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Liberal Arts

The value of a liberal arts education

Each spring, high school seniors across the country make decisions about where they will spend the next two or four (or, in some case, more) ... Read more

by My Turn, Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:40 pm

Building Codes

Stronger buildings equal safer citizens

This week Mississippi will celebrate a major victory in policymaking by the Mississippi Legislature with the enactment of Senate Bill 2378, which strengthens the state’s ... Read more

by My Turn, Thursday, April 3, 2014 10:23 am

civil rights

The Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage

The memories are vivid. The events of the civil rights struggles 50 years ago are not fading recollections to those who were there – those ... Read more

by My Turn, Friday, March 28, 2014 11:00 am

Mississippi

State sees advance in transparency efforts

JACKSON – Well, that’s more like it. The state legislature this week passed two very important bills on to Gov. Phil Bryant for his consideration. ... Read more

by My Turn, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:46 am

My Turn

Raise plan is investment in teachers

House Republicans believe if we are going to improve our educational system, we must invest in good teachers. For this reason, we have led the ... Read more

by My Turn, Saturday, March 1, 2014 10:13 pm

My Turn

Goza exemplifies volunteer spirit

One does not have to look far to find the real reason why some organizations are just more successful than others. The secret is simple; ... Read more

by My Turn, Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:17 pm

Brookhaven

Remembering a hometown military hero

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest column was written by local resident Cathy Bridge in honor of Veterans Day about her uncle’s service in the military. ... Read more

by My Turn, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:09 am

Broadband

If you build it, ‘they’ will come

Last month, C Spire made a bold announcement that we are poised and ready to deploy 1 gigabit per second (Gig) broadband Internet access to ... Read more

by My Turn, Saturday, October 19, 2013 10:10 pm

Area

‘No-gun’ signs paint state in bad light

The number of no-gun posted signs have been increasing in the state of Mississippi. I have had friends post their property and I am not ... Read more

by My Turn, Friday, October 18, 2013 5:15 pm

Brookhaven

Honoring the Lion of Brookhaven

Nearly 30 years ago, in 1985, I had the privilege of getting to know Brookhaven’s Michael Case. Michael was a pledge in the Delta Chi ... Read more

by My Turn, Sunday, October 6, 2013 12:00 pm

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