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OUR 1569TH ISSUE 03.21.19 Imagine being the head of Fox News and realizing every day when you wake up that you, Rupert Murdoch, are the most powerful man on earth, that you set the agenda for the world’s greatest super-power — the United States of America. Oh sure, President Trump is the titular head of the country, but it’s patently obvious that Fox News is where Trump gets his policy ideas. And it’s Fox News that literally shapes his world-view. Trump often seemingly watches Fox News from morning to night, live-tweeting statements made by its hosts and guests within minutes of their being broadcast. Last weekend, the president went on a 50-tweet bender — 20 tweets on Saturday; 30 on Sunday — much of it directly lifted from Fox talking heads in real time. He began his Saturday by tweeting clips of Lou “Natic” Dobbs, who called Trump’s veto of Congress’ vote to stop his “national emergency” declaration “stirring.” He then tweeted Fox News hosts’ statements bashing his own Justice Department; he ranted about Hillary Clinton; he tweeted about a Fox story on a Massachusetts sheriff who praised him. Then he got into some mild criticism of his media mind-melders, going after Fox for canning “Judge” Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s wacko late-night cheerleader. “Bring back @JudgeJeaninePirro,” the president demanded, adding, “The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country.” Quite a morning. But Trump was just warming up. Former Watergate prosecutor Ken Starr appeared on Fox and claimed that the late Senator John McCain had a “dark stain” on his career because he released the Steele Dossier to U.S. intelligence services. On cue, minutes later, Trump tweeted that “dark stain” quote, adding that “last in his class” McCain had “far worse stains.” Nevermind that McCain wasn’t last in his class or that, after being given such a document, turning it over to intelligence services was the right thing to do — or that he was a wounded combat pilot and war hero who died of cancer six months ago. Nevermind decency, common sense, graciousness, or any Rupert Murdoch semblance of mature adult behavior. We’re way past any of that with this president. Trump finished his Saturday by threatening to sic the FCC on Saturday Night Live for making fun of him. It’s unclear if the president knew it was a rerun. Sunday, it was more of the same — raw, unhinged id. The president rage-tweeted about the Democrats trying to steal the 2016 election “at the ballot box.” Then he spouted some more Hillary bashing, and ranted some more about the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. He ended the day in a frenzy, retweeting 15 supportive tweets from sources that included a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist, a QAnon cult believer, and a guy who claimed the New Zealand mosque massacre was a false-flag operation to limit gun rights. This is not normal. These are the ravings of a mentally unstable man. If your grandfather spent his weekend doing what the president of the United States just did, you’d get him help. Or maybe try to move him into assisted living. The leader of the free world, who has a country to run, after all, spent all his waking hours for two days watching television and tweeting about it. The mind boggles. How does it happen? Is he all alone in his room? Does no one think to go in and interrupt him or divert him or tell him he’s being foolish? Where’s his wife? His daughter? His chief of staff ? The president of the United States is bouncing off walls, locked in a television trance, spewing nonsense and conspiracy theories like a crazy man, and nobody does anything about it? In his last days as president, a drunken Richard Nixon went around the White House talking to presidential portraits. That was bad. This is nextlevel stuff. Unfortunately, it looks like we N E WS & O P I N I O N are stuck with this madness for the THE FLY-BY - 4 foreseeable future. The president’s NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 5 POLITICS - 7 cabinet is filled with unqualified VIEWPOINT - 9 hacks, lobbyists, and grifters. The vice COVER STORY president is a mewling sycophant. “TAKING THE HEAT” Republican leaders seem committed BY MAYA SMITH - 10 to remaining inalterably linked to SPORTS - 13 the president, no matter how loony WE RECOMMEND - 14 he gets. His base has become a cult, MUSIC - 16 AFTER DARK - 18 supporting their hero no matter what CALENDAR - 22 he does or says. BOOKS - 30 At this point, our only hope for getting BAR REPORT - 33 out of this appears to be Robert Mueller. FILM - 34 Or maybe Rupert Murdoch. C L AS S I F I E D S - 36 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 39 brucev@memphisflyer.com

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Q U OTAB LE “I am deeply concerned about journalism in this era… It concerns me when being educated and wellread is called ‘being an elitist.’ I am disturbed when being dumb and not well-read is more desired.” — outspoken sports journalist Jemele Hill at the University of Memphis last week.

P OT C H R O N I C LES According to various reports, Memphis police arrested a 20-yearold man who is accused of selling marijuana outside a Family Dollar on Mendenhall, where he was trying to get a job. Remember when initiative used to be rewarded? N EVE R E N D I N G ATTI C US “You remember the Faulknerian prophecy — the Snopeses shall inherit the earth? They’ve already taken over Monroeville ... they are trying to turn Harper Lee into a tourist attraction like Graceland or Elvis.” — from a 1993 letter written by To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee, recently sold at auction. By Chris Davis. Email him at davis@memphisflyer.com.

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Lights, Smits, & Robocalls More Mighty Lights, “Bluff City Law,” & action urged to end phone fraud. M O R E LI G HT Need more Mighty Lights in your life? You got it. Light shows on the Harahan and Hernando de Soto Bridges now run every half hour after sundown until 10 p.m., according to Mighty Lights, the group behind the privately funded, stateof-the-art LED light installations. The new schedule doubles the frequency of the shows. Community demand drove the new schedule, according to Mighty Lights. Clockwise from top left: Robocalls, Smits, Kilzer, Mighty Lights, Fourth Bluff. F U E L TH E FO U RTH B LU F F The Fourth Bluff collaborative will grant residents up to K I LZ E R PAS S ES $20,000 to fund community programs Downtown near the John Kilzer, the former University of Memphis basketball river. player who went on to create a decades-long music career Through the “Fuel the Fourth Bluff ” Community Fund, and, later, a beloved ministry at St. John’s United Methodist the Fourth Bluff, part of the national Civic Commons Church, died last week. initiative, will give Memphians a share of $100,000 in His death was announced by the church. order to fund “fresh ideas and programs.” Grants will be distributed in $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000 B E I N G J I M M Y S M I TS amounts. The production company that’s filming the Bluff City Law The proposed programs will take place within the Civic series pilot in Memphis was looking for Jimmy Smits last Commons footprint — an approximate six-block area, week. Well, not the real Jimmy Smits. They already have roughly bordered by Main, Mud Island, Jefferson, and him. He’s the star. What they were looking for is a stand-in Monroe. Projects can also take place on the River Line for Smits. between the Beale Street Landing and the A.W. Willis Bridge. NBC wanted a doppelganger for actor Jimmy Smits to The projects will also aim to meet one of the Civic film here this week. Commons’ four goals: civic engagement, value creation, socioeconomic mixing, and environmental sustainability. N O M O R E R O B O CALLS The project or programs will “activate public space to More than 48 billion robocalls were made last year and make them places that bring people of diverse backgrounds Attorneys General from across the country urged the U.S. together, that foster civic engagement and environmental Senate earlier this month to help stop them. stewardship, and that add value to community,” according to Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery joined the Fourth Bluff website. 54 other Attorneys General in a letter urging lawmakers to Applicants will be chosen by a group of community enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement reviewers who will select proposals for “imaginative programs and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. The legislation would curb that advance one or more of the goals of the civic commons. illegal robocalls and phone spoofing, in which consumers We’ll also be looking for innovation and ensuring the are tricked into answering calls because the incoming applicant has the capacity to produce the requested program.” number appears to be local. It is too late to submit an idea, but look for the selected programs to kick off as soon as April and wrap up in Visit the News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of October. these stories and more local news.

