Opinion: Why I’m supporting Brent Taylor for state senator
“Brent’s experiences have equipped him to make a positive impact in the state Senate. He will be the voice in the Tennessee legislature desperately needed for Shelby County.”
Topic: Guest Columns
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November 2022
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Opinion: Vote yes on Amendment 1 to protect the rights of workers
“The Volunteer State has proudly protected the right to work for 75 years now. By voting ‘yes’ on Amendment 1, you can help make it a constitutional protection and preserve this Tennessee tradition for decades to come.”
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October 2022
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Opinion: A public health approach to community violence
“The recent community violence may seem unprecedented and shocking to some in our community. Yet, for many of our Shelby County families, violent crime has long been a part of their daily reality.”
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Opinion: Bringing renewable energy and efficiency to real estate development
“C-PACER allows commercial property owners and developers to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings with low-cost financing provided by private lenders, shielding them from rising energy prices in the medium to long term.”
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Opinion: Vote no on ‘needless and harmful’ Amendment 1
“In the name of individual freedom, these business interest groups wish to create different classes of workers to keep them pitted against each other instead of working in harmony for improved conditions in the workplace.”
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Opinion: Even if you don’t like the candidates, hold your nose and vote
“I’m fully aware of the arguments against voting. It’s a waste of time. It won’t change anything. No time to vote. Can’t trust any of them. My candidate won’t win anyway. But our lives are affected by the people we vote into office.”
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Opinion: We deserve the Coliseum AND a new soccer stadium
“Just like we can’t give up on Memphis, we can’t give up on the Coliseum. A lot of people want to. But we have to stare our problems in the eyes, be creative, then make brilliant visions happen.”
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Garner: School board races should remain nonpartisan
Adding national issues into local campaigns and pushing a national agenda that appeals to emotions and cultural hot-button issues of the day makes elections both inflammatory and divisive to the community.
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Opinion: Memphians have had enough of crime
“Turning a city around starts with addressing the crime rate, and after that the issues of poverty can be addressed, because recruiting companies and creating jobs becomes easier.”
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Opinion: What must Republicans do to win in Shelby County?
With Republicans losing every county office, a former local party executive director looks at what the GOP needs to consider if it’s going to win again.
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Opinion: John DeBerry a ‘rock star advocate’ for patriotism
DeBerry, who represented Shelby County’s District 90, is now a senior adviser to Governor Bill Lee after voting with Republicans on issues such as education choice and life of the unborn.
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Opinion: Tennesseans should reject government overreach, vote against Amendment 1
Leaders of Tennessee State Pipe Trades Association say distorted rancor might make for more clicks on social media, but it does a disservice to Tennessee voters. So does demonizing labor unions.
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Garner: What Republican leaders are doing to fight crime
“Crime is not an entity. It is criminals that have the stranglehold on Memphis. You might call them robbers, rapists, thugs, punks or gangs, but they are also Memphians, Memphis-made.”
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Guest Column: Imagining music venues in every Memphis neighborhood
What would be possible in Memphis if every neighborhood was less than a mile’s walk to a beautiful gathering space where live music – and dance, and public art – was being performed on a regular basis?
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Opinion: Memories of Memphis school integration and ‘the bravest people I ever met’
Looking back at some of the first black classmates after the integration of Memphis schools, the writer shares memories of bravery in the face of racial and anti-Semitic abuse.
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Echols: Seeing the scar and the beauty all at the same time
After their seemingly perfect life crumbled, my parents — who run Jones Orchard — bounced back because of a tested and proven walk with God.
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Guest Column: Defending Memphis requires faith in the place
Guest columnist Phillip Tutor writes, “My optimism for Memphis’ future isn’t Pollyanna gibberish. It rests on Memphis’ historical resilience, a trait that’s rarely been more critical than it is today.”
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Opinion: Violence celebrated in music connected to violence in streets
“I absolutely hate that we have a city filled with seemingly responsible and respected people that will not acknowledge the connection between what we celebrate and what we see in our news reports.”
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Opinion: Hiring more police in Memphis is now possible
One of the leaders of the Memphis police union argues that at a time when the national competition for police officers is fierce, Memphis has laid the groundwork for long-term sustained success in hiring police and fighting crime.
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Opinion: Crime in Memphis has become a pandemic
Former Shelby County Commissioner says, “It’s no wonder many are questioning whether they should leave town to get away from the crime. It is affecting our tourism, economy, jobs and our very lives.”
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Opinion: Dealing with a time when ‘nothing is normal, nothing is right’
For a city reeling from trauma, “Nothing is normal. Nothing is right. You’re not yourselves and really, neither is anyone around you. Maybe not anyone in all of Memphis.”
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September 2022
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Guest Column: Remembering James Meredith 60 years after he entered Ole Miss
While African Americans in Memphis lent refuge and support to Meredith — and the city’s authorities generally decried the violent resistance in Oxford — many shared the twisted resentments of their southern neighbors.
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Opinion: ‘Pass Over’ opens deep conversations we need to have in Memphis
High rates of crime largely go uncontextualized, rarely correlated to the long-enduring patterns of poverty found on many corners in Memphis. But Pass Over dramatizes these issues so that we can talk about them.
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Opinion: We need to fix our broken state criminal justice system
State government must not fail to fulfill the basic function of providing peace and safety to the people. We must fix what’s broken in our state criminal justice system - because we can do better than this.
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Opinion: TVA’s proposal is terrible for Memphis and Shelby County
MLGW has failed its fiduciary duties to its ratepayers. The ratepayers deserves a fair RFP. City Council should vote against the TVA contract until all questions are answered, even if it takes a few years.
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