Opinion Columnists

Some things you don’t forget

“Boys Enter — Men Leave” — Sign at the entrance of Fort Polk, La. There are some “firsts”…

Opinion

Bryant never strayed too far from his deputy roots

Tuesday’s inauguration of newly-minted Republican Gov. Tate Reeves ends a 33-year career in public service in Mississippi by…

Editorials

Plenty of challenges facing new governor

Gov. Tate Reeves pledged Tuesday to work for all Mississippians. He also said he would defend a “loving…

Opinion Columnists

In Bogota, Colombia

I have this niece who two years ago left her cushy life in Oregon to teach English in…

Opinion

Don’t ignore cyber security

Ransomware, something most of us hadn’t heard of 10 years ago, is now such a growing problem for…

Opinion

Skittles for breakfast?

I don’t write about sports often, mainly because it’s not my job and also because I’m not good…

Opinion

Health care, retirement system major challenges for leaders

State voters in 2019 chose a new governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and state treasurer…

Opinion

Prison violence: Is the issue funding, leadership, something else?

The recent rise in violence from Parchman and other prisons has become a leading issue of the day…

Opinion

Wandering in Chile and Peru

When my editor told me he was enjoying my son’s travel stories, I thought, that’s good, because I’m…

Opinion

Don’t ignore past, even when it’s painful

“Nobody wants to talk about that case, even the black elders in the community,” filmmaker Keith Beauchamp years…