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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 26, 2020

Titanic oceanographer talks about ocean exploration partnership with USM

Dr. Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the famed sunken ship Titanic, was joined for an interview by Chief Executive Officer and Principal Educational Officer of The University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Rodney D. Bennett.  Ballard’s work was honored by legislators at the Mississippi Capitol on Tuesday. The two discussed a partnership between…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 24, 2020

Would a President Bernie Sanders have any elected friends in Mississippi?

Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada have come and gone, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination. Oddly enough, there does not seem to be a single elected official in Mississippi who has endorsed Sanders at this point. The self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist gained just under 17% of…