Editorials
Our view: There’s time for just one more dog day of the summer
The dog days of summer “officially” ended Aug. 11, but with every month bringing yet another specially designated ...
Columns
Will state legislative leaders join growing national trend toward property tax limits
STARKVILLE – As Mississippi legislative leaders contemplate additional tax reforms in the coming 2025 regular session of the ...
Columns
Mission Mississippi still relevant and active
Sixty years ago on June 28, 1964, the New York Times front page declared, “MISSISSIPPI: A PROFILE OF ...
Editorials
Our view: Students’ phones need to go
Meridian and Lauderdale County students are two weeks into the new academic year, and already law enforcement and ...
Columns
The next president will face a $35 trillion national debt impacted by both Trump and Biden
STARKVILLE – Six months ago, the gross national debt of the United States exceeded $35 trillion. That total ...
Columns
Value vs. cost of university degrees a Mississippi issue
Is the value of a university degree worth the cost? A major debate is underway across America over ...
Columns
The 2027 governor’s race is shaping up as an echo of the hard-fought 1987 elections
STARKVILLE – The Neshoba County Fair political speaking program last week made plain two facts moving toward the ...
Columns
Olympics provide respite of good cheer
What a rare and special respite. Thank you Olympics! Getting to cheer for American contestants without having to ...
Editorials
Our view: election integrity cannot be political
Masked assailants raiding offices, thousands protesting in the streets, hundreds of arrests and 11 dead. Those are just ...
Columns
Other than state judicial races, it was a light political year under the old Neshoba oaks
NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR – The tin roof of the Founder’s Square reverberated with a lot of political rhetoric ...