Opinion

Lincoln’s 1838 warning relevant today

No matter your political alignment, the methods of President Donald Trump’s administration should give you some angst

Community

Open our eyes to the needs around us

  Winnie nestles contentedly beside me in the front room. Thunder rumbles outside my window with a large…

Community

Singing the Blues; the Mississippi Blues

When  my good friend, Sade Turnipseed, educational director at the  B. B. King and Delta Interpretive Center Museum,…

Community

Culinary advocate builds Meridian attraction

Longtime foodie Elizabeth Williams had little more than a vision back in 2019 when she and others at…

Opinion

Decimals aside, the proposed tax compromise hits historically significant tax structures

While the typos in the tax compromise legislation sent from the State Senate to the State House of…

Opinion

New conflictive norms embrace disparagement

Perhaps you have noticed the new conflictive norms being thrust upon us. You know, norms, the standards of…

Columns

Meridian, Mississippi, The Queen City

I have heard “Meridian, Mississippi, The Queen City” my entire life, but why is this little corner of…

Opinion

Anti-Doxxing legislation is vexing in several state legislatures, including Mississippi

In 2019, Mississippi adopted legislation and then-Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law House Bill 1205 – authored by…

Opinion

Legislature wants to add another state agency

The latest effort to reduce the overwhelming number of state agencies, boards and commissions fizzled. So, we’re headed…

Community

In the kitchen with Hubs …

I first noticed something was up when Hubs asked for an Insta-Pot for his birthday. I admit he…