Jerome Wright

• Secular roots: Churches' resources make a difference Published 09/25/2011 at midnight

  On a recent weekday morning, in a building that once housed a bank branch, Marsha Hayes and Marquitta Mathis were busy cleaning the interiors of refrigerators.

• City limiter: Unemployment Published 08/14/2011 at midnight

  Until the recession of 2008, Memphis' economy had a reputation of remaining generally stable during economic upturns and downturns.

• Budget fight not over yet; 'It was a mess' -- Halbert Published 07/17/2011 at midnight

  The day after the City Council passed a $661 million budget on June 21, councilman Harold Collins reminded a writer for The Commercial Appeal that he predicted weeks before that he and his peers would have to compromise on a ...

• Viewpoint: Big-city police directors need to think critically, analyze wisely, catch bad guys, too Published 05/08/2011 at midnight

  When Toney Armstrong took the reins of the Memphis Police Department on April 15, he stepped into a leadership role that has changed significantly over the years.

• Viewpoint: What principles will be needed to guide creation of a consolidated school system in Shelby County? Published 02/06/2011 at midnight

  How do you convince two school boards and two school administrations with ingrained cultural differences -- along with some serious resentments on both sides about the reasons for a "shotgun wedding" -- to get discussions under way in a positive ...

• Young lives on the line Published 01/16/2011 at 12:08 a.m.

  At some point during their childhood, seemingly incorrigible baby boomers had their parents threaten to call Juvenile Court if they didn't straighten up. It wasn't an empty threat.

• 12 Who Made a Difference: Alton Williams Published 12/26/2010 at midnight

  The Saturday before Easter, the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Christ, Hickory Ridge Mall experienced a temporal resurrection.

• Meth spreads addictive reach Published 09/26/2010 at midnight

  Ann W. didn't fit the description of a typical meth addict.

• Lipscomb is driven to make Memphis better Published 08/01/2010 at 12:04 a.m.

  This very private workaholic has been Memphis city government's point man for Downtown redevelopment and a radical restructuring of public housing that has replaced dilapidated housing projects with decent single-family homes for low-income residents.

• Soliciting a fight Published 02/21/2010 at 12:08 a.m.

  Terry Woodard was showing off Downtown recently to her daughter and a friend of the daughter, who both live in Knoxville, when a panhandler ran toward them.

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