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Opinion: Bradley Lum brings new blood to prison reform

By Wyatt Emmerich - Publisher, Northside Sun, 1,713 Reads

After hearing Bradley Lum speak to our Rotary Club, I was so pumped.
I could see a path to reforming our prison system in Mississippi, something we desperately need to achieve if our state is to move forward.

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Opinion: Thirty percent of excess deaths not Covid caused

By Wyatt Emmerich, 2,634 Reads

From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow.

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HOF voter, thy name is coward

By Kelley Williams Jr., 11,356 Reads

The Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2021 inductees (or lack thereof) this past Tuesday, and for the first time since 1960 no one was elected by the writers or the veterans committee. That’s 60 years! And implies that the candidates were either weak or borderline.

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Opinion: Debtors’ prisons alive and well in Mississippi

By Wyatt Emmerich, 8,379 Reads

There is increasing political movement toward introducing less punishment and more rehabilitation into the Mississippi criminal justice system.

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The Wrong Lens

By Kelley Williams Jr., 9,075 Reads

OPINION: Much has been written about the extraordinary events of the last year, most often from a political point of view. While that may provide some entertainment value for those who view the world through a political lens of “our team” vs “their team,” it’s not particularly instructive.

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SALTER: Judicial ruling on voter initiative will impact Medicaid expansion, voting change efforts

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 300 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

The Mississippi Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case that not only decides the fate of a voter initiative authorizing a medical marijuana program in Mississippi but may well decide the future of the state’s entire voter initiative process.

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GANUCHEAU: Gov. Tate Reeves buries critical COVID-19 message while pandering

By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 1,108 Reads

Below is a political opinion column by Adam Ganucheau:

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are again beginning to trend upward in Mississippi, health experts are doing everything they can to spread a message: get the vaccine.

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Opinion: An ill wind

By Kelley Williams, 492 Reads

It’s an ill wind that blows no good. This ancient saying still holds. The Wall Street Journal reported savvy investors profited from the blast of Arctic air that caused the devastating Texas Valentine’s Day freeze. They bet more wind power had made the Texas electric grid less reliable.

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OP-ED: Wicker Urges Greater Military Investment

By Senator Roger Wicker, 1,960 Reads

Below is a political opinion column by Senator Roger Wicker:

Biden Defense Plan Would Cede Ground to China, Russia

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Judges in box on medical marijuana

By Tim Kalich, 17,662 Reads

If Mississippi did not elect its Supreme Court judges, you could more confidently predict what they will decide about the lawsuit challenging the voters’ decision last year to legalize medical marijuana.

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