Guest column: Let’s take care of one another
In this guest column, Candace Echols lists five ways Memphians can work towards a stronger community in honor of the five Grizzly starters. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Candace Echols
Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”
“In honor of our five starters, I’d like to offer five ways Memphians could learn from our Grizz, hone our niches and find ways to work and play together.”
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