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    Sanford: Cohen squashes rumors about his political future, then makes some predictions of his own

    After putting the kibosh on rumors about his political future, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is making a rather bold prediction of his own.

    By Otis Sanford January 03, 2019
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    Sanford: This year’s top news stories hint at what’s ahead in 2019

    A steady flow of mostly positive economic news for Memphis and Shelby County – coupled with the solemn and tasteful commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination – was overshadowed at times by political bickering and grandstanding in 2018.

    By Otis Sanford December 27, 2018
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    Sanford: Will U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander seek a fourth term in 2020?

    Will he or won’t he?

    By Otis Sanford December 13, 2018
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    Sanford: How newly elected Sen. Hyde-Smith can help alleviate racial discord in Mississippi

    I am willing to give the nearly 500,000 Mississippi voters the benefit of the doubt.

    By Otis Sanford December 04, 2018
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    Sanford: City Council dysfunction recalls a polarized past

    So much for civility, consensus and racial harmony.

    By Otis Sanford December 05, 2018
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    Sanford: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith continues Mississippi’s history of defiance

    “Everything is not about race,” Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant boldly proclaimed this week while struggling to defend an indefensible comment from the person he handpicked to be an interim U.S. senator.

    By Otis Sanford November 15, 2018
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    Sanford: Decisions – whether at the voting booth, in the classroom or in life – have consequences

    “People make choices. Choices make history.”

    By Otis Sanford November 01, 2018
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    Kelsey-Salinas race speaks to the current divisive nature of politics

    The politics of fear and division, playing out at the national level, has literally hit home.

    By Otis Sanford October 25, 2018
  • Otis Sanford

    Telling police officers to keep silent undermines investigations and cripples justice

    Picture this scenario: A man with a gun is chasing on foot another man, who may or may not be armed.

    By Otis Sanford October 18, 2018
  • Otis Sanford

    Taylor Swift won’t give Bredesen an upset victory, an oversized voter turnout in Shelby County will

    Taylor Swift may have gotten all the media attention for potentially upping the vote.

    By Otis Sanford October 11, 2018
  • Otis Sanford

    Trenary’s legacy lives on and we’re all obligated to help carry his work forward

    What might he have been thinking? And what was he saying?

    By Otis Sanford October 04, 2018
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    Lee seems well-positioned to break the 52-year trend of the governor’s office alternating between the two major parties - or is he?

    If you believe the polls, Republican Bill Lee is steamrolling toward victory in the Tennessee governor’s race.

    By Otis Sanford September 27, 2018
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    Potentially game-changing Blackburn-Bredesen Senate race features two strategies: national vs. local

    Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn is doing all she can to nationalize her race for the U.S. Senate.

    By Otis Sanford September 20, 2018

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