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After years of behind-the-scenes work, OUTMemphis will begin building its Youth Emergency Center this week and it will serve as the area’s only LGBTQspecific shelter and drop-in center. Work began on the center in 2016. OUTMemphis closed on a piece of Shelby County Land Bank property at 2059 Southern that spans three parcels. But work to clearly identify homeless youth who identified as LGBTQ here began in 2015, with the city’s first ever survey and count of that population. Last year, the Community Alliance for the Homeless 2018 Point-in-Time/Youth Count found that 57 percent of homeless youth utilize emergency shelters and 43 percent use transitional housing. In Shelby County, 51 percent of unaccompanied youth are 18-24. LGBTQ young people aged 18-24 make up 40 percent of youth experiencing homelessness. OUTMemphis piloted several possible solutions to the problem, including host families and hotel vouchers. Ultimately, the group founded the Metamorphosis Project, a long-term approach to LGBTQ-specific emergency shelter for youth. “One night, I received three calls in an hour from youths across the state looking for housing services,” said Stephanie Reyes, who launched OUTMemphis’ Youth Services programs and spearheads the Metamorphosis Project. “That very night, we decided enough was enough. We needed to do something

drastic to serve our kids. “This space will be “For years, LGBTQ the first and only dropyouth in Memphis have had in center and shelter for to endure shelters that were youth in Memphis,” said not safe, free, or welcoming. Stephanie Bell, Youth Now we will have a space of Services Manager at our own, so our youth can OUTMemphis. “This will not only survive but thrive.” be the city’s first chance to OUTMemphis has said change the lives of those the center would house 20 most vulnerable.” clients at full capacity. The Reyes has said in the past that many MemphisMetamorphosis building area shelters don’t will start with four beds, advertise that they are a classroom, meeting and LGBTQ-friendly. Others office space, a kitchen, are either not free, safe, or laundry, storage, and welcoming. parking. Ground will break on the new shelter Funds for the The Youth Emergency on Saturday. new building and the Center is one part of the Metamorphosis Project came from the Assisi Foundation, overall, three-pronged effort by the Metamorphosis Plough Foundation, the Mystic Krewe of Pagasus, Friends Project. It also includes Youth Emergency Services (YES), which supplies hygiene products, food, clothes, of George’s, and Manna House. bus passes, case management, and more. The overall “It showed us that we were not the only people in project also includes Rapid Re-Housing, which began this city to see this need and want to help,” said Reyes. in 2017. It helps participants with one year of rental “People rallied together to make this happen, and we assistance and guidance on renting a first home. expect to see that significant support continue as the When finished, the center will be one of about 20 emergency shelter begins operations and, hopefully, expands.” like it across the country.

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A Break for CLERB? The “claimant” in Nashville that could nullify this apparent stroke of fortune for CLERB advocates is the other legislative chamber, where HB 658, the House version of the C.O.B. bill would make no allowance for any subpoena power for a civilian oversight board. At some point, representatives of the two legislative chambers are likely to sit in conference to determine a final agreed-upon version of the oversight measure. Supporters of CLERB will find themselves waiting to see which way the wind blows. • In the Tennessee General Assembly, legislation on matters of sexual orientation is often introduced in disguise or in Trojan Horse measures designed to conceal the actual purpose of a measure. Such was the case last Wednesday in the House Criminal Justice subcommittee, when HB 1151 by Representative John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge) came up for discussion. In brief, what the bill does is designate a series of places (bathrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms) as “public areas” where laws against indecent exposure would apply. Candidly enough, Ragan began accounting for the bill’s purpose with a “background” explanation that it was needed to “ensure clarity” because of the Obama administration’s having intervened on behalf of transgender students using facilities other than those for continued on page 8

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“whatever they were naturally.” Ragan went on to mention rulings that “created a lot of confusion” and threatened the state with a loss of federal funding. He was about to delve further into those circumstances when Representative Michael Curcio (R-Dickson), evidently alarmed at this fiddling with the lid of a Pandora’s box and the overt disclosure of the transgender issue, interrupted with a challenge that Ragan’s explanation had nothing to do with “the bill that was called.” Uncomprehending that he had pulled aside what was meant to be a veil, Ragan protested that what he had said was merely the necessary background. Curcio interrupted again: “I don’t think it is.” And he stressed that the bill merely identified the aforementioned “public places” as areas where strictures against indecent exposure would apply. “And that’s all it does.” Unavoidably, as discussion of the bill became general, it was acknowlledged that the bill went on to describe these newly identified places as “designated for single-sex, multi-person use, if the offender is a member of the opposite sex designated for use.” It became obvious, in short, that HB 1151 was a redux version of the infamous “bathroom bill,” scrubbed away in the previous two legislative seasons, due largely to pressure from the state’s business communities. Alarmed at the unintended forthrightness of the developing discussion, committee chair Andrew Farmer (R-Sevierville) took up the argument for the bill from both Ragan and Curcio, explaining, in effect, that there was nothing to see here. “We’re just mak-

ing it clear that those are public places.” Indecent exposure, he said, was “already a crime.” Representative Antonio Parkinson, a Memphis Democrat and this year’s chairman of the Shelby County delegation, wondered in that case why it was necessary to spell out restrooms, locker rooms, and so forth. Farmer replied that too many laws are “vague” and that they should be “tight.” Parkinson persisted: “If a person walks into anywhere and exposes themselves to someone, that’s criminal already, so why are we adding this to it?” Farmer repeated: “We don’t need vague laws. We need to be specific so the public understands our intent.” Parkinson threw up his hands. “If that’s true, we don’t have enough room or space in our law library” for the places that could be listed. “We didn’t list this room, and I’m not trying to be funny.” As for Farmer’s concern that the public understand the intent of the legislation, Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland), the House majority leader, had meanwhile spelled it out: “Until recent years,” Lamberth said, “it was not envisioned that individuals with anatomical differences would be in the bathrooms of the opposite sex.” The bill, he said, “recognizes that in today’s world there may be individuals biologically of one sex in a bathroom that may be marked for another sex.” A bathroom, he said, was “not actually in the code as a public place, though it may be more of a public place than it once was.” With all the blinders off and the euphemisms cast aside, the newly revived bathroom bill was passed on this week to the full Judiciary Committee, which is very likely to become a highly public place itself.

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The Wolf River Conservancy’s Greenway project continues the group’s legacy of protecting and enhancing our environment. mine in wetlands and the floodplain of the Wolf River. Other positive side effects of land conservation are the sustainable recreational and educational opportunities it creates. Through land conservation, bottomland hardwood forests (woods) will thrive unthreatened from development or mining. This habitat type greatly affects wildlife populations, and its conservation creates a more resilient Wolf River corridor. The resulting conserved landscape creates thousands of acres of high-quality habitat and diverse wildlife for recreation and endless opportunities for education. Wolf River Conservancy and many other organizations are bolstering outdoor environmental education by partnering with schools and utilizing protected lands as a location to teach. The protected wildlife and habitat provide hands-on experiences for students to see and touch what they read about in textbooks. The Conservancy’s volunteer river guides also teach and expose kids and adults to paddling in a serene natural setting.

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In addition to conserving land, Wolf River Conservancy is partnering with the city of Memphis and Shelby County to build the Wolf River Greenway. The Greenway is a paved trail following the meanders of the Wolf River from Mud Island to Germantown. The Wolf River Greenway, once completed, will link together protected lands as an 850-acre linear park — an area larger than Central Park in New York. The public will gain access to more parts of the city via nonmotorized recreation for picnics, education, paddling, mountain biking, and more. Sensitive wetlands and habitats have been protected via the Wolf River Greenway project, which is funded half from private donations and half from government. The founding members had a vision of the Wolf River as a future Greenway and wildlife corridor through the city of Memphis, and we are fortunate to be able to enact the vision. We invite the public to our next Greenway Grand Opening on Saturday, April 27, at 9 a.m. at 2630 Epping Way in the Raleigh neighborhood. Keith Cole is executive director of the Wolf River Conservancy.

