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Ballot protest has gone on long enough

May 9, 2013

By Mary Garrison
News Editor

At one point in time, election night was my favorite night of the year. Something exciting rests just under the surface of your skin, and there’s a sense of urgency that comes with knowing something remarkable is about to happen.

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Americans must weather patriotic hangover

April 26, 2013

Zack Plair
Editor

Coming from a very opinionated and open family — one where discussion wasn’t just allowed but expected — I’ve seen both the function and dysfunction differing viewpoints from within the same system create.

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Truth Management Manipulates Beliefs

April 22, 2013

Bill Crawford
Syndicated
Columnist

Since the earliest days of civilization “truth management” has been practiced by governments, religions, and powerful organizations to further their own interests.

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Who’s guiding debate about safety, liberty?

April 22, 2013

Daniel Gardner
Contributing
Columnist

Who’s guiding debate about safety, liberty?

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Jackie Robinson biopic reveals a Miss. connection

April 21, 2013

Sid Salter
Syndicated
Columnist

A Mississippi baseball manager – one with an acknowledged background that included less than progressive racial views early in his life – played a pivotal role in bringing the first black player to America’s pastime.

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Political, judicial stars aligning for online sales taxes

April 14, 2013

Sid Salter
Syndicated
Columnist

One of the nation’s more troubling tax inequities may fall as both the political and judicial stars appear to finally be aligning to address creation of a nationwide system of collecting existing sales taxes already owed on retail purchases made online as those taxes are already collected on counter sales.

So much for so much more

April 14, 2013

Zack Plair
Editor

Over the last few week, members of different factions of our federal government have actually started conversations with one another about subjects upon which they largely disagree.

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Revolutionary War Heroes Influence Mississippi

April 3, 2013

Brother Rogers
Guest Columnist

Starkville’s 175th birthday parade makes me wonder how places in Mississippi got their names.

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Guns in wrong hands make bad situations worse

April 3, 2013

Zack Plair
Editor

Fear tends to lead to overcorrection.
For instance, before the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in...

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Teacher standards in dispute

April 1, 2013

Bill Crawford
Syndicated
Columnist

Governor Phil Bryant ruffled feathers when he dinged the IHL Board for not supporting his new teacher education entrance standards.

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The Boston Marathon
The memories of April 21, 2008 when we went to the Boston Marathon still lingered in our hearts and souls on April 15...
Best  tomatuh in the hood
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Harvey Scout, distinguished local legislator: Wiley N. Nash
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Tickle your imagination!
Creation is imagination, and being a visual artist I'm attempting to be creative, inventive, and imaginative. To...
The sudden death of Huey P
Monday was a really bad day.  Huey P, my oversized HP laptop computer, just up and died. He had no symptoms indicating...

 

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