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By Jay Wiener, READ MORE > 183 Reads
On Thu, 01/22/2026 - 09:48 AM

Tom Lehrer’s “National Brotherhood Week” on “That Was The Week That Was” — TW3 —notes, in the introduction, that “During National Brotherhood Week various special events are arranged to drive home the message of brotherhood — this year, for example, on the first day of the week, Malcolm X was killed, which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is,” before specifying at the outset of a couple of verses,

“Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
To hate all but the right folks
Is an old established rule

Beth Israel arson recalls sordid past

By Jay Wiener, READ MORE > 183 Reads
On Thu, 01/22/2026 - 09:48 AM

“Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
To hate all but the right folks
Is an old established rule

Mississippi 2026 blueprint

By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy, READ MORE > 183 Reads
On Thu, 01/22/2026 - 09:40 AM

As we kick off 2026, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy is more energized than ever. We are excited about the successes our state has seen – and we have a plan to build on that momentum with further free market reform!
For decades, our state lagged behind. Growth was slow and too many young people left our state to seek opportunities elsewhere. That is starting to change.
Over the past five years, Mississippi has seen more economic growth than in the previous 15 combined.

Mississippi 2026 blueprint

By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy, READ MORE > 183 Reads
On Thu, 01/22/2026 - 09:40 AM

Woodcocks offer unique challenge to sportsmen

By Jeff North, READ MORE > 646 Reads
On Thu, 01/22/2026 - 09:36 AM

After a recent successful bow hunt, JH came out of the woods before daylight vanished. He had his deer loaded and he just sat on his four-wheeler until dark so others hunting would not be disturbed. The sunset was magnificent and he took it all in. As he continued to wait for darkness, he heard a “buzzing” noise from above and he turned his eyes skyward. He watched birds flying across the timber heading for agricultural fields. The “buzzing” continued and he noticed the birds that were creating this sound were spiraling to the ground. “There were hundreds of them,” he related.

School-choice bill tries to do too much

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On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 03:48 PM

If anyone needed reason to be leery about the “school choice” plan being pushed by Mississippi’s House of Representatives, the size of the bill alone should provide a large red flag.

When the legislation, co-authored by House Speaker Jason White, was filed, it came in at a whopping 553 pages. It has since been pared down in committee to a “svelte” 446 pages – still so large that we’d be surprised if many of those lawmakers who narrowly passed the bill last week in the House would have read much past its nine-page opening summary.

School-choice bill tries to do too much

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On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 03:48 PM

If anyone needed reason to be leery about the “school choice” plan being pushed by Mississippi’s House of Representatives, the size of the bill alone should provide a large red flag.

Opinion: Bills would ban student cellphones in school

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On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 03:26 PM

When it comes to the use of cellphones in public school classrooms, Mississippi is behind the curve compared to the rest of the country.
The Newsweek website reports that 26 states, including every single one in the South other than Mississippi, have a “bell-to-bell” ban on students using a cellphone, meaning from the beginning of a school day’s first class to the end of the last one.

Opinion: Bills would ban student cellphones in school

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On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 03:26 PM

Northside cavities about to increase

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 439 Reads
On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 02:10 PM

The city of Madison is no longer fluoridating their water and Ridgeland is on the verge of following Madison’s lead. It’s going to be a good decade for Northside dentists.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists fluoridation of drinking water as one of 10 great public health interventions of the 20th century because it led to a dramatic decline in cavities after community water fluoridation began.

Northside cavities about to increase

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 439 Reads
On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 02:10 PM

Salter - Echoes: Mississippi has a precedent for the senseless arson of Beth Israel synagogue

By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, READ MORE > 224 Reads
On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 01:48 PM

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

After the recent attack, churches opened their doors to the Jewish community; civic leaders of various faiths and backgrounds came together to condemn it.

Latino: Quit the hysteria, Mississippi already allows students to transfer between public schools

By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 230 Reads
On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 09:42 AM

Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:

Public-to-public transfers, sometimes called open enrollment or portability, are not robustly used. The policy is not a panacea. It can be a lifeline for hardship, though.

Forty-six (46) states, plus the District of Columbia, allow a student to transfer from the public school they are assigned to into another public school. Mississippi is among them.

Latino: Quit the hysteria, Mississippi already allows students to transfer between public schools

By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 230 Reads
On Wed, 01/21/2026 - 09:42 AM

Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:

Public-to-public transfers, sometimes called open enrollment or portability, are not robustly used. The policy is not a panacea. It can be a lifeline for hardship, though.

Forty-six (46) states, plus the District of Columbia, allow a student to transfer from the public school they are assigned to into another public school. Mississippi is among them.

LIfe Lines - Being an only child not such a bad deal

By Donna McLean, READ MORE > 462 Reads
On Tue, 01/20/2026 - 01:18 PM

Being an only child myself, I’m getting a little tired of the misconceptions I read about us in those pop-up online articles.
I keep reading that only children are lonely, spoiled and unsocial. Humph. I resent those assumptions, though I realize that there can be some disadvantages to being the only child.

The Reading Lamp - A child’s book that isn’t

By Donna McLean, READ MORE > 543 Reads
On Tue, 01/20/2026 - 01:01 PM

Last week I finished one of the most intriguing presentations of the horrors of Nazi Germany that I have ever read, though it reads like a children’s book.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne even looks like a children’s book. It was published in 214 pages of relatively large print.
It is subtitled “A Fable,” and it is written in the tone of a child’s fairy tale. But this little novel is not for children. It packs a punch that adult readers won’t soon get over.

Brown: Advanced nuclear is America’s strategic energy advantage

By Chris Brown - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 163 Reads
On Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:22 AM

Below is an opinion column by Chris Brown:

Northern PSC Commissioner Chris Brown says nuclear energy is the future of large-scale power generation. Serious nations know it.

America’s economy is entering a new phase: one that requires enormous amounts of reliable electricity. Artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, military installations, and modern infrastructure all depend on power that is available every hour of every day, no matter the weather.

Brown: Advanced nuclear is America’s strategic energy advantage

By Chris Brown - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 163 Reads
On Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:22 AM

Below is an opinion column by Chris Brown:

Northern PSC Commissioner Chris Brown says nuclear energy is the future of large-scale power generation. Serious nations know it.

Latino: The Legislature’s added billions in new education funding, their opponents still accuse them of ‘underfunding’

By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 281 Reads
On Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:06 AM

Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:

If the Mississippi Legislature is attempting to “defund” or “pillage” Mississippi’s public schools, they really suck at it. Per pupil spending, via state appropriations, has increased by a whopping 73 percent in a decade.

Latino: The Legislature’s added billions in new education funding, their opponents still accuse them of ‘underfunding’

By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 281 Reads
On Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:06 AM

Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:

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