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Wolf River Conservancy is a 501(c)3 nationally accredited land trust tasked to preserve and enhance the Wolf River and its watershed as a sustainable natural resource. Since its founding in 1985, the Wolf River Conservancy has helped to protect more than 16,500 acres of land, including the beautiful Ghost River State Natural Area. From our very first efforts in 1985 as a volunteer group that successfully opposed a new gravel mine along the Wolf River to our most recent land acquisition, the Conservancy has been focused on protecting lands for the benefit of the public. You may be wondering how protecting land along the Wolf River benefits you, the public? The answer in short is threefold: water, wildlife, and woods. To expand upon the trifecta, let’s review maybe the most important reason for protecting land in the Mid-South: water. Along the Wolf River, wetlands are the lifeblood of the watershed. Not only do they provide habitat for many critters and rare plants, but they also help purify our water. Wetlands hold onto water that allows pollutants to fall out before flowing into the Wolf or tributary streams. Effectively, wetlands act as a natural first line of defense for water quality. In east Shelby and all of Fayette County, Wolf River wetlands also recharge the Memphis Sand Aquifer. The aquifer is very close to the surface of the earth in Fayette County, and Wolf River wetlands are very low-lying. Thus (thanks to research done by University of Memphis), we know that Wolf River wetlands recharge the Memphis Sand Aquifer. Our very first project (the 1985 gravel mine we stopped) had aquifer recharge implications. The Wolf River Conservancy has been helping to protect land and the Memphis Sand Aquifer since 1985. Wolf River Conservancy is certainly not alone in protecting land, the aquifer, and surface water. While the Conservancy is effective at wetlands conservation for aquifer recharge, two amazing groups are positively affecting the amount of water we withdraw from the aquifer. The outstanding work that Protect Our Aquifer and the Sierra Club have done for years is vital for prevention of aquifer contamination and advocating for smart use of the aquifer. These groups helped advocate for University of Memphis to obtain a million dollars per year of research money to study aquifer recharge in the city of Memphis. Most recently, we all tag-teamed with Berclair and Nutbush neighbors to stop a proposed landfill and sand and gravel

COVER STORY BY MAYA SMITH

March 21-27, 2019

When XPO Logistics announced in February that one of its Memphis warehouses would be closing this spring, 400 employees faced the possibility of a jobless future. Some of the employees thought the

move was in retaliation to several allegations of harassment, abuses, and discrimination made by employees there. This is the same XPO warehouse that gained national attention when an October New York Times story cited reports of discrimination and poor work conditions for pregnant workers at the warehouse, conditions that led to miscarriages in some cases. Employees were allegedly denied minor

accommodations while working, such as sitting more frequently or being allowed to carry a water bottle. XPO officials have denied that the decision to close the facility was related to the allegations. Instead, the company has said the warehouse would close because of an “overall business model change initiated and completed by our customer.” The customer, Verizon Wireless, contracted the warehouse, where products are packaged and shipped to its stores. Verizon officials did not respond to the Flyer’s request Flyer for comment. However, at the time the closure was announced, Verizon offered this statement: “We’re transitioning the distribution of Verizon Wireless Lakeisha Nelson

The improved treatment of pregnant employees could be a result of XPO’s new pregnancy policy, which went into effect at all of XPO’s facilities in January.

products out of this Memphis distribution center to other facilities operated by new and existing partners. We’re constantly evaluating the needs of our business and make adjustments accordingly. There is nothing unique about this transition.” The statement concluded: “In this case, the center’s operator made the decision to close the facility. This was their decision. We’re retaining our partnership with the company in other areas.” Since XPO sent letters to its warehouse employees informing them of the closure, the company has promised jobs to some at one of XPO’s 13 other facilities in Memphis, including a new one set to open this summer. Conditions for expecting mothers could improve after a new company pregnancy policy went into effect in January. XPO officials have called the policy “among the most progressive in the industry.” But will the new policy and possible legislation being considered by the Tennessee General Assembly change the reality for the employees at XPO’s facilities here? On the Ground XPO is a global company based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It reported earning a little over $17 billion in revenue during 2018. There are over 100,000 employees working at about 1,500 XPO facilities around the world. Despite the recent negative attention, Meghan Henson, XPO’s chief human resource officer, says of the company’s five core

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values, safety — including mental and physical — is the most important. “Safety is obviously one that we lead with,” Henson says. “We want the communities in which we’re delivering products safe and we want our employees in the warehouses safe. Safety is certainly an important value that I think we need to start with.” Henson says the company also wants to see respect and inclusivity “in every single one of these facilities. We want an environment where people have their dignity and are able to raise up concerns in a way that opens up a further dialogue.” But at XPO’s Verizon warehouse here that sits south of the airport near the Mississippi state line, those values haven’t been the case for some. In the weeks following XPO’s announcement that the warehouse would close, despite the promise of new jobs for hourly employees, Lakeisha Nelson, an employee at the warehouse, says job security is a concern for her coworkers. Nelson is the only employee who would speak to the Flyer about her experiences working for XPO. Nelson says as the transition happens, other employees, including those who’ve had miscarriages or have been abused on the job, are reluctant to speak about their experience. “They’re not going to take that chance. “Those people are so afraid to open their mouths,” Nelson says. “They will not talk. They think they’re going to lose their jobs. Especially in this stage right now, they have a real fear of retaliation.” Nelson isn’t afraid though. She says XPO has been lying to her and her

coworkers for years. “How can you continue to believe what they’re saying?” Nelson says. “It’s like they’re brainwashed.” Nelson says she knows her coworkers need their jobs to maintain financial stability, but at some point “enough is enough.” “For some of them, all they know is that warehouse,” Nelson says. “They don’t want to lose it, and I understand that. But that doesn’t mean you have to be dehumanized for a paycheck.” Nelson has worked at XPO’s Verizon warehouse for about five years. She’s paid hourly, sometimes working up to 12-hour shifts with one 30-minute break. She works in the inventory department, where she makes a little more than $13 an hour. Nelson says when she first started working at the warehouse in 2014, the conditions were “horrible.” It was hot with no fans and poor air circulation, she says. “We were working on top of each other. Things were not proper. It was hard, being pregnant or not, but we pushed through.” At the time, New Breed Logistics owned the warehouse, and in 2014 when XPO bought it and took over, Nelson says the company assured workers things would get better. “We gave them a chance to make it better, but they didn’t.” As of August 2018, Nelson says the warehouse was still hot, with the temperature sometimes rising above 100 degrees inside. “It was still burning hot and the breaks were still inadequate.” Nelson says after XPO took over, she and her coworkers were still pushed to work long hours despite the hot working conditions. Nelson says many times her supervisors

demanded that she and her coworkers not talk while working because it slowed them down, and minimized their breaks. Nelson says conditions have improved in many ways since that time, but not as much as she would like. One significant change, Nelson says, is the treatment of her pregnant coworkers. “A lot of heat came down on them because of that [NYT] article,” Nelson says. “They’re starting to respect that a person knows their own body. We’re not dealing with things like ‘Oh, you’re going to the restroom too much.’” A New Way This improved treatment of pregnant employees could be a result of XPO’s new pregnancy policy, which went into effect at all of XPO’s facilities in January. Erin Kurtz, senior vice president of communications at XPO, says the new policy was not a response to the backlash the company received following the NYT story. It was something that had been in the works for a while, she says. “The company is always looking to improve our benefits and policies.” Josephine Berisha, the company’s senior vice president of global compensation and benefits, crafted XPO’s new pregnancy policy, which she says is a “stand out” from most companies’ policies in the industry. Berisha says the norm when companies create pregnancy policies is to consider pregnancy as a short-term disability and therefore offer typical, standard accommodation. “We wanted to really extract and carve out pregnancy as its own thing with

Working While Pregnant Laura Bishop, a local ObGyn physician at the Ruch Clinic, says changes happen to a woman’s body when she is pregnant. A number of those changes do require mild accommodations for some women. For most, she says there are cardiovascular and respiratory changes. “The heart might have to work harder to get nutrients to the uterus and the baby,” Bishop says. “In the third trimester, there can be difficulty with fatigue and significant changes to respiratory or cardiovascular systems, sometimes leading to faster exertion.” Bishop says there might also be difficulty with balance and standing for continued on page 12

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Poor conditions at a Memphis warehouse gained national attention — and sparked change for workers.

