Editorials
OUR VIEW: Confronting the homeless among us
A woman stopped by our office the other day to show us a photo of a homeless person ... Read more
Archive for poverty – Page 2
Lifestyles
BOOK REVIEW: Take the road less traveled … and take this book with you
You don’t have to like it. That’s the way it is with parental decisions. You may not agree ... Read more
Local News
Pop-up shop Saturday in Meridian supports people in need
The group Rise Above Poverty is holding a pop-up shop Saturday in Meridian to benefit people in need. Rise Above ... Read more
Columns
SID SALTER: Christmas’ bounty belies hard realities of poverty, hunger in Mississippi
STARKVILLE – Perhaps if I were a preacher, which I’m decidedly not, and I offered a sermon, which ... Read more
Columns
BILL CRAWFORD: Is government the problem or part of answer to rural poverty?
“Rural poverty skyrockets as jobs move away,” read a headline on TheHill.com. “The number of rural Americans ... Read more
Local News
RAP works against poverty in Meridian; pop-up boutique planned for Friday
An organization that aims to help families in poverty rise above their financial situations is hosting a pop-up boutique ... Read more
Local News
Local agencies learn to build bridges out of poverty
When she was younger, Becky Smith thought she would use her doctorate in economics to help write national public policy ... Read more
Columns
WALTER WILLIAMS: Welfare state’s legacy perpetuates poverty
That the problems of today’s black Americans are a result of a legacy of slavery, racial discrimination ... Read more
Columns
WALTER WILLIAMS: Liberals in a tizzy over statues
Many blacks and their white liberal allies demand the removal of statues of Confederate generals and the Confederate ... Read more
Uncategorized
Christians are more than twice as likely to blame a person’s poverty on lack of effort
Which is generally more often to blame if a person is poor: lack of effort on their own ... Read more