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Sid Salter
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June 11, 2025
SNAP cuts in GOP bill will exacerbate state’s rural hunger and “food desert” problems
Columnist Sid Salter says nowhere are food deserts more real and visible than in rural Mississippi, and in those rural areas, none are bleaker than in the Mississippi Delta.
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Russ Latino
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June 10, 2025
State revenue, spending soared even as lawmakers cut taxes
Between 2017 -- the first fiscal year after the 2016 Taxpayer Pay Raise Act cut individual income taxes -- and 2024, general fund revenue collection in Mississippi increased by over $2 billion.
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
The spat between Donald Trump and Elon Musk serves as a reminder that we need serious people to solve serious problems.
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
Columnist Sid Salter remember Robinson, a distinguished veteran of county, state, and district politics in Mississippi, who passed away peacefully at his residence in Hamilton on May 26.
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
Fixing the trend seems next to impossible. But given how damaging it is to society as a whole, there must be at least some sort of collective effort in the same direction.
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Frank Corder
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June 2, 2025
Municipal elections matter. Go vote!
Mayors and city councils/boards of aldermen are where the government rubber meets the road, quite literally.
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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May 28, 2025
Like good moonshine, Bragg’s trilogy of Southern white poverty memoirs ages smoothly
Columnist Sid Salter says few writers have more to share on effective storytelling than does Bragg, who still writes at a high level and can teach it effectively, too.
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Chip Pickering
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May 21, 2025
AI’s full business potential will be stifled by state regulations: Why a federal AI strategy is needed
Chip Pickering says inconsistent regulations give other nations like China a leg up.
Opinion
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Jeff Hale
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May 21, 2025
Where energy innovation meets emergency readiness
State Rep. Jeff Hale says when disaster strikes, Mississippi doesn’t just respond, we lead.
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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May 19, 2025
The boys are not alright
Redeveloping a healthy appreciation for the differences between the sexes and rebuilding male-female relations is deeply important to our continued progress as a people. Failing to do so has broad repercussions in both personal and professional settings.
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Sid Salter
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May 14, 2025
MS Gaming: Legislative standoff over off-premises online sports betting continues
Columnist Sid Salter says Mississippi’s overall gaming revenue has declined each fiscal year since FY22 and is tracking to decline again this year.
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Kelley Williams
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May 12, 2025
Bad energy policy represents risk to ratepayers
Could much celebrated data centers become a raw deal for electricity ratepayers? Kelley Williams opines that government policies have destabilized and made electricity more expensive for residents.
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Frank Corder
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August 21, 2025
Mississippi agriculture, energy officials support USDA’s rollback of solar subsidies on prime farmland
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 21, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Education makes two stops in Oxford
News
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Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
, Michael Sisak, Associated Press
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August 21, 2025
Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
Culture
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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August 21, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Tom’s Fried Pies
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 21, 2025
A throne forever
Culture
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Robbie Faulk, Associated Press
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi State working to bounce back from rough first season under Jeff Lebby
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 20, 2025
Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy
Opinion
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Philip Wegmann
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August 19, 2025
Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
Opinion
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Josh Appel
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August 18, 2025
C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness
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