Opinion: Parents want accountability at MSCS. Students deserve it
“If the ASD was a ‘failed experiment,’ then what do we call decades of schools where almost no child can read?”
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September 2025
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Opinion: For live theater, magic can be found in the pit
“Little is ever mentioned of what goes on in countless orchestra pits within the confines of our many theater companies.”
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Opinion: Driving Tennessee’s prosperity in divided times
“Our goal is simple: to create a space where partisanship fades and common sense takes the lead. We may not agree on everything, but we can agree on this: We all want our families and communities to thrive.”
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Sanford/Hunt: Memphis’ National Guard presence demands collaboration over partisanship
“When President Donald Trump announced Monday, Sept. 15, federal troops will now be deployed to the streets of Memphis, the cheerleading by Tennessee’s top three elected officials ... seemed much more concerned with revealing no trace of daylight between themselves and Trump.”
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Opinion: A jail at Shelby Farms Park would be a destructive mistake
“A high-security jail inside Shelby Farms Park would destroy the very qualities that make it so valuable. ... There are more appropriate sites for a jail. But there is only one Shelby Farms Park.”
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Echols: ‘We need the wisdom of trees’
“We need the wisdom that shows us how to turn our faces toward the light and bend without breaking.”
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August 2025
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Echols: Words that aren’t the uninhabited talk of AI
“While AI can talk about God, it cannot speak about experiencing him. It can offer no first-person perspective on what God is like in the euphoria of love or in the depths of grief.”
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Opinion: Upholding Memphis’ reputation as a generous city
“My philanthropic heroes, whether congregants on fixed incomes or billionaires like Warren Buffett, embody a rare attribute. Sacrificial giving means contributing beyond one’s self, not merely after one’s self-pursuits or leisure.”
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Opinion: Life-saving medical support should not be a privilege
“Cancer doesn’t care where you live. But in this city, where you live can still determine whether you live.”
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Conaway: The welcome reality of whimsy
“It doesn’t matter how far-fetched it might seem, or whether or not anybody else sees it. Just look. Just see.”
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June 2025
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Opinion: ‘Empowering small businesses to shape Memphis’ future’
“Every storefront that opens, every local business that expands and every entrepreneur who secures funding contributes to the economic vitality of our city.”
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May 2025
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Echols: ‘Now I’ve been taught to see’
“Living this way has flung the doors wide for me to write about things like the Grammys and National Parks and PGA golf and missionaries. ... And it’s all largely because I’ve now been taught to see.”
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Narcisse: Hope is not faring well these days
“I don’t think hope is what we need in Memphis right now. I don’t even think a disciplined hope is the answer. Rather we need hope joined to action and plain old stubbornness. We need courage.”
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Conaway: We are the target; we are the catch
“Like a .30-06 Springfield with a buck in the sights, the curricula in our schools have become a target, and our history has become fair game.”
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Morris: Our local officials are committed to making Memphis better
“The City Council and County Commission meetings are often long, complicated and filled with technical language. But underneath all of it is a deep commitment to the city’s future.”
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April 2025
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Hutchinson: Beware of fake reviews
“About 30% of online reviews are fake and cost U.S. businesses nearly $152 billion per year in damaged reputations and lost revenue.”
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Opinion: Remembering Holocaust is act of resistance
“On Wednesday, 600-plus members of our Memphis Jewish community gathered for our 63rd annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, a solemn and vital moment for remembrance and reflection.”
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Narcisse: ‘God in the mundane moments of life’
“Following Christ means looking at the decisions Jesus made, how he made his way in the world and wrestling with what that looks like for me.”
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Opinion: Memphis needs plastic-bag ban
“Progress for the city doesn’t only come from attracting big name companies and potential new jobs, it must also include environmental justice and protecting the health of all residents.”
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Morris: Our scars tell our stories
“We are all scarred, yes. But we are also wise. And in time, if we let it, aging will show us the beauty of life was never in perfection.”
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March 2025
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Echols: ‘I always feel so sorry for LeBron’
“Someday what we are after in the face of LeBron will be found in the face of God.”
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Echols: However scandalous our sin, the love of Christ goes even deeper
“I honestly don’t spend much time thinking about the lives of prostitutes, but during my kids’ bedtime story last week, the topic came up.”
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Hutchinson: When replacing your roof, do your research
Consumers pull more Better Business Bureau reports on roofers than other kinds of businesses. Some who don’t later wish they had.
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February 2025
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Sanford: A Delta newspaper and an assault on freedom of the press
The Clarksdale Press Register garnered national attention recently after a judge ordered the paper to take down an editorial critical of Clarksdale’s elected officials.
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Echols: Nine fresh ideas already happening in Memphis
“These people have no idea I’m writing about them. But they are using what they have in time, money, energy and ideas to bless the rest of us.”
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