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The very idea of distance learning stinks

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 144 Reads
On Tue, 05/19/2020 - 02:41 PM

Dr. Carey Wright, the state superintendent of education, calls her plan to gear up for continued distance learning in the fall a “life-changing opportunity for the children of Mississippi.”
It’s also an opportunity to blow a whole lot of money.

State legislature pledges help to the people

By Chris Caughman, READ MORE > 163 Reads
On Tue, 05/12/2020 - 03:21 PM

Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”….

Pandemic offers brighter future

By Hu Meena, READ MORE > 166 Reads
On Tue, 05/12/2020 - 03:05 PM

My favorite streaming video program during the COVID-19 virus stay-at-home lockdown has not been about tigers and their crazy trainer, Joe Exotic, from the wildly popular Netflix docuseries. Nor has it been about Scottie Pippin and the other guy who played professional basketball with him on the Chicago Bulls.

A good pandemic alters perspective

By Donna McLean, READ MORE > 600 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 09:37 AM

With all this social distancing and “staying safe at home” going on, I’ve had plenty of time to sit out under the trees and think lately. Here are some of those thoughts about life under coronavirus conditions, in no particular order. . . .

Legislature ready to act quickly

By Delbert Hoseman, READ MORE > 160 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 09:19 AM

Since COVID-19 forced a temporary recess in the Legislative session, I have been video conferencing with Mississippi’s K-12 students. In one recent AP government class, a student asked: how many constitutional rights do we have to give up during a pandemic?
That’s a poignant question for any State leader.

Governor and legislature battle over federal funds

By Steve Wilson, READ MORE > 195 Reads
On Tue, 05/05/2020 - 04:42 PM

A battle over who controls $1.15 billion in federal funds dedicated to COVID-19 relief in Mississippi could be a critical early test of Gov. Tate Reeves.

Oil prices will have major impact

By Jack Ryan, READ MORE > 301 Reads
On Wed, 04/29/2020 - 09:11 AM

Add a worldwide glut of oil to the many problems being caused by the coronavirus.

Hanging is no joking matter

By Charles Dunagin, READ MORE > 520 Reads
On Tue, 04/14/2020 - 10:11 AM

Mike Leach and I probably don’t have much in common, especially when it comes to hoping who’ll win this year’s Egg Bowl.
But there’s one trait the new Mississippi State football coach and I share: An insensitivity to jokes about hanging.

Where was Medicaid empathy?

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 354 Reads
On Tue, 04/07/2020 - 04:30 PM

When Philip Gunn explained his support for Gov. Tate Reeves’ decision to implement a statewide shelter-in-place order for Mississippi, the speaker of the House said something curious.

Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it does

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 1,104 Reads
On Tue, 04/07/2020 - 04:28 PM

We had no idea when all of this started that a couple of weeks into the coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic our governor would order us to shelter in place. The order went into effect last Friday afternoon at 5 p.m., and we come out from under it on Monday, April 20, at 8 a.m.

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