Calkins: Mayor Young has a request for Memphians: Don’t leave.
“I’m asking you, the residents in Memphis, to stay in Memphis,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said. “I want you to lean in and I want you to help us continue the work of making our city a better city. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Mayor Paul Young had a direct request for Memphis Tuesday: Don’t leave. Here’s why he made the request. And why it made a lot of sense.
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