Columns
Mississippi’s “maternity care deserts” abet mom and baby deaths
It’s becoming ever more dangerous to give birth in America, especially for Black women, older women and those…
Columns
GOP lieutenant governor primary offers voters clear choices, distinct differences
NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR – Leaving the historic Neshoba County Fairgrounds headed into the August 8 Mississippi primary elections,…
Columns
State’s economic “momentum” depends upon perspective
Perspective…politicians work hard to sell their perspectives to voters. Sometimes, they find a narrow focus helps. For example,…
Columns
Neshoba County Fair leaders maintain their rules in the heat of fiery political oratory
NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR – In three formal debates and innumerable individual speeches over the ensuing 134-year history of…
Columns
Some Mississippi businesses benefit from socialism
Mississippi is a big winner in federal defense spending according to an article by Lynn Lofton in the…
Columns
Forty-one Neshoba County Fair speeches later, Mississippi’s August primaries loom
This year, 41 political speeches are scheduled over three days. Fair rules offer speaking opportunities for state, district…
Columns
Wealth migration to South skips over Mississippi
“A $100 Billion Wealth Migration Tilts U.S. Economy’s Center of Gravity South,” read the headline on Bloomberg.com. “For…
Columns
America’s Latest Fake Morality Crisis: Mrs. Doubtfire
Watching America’s self-appointed morality police leap from one supposed crisis to another is like watching a frog jumping…
Editorials
PERS deficit undermines politicians’ boasts
Hearing “record surplus” or “best financial shape in history” followed up with proposals for new “tax cuts” from…