, America is a country of choice. The efforts to persuade and coerce citizens into taking the vaccine just do not sit well with me.

You want to be sure that your credit information is accurate and current before you apply for a loan, buy insurance, apply for a job, or try to rent an apartment or other housing.

As we dedicate this day to celebrating fathers, it’s even more important that we consider how critical fathers are, year-round, to the health of their family units and the well-being of their children.

‘Unity Walks in Memphis typically attract 500 people. It is inspiring to see so many people from different backgrounds and neighborhoods take come together to work on solutions to what lately seems a never-ending cycle of tragedy.’

Research has shown that when teachers receive support from a literacy coach, they try new practices, incorporate more authentic assessments, and ground their decisions in professional literature.

Hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. have been vaccinated. The side effects have been minimal, and the benefits have been dramatic. Vaccinating children will help protect them from infection and reduce chances for spreading the virus.

“We have seen so many movies of Omaha Beach that the event is embedded in our national psyche. From this side of the events, and with the help of Hollywood, it seems God-ordained that the response we all know was certain to lead to the victory we take for granted. It was, of course, anything but certain.”

The FTC and BBB recommend discussing with experts plans to invest in any real estate development outside the U.S.

The damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge is a timely opportunity to help enhance the inland waterways in the infrastructure jobs package released by the Biden administration that includes $17 billion for inland waterways, coastal ports, land ports of entry and ferries.

The development of a local funding stream through the Memphis Affordable Housing Trust Fund would create the only flexible, permanent and dedicated fiscal resource for nonprofit developers in the city.

Every eligible restaurant should seize the opportunity of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund while it lasts. The only downsides are having to fill out an application and track the used funds.

More than 95% of doctors have gotten vaccines, according to one survey. Do you think we would immediately have taken those shots when offered if we were concerned about their safety?

Neighborhoods are the places where life happens, and since the outbreak of COVID-19, they are increasingly where work happens for many of us. Does your neighborhood have everything you need? 

“The qualified immunity privilege serves as a cloak of protection reminiscent of Jim Crow laws and as a vestige of racism that perpetuates unequal treatment before the law. It is both bad law and bad public policy.”

If the goal of more frequent reappraisals is not a bigger pot of tax revenue, what are we trying to accomplish? Is anyone clamoring to have the county government poke into their property value more often?

‘I now understand the science of groundwater aquifers and the complex of laws and regulations that keep an aquifer healthy,’ says geologist Deborah Baker Carington. ‘I also understand the very real risks an oil pipeline spill would pose to the region’s most precious resource, the Memphis aquifer.’

Lynne Turley taught music in the Memphis City Schools for 22 years. She believed that every child was musical.

At WYXR, a cast of musicians with global name recognition see the station as a vehicle to express a fascination with not only Memphis’ music, but Memphis’ people. 

It was 1947 when junior golfers were invited to the Ritz Theater at the corner of Poplar and Evergreen for a movie introduction to the game. A couple of hours later, after a short walk or bus ride to Overton Park Golf Course, we gathered at the practice area behind No. 1 green.

With April recognized as Financial Literacy Month, now is the time to elevate its importance and prepare young people for their financial futures. This is not a monthlong effort. It’s a lifelong effort.

The “School to Prison Bill” prioritizes punishment over care for vulnerable and disadvantaged students.

Nigerian letter scams now reap only $700,000 annually, but the same crooks get billions of dollars from more sophisticated scams: ‘That Nigerian prince has grown up, has gone to college, and has found a new, lucrative career,’ says an expert.