Opinion

Mississippi voters to decide on medical marijuana in November

Mississippi is one of three states that will vote on some type of marijuana-related referendum in the November…

Opinion Columnists

Coronavirus connections

My sister-in-law has a special interest in the coronavirus ravaging her native country. He’s 82 and lying in…

Opinion Columnists

Chairman: Prisons should not be warehouses

The new chairman of the Mississippi Senate Corrections Committee inherited a challenging job — sharing oversight of a…

Opinion

Footprints, football and a great big groundhog

Sunday will be interesting. It’s Feb. 2, or 02/02/2020. Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog will either see his shadow…

Opinion

Fake news, Facebook and taking responsibility

Professional journalism is struggling, giving way to fake news. This is bad for the country. One bad clause…

Editorials

Plenty of positive news to report

The Wesson Garden Club has been a cornerstone of downtown Wesson’s old-time atmosphere since 1934. More than 85…

Opinion

Impeachment drama different during Watergate

In what has to date been an almost exclusively partisan enterprise, the Democratic U.S. House majority impeached President…

Opinion Columnists

The mall and the march

Sydney Saxon set her alarm for 4:30 last Friday morning but overslept by a good 30 minutes. Grabbing…

Opinion Columnists

Leadership team will shape lawmaking process

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn has completed one of his most consequential tasks of the four-year legislative term…

My Turn

How does the county determine property’s ‘true value’?

We are well into January now, and after the joys of Christmas and the revelry of New Year’s…