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As Costs Go Up

By Haley Fisackerly Like most things these days, the material costs related to generating and delivering power have gone up recently. Almost 70 percent of

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Tech in Education

By Jason Dean  For decades, Mississippi was behind in education. However, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted many advancements that are giving Mississippi hope and a promising

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Tackle the Tape

By Michael Watson Starting a business in Mississippi has always been a quick and easy process. However, many businesses still struggle to stay alive due

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Peter Nimrod

By Mark H. Stowers With 212 miles of levees and 360 miles of interior streams under his charge, Peter Nimrod stands tall as a Delta

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Voting Issues

By Wyatt Emmerich I was okay with the idea of mail in voting until I learned what ballot harvesting was. Ballot harvesting is the practice

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Initiative 65

By Phil Bryant There’s a $14 billion dollar industry that wants to sell their product in Mississippi. It’s backed by powerful and wealthy investment firms.

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Reducing the Fear

By Wyatt Emmerich As Our State, and many others, begins to open back up for business, it’s scary as COVID-19 cases begin to rise. But

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A Different Time By John Cox

Last Saturday afternoon, I rode through downtown Cleveland. The Greenstrip was bathed in brilliant sunshine, and the temperature was unseasonably warm for mid-March. I have

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Classroom Spending

By Shad White A quality education is one of the most important tools we can give Mississippi’s students, and studies from around the world show

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Gerrymandering

By Pete Johnson In 1812 the then governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry signed into law legislation that revised voting districts in the state senate. In

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Strong Workforce

By Lex Taylor There is nothing more critical to Mississippi’s economy than the development of a strong workforce. The first thing companies consider when determining

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Broadband Needs

By Charles McClintock My brother and I farm in and around Holly Bluff in the South Delta. My dad farmed here before us. It’s a

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Delta Life

By Rick Munroe It doesn’t take someone long to figure out that people living in the Delta region are a diverse and proud group, and

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Educational Television

By Ronnie Agnew The antenna outside was stubborn, a daunting challenge for young children who probably weighed 75 pounds soaking wet. Getting it to twist

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The Mission Continues

By Emily Havens GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi’s mission is to promote music education. Our focus each day is to educate and inspire the next generation of

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Tourism In the Delta

2018 Forecasted to be busy year for region By Susan Montgomery The Delta’s playing a significant role in continuing statewide tourism increases, both in the

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Much Needed Repairs

By Dick Hall By the time this information is read, the Mississippi Legislature may have returned to attempt to complete their 2017 annual session—hopefully so. 

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Changes in Healthcare

By Wyatt Emmerich It’s been seven years since Obamacare passed. My how time flies. Time to dust off my thoughts on the American health care

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Tourism Economy

In past 20 years the Mississippi Delta has become one of the premier cultural heritage destinations in the country.  For decades U.S. Highway 61 was

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Milestone Election Year

By Delbert Hosemann 2016 was a milestone election year for Mississippi. In 2011, 62 percent of Mississippians  approved a citizen-initiated State Constitutional Amendment requiring voters

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Thinking About Health

By Trudy Lieberman The fight in California over a ballot initiative that would begin to control the price of pharmaceuticals paid by state programs shows

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Protecting Land

By Delbert Hosemann Our public and private lands are one of our most valuable assets.  They provide revenue for our public schools, income for Mississippi

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Educational Options

By Mike Barkett Graduation season is a time to celebrate one of life’s most important milestones. The choices that students are making now will determine

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The Siren Call

By Jamie Smith Much like the Sirens who lured ships onto the rocks in Homer’s Odyssey, the political philosophy of socialism is almost irresistible. As

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A Petabyte a Day

By Hu Meena Technology likes to show off. It’s easy to notice when the latest innovation has arrived because when technology gets better, we notice.

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