Stefanie Holmes

• Devoted activist Jerry Fanion dies at 79 Published 07/31/2010 at midnight

  In a 2003 profile by The Commercial Appeal, Jerry Fanion reflected on his role as a "foot soldier" in the civil rights movement in Memphis

• For the heat of the moment, make mine a brisk winter toddy Published 03/04/2008 at 12:05 a.m.

  The sun bears down and the heat shimmers on the pavement; the air feels heavy, smothering. A breeze doesn't bring relief -- it just waves the heat around in front of your face like a hair dryer on the hottest ...

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