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By Laurence Hilliard
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3 weeks 5 days ago
An unmistakable question when need to ask so we may encourage ourselves to action. Why vote?
The answers are different for everyone yet should be strikingly clear for all.
A vote is a rare and concrete chance to express one’s opinion. A vote can alter the course of a community. A vote is a duty. A vote is power.
Yet beneath these practical reasons lies a deeper truth — voting is essential to the life of a republic.
To vote is not merely to select a candidate. It is to step into the public realm.
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By Peggy Sims
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By Cooper Sanders
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3 weeks 6 days ago
Roger Wicker, this state’s senior member of the U.S. Senate, is suddenly a hero to many Mississippians for his tough stance against an ICE detention center that a federal agency had proposed for the hamlet of Byhalia in the state’s northeast corner.
I agree that Sen. Wicker deserves a round of thanks.
The Republican lashed out against the Trump administration’s proposal to create the facility, and they have pretty much since shelved the idea.
Minds can change, but it seems final for now that the facility will go elsewhere. Godspeed! Watch that swingin’ door behind you.
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By Georgia Wilkinson on
3 weeks 6 days ago
The Mississippi House recently went all-in to legalize online sports betting in the state.
House Bill 4074 passed 101-10, a surprisingly large margin, especially when you recall that the much-hyped school choice legislation got through the House by only two votes before dying in a Senate committee.
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal on
3 weeks 6 days ago
March 2024, I wrote a blog called When Sin Disrupted the Olympics. In this piece, I explained the high hopes people had when the Modern Olympics began at the turn of the 20th century.
By Johnathan Kettler on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Too many young people still leave Mississippi to chase opportunities elsewhere. MCPP is on a mission to help change that - by creating the conditions for real, sustained growth so our children and grandchildren choose to stay, build lives, and thrive right here in our state.
The good news? Mississippi is no longer a laggard, but leading.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Poor Speaker White. His omnibus school choice bill got short shrift in the Senate. His resort now appears to be name calling. “Senate leadership has aligned themselves with the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, the Mississippi Democratic Party, and the status quo,” he whined.
By Bill Crawford on
3 weeks 6 days ago
“Midway in our mortal life,
I found me in a dark wood,
Gone astray from the direct road . . .”
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3 weeks 6 days ago
From press and staff reports
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, Danya Turner, his wife and youngest son.
By Joseph McCain
Star Herald
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Jonathan Talley and Haley Amith with the snake.
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The Star-Herald
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4 weeks ago
Readers may recall that Kelley Williams and I have written extensively about all the new Mississippi data centers, especially the huge one in Madison. Our beef is that these data centers will consume more electricity than all the other grid customers combined. Who is going to pay for this?
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4 weeks ago
A special exhibit highlighting the people, industries, and creative traditions that have shaped Mississippi and influenced the nation will open March 7 at the Two Mississippi Museums.
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a special exhibit will be on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
4 weeks ago
“We are committed to ensuring that any system we are responsible for comes with a majority of votes for the City of Jackson, a majority of the customers and ratepayers,” said Mayor John Horhn.
The Senate Energy Committee advanced a bill to reform the beleaguered Jackson water system even as capital city leadership has fought parts of the measure.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
4 weeks ago
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