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Stockard on the Stump: Lee stays on Trump bandwagon despite legal battles
Tennessee Lookout
Former President Donald Trump dances during his speech June 17, 2022 at the Faith and Freedom “Road to Majority” conference at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. (Photo: John Partipilo) Big-name Trump supporters are falling like dead cicadas, but count Gov. Bill Lee among those riding the Trump train even as the former president deals with…
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As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
Tennessee Lookout
A child in Nashville gets a COVID-19 shot. (Photo: John Partipilo) Louisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate their children. So, she wants schools to proactively tell parents that it’s their right under Louisiana law to seek an exemption. “It’s not the vaccine itself, it is the…
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Sudoku: May 17
Daily Memphian
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.
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Guest Column: How my father’s legacy can heal our city, nation and world
Daily Memphian
“To honor my father, let’s build a post-pandemic community full of duty, honor and country.”
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HBO documentary captures story — and soul — of Stax
Daily Memphian
Stax is more than a great story. It’s great stories within great stories, with highs and lows and lessons and complexities, with big personalities and big moments and resonance beyond the music it produced.
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Calkins: What’s it look like when a 295-pound lineman learns to swim? PURE joy.
Daily Memphian
The YMCA needs lifeguards. The football-playing kids at PURE Academy need to learn how to swim. The two organizations hit on a creative way to solve both problems. And it’s already making quite a splash.
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Conaway: Let’s praise the healing and recognize the healers
Daily Memphian
“Here are just three Memphis medical miracles, three that have touched my life, brought about by people who have touched the lives of literally millions. Nowhere do we recognize all of our medical professionals, but there could be a way — and a place — to do so.”
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Food Files: Former ‘Local’ Tavern opens; Japanese flour power hits Cordova
Daily Memphian
Several restaurants have opened in Memphis this week, including a “breakfast, lunch and brunch spot,” a high-end Mexican restaurant, a Taiwanese-style bakery and something new in the old Local on the Square.
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Collierville leaders face off on the pickleball court
Daily Memphian
It’s unclear who won as board members need more practice. They joked they should add pickleball lessons into the 2024-25 budget, under review in the coming weeks.
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Horn Lake approves new animal shelter to combat increased strays
Daily Memphian
Built in 1991, Horn Lake’s current animal shelter can hold 47 dogs, but right now, the facility is well past capacity with about 95 strays.
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