separate accommodations,” Berisha says. Along with input from the American Benefits Council and other experts, Berisha says XPO created a policy aimed at “keeping healthy pregnancies healthy.” To do this, Berisha says XPO thought largely about how to preserve what’s important to expecting mothers: “We thought a lot about economic security.” The plan offers paid time off before and after the pregnancy. Berisha says prior to the new policy this was something only done “if there was a problem” and the employees qualified for disability. “It’s just to accommodate basic health and wellness needs throughout the course of the pregnancy including any time off to recover,” Berisha says. “We thought that was a stand-out point that we wanted to throw in that doesn’t typically exist.” Allowing alternate work conditions without having wages reduced is “another substantial difference” between XPO’s old and new policy. Before, lighter work meant lighter pay, Berisha says. For basic accommodations like sitting while working or more frequent bathroom breaks, Berisha says employees don’t need any paperwork initially. “We would accommodate as automatically as possible.” After two weeks a doctor’s note is required. “The dictating factor is what does the doctor says you can and cannot do,” Berisha says. “We cannot make that the decision. That has to come from a physician completely.” Berisha says the policy was introduced with extensive training: “We’ve already trained all the supervisors in the field to understand the policy and enforce it.” To track the enforcement and adherence to the policy, Berisha says the company created a monitoring mechanism that will record all requests, documenting everything and profiling it as a case for each employee. “So we’re going to have teeth around this. “We’re basically structuring their work to meet their life situation,” Berisha says. “That’s uncommon. Current practice is really not that way. Everything hasn’t really been wrapped together as we’re doing now. That’s what makes us different, especially in this particular industry.”

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long periods of time for some women. “There’ve been studies done looking at standing for too long,” Bishop says. “Although it is uncomfortable, there isn’t any evidence that standing on the feet can lead to problems with the baby. But patients could have conditions where they need to limit that activity.” There is some concern about heavy lifting by pregnant women, Bishop says. Based on the studies done, she says there is evidence that lifting over 220 pounds in a day can present a slight risk. Bishop says when it comes to how many hours a pregnant woman should work, the information is “conflicting and not really strong.” However, there are studies that show there could be adverse effects when women aren’t getting enough rest and are working over 40 hours a week. She says the main studies on the issue deal with how much time expecting mothers should work: “There’s not great info or studies about long hours, but there is slight evidence that working night shifts might be associated with having a miscarriage.” Pregnancy affects every woman differently, Bishop says. “Every case and patient is individual. … I think it’s a conversation all women should have with their doctors. Taking into account what’s going on with pregnancy, the hope is that the employer would work with the doctor’s plan.” Laying Down the Law There is currently no Tennessee legislation that mandates companies to provide any accommodation to pregnant women beyond what the federal law requires. The federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act is the only piece of legislation that addresses the issue. The law, which was enacted in 1978, amends the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include discrimination against pregnant employees. However, the law requires employers to accommodate those employees only if they are already doing so for other employees in similar conditions. State Senator Raumesh Akbari, a Democrat from Memphis, says “we need to see what we can do on a state level to prevent unnecessary traumatic things from happening to people at work, and we definitely need to look into protecting pregnant women in the workplace. “I think sometimes when you’re dealing with private companies, we get a little squeamish about saying what they can and cannot do, but there are some basic things all companies should be doing whether it’s public, private, or industrial,” Akbari says. One state bill on the table this legislative session that would change that is SB758 or the Pregnancy Fairness Act. The bill, sponsored by Democratic

Senator Jeff Yarbro of Nashville, would require employers to make “reasonable accommodations” for medical needs related to pregnancy, while prohibiting employers from “taking adverse action” against employees who request accommodations. “Tennessee is one of the few states where a pregnant woman can ask for a reasonable accommodation at work to protect her baby and be denied,” Yarbro says. “Sometimes those denials lead to miscarriages.” Another state bill introduced during this legislative session that could protect pregnant women in the workplace is is HB0978. Barbara Cooper, the Memphis Democrat who is sponsoring the bill, says “it has been a long time coming.” The bill’s language is similar to Yarbro’s legislation, but also goes a step further to include pregnant job applicants. On the federal level, Ninth District Representative Steve Cohen has been advocating for the employees at Memphis’ XPO Verizon warehouse since allegations first came to light. “These are my constituents, and I think those who are pregnant are a particularly vulnerable class in our society,” Cohen says. “I think we should all have regard for pregnant women and treat them right so they can have a safe pregnancy. All workers should have a safe and healthy workplace, pregnant or not.” Still, there is no federal bill on the table this year that would put additional Dr. Laura protections in place for Bishop pregnant women in the workplace. Last year, Cohen was one of 131 co-sponsors of a bill that would have done that. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which was not enacted, would have required reasonable accommodations at work for pregnant workers and protected them from retaliation for requesting accommodation. It also included a provision regarding leave. As for XPO, Cohen says “there was certainly a reasonable belief that they were not treating employees well, but it sounds like they’ve made progress. I’d like to see them treat their employees in a manner that’s the gold standard for logistics companies,” Cohen says. “And I think from what we’ve heard they’re on their way to the higher echelon. But my ears will be open to the other side.” XPO has a large investment in Memphis with many employees at a number of facilities, Cohen says, and “we’d like to see them be a good corporate citizen as we continue to monitor them. The warehouse business is huge in Memphis and is ancillary to the work of the industry,” Cohen says. “It’s going to be a long-term employer and economic engine. But we need to make sure conditions are good and jobs are safe.”

The Cardinals hope blending veterans with newcomers is a winning combo.

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he 2019 St. Louis Cardinals are about to take flight for what might be called a bridge season for the franchise. The tag will be especially apt when the club visits AutoZone Park to play the Memphis Redbirds in an exhibition game next Monday. After all, they play their home games 280 miles north, on the other side of the Mississippi River. The Redbirds’ parent franchise still suits up veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright and Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina. When the former Memphis players start their first game this year, it will be the 243rd of their careers, the most by a battery in Cardinal history. But if you’re curious about this team’s performance ceiling, the impact variable is the team’s young talent. Can pitcher Jack Flaherty (23) enter Cy Young Award discussions? Can Harrison Bader (24) be an offensive sparkplug to match his defensive impact in center field? What about Alex Reyes (24), perennially one of the game’s top pitching prospects, but coming off two years lost to injury? The star of the show is likely to be a player who falls right between the two

Paul Goldschmidt

“bridge” extremes of aging veterans and rising stars: 31-year-old first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Acquired in a December trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Goldschmidt brings a middle-order threat the Cardinals have lacked, really, since Albert Pujols departed after the 2011 championship season. Goldschmidt won four Silver Slugger awards with Arizona, slamming more than 30 home runs four times and driving in at least 110 runs three. His career slugging percentage (.532) matches the top single-season figure Matt Holliday posted in his seven-year tenure with St. Louis. Goldschmidt also won three Gold Gloves for the Diamondbacks, not an incidental factor for a team that led all of

baseball in errors in 2018. Baseball has never been more about pitching. (The sport produced more strikeouts than hits in 2018.) Wainwright and Flaherty will be joined in the Cardinal rotation by Miles Mikolas (an 18-game winner last season), Michael Wacha (if healthy), and a fifth member from a group that includes Reyes (starting the season in the bullpen), Dakota Hudson (the 2018 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year for Memphis), John Gant, and former ace Carlos Martinez (currently nursing shoulder soreness). Jordan Hicks — he of the 103 mph fastball — will be joined in the bullpen by free agent acquisition Andrew Miller, just three years ago MVP of the ALCS with Cleveland. If you’re looking for the metaphorical bridge between these Cardinals and Memphis, gaze into the dugout when the Cardinals are in the field. The last two men to manage here in Memphis — Mike Shildt and Stubby Clapp — are now the manager and first-base coach, respectively, for the parent club. Shildt has climbed the Cardinals’ development ladder as methodically as any player, and he won championships at the Rookie League and Double-A levels. Clapp merely won two Pacific Coast League titles (and was twice named PCL Manager of the Year) in his two seasons in Memphis. These two men were never stars as players, but they each understand the game inherently. Furthermore, they have been embraced by their players, respected for treating every man in the clubhouse like a valuable asset. (A common greeting from Shildt: “What did you learn today?”) The most important bridge for the Cardinal franchise is the one that leads back to postseason play. You have to go back to a time when the internet was merely a rumored military tool (1988-95) to find the club’s last four-year playoff drought. (Flaherty was born in October 1995.) This won’t be an easy bridge to cross for St. Louis, as Milwaukee aims to defend its NL Central title with reigning MVP Christian Yelich. The Chicago Cubs have played October baseball four years in a row, and the Cincinnati Reds intend to be in the mix with former Dodger star Yasiel Puig now hitting behind Joey Votto. There’s a numerical oddity when you look back on more than 120 years of Cardinals history. The franchise has reached a World Series in a year that ends with every digit except 9. For this to change in 2019, a proud franchise must find strength from foundation to superstructure.

