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For decades, ideas hatched in the seminar rooms of 1960s France have been quietly percolating through American institutions. The result is a moral and intellectual climate in which a generation of young Americans has been taught to see themselves not as free individuals in charge of their own destinies, but as positions in a hierarchy of victimhood, defined by race or sex.
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Two plus months into the war with Iran and the fog of war is becoming the fog of peacemaking. What was a shoot-out has become a stand-off. The key terrain feature remains the Strait of Hormuz. It is the key to this conflict in much the same way that Vicksburg was to the Civil War. The double blockade of the Strait is creating a siege atmosphere and mindset. Daniel Yergin, the great energy scholar and scribe, calls this the biggest energy disruption in history. Resolving this grand disruption will not be easy or quick.
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One morning this week, I rode the elevator up to my desk with a well-dressed young Black woman who had kindly keyed open the building door for me – in these days when odd folks are taking pot shots at the President, we have decent security.
She smiled and asked if I had enjoyed my day off on Confederate Memorial Day? Her expression betrayed no irony, just genuine goodwill. I was mortified. “I can’t believe they still call it that!” I responded, telling her I was ashamed to live in a state where that was still the case.
By Linda Berry on
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Civil discourse? What? Let’s talk about controversies – the Iran war, immigration, the farm bill, spying on Americans, etc. Those are more dynamic and timely topics, right?
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Hoist on your own petard — an unpleasant surprise. A bomb that goes off in your hand. A screen pass that turns into a pick six. A developer's fantasy that puts Entergy in a bind of its own making.
On March 2, 2026, a Ridgeland developer filed a Rule 24 petition with the Mississippi Public Service Commission. Docket 2026-AD-10. He wants a declaration that a 350-megawatt gas-fired power plant plus an AI data center plus a semiconductor fab complex is exempt from PSC regulation under the landlord-tenant exception in Mississippi Code §77-3-3(d)(iv).
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Stamp Out Hunger drive this Saturday across Mississippi
Each year, letter carriers in Mississippi and across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries.
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Excellence in teaching, advising honored with prestigious MSU faculty, staff awards
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Exceptional faculty and staff are being honored at Mississippi State with annual awards for outstanding teaching, mentoring and advising.
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Polka Dot Plants are a
fun addition to gardens
By Eddie Smith
MSU Extension Service
There are some plants that make you smile the moment you see them, and Polka Dot Plants are at the top of that list for me.
The name sounds like simply a description, but that is the actual name of these plants that have a playful, almost whimsical quality. They look like someone took a paintbrush and flicked color across each leaf.
Although small, these plants feel right at home in a Southern garden where bold color and personality are always welcome.
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Mississippi State fine art seniors to showcase work in senior exhibit
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Art by 10 Mississippi State fine art seniors will be on display next week featuring a compilation of illustrations, ceramics, multimedia pieces, sculptures and more. The exhibition opens with an artists’ reception May 10, 2-4 p.m., and will be viewable in both Old Main Art Galleries through May 17.
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May 4 Sideline View
In 1955, there was a new upstart magazine named Sports Illustrated that had only been around for about nine months. The floundering magazine, in hopes of gaining a foothold into American sports culture, asked Mississippi native and renowned writer William Faulkner to cover the Kentucky Derby for their upcoming issue. It would be the first time that SI would cover the great American horse race.
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Former Weir official sentenced in child exploitation case
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A former interim mayor and longtime alderman of Weir has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a felony child exploitation charge in Choctaw County Circuit Court.
Seabern “Doug” Atkinson, 73, entered a guilty plea in the case of State of Mississippi v. Atkinson according to court records.
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National Day of Prayer gatherings set for May 7
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The Attala Ministerial Alliance will host the annual National Day of Prayer gathering on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at WalMart with a separate event set for West, inviting residents to join in a brief time of community prayer and reflection.
The event is scheduled from 12:20 to 12:40 p.m. in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter in Kosciusko. Organizers say the gathering will focus on prayer and intercession for the city, state and nation.
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Kosciusko aldermen approve proclamations, projects during April 21 meeting
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The Kosciusko Board of Aldermen approved a series of proclamations, infrastructure projects and travel requests during its April 21 meeting, highlighted by community-focused initiatives tied to the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary.
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By Jeanette Jackson McDaniel
Some memories from my childhood church at Clear Springs Baptist Church in the Shy community near Coffeeville, Mississippi — about 22 miles from Grenada — still feel as vivid as ever.
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Guest Opinion: Vital journalism is under stress
By Bill Crawford
The Mississippi Press Association, celebrating its 160th anniversary, held a forum highlighting local journalism last week at History Is Lunch in the Two Museums. MPA vice president Peter Imes, publisher of the Commercial Dispatch in Columbus, spoke of the vital role local journalism “plays at the grassroots level in our democracy” as he welcomed the panel.
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Peggy's Ponderings 04-30-2026
By Peggy Sims
Hasn’t the weather been beautiful? Even the rain that we so badly needed was wonderful and refreshing the earth and Me!
We have our little garden planted and it has “jumped up like weeds” with the so needed rain.
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