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Opinion  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 22, 2022

State Auditor report shows absent fathers cost taxpayers millions

Report states that Mississippi taxpayers will see an additional $700 million in current, future spending obligations each year due to fatherlessness. The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA) released a report today titled, “Dads Matter: The Taxpayer Cost of Fatherlessness.” The report presents research that shows engaged fathers are critical for a healthy society.…
Opinion  |  Guest Editorial  • 
August 19, 2022

WICKER: Larger Navy Fleet Needed to Prevent War in the Pacific

Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “China’s dramatic military rise has been aimed at dominating the Western Pacific, especially Taiwan,” Wicker writes. Nothing upsets China’s communist leaders like a thriving democracy on their doorstep. Taiwan is a case in point. Located some 100 miles from the Chinese coast, Taiwan is an outpost of freedom in the…