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Opinion  |  Lesley Davis  • 
April 23, 2026

He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us

America is not lost. She is still right there, in the stands, wearing a jersey with her favorite Pirates’ name on the back. She is still right there in an outfielder from Mississippi who never forgot how to care for the people right in front of him.
Opinion  |  Kelley Williams  • 
April 23, 2026

An ounce of prevention

Mississippi is currently in a drought. Rains and floods along the Mississippi River will return when it’s over. The Corps can’t stop them, but it could dredge to pass the floods quickly to the Gulf and make floods shorter and lower.