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Wil Ervin
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October 2, 2024
Make it make sense
Wil Ervin writes that a rose-colored distortion of public school performance is a disservice to taxpayers, our communities, and, most importantly, our students.
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Russ Latino
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October 2, 2024
Vance outperformed debate expectations. Does it matter?
Russ Latino offers 5 takeaways from the only vice-presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle.
Opinion
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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.
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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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Russ Latino
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October 21, 2024
Ronald Mc-Donald, the vice president who wasn’t, and the race for the White House
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Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
, David Klepper, Associated Press
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October 21, 2024
White House: Biden ‘deeply concerned’ about release of documents on Israel’s possible attack plans
News
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Frank Corder
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October 21, 2024
Central Supreme Court, Southern Court of Appeals races to watch in Mississippi Nov. 5
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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October 20, 2024
How AI legislation fares globally and in Mississippi
Business
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Frank Corder
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October 16, 2024
Superior Optical Lab expanding in Jackson County
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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October 16, 2024
Business Spotlight: Stacey Kennedy, CEO of Philip Morris International, North America
Culture
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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October 21, 2024
From Starkville to the World Series, former Bulldog Travis Chapman prepares for biggest stage
Culture
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Associated Press
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October 21, 2024
Southern Miss fires Will Hall after 1-6 start in his 4th season; Reed Stringer named interim coach
Culture
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Robert St. John
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October 21, 2024
Mom
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Opinion
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Russ Latino
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October 20, 2024
Tax cuts for billionaires, utter nonsense
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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October 16, 2024
New non-fiction book: October is a busy month for Mississippi author John Grisham
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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October 16, 2024
In defense of those dastardly Europeans
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