Columns

News overload can strike without warning

One of the rules of thumb when writing personal columns is that you aren’t supposed to begin the ...

Columns

Arts in Mississippi is crucial

By Beth Ann Fennelly As poet laureate of the great state of Mississippi, I wish to speak out against ...

Columns

We marched for several reasons

By Amy McDowell and Jessie Wilkerson The Women’s March made its mark as the biggest one-day mobilization in ...

Columns

As the world whirls in technology

By TJ Ray An interesting poster caught my eye recently. In very nice calligraphy, it said, “Look not ...

Columns

Mississippi legislature again debating early voting, online voter registration

By Sid Salter Mississippi lawmakers are once again debating substantial changes to state elections laws including early voting, ...

Business

Want to travel more in 2017? Use these lesser known travel credit card hacks

By Jackson Ross Do you have a desire to travel more in the coming year, but your budget ...

Columns

Dick Scruggs, Second Chance making a difference in Mississippi

Oxford’s Dick and Zach Scruggs are on a mission to get Mississippi moving. They have a plan that ...

Columns

Strong community journalism is essential

The last 48 hours have been a blessing and a curse as I tended to a son with ...

Columns

Tax shift ahead — exit now!

Lawmakers are in session in Jackson. Local school districts, property owners, superintendents and supervisors beware! The legislature is ...

Columns

Master of managed messages has earned a chance

By Charlie Mitchell Remember this one? Two people are standing on the shore looking at the vast ocean. ...

Columns

Donald Trump says we’re lower than terrorists, rapists and drug dealers, and it hurts

Donald Trump just threw a punch into the gut of American media, calling us all the lowest of ...

Columns

Giving thanks for Oxford Mayor Patterson

Oxford remains a small enough city that if one lands at the Memphis airport without a ride home, ...

Columns

Yesterday’s treasures, today’s trash?

By T.J. Ray What to do? What to do? What to do? With what, you ask. Stuff! That’s ...

Columns

What to expect from Trump presidency

By Ray Garrett This week the presidency of Donald J. Trump begins. Among the millions of citizens who ...

Columns

Heroes and dreaming of man exploring space both dying

Another major historical milestone and a little bit of my childhood faded away this week when astronaut Gene ...

Columns

Mississippi legislator’s bill to reinstate Ole Miss mascot, state flag is an embarrassing waste of resources

In response to House Bill 333, a bill authored by Rep. Steve Hopkins, R-Southaven, seeking to give University ...

Columns

Not missing long bus rides

By Joel McNeese There’s an old saying that “the person whose problems are all behind them is probably ...

Columns

Judicial races: Noble intent defies partisan reality of actual voter behavior

By Sid Salter There is nobility in the idea that Mississippians would want to elect judges on a ...

Columns

Millennials need to own homes

By Tom Purcell Get this: The share of millennials who own a home has fallen to a 30-year ...

Columns

Other states choose sovereignty, but not here in Mississippi

By Charlie Mitchell For decades, Congress has inched onto lawmaking turf that once belonged to states. When it ...

Columns

More than 50 years later, MLK’s speech remains relevant

I took the time recently to really read Martin Luther King Jr’s speech, “I have a dream.” I ...

Columns

To compete, state must move past analog governing in a digital world

As noted in prior writings, I’ve watched the evolution of the digital divide in Mississippi from several unique ...

< Newer|Older >

SportsPlus

  • Friends2Follow

  • Polls

    What is your favorite warm beverage in Winter

    View Results

    Loading ... Loading ...