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Pig Out

“Some pig!”

By Chris Davis

Personalities on the Plate author Barbara J. King isn’t out to convert the planet to veganism. “As an anthropologist, I know that love of food is deeply rooted in cultural and family traditions as well as in sensory pleasures,” she says, acknowledging Memphis’ rich history as a barbecue capital. But most pork products come from factory farms where, according to King, “the very thinking and feeling abilities of pigs make their suffering especially acute.” King’s an anthropology professor at the College of William and Mary, but she’s visiting Rhodes on Thursday, March 21st, to deliver a lecture based on her premise, “that it’s a good thing for each one of us to inform ourselves about who we eat, about what their lives are like. “Pigs are widely understood to be smart mammals,” she says, calling out porcine celebrities like Canadian Facebook star, Esther the Wonder Pig. They are good at acing cognition tests, problem-solving using mirrors, reacting intelligently to our symbols, and beating young kids in computer-based games.” All of that is based on a human standard, however, and King prefers to look at pigs on their own terms. “They’re fun-loving,” she adds. “Intensely loyal, express a wide range of emotions from joy to sadness in their daily lives.” To many people, they are also a delicious dietary staple. “Yet I think we can take heart,” King concludes. “More and more, people are waking up to the urgent ethical issues surrounding the cost of meat and dairy consumption not only for other animals but for our whole planet. In this regard, it’s a very exciting time.” PERSONALITIES ON THE PLATE, A COMMUNITIES IN CONVERSATION LECTURE BY BARBARA J. KING AT BLOUNT AUDITORIUM, RHODES COLLEGE, THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST, 6 P.M. FREE.

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Too Heavy for Your Pockets Hattiloo Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $30 A gifted young man gives up his college scholarship to work for the civil rights movement.

Speakeasy Gala The Great Hall and Conference Center (1900 S. Germantown), 6:30 p.m., $90 A benefit for the Memphis School for the Deaf with food, casino games, and dancing.

Weezer and the Pixies FedExForum, 7 p.m., $22-$147 Indie power rock from these gen X darlings. Whiskey Warmer Overton Square, 6-9 p.m., $39 Learn all about your favorite whiskeys during this event benefiting Volunteer Memphis.

Ballet 5:8 Halloran Centre, 7 p.m., $30 A performance of Compass by this Chicago troupe. This dance navigates cultural tensions with compassion.

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Booksigning by Forlanda Anderson Barnes & Noble Wolfchase, 11 a.m. Anderson signs her books, Bully Me Not: India’s First Day of School and Empowering Women Through the Storm: The Trials and Tribulations of Life. Bret Michaels Graceland Soundstage, 8 p.m., $60 This rocker kicks off the new Graceland Live series.

We Roam Memphis Gallery 430, 4-10 p.m. An open-to-the-public photo shoot, with backdrops and everything. Trap Drank Paint 901 Minglewood Hall, 6-8 p.m., $25 Featuring art lessons and dranks.

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The wives tell their story.

The Women “Their stories are always a chapter in some larger story,” Emily Yellin says, in reference to the wives of the Memphis sanitation workers who went on strike in 1968 carrying those now-iconic signs reading, “I am a man.” “It’s a chapter in the Martin Luther King story, or the Memphis story, or the civil rights story,” she says “But the way I approached it, the sanitation strike and King assassination are chapters in the story of their lives.” Adding to her credits as author, reporter, and documentarian, Yellin produced and developed “1,300 Men” — a video series about the sanitation workers strike, hosted by Theroot.com, where it’s received more than 7 million views. The series advanced work started by Yellin’s mother, an editor for Reader’s Digest, with her father, who started the film and television department at the University of Memphis. Acting on personal concerns that official media wasn’t getting the sanitation strike story right, they collected 150 interviews on audiotape and preserved 25 hours of film shot by Memphis TV stations. Thursday, March 21st, Yellin will moderate a panel discussion for “The Wives of the Sanitation Workers Strike,” an event hosted by the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change on the U of M campus. The event will feature select clips from, “1300 Men,” but was created to showcase the first-hand stories of the women of the Sanitation Workers Strike. “When the men went on strike, so did their wives,” Yellin says. “Some of them were working as domestic workers in white households. Some had jobs working in hospitals or schools. They were often the sole breadwinners during the strike. And the thing about the strike that you have to remember: Nobody knew the outcome. Nobody knew when it was going to be over. So every day of the 65 days of the strike was a day of uncertainty.”

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SUNDAY March 24 David Porter Tribute Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. A tribute to legendary songwriter and producer David Porter by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and featuring Porcelan and Rance Allen. Magic Basement by Jeffrey Day Woodruff-Fontaine House, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., $25 An evening of up-close magic in the basement.

901 Popper Throwdown High Cotton Brewing, noon-6 p.m. Folks compete to make the ideal popper. And that’s not all. There is an eating competition and the anything on a stick cook-off. The Music Girl Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School, 6-8 p.m., $25-$40 Celebrating the women who shook up the music industry.

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Booksigning by Kinyah Bean Novel, 2 p.m. Bean signs and discusses her book, Chillin My Way to Success, which aims to shape young entrepreneurs. SneakFest Liberty Bowl, 1-6 p.m., $15 A sneaker expo for all you sneakerheads before the Memphis Express game.

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t last, all of a sudden, we stumbled into this thing. So it’s going to be interesting, to see how people react to that.” Van Duren is reflecting on the corner his life and performing career have turned since he received a call a couple of years ago from Australia. It was from Wade Jackson, a musician based down under who had only recently discovered Duren’s debut album, Are You Serious?, long since out of print. In 1977, when the record came out, its combination of Beatle-esque songwriting and hard-hitting hooks and harmonies stoked hopes for career-making acclaim. The interest expressed by Andrew Loog Oldham, the Rolling Stones’ original manager, didn’t hurt either. But by then, disco had already nudged Duren’s type of music out of the limelight. While he’s made a decent career in music, it’s been more lowprofile than he once hoped. Cut to the current era, when Jackson’s discovery of the album led him to recruit Greg Carey as the co-director Van Duren of a documentary about Duren. Their final product, titled Waiting: The Van Duren Story, had its world premiere at last year’s Indie Memphis Film Festival, where it won the Hometowner Feature award. Mixing contemporary footage of the filmmakers’ quest to find Duren with archival images that chronicle the making of the album, the film goes a long way in recreating the ’70s milieu of Memphis power pop. “Jody Stephens and I were friends since 1970, before Big Star,” Duren recalls. “John Hampton and I went to high school together. I graduated with his older brother Randy, and the three of us had a band together for years, Malarky. Maybe the best band I’ve ever been in. Those two brothers, man — extremely talented and smart.” Malarky occupied Duren while Big Star’s fortunes rose and fell, after which he played for a time with Stephens and Big Star founder Chris Bell. “Chris was no angel, but I enjoyed the short period of time I got to work with him. It was me and Jody and Chris and Randy Hampton. We called it the Baker Street Regulars. That lasted about 6 months.”

