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SALTER: Biden’s choice of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture bodes well for Mississippi

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 461 Reads

By: Sid Salter

President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary should bode well for Mississippi farmers whose agriculture production value was $7.35 billion in 2020.

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SALTER: Amazon in Alabama: Organized labor’s racial narrative soundly rejected yet again

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 150 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

Organized labor’s organizing efforts in the South in recent years have focused on equating union membership with social justice. Over the last decade, that narrative has been soundly rejected in union votes and in most cases by workers with significant percentages of Black workers.

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SALTER: VMT tax proposal would penalize rural states without substantial public transportation

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 2,377 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stepped strongly toward, then beat a rather hasty retreat from the concept of including a vehicle mile traveled or VMT tax component as a means to pay for President Biden’s massive national infrastructure proposal.

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SALTER: From Thalia to Yazoo: Texas was McMurtry’s connection to Mississippi’s Morris

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 2,983 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

The passing of iconic Texas novelist, screenwriter and antiquarian bookseller Larry McMurtry at age 84 on March 25 will mean different things to different fans of his prolific writing life.

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SALTER: Farmers watching California pro-union law before Supreme Court’s new majority

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 728 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

Despite the fact that Mississippi has not been particularly fertile ground for labor unions seeking new members from new employment sectors, the attention of American farmers, growers, and other food producers will watch an upcoming case before the U.S. Supreme Court with rapt attention.

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SALTER: Highly anticipated documentary film offers a fascinating look at the realities of autism

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 551 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

A highly anticipated documentary film based on The New York Times bestselling book that was the 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist for general nonfiction will debut March 25 at 6 p.m. at the venerable Oxford Film Festival.

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SALTER: With another stimulus plan looming, national debt fears remain part of the debate

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 1,324 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

On March 1, the national debt of the United States exceeded $28 trillion dollars. What is the national debt?

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SALTER:China trade standoff resolution is critical for Mississippi farmers seeking vital markets

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 532 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

For Mississippi farmers, the transition between the administrations of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could not be more impactful on any topic more so than in agricultural trade with China.

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SALTER: Infrastructure woes: After ice storms come potholes, road and bridge deteriorations

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 485 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

No matter where you drive in most of Mississippi in the next few weeks, you will encounter new and challenging potholes thanks to the Great Ice Strom of 2021.

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SALTER: The future of U.S. Navy shipbuilding will substantially impact state’s Ingalls shipyard

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, 754 Reads

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

The numbers are full of contradictions when one considers the future of U.S. Navy shipbuilding and the impact that industry has on our nation and state.

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