David Waters

Institute for Public Service Reporting, University of Memphis. Former newspaper columnist and editor. Yankee by birth. Southern by the grace of God.

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The Commercial Appeal has left the building. https://t.co/J6DZgBK2ob via @memphisnews

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K-2 reading teachers are maestros. Public education reformers should watch, listen and learn. https://t.co/h4vxR7Tg2g

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The reading gap in Memphis is as deep and wide and potentially dangerous as the Mississippi River in spring. Part I of my series. https://t.co/yTK9d8vpva

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My new gig. #IPSRUM https://t.co/1EszAsRM78

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A farewell column from the last copy clerk | Waters https://t.co/abLZsDNfQH via @memphisnews

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After spending an hour at Winridge Elementary in Memphis, Anti-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson asked, 'Is this a public school?' He probably thought Anti-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos already had abolished public schools. #tweetitorial #grandorwellianparty

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New historical marker to tell truth of Nathan Bedford Forrest, slave trade in Memphis https://t.co/wJQ2POM0Ke via @memphisnews

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Bill Powell: Shelby County's jail system should serve justice, not convenience https://t.co/s2YV4Hu87m via @memphisnews

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MLK book author Michael Honey: MLK's '68 struggle for economic justice still marching on https://t.co/XtENsHIcat via @memphisnews

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Take an MLK50 moment to remember Echol Cole and Robert Walker https://t.co/Je9Zrm7Jil via @memphisnews

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Closing of Jubilee Schools in Memphis a blow to city, church, children https://t.co/zYrcLJssTT via @memphisnews

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MLK50 and our 'universe of obligation' in Memphis https://t.co/6MvPcXkW1q via @memphisnews

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Congress, time to help 'Dreamers' is now https://t.co/FbluqyKNb0 via @memphisnews

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Memphis didn't make the cut. Amazon Chooses 20 Locations as Finalists for New Headquarters https://t.co/djyjC5rT9l

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Alice Faye Duncan: Memphis, Martin and me https://t.co/FZz56TnMgZ via @memphisnews

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Retired Lt. Gen. says Tennessee should exclude mentally ill combat vets from death penalty https://t.co/U936pNwKHe via @memphisnews

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CA's 2017 Person of the Year: the Memphis Citizen Activist https://t.co/Jbyy3J4K7n via @memphisnews

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Editorial: Memphis right to take down Confederate statues that are racist symbols https://t.co/YvAtC0q3jc via @memphisnews

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Zach Wamp: Bipartisan political reform possible, if the people want it https://t.co/Qjnu0LgXwC via @memphisnews

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Who should be The Commercial Appeal's 2017 People of the Year? https://t.co/YOHzNdrfF3 via @memphisnews