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Otis Sanford In an otherwise carefully crafted State of the City address that was full of symbolism and substance, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland included one line that may have caused more confusion than clarity. -
Otis Sanford Sanford: Gov. Lee should change position on removing Forrest’s bust from Capitol
The Tennessee Republican Party must find the political courage to move the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust – a blatant symbol of Tennessee’s shameful history – out of the Capitol rotunda and into the museum, and replace it with a hero that is more representative of all Tennesseans.
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Otis Sanford Sanford: Luminary Awards shine well-deserved light on 10 women change-makers
The 10 women honored with Luminary Award medals this year represent the diversity, racially and otherwise, that makes Memphis a cool place in which to live.
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Otis Sanford Sanford: Mayor Strickland has the Big Mo
"Big Mo" – as in Momentum – is a nickname that just might stick. And as Mayor Jim Strickland makes his re-election bid, he would be wise to embrace it.
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Otis Sanford Sanford: Haslam’s decision to grant clemency to Cyntoia Brown reflects his governing style
Gov. Bill Haslam's highly-publicized and celebrated decision granting full clemency to Cyntoia Brown is indicative of how he has governed during his two terms: a compassionate conservative moved simply by the desire to do the right thing.
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Otis Sanford Sanford: Cohen squashes rumors about his political future, then makes some predictions of his own
After putting the kibosh on rumors about his political future, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is making a rather bold prediction of his own.
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Otis Sanford Sanford: This year’s top news stories hint at what’s ahead in 2019
A steady flow of mostly positive economic news for Memphis and Shelby County – coupled with the solemn and tasteful commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination – was overshadowed at times by political bickering and grandstanding in 2018.
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Otis Sanford Sanford: Will U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander seek a fourth term in 2020?
Will he or won’t he? -
Otis Sanford Sanford: How newly elected Sen. Hyde-Smith can help alleviate racial discord in Mississippi
I am willing to give the nearly 500,000 Mississippi voters the benefit of the doubt. -
Otis Sanford Sanford: City Council dysfunction recalls a polarized past
So much for civility, consensus and racial harmony. -
Otis Sanford Sanford: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith continues Mississippi’s history of defiance
“Everything is not about race,” Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant boldly proclaimed this week while struggling to defend an indefensible comment from the person he handpicked to be an interim U.S. senator. -
Otis Sanford Sanford: Decisions – whether at the voting booth, in the classroom or in life – have consequences
“People make choices. Choices make history.” -
Otis Sanford Kelsey-Salinas race speaks to the current divisive nature of politics
The politics of fear and division, playing out at the national level, has literally hit home. -
Otis Sanford Telling police officers to keep silent undermines investigations and cripples justice
Picture this scenario: A man with a gun is chasing on foot another man, who may or may not be armed. -
Otis Sanford Taylor Swift won’t give Bredesen an upset victory, an oversized voter turnout in Shelby County will
Taylor Swift may have gotten all the media attention for potentially upping the vote. -
Otis Sanford Trenary’s legacy lives on and we’re all obligated to help carry his work forward
What might he have been thinking? And what was he saying? -
Otis Sanford Lee seems well-positioned to break the 52-year trend of the governor’s office alternating between the two major parties - or is he?
If you believe the polls, Republican Bill Lee is steamrolling toward victory in the Tennessee governor’s race. -
Otis Sanford Potentially game-changing Blackburn-Bredesen Senate race features two strategies: national vs. local
Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn is doing all she can to nationalize her race for the U.S. Senate.
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