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Memphis Opinion
Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Opinion
Updated: 22 min 51 sec ago
Editorial: Harrah's has left a footprint
It's never easy to say goodbye to a tried and true friend. Memphis finds itself in that position with Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s announcement this week that it is closing its Memphis corporate office and data center and relocating the operations to its Las Vegas headquarters.
Editorial: Reckless lenders, beware
As the number of foreclosures in Shelby County has been rising, local officials have wondered if there's anything they could do to address the problem. Turns out, maybe there is.
DavId Ignatius: Runner has arrived; now what?
He has been running toward it for years, maybe his whole adult life, and suddenly he has arrived. And what he discovers is that inside his new cocoon of Secret Service protection, the presidency of the United States is a very lonely job.
Eugene Robinson: Auto industry CEOs driven to excesses
WASHINGTON -- The truth is that the chief executives of the Big Three automakers could have hitchhiked to Washington to beg for alms and still would have been raked over the coals. But the fact that they came in their corporate jets was a bit much.
Residency vote was self-serving
This city is about 200 officers short of what it needs to police its streets and neighborhoods properly, so it is ludicrous that the Memphis City Council voted down a proposal that would have allowed new police officers to live within 20 miles of the Shelby County line (Nov. 19 article).
Editorial: Army marches on fairgrounds
Reasons to delay signing an agreement to redevelop the Mid-South Fairgrounds keep piling up at City Hall.
Editorial: Barbour sees the light
Staring hard fiscal times in the face, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is proposing hiking the state tax on cigarettes.
Guest column: Keep fires lit on anti-tobacco programs
The overall health of Tennesseans is improving, thanks to the efforts of Gov. Phil Bredesen to combat smoking across the state. These positive impacts are seen in a decrease in the rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, heart and lung disease and high-risk pregnancies, all of which are worsened by any form of tobacco use.
Kathleen Parker: GOP surrenders to low brows
As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit.
Ruth Marcus: Leaving the normal life behind
Barack Obama, poor guy, would just like to go out for a walk.
Keeping your self-respect
Shame on the mayor of the city of Memphis, Willie Herenton, for his most recent appointment to the library (Nov. 18 "In Brief" item, "Ford's girlfriend works at library").
Editorial: Clock is ticking on arena deal
Perhaps the curse of The Pyramid has finally been lifted.
A low-down shame
You have to be pretty scummy, even for a thief, to steal a child's wheelchair.
Changes in U.S. autos go unnoticed
There's no arguing that General Motors, Ford and Chrysler shot their own collective feet with the cars they tossed on the market in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. Current perceptions, however, are largely a product of one media outlet after another parroting the "foreign cars are better" mantra.
David S. Broder: State isn't best use of Hillary
It may be moot and it certainly is presumptuous, but I would be less than honest with readers if I did not say what I believe: Making Hillary Clinton the secretary of State in Barack Obama's administration would be a mistake.
Eugene Robinson: Torture isn't the American way
An unequivocal passage from President-elect Obama's first extended interview since the election was a big step toward healing the damage that the Bush administration has done to our nation's image and to its soul.
When we help children, everyone wins
Scientists now know that it is the interaction of genes and experience that shapes a child's developing brain.
Editorial: Mayor's woes were avoidable
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton is starting to sound nervous. Perhaps with good reason.
Hold the cake, please
Well, that's a relief. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently took stock of the healthiness of people living in the country's metro areas. And, for a change, Memphis wasn't ranked as the nation's unhealthiest city.
A Right Perspective: Tennessee conservatives celebrate change in fortune
For conservatives, there is a silver lining to the Nov. 4 election results. It is in the Tennessee General Assembly, where Republicans finally hold the majority in both houses.
