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Sid Salter
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October 2, 2024
Serving in all three government branches, Pittman changed as Mississippi changed
Columnist Sid Salter says Edwin Lloyd Pittman was clearly one of the most successful Democratic politicians in the latter half of the 20th century in Mississippi.
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Kelley Williams
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September 30, 2024
Cut to the chase
Kelley Williams writes that the Corps of Engineers makes floods worse for some and better for others.
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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September 29, 2024
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra undaunted by challenges
From the closing of Thalia Mara Hall to a search for a new executive director, Columnist Bill Crawford says the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra is still going strong.
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Philip Wegmann
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September 27, 2024
Progressives believe they have Harris ear as she moderates rhetoric
Philip Wegmann writes that the strategy Vice President Harris' team is following closely mirrors the approach prepared by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee before she accepted the nomination.
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Sid Salter
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September 25, 2024
Some 32 years after students’ murders, Manning’s Death Row sojourn may be ending
Chief Justice Randolph recently wrote in a majority opinion from the Mississippi Supreme Court that Manning “has had more than a full measure of justice" but the victims and their families have not.
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Ashby Foote
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September 24, 2024
Book Review: “The Coming Wave” by Mustafa Suleman
Ashby Foote calls the book a useful primer that makes the bull case for AI and provides good historical context.
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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September 24, 2024
Tax policy on the table at Speaker’s Summit
Could income tax elimination, a cut to the sales tax charged on groceries, and changes to Mississippi's gas tax all be on the table in 2025?
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Bill Crawford
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September 22, 2024
State revenue winds have shifted
With two more years of personal income tax cuts still to phase in and interest rates and federal funds now falling, the state’s capacity to further cut taxes and avoid future deficits looks doubtful.
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2024
Uncle Earl teaches the trouble with tariffs
Several years ago, I invented “Uncle Earl” as a way to explain how “nerdy economics” translate to the real world. With former President Trump proposing new tariffs and both candidates supporting broad tariff policy, I thought I'd dust him off for a second go.
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Sid Salter
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September 18, 2024
The state’s incarceration rate tops the nation and exceeds most nations on the planet
Columnist Sid Salter says rising crime, the rising perceptions of crime and declining public safety gave birth – nationally and in Mississippi – to legislation that had unintended consequences.
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Susan Crabtree
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September 17, 2024
Second assassination attempt forces new reckoning for Trump, Secret Service
From the information released so far, it appears that the Secret Service reacted far more aggressively and quickly Sunday than it did on July 13 but questions remain.
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Douglas Carswell
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September 11, 2024
Get serious about tax cuts
Douglas Carswell says if Mississippi is going to achieve meaningful tax reform, those considering it need to be less Bernie Sanders, and more Ronald Reagan.
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Frank Corder
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August 6, 2025
Governor Reeves: Voters rejected Medicaid expansion in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primaries
News
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Daniel Tyson
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August 6, 2025
Jackson Mayor relaunches city’s Civil Service Commission
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 6, 2025
PEER report finds promise in changes made to PERS, but obstacles remain
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 5, 2025
Mancuso Chemicals investing $5.52 million in the Magnolia State
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 4, 2025
Cherry elected Mississippi Power chairman, CEO
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
Culture
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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August 6, 2025
The Song Inside Us All: Voices from the 2025 MSA Pines Region Songwriters Festival
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 6, 2025
Bringing out the best in people
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 5, 2025
A Bit of the Sip: Oxford serves up flavor, fun, and philanthropy
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 6, 2025
Will moving Neshoba stump speeches to June in 2026 lessen the fair’s political impact?
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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August 5, 2025
The “no public money to private schools” mantra of school choice opponents is objectively dumb
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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August 3, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s good genes and America’s obsession with victimhood outrage
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