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Trump backs Tommy Tuberville in Alabama senate race

By Charlie Dunagin, READ MORE > 2,438 Reads
On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 11:17 AM

With the national media’s focus on first the coronavirus pandemic and now the protests and anarchy in the wake of that incident in Minnesota, little national attention is being given to a U.S.

RIP: Gentle Ben Williams, who broke football color line at Ole Miss and became ‘Colonel Rebel’

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,489 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:49 AM

They called him Gentle Ben. But Jim Carmody, who coached history-making, trail-blazing Ben Williams at both Ole Miss and then the Buffalo Bills, would like to expound on that nickname.

South Delta deserves pumps

By Jeff North, READ MORE > 2,195 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:47 AM

How many times have you heard that the best predictor of the future is the past? Maybe the classic adage “history always repeats itself” aptly describes the phenomenon that we are still experiencing. The Bible describes pestilence, floods, plagues, blights, and many more extreme trials that we as a people will be subjected to.

Distance learning stinks

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 1,233 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:36 AM

Dr. Carey Wright, the state superintendent of education, calls her plan to gear up for continued distance learning in the fall a “life-changing opportunity for the children of Mississippi.”
It’s also an opportunity to blow a whole lot of money.

Liquor store monopoly not safer

By Brett Kittredge, READ MORE > 14 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 11:05 AM

On March 12, the Senate overwhelmingly killed a bill to permit direct shipment of wine in Mississippi. This vote didn’t age well.

Travel industry Takedown

By Ashby Foote, READ MORE > 36 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 11:03 AM

The Coronavirus has clobbered the world economy but for the travel and hospitality industries it has become an existential crisis. The consequences are lingering far too long with no end in sight. Two good examples to examine are the airlines and airports.

Nursing home transparency

By Charlie Smith, READ MORE > 113 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 11:00 AM

Less than 1 percent of the U.S. population lives in nursing homes, yet the AARP reported this week that roughly a quarter of the nation's known coronavirus deaths have come from residents and staff at long-term health care facilities.

Wrong choice for MDOC head

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 212 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 10:59 AM

When Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves inherited a prison system in meltdown, one of the most important decisions he faced was selecting a commissioner to try to turn it around.

The voice of God

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 253 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 10:55 AM

Thou shall not stand closer than six feet. Thou shall not show thy face. Thou shall not shake hands. Thou shall not gather in groups larger than 10. Thou shall not go to school. Nor church. Thou shall flatten the curve. Thou shall fear the resurgence. Thou shall bow down to graven models.

The impossible dream

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 312 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 10:42 AM

I support the appointment of Burl Cain as the new head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
I know Cain comes with some baggage. For details, you can read the column on the opposite page written by Tim Kalich, my 35-year colleague.

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