About “We’re All in This Together” and the school merger plan:
“Shelby County is so behind the rest of the country. We want excellence, but do not want to provide a place for it on the high school level. The top schools on the Newsweek list are always magnet (optional) or charter schools; the school within a school model just doesn’t work. We have all kind of special programs and money for the lower-performing students; why not provide for the academically advanced?” — Monique Fisher
About Bass Pro founder “Johnny Morris and the Pyramid and Bass Pro”:
“Hot damn! I’ve heard of inside swimming pools, but an inside swamp?”
— jeff
About “Letter from the Editor” and Obama’s decision to not pursue certain illegal immigrants:
“Hey. Remember when W made executive decisions and you guys lost your collective brain cell? It’s ok now for the president to decide what rules to enforce and what rules to ignore?”
— Christopher12
About “That’s My Boy’s Questionable Existence”:
“I’m not sure why you would expect anything else. I have a theory that Adam Sandler is out to make a string of awful comedies to see just how low and bad he has to get to NOT make money on a film.” — GroveReb84
About “Harahan Bridge Bike Route Gets $15 Million Grant”:
“Maybe we will see some summer sunbathing on the West Memphis side at the sand bars. Perhaps a snow cone shack?”
— Summer in the City
Comment of the Week:
About “Johnny Morris and the Pyramid and Bass Pro”:
“Those giant Bass Pro signs on the Pyramid are the most embarrassing thing to happen in Memphis since Elvis died sitting on the toilet.” — Count Dracula