Duren continued to play around Memphis with others, culminating in his move to the New York/Connecticut area to record his debut and tour professionally in the Northeast. But with the musical tides shifting, his record failed to gain traction — a tale, with some twists and turns, detailed in the film. The music has lived on in increasingly rare reissues, and now, thanks to the new documentary, on this year’s Omnivore soundtrack compilation of the same name, which has several of the debut album’s tracks. Like Big Star, the Hot Dogs, and other Memphis bands defying all Southern rock expectations of the time, the songs are pure rock and pop magic. “When Emitt Rhodes’ records came out, the thing about him playing all the instruments, including all the drums, fascinated me. And Todd Rundgren. Huge influence from the first Runt album. This is when I started really trying to figure out how to play piano. As a result, when we get to ’77 and cut the first album, about half the songs are piano-generated songs. So that was my path.”

Ultimately, Duren returned to Memphis and has been a fixture in the region for years, beginning with his band Good Question. “That band went for 17 years,” he recalls. “We did really well in the ’80s for a few years. And we played all the time. That was my re-connection to Memphis.” Now, he and his wife, singer Vicki Loveland, are set to explore wider horizons, as the film begins screening more widely. This Wednesday, it will be shown at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, and at London’s Soundscreen Festival on Friday. Soon after, a series of screenings in Australia will fuel some live shows there. “There’s quite a buzz in Australia. Several people have asked me, ‘Are you worried about playing these songs from 40 years ago?’, and I say, ‘Well, the truth is, I’ve been playing these songs all this time, but nobody’s been listening.’ That’s the only difference!”

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Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Thursdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Karaoke Thursdays, TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Mandi Thomas Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; The 901 Heavy Hitters Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Flyin’ Ryan Fridays, Saturdays, 2:30 a.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

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The Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

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Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.

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Lunch on Beale with Chris Gales Wednesdays-Sundays, noon-4 p.m.; Eric Hughes solo/ acoustic Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

The King Beez Thursdays, 5 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m. 341-345 BEALE 577-1089

Queen Ann and the Memphis Blues Masters Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Blues City Cafe 138 BEALE 526-3637

King’s Palace Cafe 162 BEALE 521-1851

David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

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Sonny Mack Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m.midnight and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy Wednesdays, Fridays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Baunie and Soul Sundays, 7 p.m.-midnight.

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Belle Tavern

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Rum Boogie Cafe Blues Hall 182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Blues Masters Mondays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.midnight; Free Verse Friday, March 22, 8 p.m.-midnight and Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.midnight; Cowboy Neil Band Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Delta Project Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Vince Johnson and the Plantation Allstars Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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Dueling Pianos Thursdays, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-3 a.m., and Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Earnestine & Hazel’s 531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Rum Boogie Cafe Eric Hughes Band Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.; Pam & Terry Friday, March 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Debbie Jamison Band Friday, March 22, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. and Saturday, March 23, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Memphis Blues Masters Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Vince Johnson and Plantation Allstars Mondays, Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.

Someday Now Friday, March 22, 9 p.m.; Blackwater Trio Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.; Bobbie Stacks and Friends Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

The Rusty Pieces Sunday, March 24, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Blind Bear Speakeasy 119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.; The Rusty Pieces Saturday, March 23, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Brass Door Irish Pub 152 MADISON 572-1813

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

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130 PEABODY PLACE 523-8536

Songwriters with Roland and Friends Mondays, 7-10 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown 77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Even Odds Sunday, March 24, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

RIVER INN, 50 HARBOR TOWN SQUARE 260-3300

Paulette’s Live Pianist Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and Mondays-Wednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

Regina’s 60 N. MAIN

Richard Wilson Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Open Mic Night Saturdays, 4-7 p.m.

Dirty Crow Inn

303 S. MAIN 523-0020

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Tony Manard and Friends Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m.;

Turnstyles Friday, March 22, 8 p.m.; Jack Rowell Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.

Sunrise 670 JEFFERSON

Ghost Town Blues Band Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Andrew Cabigao Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

203 S. MAIN 525-3000

123 S. MAIN AT PEABODY TROLLEY STOP 525-3655

Eight.O Band Saturday, March 23, 7-10 p.m.

The Vault

The Orpheum

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Center for Southern Folklore

Sleep Out Louie’s 150 PEABODY PL SUITE 111 ENTRANCE ON, S 2ND ST

The Rusty Pieces Friday, March 22, 6-9 p.m.

Hozier Tuesday, March 26, 8 p.m.

A Tribute to David Porter Saturday, March 23, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Amber Rae Dunn Hosts: Earnestine & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

Live Music Fridays; Carma Karaoke with Carla Worth Saturdays, 9-11 p.m.

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The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

Rumba Room Salsa Night Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m.

B-Side 1555 MADISON AVE

Ben Abney & the Hurts w/ Cotton Clifton & the Pickers Saturday, March 23, 7-9 p.m.

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Justin and the Cosmics with Creamer and Pat Sansone Friday, March 22; Marcella and Her Lovers Saturday, March 23; Louise Page and Brian Walker Sunday, March 24, 8 p.m.; Mary Gagz and Her Gaggle of Drags Monday, March 25; Mo Boogie Tuesday, March 26; Some Sons of Mudboy Wednesday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.

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Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

Sunday Brunch with Joyce Cobb Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Canvas 1737 MADISON 443-5232

The Bailsmen Sunday, March 24, 9-11 p.m.; Kyle Pruzina Live Mondays, 10 p.m.-midnight.

Palladio Garden

2119 MADISON 207-5097

2231 CENTRAL

David Kurtz Thursday, March 21, 6 p.m.; Brandon Santini Thursday, March 21, 9 p.m.; The Dantones Friday, March 22, 10 p.m.; Almost Famous Saturday, March 23, 10 p.m.; Swingtime Explosion Sunday, March 24, 3 p.m.; Edwin McCain Sunday, March 24, 8 p.m.; The Faculty Tuesday, March 26, 7 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle & New Orleans Wednesday, March 27, 5:30 p.m.

Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music

Christian & Vera Stanfield Saturday, March 23, 1-3 p.m.; Rodney Nash Saturday, March 23, 4-6 p.m.

2019 Mid-South Flute Festival Friday, March 22, 4-9 p.m. and Saturday, March 23, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

P&H Cafe

East Memphis

1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rockstar Karaoke Fridays; Gentleman of Lebowski Obscura: A Gothic Affair Saturday, March 23; Open Mic Music Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight; Ellisa Sun with Fall of Rome Wednesday,

3775 CENTRAL AVENUE

East of Wangs 6069 PARK 763-0676

Lee Gardner Fridays, 6:30-9 p.m.; Eddie Harrison Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.

22, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Memphis Connectors Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.; Flashback Sunday, March 24, 3-6 p.m.; Mo Boogie Sunday, March 24, 7-11 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Owen Brennan’s THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

Lannie McMillan Jazz Trio Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Bartlett Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center 3663 APPLING 385-6440

Bartlett Community Concert Band Friday, March 22, 7 p.m.; The Russian String Orchestra Sunday, March 24, 2:30 p.m.

Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

The No Hit Wonders Friday, March 22, 9 p.m.; Mo Boogie Saturday, March 23, 9 p.m.; The Amber McCain Band Sunday, March 24, 5:30 p.m.; Jay Jones Wednesday, March 27, 8 p.m.

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

The Cove

Shelby Forest General Store

2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & Neptune’s Army with Deb Swiney Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Blackwater Trio Friday, March 22, 9 p.m.; Madison Blue Saturday, March 23, 9 p.m.; David Collins Frog Squad Sunday, March 24, 6 p.m.; Richard Wilson Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.; Ben Minden-Birkenmaier Wednesdays, 6 p.m. and Wednesday, March 27, 6 p.m.

7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Tony Butler and the Shelby Forest Pioneers Fridays, 6-8 p.m.; Possum Drifters Saturday, March 23, 12-3 p.m.; Barry Bianchi Sunday, March 24, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Collierville Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

Folk All Y’all Listening Room at Studio688

Brad Birkedahl Band Sunday, March 24, 8-11:30 p.m.

688 S. COX ST 9016266763

Cordova

An Evening with Erin Rae Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.

Delta Blues Winery

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

6585 STEWART

Gary Abbott Sunday, March 24, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

1350 CONCOURSE AVE., SUITE 280 507-8030

Frayser/Millington

Makaya McCraven Thursday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.

