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By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal, READ MORE > 718 Reads
On Thu, 01/07/2021 - 09:45 AM

Everyone understands that President Donald Trump’s most passionate supporters believe that election fraud in several states cost him a second term in office. But after a bunch of them burst into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the question to ask is why they did it.

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Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

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On Sun, 03/07/2021 - 09:07 AM

We commend the efforts of Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann to reform industrial recruiting incentives. Too much incentive money has been going to too few industries, which is not the best method of growing jobs.

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Lowering the bar is wrong

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On Wed, 01/27/2021 - 06:00 AM

Food for thought -if the state board of education lifts the requirement to pass state tests before graduation, who does that benefit? It benefits the schools because they are not being held accountable. So if students pass all courses, they don’t have to pass the standards test.

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Lawsuits will show what is right

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On Wed, 01/27/2021 - 10:00 AM

Memo to those who are certain that the presidential election was rigged against Donald Trump, as well as to those who are just as sure that Joe Biden won fair and square: If a couple of federal lawsuits proceed, the public should get a good idea of which side is right.

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A little weight loss would aid escape from trailer

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 526 Reads
On Wed, 01/27/2021 - 10:20 AM

It is time for a little humor at my expense and that is okay.
I mentioned at the first of the year the need to lose a little weight. Actually, as my wife Nancy says, it is more than just a little.

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It is time to stop bickering

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 06:10 AM

Following last week’s Trump incited charge of the U.S. Capitol, the question is where do we go from here?

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We need more accountability politically and socially

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 437 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 06:10 AM

On only two occasions since I have been in the newspaper business have I left the office to go home and see what was going on in the news. The first time was on 9-11 when I watched in horror as planes crashed into the Twin Towers. Then planes were reportedly crashing everywhere and Americans were left not knowing what to expect next.

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Prisons back up on smoking ban

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On Wed, 01/06/2021 - 06:00 AM

Burl Cain believes that allowing Mississippi inmates to legally possess cigarettes and other tobacco products will help him reduce the contraband problem at the state’s prisons.
The veteran corrections commissioner may be right.

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No resolutions for 2021-- they are too easy to break

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 496 Reads
On Wed, 01/06/2021 - 06:00 AM

Let me set the background for our New Year’s Eve. We were invited by friends to join them in Gulf Shores for New Year’s. We left after work on Thursday.
They had recently bought a condo and, of course, a hurricane hit the coast soon after and did pretty extensive damage to their new digs.

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Elvis and the polio vaccine

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On Wed, 12/30/2020 - 05:30 AM

The biggest question about the coronavirus vaccines that are in the early stage of distribution is whether they will work as advertised.

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