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China has over 230 times the shipbuilding capacity than the U.S. The Navy wants U.S. shipbuilders to improve schedules, increase capacity, and reduce costs.
As China continues to rapidly build out its naval shipbuilding operations, expanding its fleet at a faster pace than the U.S., Navy Secretary John Phelan is encouraging American shipyards to “act like we’re at war” in terms of production and readiness.
The Office of Naval Intelligence reports that China currently has over 230 times the shipbuilding capacity than the U.S.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
The weeks leading up to Christmas, known in the Church as Advent, has traditionally been a time of fasting and repentance, an opportunity to take seriously the sin – the Goliaths – of our personal and corporate lives.
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Robert St. John writes that Christmas doesn’t need snow, or pricy ornaments, or even working lights. It just needs a place like Bellewood Drive.
Some families grow up with postcard Christmases—crackling fires, golden retrievers by the hearth, snowflakes on the St. Augustine. Then there was us. Our holidays were about as “Hallmark” as a ham sandwich on white bread.
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Wilson is Mississippi’s largest independent oil and natural gas producer.
Oilman Kevin Wilson announced Friday that he has officially qualified to run for Congress in Mississippi’s 2nd District. His goal is to unseat incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson “to bring a practical voice to Washington that puts people first.”
Wilson, the President of the Adams County Board of Supervisors, enters the Republican Primary race against Ron Eller. Eller was the GOP nominee who lost to Thompson two years ago by a vote of 62% to 38%.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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MSU scientists cast light on Christmas tree research
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USDA leaders visit MSU to honor Jenkins’ 64-year career, highlight ‘Mississippi Model’ partnership
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University welcomed leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, or ARS, to campus on Tuesday [Dec. 16] to celebrate the retirement of Johnie Jenkins, an ARS Hall of Fame research plant geneticist whose 64-year career has had a global impact on agriculture.
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For decades, leisurely drives through western Madison County would take you through rolling hills rich in farmland, pastures, and timber. Row crops could be found growing in the mellow, brown loam soils along rivers and creek bottoms. Prime cattle would be grazing in knee-deep Bermuda grass, loafing under mammoth oaks. During spring, blooming Dogwoods would explode resembling that of a new-fallen snow through the moist soil basins. During winter, Possumhaw would line the fencerows revealing their vibrant red berries offering food and cover for cardinals, cedar waxwings, and quail.
By Jeff North on
3 months 2 weeks ago
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Grenada Police Department Chief George Douglas works to call in K-9 units to assist the department after a bomb threat forced evacuation of the Grenada Medical Complex Wednesday morning.
Grenada law enforcement officers responded to a bomb threat Wednesday morning at the Grenada Medical Complex, prompting a full evacuation and multi-agency investigation.
By Adam Prestridge on
3 months 2 weeks ago
This morning, driving to work, I listened to Mississippi Public Radio airing a current interview with a senior official in the national Democratic Party. Asked what he recommended to his colleagues and candidates in next year’s elections, the gentleman offered a scripted, rehearsed reply: “Well, we could litigate…recommend Congressional tax relief…..they asked me to make a speech at……”
By Linda Berry on
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For decades, Mississippi has been the punchline in national discussions about economic performance - often ranked at the bottom in income, education, and opportunity.
But something remarkable has happened in recent years: the Magnolia State is undergoing a genuine resurgence, driven not by federal handouts or gimmicks, but by principled free-market reforms.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Hold my ampere and read this! The next three years are going to be electrifying! Why? Turn on the financial news today and all you hear is AI (artificial intelligence) this and AI that. AI must be the next BIG THING! Some think it will be the BIGGEST THING ever. It’s the elephant in the room that nobody can stop talking about. What could go wrong?
By Ashby Foote on
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“Many a wintry hour did I hear the church clock strike, when I was sitting in my cheerless bedroom, wrapped in my little great-coat, poring over a book.”
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An Advent story entitled “An Unexpected Lesson” led to a captivating lesson from ChatGPT.
Requested to write a story on an unexpected consequence in Matthew 2, on a lark, I asked ChatGPT for help: “Please write me a 250 to 300 word Advent story that focuses on the Bible story of the three wise men following the star to Bethlehem. The plot should highlight the unexpected consequence of their tarrying with Herod which allows Herod to order the death of newborn boys.”
By Bill Crawford on
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Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic opioid drug that has a legitimate use in painkilling--such as in advanced cancer--as well as other illegitimate uses in pleasurable situations. This addicting drug is 30 to 50 times more potent than heroine, and 100 times more than morphine. Analogues of fentanyl often cannot be detected in urine samplings. Most of the precursors of the drug come from China. who ship them to cartels in central American countries. The cartels arrange for the production of the final drug.
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MSU Deer Lab celebrates 50 years
STARKVILLE, Miss.—For 50 years, the Mississippi State University Deer Lab—a partnership between the university’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center and MSU Extension Service—has delivered nationally recognized research on deer biology, habitat management and land stewardship to hunters, landowners and wildlife professionals across the Magnolia State.
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Extension dietitian to serve on
new Dairy Alliance Collective
By Susan Collins-Smith
MSU Extension Service
RAYMOND, Miss. -- A Mississippi State University Extension Service instructor has been selected to serve as a member of The Dairy Alliance Dietitian Collective.
Qula Madkin, an Extension dietitian nutritionist in the MSU Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion, is one of eight health professionals from across the Southeast selected for the inaugural collective.
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MSU College of Forest Resources recognizes outstanding faculty and staff
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s College of Forest Resources recently honored faculty and staff for their dedication and service to the college’s mission of fostering the management, conservation and sustainable use of forest, wildlife and aquatic resources to benefit the people of Mississippi, the nation and world at its annual awards ceremony.
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Ole Miss Playoff Game Gifts Oxford, Region Economic Holiday Surge
Matchup with Tulane brings national attention and uncharted opportunity for city
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Rebels make their NCAA College Football Playoff debut on Saturday (Dec. 20) at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, hosting Tulane University and transforming Oxford into the most sought-after spot in the entire state.
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Statewide Residential Safe Room Grant Program Update #2
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