Huey’s Millington

Growlers

8570 US 51 N.

Carson & Brewer Sunday, March 24, 6-9 p.m.

1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Robert Jon & the Wreck with Brother Levee Thursday, March 21, 8 p.m.; Douchifer with 1000 Lights Friday, March 22, 9 p.m.; 34 storms, OddRod, three G, lil Al & G Rueb Saturday, March 23, 9 p.m.; Skatenigs with Negro Terror, Guaranteed Wax, Lipstick Stains Monday, March 25, 7 p.m.; Daikaiju Tuesday, March 26, 8 p.m.; Crockett Hall Tuesdays with the Midtown Rhythm Section Tuesdays, 9 p.m.; Raelyn Nelson Band and A.M. Whiskey with Wagoneer & Grant Carr Wednesday, March 27, 7 p.m.

Hi-Tone 412-414 N. CLEVELAND 278-TONE

The Damn Randy’s, Infinte Power, and A.M. Whiskey Thursday, March 21, 8 p.m.; Big Business, Vanishing Kids, and Namazu Friday, March 22, 9 p.m.; On & Ohn Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m.; Memphis Armored Fight Club Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.; Andrea Gibson with Ashlee Haze Sunday, March 24, 7 p.m.; Memphis Songwriter Showcase Monday, March 25, 7 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

The Chaulkies Sunday, March 24, 4-7 p.m.; The Chaulkies, featuring Art Edmaiston Sunday, March 24, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Germantown Germantown Performing Arts Center 1801 EXETER 751-7500

Jazz in the Box: Anthony Wilson Friday, March 22, 7-8 and 8:30-9:30 p.m.

Midtown Crossing Grill 394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

Natalie James and the Professor Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; “The Happening” Open Songwriter Showcase Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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Railgarten 2160 CENTRAL

Memphis Showboats Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.

Minglewood Hall 1555 MADISON 312-6058

William Clark Green Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m.; Bone ThugsN-Harmony Friday, March 22, 8 p.m.; Scott H. Biram & the Goddamn Gallows Wednesday, March 27, 7 p.m.

Murphy’s 1589 MADISON 726-4193

The Fast Mothers! Saturday, March 23, 10 p.m.

North Mississippi/ Tunica Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House Larry Cunningham ThursdaysSaturdays; Aislynn Rappe Sundays; Keith Kimbrough Mondays-Wednesdays.

Whitehaven/ Airport

Huey’s Poplar

Graceland Soundstage

4872 POPLAR 682-7729

University of Memphis The Bluff 535 S. HIGHLAND

DJ Ben Murray Thursdays, 10 p.m.; Pearl Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.; Bluegrass Brunch with the River Bluff Clan Sundays, 11 a.m.

Newby’s 539 HIGHLAND

MUID Residency Fourth Tuesday of every month, 8-10 p.m.

BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove

551 S. MENDENHALL 762-8200

3717 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD

Bear Spray featuring Mark Edgar Stuart Sunday, March 24, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Bret Michaels Saturday, March 23, 7-10 p.m.

Mortimer’s

3855 ELVIS PRESLEY 398-6528

590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Van Duren Solo Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Poplar/I-240 Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

Brian Johnson Friday, March

Rock-n-Roll Cafe Elvis Tribute featuring Michael Cullipher Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Live Entertainment Mondays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Elvis Gospel Music Show Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m.; Karaoke hosted by DJ Maddy Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

6285 SNOWDEN, SOUTHAVEN, MS (662) 892-2660

Steve Miller Band Sunday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.

Raleigh Stage Stop 2951 CELA 382-1576

Open Mic Night Thursdays, 6 p.m.-midnight; Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas Southland Park 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

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Hope Clayburn and Soul Scrimmage Friday, March 22, 6:30 p.m.

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Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School The Music Girl, musical theater celebrating women who have revolutionized the music industry. (830-9484), www. themusicgirl.org. $25-$40. Sun., March 24, 6-8 p.m.

The Orpheum

Fiddler on the Roof, story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. www.orpheum-memphis.com. $25-$125. Through March 24. 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).

Playhouse on the Square

60 N. PERKINS EXT. (537-1483).

Circuit Playhouse

Madagascar: A Musical Adventure, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip-hop Hippo, and the plotting penguins escape from their home in Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey. (937-6496), www.playhouseonthesquare. org. Saturdays, Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, Fridays, 7 p.m. Through April 7. 51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Hattiloo Theatre

Too Heavy for Your Pockets, when 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a college scholarship to join the Freedom Rider movement, he’ll have to convince his loved ones that shaping his country’s future might be worth jeopardizing his own. www.hattiloo.org. March 22-April 14. 37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Significant Other, romantic Jordan is single, and finding Mr. Right is easier said than done. So, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close-knit girlfriends. But as singles’ nights turn into bachelorette parties, Jordan finds that supporting the ones you love can be as impossible as finding love itself. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. Through March 24. Madagascar: A Musical Adventure’s Jungle Brunch Experience, watch cartoons and enjoy a catered brunch buffet with Alex the Lion, Melman the Giraffe, and the rest of the Madagascar gang. After the brunch, get special seating in the Circuit Playhouse Auditorium for the Sunday matinee performance. (726-4656), www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $40-$50. Sun., March 24, 12:30 p.m. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

“Barrier Free” by Yancy Villa-Calvo at Christian Brothers University, March 25th-29th Theatre Memphis

1776, the nation is ready to declare independence … if only the founding fathers can agree. www.theatrememphis.org. $35. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Through March 31. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).

Universal Parenting Place

PlayBack Memphis, bringing

stories to life in a safe space to unlock healing, transformation, and joy. Families welcome. (207-3694), Free. Third Thursday of every month, 4:30-6 p.m.

Banality: Post-Painterly Art of Dilettantism,” exhibition of new work by Steven Heard in the lobby gallery. (751-7500), www. gpacweb.com. Fri., March 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE, 990 COLLEGE PARK.

1801 EXETER (751-7500).

A R T I ST R E C E PT I O N S

Opening Reception for “Between the Lines,” exhibition of works by Tom Nicolson, Tawny Skye, Heather Wetzler, and

Germantown Performing Arts Center Opening Reception for “Parsing

Marshall Arts Gallery

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Marcus Menefee. (500-7001), Thurs., March 21, 5-7 p.m. 639 MARSHALL (679-6837).

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Japanese food trucks will be on site with tasty treats for a picnic in the Japanese Garden. Free with admission. Sat., March 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100), WWW.MEMPHISBOTANICGARDEN.COM.

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Live art photography event with a photo shoot and music. Sat., March 23, 4-10 p.m. 430 GALLERY, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

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The fair’s four-day program includes live performances, panel discussions, experimental works, and food and drink from some of Memphis’ best restaurateurs and mixologists. March 21-24.

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“Parsing Banality: Post-Painterly Art of Dilettantism,” exhibition of new work by Steven Heard in the lobby gallery. (751-7500), www.gpacweb.com. Through March 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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“For Art’s Sake: 2 for the Show at ’KNO,” exhibition of works by Don Meyers and David Tankersley. www. wkno.org/gallery1091.html. Through March 29. WKNO STUDIO, 7151 CHERRY FARMS (458-2521).

