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President Donald Trump greets Tate Reeves before he speaks during a campaign rally at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo on Nov. 1, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Harrison: Donald Trump wants to abolish federal independent boards. Could that occur in Mississippi?

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 282 Reads
On Mon, 12/29/2025 - 03:50 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

The state government of Mississippi is packed with agencies and commissions that are governed by independent boards and not by the governor.

President Donald Trump argues such independent boards on the federal level violate the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court recently heard arguments from the Trump administration on the issue, and a ruling next year in favor of the president would be far reaching and upend decades of judicial precedence.

Mississippi's new state flag flies at the State Capitol after Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill ratifying the newly adopted state flag at the Two Mississippi Museums. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Harrison: Are legislators keeping their promise to follow the Mississippi Constitution?

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 226 Reads
On Mon, 12/29/2025 - 03:18 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

In the 1990s and early 2000s, then-state Rep. John Reeves, a Jackson Republican, made the point of order on more than one occasion that economic development projects offering incentives to private corporations should require a two-thirds majority to win the approval of the Mississippi Legislature.

Harrison: Are legislators keeping their promise to follow the Mississippi Constitution?

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 226 Reads
On Mon, 12/29/2025 - 03:18 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

Christmas blessed with mild weather

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 250 Reads
On Mon, 12/29/2025 - 01:18 PM

What a glorious Christmas this was weather wise. For almost an entire week, temperatures shot up into the mid-70s with mild winds and no rain. What a treat.
Several of these days neared the all-time 180-year record highs for those dates. Folks flocked outdoors and the walking trails were full of families getting exercise and enjoying God’s beauty.

Christmas blessed with mild weather

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 250 Reads
On Mon, 12/29/2025 - 01:18 PM

Division of Medicaid acts like Scrooge

READ MORE > 611 Reads
On Sat, 12/27/2025 - 12:58 PM

Among Ebenezer Scrooge’s detestable traits, he was a heartless creditor.

The main character in Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol” was so hard-hearted a businessman that when he gets a glimpse of his likely future, he is mortified to witness two of his debtors expressing thankfulness over his death, as they believe whoever becomes their new creditor cannot be as mean as Scrooge.

Division of Medicaid acts like Scrooge

READ MORE > 611 Reads
On Sat, 12/27/2025 - 12:58 PM

Among Ebenezer Scrooge’s detestable traits, he was a heartless creditor.

Richardson: Middle school teacher - Time for Mississippi ‘to switch on reading lightbulb’

By Brandy Richardson - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 165 Reads
On Tue, 12/23/2025 - 01:48 PM

Below is an opinion column by Brandy Richardson:

Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s past, present and future. You can read more about the section here.

Richardson: Middle school teacher - Time for Mississippi ‘to switch on reading lightbulb’

By Brandy Richardson - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 165 Reads
On Tue, 12/23/2025 - 01:48 PM

Below is an opinion column by Brandy Richardson:

Reading Lamp - How do I dog-ear electronic pages?

By Donna McLean, READ MORE > 581 Reads
On Tue, 12/23/2025 - 11:27 AM

Several years ago when we were in California, I visited with a lady who had one of the first Kindles on which she said she had begun to do all of her leisure reading. She let me examine it for a few minutes.
She had downloaded a best selling novel on it, and I read some of it on its little screen, glowing with blue light. I turned the pages by pressing its little buttons.
Being a reader, I was fascinated with the device. But I was not fascinated with the price of $400, and I am low tech. So I never pictured having one of my own.

St. John: The meaning of Christmas

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 277 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 02:48 PM

Robert St. John says as we gather around our tables this season, let’s remember—Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a way of life.

Author’s Note:

Ross: Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards

By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 219 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 02:22 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Kimberly Ross:

Whether you’re a regular citizen going about your daily life or the leader of the free world, we all have a duty to turn down the temperature of hatred and division.

There are simply no words sufficient enough to describe the evil that is murder. When a human being takes the life of another human being, something is clearly and deeply broken. And when a family member kills one or more of their own, the horror is compounded to an unimaginable degree.

Ross: Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards

By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 219 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 02:22 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Kimberly Ross:

Whether you’re a regular citizen going about your daily life or the leader of the free world, we all have a duty to turn down the temperature of hatred and division.

Friedeman: The conspiracy of the insignificant

By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 261 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 02:18 PM

Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:

Jesus has arrived to change the world…but it’s going to get rough out there; that’s part of the deal. Go tell everybody, anyway.

All kinds of things you can do with the Christmas story. What we shouldn’t do – be satisfied in it.

After Jesus was born, Joseph took the young family to the Temple for apparently two major reasons talked about in the Law – for Mary’s post-birth purification and to present Mary’s firstborn to the Lord.

Friedeman: The conspiracy of the insignificant

By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 261 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 02:18 PM

Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:

Jesus has arrived to change the world…but it’s going to get rough out there; that’s part of the deal. Go tell everybody, anyway.

All kinds of things you can do with the Christmas story. What we shouldn’t do – be satisfied in it.

Guns do not cause violence

By BENTLEY CONNER, READ MORE > 336 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 11:48 AM

Politicians use statistics and polls to emphasize the parts of the truth that they want us to believe. But, statistics should not be used as simple talking points. “Gun deaths: are not the same as “gun violence.” Seven people died in Mississippi two weeks ago. Several more were hit by gunfire. Even more were missed. If we ignore those who were nearly hit, we have ignored the reality of danger. Tell us how many shell cases were picked up by police? That's the measure of potential death. Potential is measured by how many bullets missed.

Guns do not cause violence

By BENTLEY CONNER, READ MORE > 336 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 11:48 AM

Why won’t Corps remove Mississippi bottleneck?

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 308 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 11:42 AM

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is in charge of flood control on the lower Mississippi River (1928 Flood Control Act). Congress gave it that job to prevent another disastrous 1927 flood. The Corps has spent billions on its Mississippi Rivers and Tributaries Project (MRTP). It is supposed to keep the largest future flood (Project Flood) inside the levees and pass it safely to the Gulf. But the Corps’ 2019 flow line study predicts levees will overtop again — in a lesser flood.

Why won’t Corps remove Mississippi bottleneck?

By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 308 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 11:42 AM

Christmas never disappointed especially the nuts on the hearth

By Jeff North, READ MORE > 500 Reads
On Mon, 12/22/2025 - 11:38 AM

Christmas morning would find my sister and me rushing through the hallway into the den hoping that Santa had left a multitude of toys, firecrackers, candies, and nuts. The excitement couldn’t be contained and on most of these mornings, Pop would snap a couple photos capturing the expressions on our faces. To say eyes were wide open, and mouths agape, would be an understatement There were wrapped gifts under the tree that we tore into, leaving the shag carpet completely covered in ribbons and bows.

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