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By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 208 Reads
On Mon, 12/08/2025 - 11:42 AM

St. John writes that he couldn’t have known it then, but the Thanksgiving meals at his grandmother’s house were teaching him more than table manners.

Ford: Keep opportunity in Mississippi - Put AI to work

By Jill Ford - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 109 Reads
On Mon, 12/08/2025 - 10:18 AM

Below is an opinion column by Jill Ford:

State Rep. Jill Ford says to turn innovation into opportunity, Mississippi must continue pursuing policies that are practical, ambitious, and tailored to our people.

The future of artificial intelligence (AI) is what we make it. Like electricity or the internet, AI is a tool, and its value depends on how we use it. Mississippi’s goal should be simple: put AI to work in ways that expand opportunity, strengthen communities, and help our people succeed.

Ford: Keep opportunity in Mississippi - Put AI to work

By Jill Ford - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 109 Reads
On Mon, 12/08/2025 - 10:18 AM

Below is an opinion column by Jill Ford:

State Rep. Jill Ford says to turn innovation into opportunity, Mississippi must continue pursuing policies that are practical, ambitious, and tailored to our people.

Opinion: How electricity prices may affect elections

READ MORE > 156 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 05:36 PM

A column on The Washington Post website points out a trend in several states that may show up in Mississippi when the next state elections roll around.
“Artificial intelligence has disrupted yet another part of American life: electoral politics,” columnist Theodore R. Johnson wrote. Exhibit A is Georgia, where AI data center construction across the state is blamed for noticeably increasing electricity prices.

Opinion: How electricity prices may affect elections

READ MORE > 156 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 05:36 PM

Wassail Fest in Columbus offers a rare draw for holiday travelers

By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 3,717 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 05:06 PM

Shops, boutiques, and restaurants stay open late to welcome guests with complimentary cups of their signature wassail.

Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green;
Here we come a-wand’ring
So fair to be seen.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you, your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year
And God send you a Happy New Year.
(Traditional English Christmas Carol)

Salter: Grisham’s latest novel is not a legal thriller, but an introspective mystery about greed

By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, READ MORE > 287 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:42 PM

Columnist Sid Salter reviews John Grisham’s latest book, “The Widow.”

John Grisham’s latest offering is not the legal thriller his fans have come to expect – the usual rollercoaster ride through the judicial system driven by corporations, the Mob, scheming politicians, and the like, it’s a more meandering and introspective mystery about one of the Seven Deadly Sins – greed.

Salter: Grisham’s latest novel is not a legal thriller, but an introspective mystery about greed

By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, READ MORE > 287 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:42 PM

Columnist Sid Salter reviews John Grisham’s latest book, “The Widow.”

Crooked Letter Sports Podcast: It’s not like there’s nothing to talk about…

By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 654 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:28 PM

Egg Bowl redux, Kiffin leaving, Golding elevated, SWAC Championship, state high school football championships, Southern Miss review, SEC Championship, FBS playoffs.

Stream all episodes here.

Electricity prices and elections

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On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 01:29 PM

Pender: That ‘whoosh’ is school choice sucking all the oxygen from the Mississippi Capitol

By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 247 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:34 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Geoff Pender:

That whooshing sound you’ll soon hear coming from High Street is no cause for alarm. It’s just all the oxygen being sucked out of the Capitol by next year’s legislative bugaboo: school choice, or private school vouchers, or “education freedom,” depending on your worldview.

Pender: That ‘whoosh’ is school choice sucking all the oxygen from the Mississippi Capitol

By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 247 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:34 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Geoff Pender:

A crowd attends a rally celebrating "School Choice" week at the Mississippi Capitol. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

Roberson: Oxford superintendent proposes ‘better kind’ of school choice from cradle to career

By Bradley Roberson - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 157 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:30 PM

Below is an opinion column by Bradley Roberson:

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.

Roberson: Oxford superintendent proposes ‘better kind’ of school choice from cradle to career

By Bradley Roberson - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 157 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:30 PM

Below is an opinion column by Bradley Roberson:

Trinidad Chambliss takes the Conerly Trophy. What about a Heisman?

By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 510 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:22 PM

It came as no surprise whatsoever Tuesday night when Ole Miss Rebel Trinidad Chambliss stepped to the podium to a standing ovation to receive the C Spire Conerly Trophy as Mississippi’s most outstanding college football player.

Clarksdale High School wildcats take on Ripley High School tigers at Clarksdale homecoming, October 3, 2025 Credit: Katherine Lin/Mississippi Today

‘Running the ball’ with the winningest Delta football team

By Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 494 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:46 AM

The Clarksdale High School Wildcats have long produced stars and dominated football across Mississippi. Their homecoming game was no exception.

Our sacred oath of loyalty

By Robert Wise, READ MORE > 292 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 10:44 AM

The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley in his 2023 farewell address as a military man, but equally applicable to us all, military or civilian, said: “We don’t take an oath to a king, or a queen, or to a tyrant or dictator, and we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We don’t take an oath to an individual. We take an oath to the Constitution, and we take an oath to the idea that is America, and we’re willing to die to protect it.”

The reason for candles in the window

By Johnathan Kettler, READ MORE > 310 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 10:40 AM

The beloved Christmas classic Home Alone features an original song by John Williams called “Somewhere in My Memory.” This ethereal lullaby begins with these lines: “Candles in the window. Shadows painting the ceiling. Gazing at the fire glow. Feeling that gingerbread feeling.” The poetic imagery paints a nostalgic image of cozy Christmas evenings gathered around family and feeling at peace. However, the first time I listened to these verses, I was confused by the first line. I had not grown up seeing or placing candles in windows on Christmas. Where did this image come from?

Reeves allocates nothing for PERS

By Bill Crawford, READ MORE > 228 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 10:36 AM

“We are charting a better and more prosperous course for our state and her people that will last for generations,” proclaimed Gov. Tate Reeves in his FY 2027 executive budget recommendations.
Somehow, he foresees this “prosperous course” without addressing the $26 billion PERS shortfall. Moodys has cautioned, “PERS is on a trajectory of asset erosion unless offset by higher government contributions.”

Reeves allocates nothing for PERS

By Bill Crawford, READ MORE > 228 Reads
On Thu, 12/04/2025 - 10:36 AM

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