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19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
— Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NKJV)
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Speaker Jason White and House Republican education leaders dropped the Education Freedom Act on Wednesday, offering a path to universal school choice.
The kitchen sink. It’s arguably the only thing missing from the Mississippi House of Representatives long awaited school choice proposal. Among the proposals contained in the omnibus bill, HB2, are:
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Heath McBride killed a monster of a deer on December 30 in Holmes County. 12 point with 20 in inside spread.
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1. No Jackson water rate decision from Wingate
U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate has not decided on whether to grant a water rate increase for JXN Water yet, telling both the utility and the city to continue to gather more information before he issues an order.
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Several months ago, I wrote an article regarding the status of waterfowl populations across the country. Not to digress, but in a nutshell, the numbers overall have been in a downward trend for many years. Again, I won’t go into the reasons, but I will reemphasize some points in this article. Since we are in the last few weeks of the 2025-2026 waterfowl season, I thought it would be interesting to poll hunters in various regions across the state to get their thoughts on how the season is going thus far.
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A recent Gallup poll found 85 percent of respondents disapprove of Congress’ work. Reports suggest about 90 percent of people think term limits will align Congresspersons’ incentives with the common good. They won’t.
In the 2024 general election, incumbents won reelection more than 90 percent of the time; it’s 100 percent in some election cycles. If elections were truly competitive, incumbents would not win at that rate. Freed from competition, legislators’ incentives to are not aligned with the public good.
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Apparently, the DC Santa Claus did NOT visit Linda Berry this year. All she got were clean MAGA lumps of coal along with $2.25 gas. So sad. Nor can anyone in DC make her happy (“Democrats Must Make Their Case,” Northside Sun, 12/12/25). Yet she believes the Democrats have the better solutions to govern if they would but take it on. That assumes that the Democrat leadership has ability to function like a normal political party. Nevertheless, she’s a real Democrat believer. In what, I would like to know.
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As I write this on 1/4/26 most news reports state that the United States has carried out a flawless military mission early yesterday to arrest the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in his home (aka fortress) in Caracas. Our military personnel forced their way into his house before Maduro could enter his steel walled safe room and arrested him and his wife before they could escape. The assault had been meticulously planned for months. No Americans were killed, and only one helicopter was hit but was able to continue flying. A total of about 150 aircraft were used.
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Some legislators, mainly Democrats, have expressed opposition to the proposed education reforms.
Mississippi Speaker of the House Jason White (R) outlined key parts of his chamber’s education reform bill on Monday afternoon, one day before the start of the 2026 season. White said the legislation could be filed as early as this week.
The cornerstone of the bill is to give parents and students more say in their K-12 education decisions, with state funding following the pupils to the school of their choice.
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1949 was a stressful year. Three global crises placed an enormous amount of pressure on American leaders, and no one experienced the pressure more intensely than President Harry Truman.
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Learn more about what to expect over the next three months and what is on the horizon as the Mississippi Legislature gets down to business.
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) and Speaker Jason White (R) are set to gavel in the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, Tuesday at noon at the state Capitol.
The annual legislative session will run three months, with sine die, or the end of the session, tentatively set for Sunday, April 5.
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President Nora Miller will continue in her responsibilities under her last day on June 30. IHL’s Board of Trustees will coordinate the process to name a replacement.
The longtime president of the Mississippi University of Women announced Monday that she will be retiring, effective at the end of June.
MUW president Nora R. Miller will retire on June 30, 2026, after three decades in higher education. She was named MUW’s president in 2018.
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Allegations of fraud in Minnesota prompted changes in how Health and Human Services provides child care funding across the U.S.
A freeze to federal child care subsidies has been announced by the Trump Administration which could affect families across Mississippi. Yet, the impact remains unknown at this point.
The move was made last week after a YouTuber posted a video alleging fraud was occurring at several child care centers in the state of Minnesota.
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As renewable energy disparager President Donald Trump continues to prop up and promote coal and fossil fuel industries, Mississippi finds itself on a path to grow industries producing renewable energy alternatives to coal.
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“Who you gonna’ believe? Me or your lying eyes.” Substitute Entergy’s spokesperson for Chico Marx, and you have the current gaslighting telling you don’t believe what you see happening in other states and what common sense tells you will happen here. Just trust Entergy not to raise electric rates for small customers to benefit Amazon’s data centers.
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Every year has its challenges and this one is no different. On the opposite page, Jonathan Kettler writes about the start of 1949 and all the challenges faced that year. It provides a real sense of perspective.
The Sun is a community newspaper so we like to focus on local news but the decimation of local news by Big Tech has caused more focus on national and international news. It is human nature to focus on what’s there.
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