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Movers & Shakers: Memphis firm earns industry honor from Urban Land Institute
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (144+ words) Daily Memphian Also, Baptist Memorial Health Care announces a slate of leadership changes, and a bank and a law firm add new employees. Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked…...
Should Tennessee fully fund special education pre-K programs? - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (182+ words) Should Tennessee fully fund special education pre-K programs? Daily Memphian Tennessee school leaders say the state is not providing adequate funding for special education pre-k classrooms, which districts are required to offer for students with disabilities as young as 3 who…...
Daily Jigsaw: A portrait of a mayor
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (127+ words) Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says his portrait will be a constant presence at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building — but he won’t. “I am out, and I got out alive,” Harris said at the unveiling of his portrait by…...
This Week in Memphis: Shell's 90th birthday, Southern Heritage Classic
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (107+ words) This Week in Memphis: Shell’s 90th birthday, Southern Heritage Classic Daily Memphian Also happening this week: Construction begins on the Poplar-Highland gas station, and events honor 9/11 anniversary. Coverage of the key happenings in our city including city hall, education, and more....
Opinion: 'Steve Cohen has served Memphis extraordinarily well"
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (148+ words) Steve Cohen has represented Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District since 2007. (Noah McLane/Special to The Daily Memphian file) The Rev. Dr. G. Scott Morris, M.D., is founder of Church Health. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Memphian. “I haven’t agreed…...
Daily Jigsaw: Applause for theater
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (76+ words) The local theater community gathered Sunday evening for an awards ceremony celebrating excellence in Memphis theater. After years at the Orpheum Theatre, the Ostranders moved to the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center on the University of Memphis campus. Categories span…...
Echols: In an era of artificiality, we want the real
1+ week, 4+ day ago (270+ words) Daily Memphian Candace Echols writes whatever she notices as she goes about her daily life. Living that way has landed her bylines in National Geographic, Garden and Gun, The Gospel Coalition, Southern Living, golf.com, Cowboys and Indians, Common Good,…...
Opinion: Making bail more expensive and unattainable violates human rights
1+ week, 5+ day ago (145+ words) “Shelby County has one of the deadliest jails in the country,” writes Luke Tankersley. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff’s Office file) Born and raised in Memphis, Luke Tankersley has a degree in criminal justice from the University of Memphis and is…...
Opinion: Transparency shouldn’t stop at the DA’s door
1+ week, 5+ day ago (131+ words) Officer John Covington is vice president of the Memphis Police Association. “If a serious charge generated through the Memphis Safe Task Force is not prosecuted, citizens have a legitimate interest in knowing what happened. That is not an attack on…...
Maxey: 'Your algorithms need to get off my lawn and leave the old man in peace"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (211+ words) Maxey: ‘Your algorithms need to get off my lawn and leave the old man in peace’ Daily Memphian Ron Maxey is a Memphis native with 45 years of journalism experience in the city and surrounding area. “There’s a more serious dialogue…...