Opinion Columnists

How big a factor is race in state politics?

The Great Assumption in Mississippi politics has long been that race is the lowest common denominator. For good…

Opinion

State’s system of restoring voting rights needs work

Mississippi does not make it easy for felons to get their voting rights restored, and critics say that…

Opinion Columnists

Mundane thankfulness

A lot has been written about Martin Luther. He penned important books, nailed those 95 theses to that…

Opinion Columnists

Auditor continues push on non-classroom spending

State Auditor Shad White is continuing his push to get Mississippi school districts to cut non-classroom spending. A…

Editorials

Be smart, stay safe this holiday season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for some criminals, that is. Along with holiday cheer…

Editorials

Holiday cheer leads week of good news

For State fans, Thursday night was full of good news. For Ole Miss, not so much. Here in…

Opinion

Be generous this time of year

About a quarter of Lincoln Countians live in poverty, as defined by the federal government — a family…

Opinion Columnists

A dose of Southern hospitality

“The average newspaper, especially of the better sort, has the intelligence of a hillbilly evangelist, the courage of…

Opinion Columnists

C Spire Health app redefines traditional doctor house call

Back in the 1930s and ’40s, most doctors visited sick patients in their homes with hands-on diagnosis and…

Opinion Columnists

Espy says he’s better prepared for 2020 campaign

Democrat Mike Espy says he has a clearer strategy to win a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi in…