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or more than 40 years, Bob Levey wrote for The Washington Post as a reporter and columnist, a robust career at one of the country’s top newspapers (including being in the middle of the glory days of Woodward and Bernstein). When he took a buyout in 2004 at age 58, he made forays into running nonprofits and teaching. From 2006 to 2009, he held the Hardin Chair of Excellence at the University of Memphis in the Journalism Department, so he knows this town fairly well, having talked to civic clubs about journalism and what was going on at U of M. But still, there was that itch: Levey wanted to write a novel. “Writers write,” he says. “And this book was in me, looking for a way to get out.” Doing what smart authors do, he wrote about what he knew. “My career in journalism possessed me to write it,” he says. “I’d been thinking about the news business, about politics. I do my best work in the shower, and there I was in the shower and I said why don’t you write a book? And I said, Okay. And by the time I got down to my toenails, I had fleshed out what I wanted to say.” Larry Felder, Candidate’s plot follows award-winning journalist Larry Felder who, at 56, has achieved much in the field. But he also wants to be in Congress. He abandons his secure career and jumps into his district’s race where, because of his fame and reputation, he enjoys a comfortable lead over his closest primary opponent. Naturally, complications ensue. The book is something of a civics lesson in the electoral process as well as a celebration of classic print journalism, the kind with aggressive investigative reporting and snark in the newsroom. The sort of newspapering that, sadly, exists more in history than in the present. “I love local news,” he says. “In many ways, local news is more accurate if you want to know what’s really going on in the world.” But the decline of the local press is painful for Levey. “It’s a disaster,” he says. “Some big newspapers are being rescued by the likes of Jeff Bezos and Carlos Slim, the Mexican financier. But local news coverage is

disappearing because it doesn’t fit with some overarching marketing plan or with where they think their circulation base is going to be, and that’s terrible because nobody’s going to pick up the slack for that, unless it’s a couple of 400-pound bloggers sitting in a bathtub somewhere, and that’s not good enough.” Of course there’s the World Wide Web, making information available instantly throughout most of the world. But Levey’s not sanguine about it. “The internet cannot do what good local newspaper coverage can do,” he says. “It hasn’t been monetized or it hasn’t been set up to try to do that.” Levey went to work at the Washington Post as a general assignment reporter in the Metro section in 1967. Legendary editor Ben Bradlee hired him and to this day, Levey salutes him for what he taught and for standing by his reporters. And if you want a sense of what Bradlee was like, Levey suggests the 1976 film All the President’s Men. It famously stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, but the late Jason Robards took the role of Bradlee and, Levey says, nailed it. “I’ve never seen an actor inhabit a character the way he did in Bob that film,” Levey says. Levey “I knew Bradlee for decades, and Robards got him cold — the voice, the intonations, the body language, the way he curls his mouth, the way he puts his right foot up on the edge of the desk in the newsroom when he’s talking to you. It’s just perfect.” The film’s producers recreated the newsroom in California, and they wanted it authentic, right down to the trash. “So for weeks, we put our garbage into big cardboard barrels that were shipped to California and strewn around the mock newsroom. The closest I’m ever going to get into Hollywood stardom is seeing some of my Styrofoam coffee cups in the movie. Authentic trash is my middle name.” Levey will sign copies of his novel Larry Felder, Candidate and discuss his time at The Post, Watergate, writing, and the current state of journalism on March 22nd from 4 to 6 p.m. in Spain Auditorium in Buckman Hall on the campus of Christian Brothers University, 650 East Parkway South. The event is free and open to the public.

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sprawling festival with alcohol and pasta. Speaking of risk-taking, Patrick’s contains some items of flair that 100 percent open it up to much-deserved criticism. It’s a Memphis bar, but they’ve managed to somehow stuff a handful of Kansas Jayhawks items into the bar area, which is a move bold enough to a) showcase a huge pair of balls and b) drive away some of the more loyal Tigers fans among us. How has the Kansas memorabilia survived these past few seasons? Is it bolted down? How many drunk dudes have tried to liberate that stuff from the bar and feed it to the dumpster out back? People never cease to surprise me. Sadly, the bartender couldn’t offer any explanation (or the tearful apology I was hoping for). When my friend went to the restroom, a man sitting nearby told me that he had been coming to Patrick’s for 40 years, which I find curious as it is not that old, but maybe that’s the testament to how heavy the drinks are poured. The right

amount of whiskey would make math hard for anyone. He also couldn’t tell me the origin of the Kansas gear; he simply shrugged and said that maybe it’s because the Tigers’ colors are blue, too. Someone come and get your uncle! Patrick’s might seem, at first, to be a bar without much identity owing to its desire to try to cater to everybody, but a look around the place will clear that up. If it appears that it tries to cater to everybody, it’s because it does and it works. A group of college-age dudes was seated out on the patio getting out-drunk by a spirited group of octogenarians. A young couple sipped whiskey sours (if that isn’t a throwback drink, I don’t know what is) at the bar. A toddler tried to hold the door open for me. People of all ages converged upon Patrick’s to enjoy what I hope is the start of another glorious Memphis patio season. The good news is that not only are we all welcome, there’s plenty of room to squeeze a few more regulars in there.

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THE LAST WORD by Maya Smith

Walk Smart, Drive Smart

THE LAST WORD

One night, not too long ago, I was merging onto the interstate near Downtown. I was going a solid 45 miles per hour and out of nowhere a man dashed out in front of me. Okay, he didn’t actually run in front of my car, but it sure looked like he was headed straight into my path. He stopped only after I beeped my horn. I then looked at him with utter confusion, and he looked back at me waving, mouthing an apology. It was by far the closest I’ve come to actually hitting someone. But this isn’t the first time a person has come dangerously close to my moving car. I see so many people, young and old, attempting to make their way across the middle of the city’s streets with the heaviest traffic. I’m talking Poplar, Union, and yes, even Sam Cooper. I see kids no more than 8 years old crossing the street sometimes alone. I see people in wheelchairs (bless their hearts) riding in the street because there is no sidewalk. And the worst is the night walkers in dark clothes who are practically invisible from any distance. I understand folks have to get places, but c’mon. And I know that everyone jaywalks from time to time, but meandering in the middle of the street while looking directly at the oncoming traffic basically daring them to hit you is a whole ’nother ball game. That’s just reckless walking and a little unfair to the folks behind the wheel going the 40-miles-per-hour speed limit who have to dodge pedestrians, in turn risking everyone’s life around. Time out. I hope this doesn’t sound like an angry rant bashing pedestrians. Because it’s not. I realize Memphis is not the most pedestrian-friendly city in some areas (though it’s getting better). People traversing around the city have many hurdles, like broken or missing sidewalks or no crosswalks at crucial crossing points. All I’m saying is walk smartly. On the other hand, Memphis drivers, we can do better. Confession time. I only recently started stopping for pedestrians at non-intersection crosswalks. I know. It’s horrible, right? But in my defense, until the city recently installed a sign saying that the law requires drivers to stop and a crosswalk light on Front Street near the Flyer office, I had no idea that it was mandated by the law to stop. I guess I thought it was optional or just a strong suggestion. But, my ignorance is not an excuse for my negligent driving, and it shouldn’t be for you either. So whether there is a sign reminding you of the law or not, at a crosswalk, if people are waiting to cross, drivers are supposed to yield. In other words, we’re supposed to stop and wait (because I know some Memphis drivers haven’t yet learned that concept). After some of the reckless walking and driving I’ve witnessed, it doesn’t surprise me that one study named Memphis as the country’s 11th-most dangerous city for pedestrians in 2018. The study, Dangerous by Design, was done by the National Complete Street Coalition and Smart Growth America. According to the report, Memphis had 297 pedestrian deaths between 2008 and 2017. What’s more, Memphis’ Pedestrian Danger Index, which measures how deadly it is for people to walk in a certain place, was 184 for that period. That’s a 31 point increase from the number reported in the organizations’ 2016 report. This is a number that should be dropping, not rising. The newest report also states that certain demographic groups are more likely to be hit by a car than others. Two of those groups reflect a large part of the Memphis population: people of color (a little over 70 percent of the Memphis population) and those living in low-income communities (just under 27 percent). A city where people can walk in designated pedestrian areas without the fear of being struck by a careless driver is a progressive city. Progressive cities are not only walkable, but promote walking (and cycling) as a means of transportation, creating the infrastructure to support that. I sometimes hear people whine “Memphis is for cars” or “people don’t walk in Memphis.” But as the city moves into its third century, city leaders are looking to make the city more walkable. That’s a big part of the comprehensive Memphis 3.0 plan. Basically, drivers, just need follow the law and respect pedestrians’ right to cross the street. And it’s on pedestrians to cross the street wisely. We all might as well start practicing now. Maya Smith is a Flyer staff writer.

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