Category Archives: Op-Ed

Every person chooses his own path

I had a serious conversation the other day with a middle-aged man, and we talked [...]

Scoring Trump’s tax cuts so far: $280K for rich lawmakers, pennies for working people

Editor’s note: We invite reader feedback on this column, as we do on all of [...]

On the ‘grand’ stage: 10 entertainers still around to celebrate Grandparent’s Day

  National Grandparent’s Day is always the first Sunday after Labor Day. What a wonderful [...]

Labor of love: Counting down the best things about the last official day of summer

As of Monday, summer will be over. Several area children will argue that the summer [...]

TCB and R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Legendary singer Aretha Franklin died on Aug. 16, 2018. The Bartlett Express published the following [...]

Paying R-E-S-P-E-C-T: The countdown of my favorite female vocalists

Soul music was on the brink of a revolution when a little girl was born [...]

Stop writing about alleged sexual scandals with minors

Preface: John Finley, former pastor at Bartlett Hills Baptist Church, has been accused of sexually [...]

Elvis clones: The King paves the way for multifaceted entertainers

Today is the conclusion of Elvis Week 2018. It was 41 years ago on Aug. [...]

SCOTUS nominee threatens women’s reproductive rights and more

Just last fall, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, used his judicial power to [...]

‘Latest from Lamar’: Senator congratulates primary winners, highlights job skills program

Congratulations to Marsha Blackburn on winning her primary last week. I look forward to working [...]

Faith plus work: Care enough to become involved in helping others

We do not have to look very far to find someone who needs a miracle. [...]

On the card: Ranking the best professional wrestlers of all time

  This native Memphian loves wrestling. Let me correct that statement, I love rasslin’. From [...]