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    Sanford: Time to start paying attention to campaign for Juvenile Court judge

    The battles for district attorney and county mayor will get most of the headlines, but the race to determine who oversees judicial proceedings at Juvenile Court is the most important overall to the community.

    By Otis Sanford May 26, 2022
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    Sanford: Racial and ethnic diversity is something to embrace, not fear

    “The internet is full of screeds and bellowing referencing the fringe theory that white Americans are slowly but surely becoming extinct.”

    By Otis Sanford May 19, 2022
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    Sanford: Republican cold war on county commission threatens party’s relevance

    How did this group of Republicans, all of whom profess to being true conservatives, particularly on fiscal issues, get so out of step with one another?

    By Otis Sanford May 12, 2022
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    Sanford: It’s time to end costly, divisive, disinterested county primaries

    Turnout for Tuesday’s primary was 10.7%, the lowest for a county primary since 2014.

    By Otis Sanford May 05, 2022
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    Sanford: State Republican Party issues are much broader than Niceley’s gaffes

    “Welcome to the world of Tennessee Republican politics in 2022, where the long-held belief of party unity is just an illusion.”

    By Otis Sanford April 28, 2022
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    Sanford: For Democrats, county primary is a free-for-all with little voter interest

    The Democratic primary ballot has 55 candidates running in 22 of the 24 races. A dozen races have three or more candidates. 

    By Otis Sanford April 21, 2022
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    Sanford: Memphis is better than the deadly violence that steals our joy

    There are many ways to define Memphis, but violent crime is the one definition we cannot be willing to accept. 

    By Otis Sanford April 14, 2022
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    Sanford: Bonner’s performance as sheriff transcends partisan politics

    “In an ideal world, there should not be a Democratic or Republican way to enforce laws, ensure public safety, oversee our jails and juvenile detention facilities and hire capable deputies and support staff.”

    By Otis Sanford April 07, 2022
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    Sanford: Back off, Democrats. Strickland plays politics by his own rules

    “Despite the grousing and threats of a meaningless censure, Strickland is simply being Strickland. He’s also being pragmatic.”

    By Otis Sanford March 31, 2022
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    Sanford: From Memphis to Washington, Black women make their mark in the law

    Our society’s long-overdue reckoning with racial inequities is not a full-blown offensive to correct 246 years of racial disparities in America. It’s more like baby steps designed to start making our institutions more reflect the makeup of our population.

    By Otis Sanford March 24, 2022
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    Sanford: Mason should keep its charter, but must welcome financial help

    The bottom line is Mason’s elected leaders were right not to surrender the charter. They have a legitimate right to exist as an incorporated town.

    By Otis Sanford March 17, 2022
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    Sanford: DA should drop politically charged case over fraudulent voting

    A local race that already had the makings of an intense battle has gotten more interesting. All because of our polar opposite political views on voting rights. Let’s continue that debate.

    By Otis Sanford March 03, 2022
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    Sanford: Family Dollar customers deserve better than contaminated products

    The expansive discount chain – with seemingly a store on every corner in Memphis — is mired in a financial and public relations nightmare of its own making because it put corporate profits over public safety.

    By Otis Sanford February 24, 2022
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    Sanford: Despite state law, accurate teaching of racial history is alive and well

    “ ... imagine my delight when I learned this week that Memphis-Shelby County Schools and one of its top schools academically — White Station High — intend to press ahead with an even deeper dive into the accurate history of the African American experience in this country.”

    By Otis Sanford February 17, 2022
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    Sanford: Wearing a mask in Shelby County is a matter of black and white

    “Every time I step inside FedExForum for a Grizzlies game and make my way through the crowd to my seat, the anecdotal evidence about how people view COVID-19 differently is on clear display,” Sanford says.

    By Otis Sanford February 03, 2022
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    Sanford: The time has come for a Black woman on the Supreme Court

    Black women have contributed mightily to the growth of this country since its beginning. And it’s high time that one of them represent what should be a more diverse makeup of the nation’s highest court.

    By Otis Sanford January 28, 2022
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    Sanford: How to stop reckless driving? Tinkering with current laws may not be answer

    “I think more should be done to stop drag racing on city streets and interstates. That includes giving police the freedom to chase dangerous motorists – with the proper safeguards in place, of course, to prevent others from being hurt.”

    By Otis Sanford January 27, 2022
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    Sanford: Blackburn proves she can be queen of mean

    Sen. Marsha Blackburn employed an unmistakably racist dog whistle in casting Andre Mathis as a criminal who cannot be trusted to sit as an appellate court judge.

    By Otis Sanford January 20, 2022
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    Sanford: With one slap, Sidney Poitier confronted racism for all of us

    The iconic actor played roles in the 1950s and 60s that depicted Black men as strong, educated and caring. But also ones willing to stare down racism with a steely-eyed resolve.

    By Otis Sanford January 13, 2022
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    Sanford: Two infamous assaults on democracy, but only one reasonable response

    “It’s easy to draw comparisons between what happened on ‘Bloody Sunday’ at Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. ... But there is one major difference between these two infamously historic events.”

    By Otis Sanford January 06, 2022
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    Sanford: Political parties should not define us, despite what a respected poll says

    For more than a decade, a poll conducted twice a year by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions at Vanderbilt has been a reliable barometer of the mood of Tennesseans about the issues affecting the state and the politicians we elect to state and federal offices.

    By Otis Sanford December 23, 2021
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    Sanford: Who was Odell Horton? ‘An exceptional man,’ that’s who

    Horton was a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta and Howard University Law School in Washington. After an illustrious career in Memphis, the federal judiciary would be Horton’s final and most impactful calling.

    By Otis Sanford December 16, 2021
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    Sanford: Blackburn is on Trump’s VP list, but is the conservative stalwart extreme enough?

    News outlets continue to lend credence to Donald Trump’s flirtation with seeking a second term in 2024.

    By Otis Sanford December 09, 2021
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    Sanford: Lang Wiseman was a valuable player in Ford Megasite deal

    Lang Wiseman, 50, said his greatest satisfaction in his dual role was his work making the planned Ford truck assembly plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee in Haywood County a reality.

    By Otis Sanford December 05, 2021
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    Sanford: Agricenter cotton yields a reminder of real meaning of Thanksgiving

    “The truth is, farm life historically for African Americans in the South was one of hardship and despair.”

    By Otis Sanford November 25, 2021

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