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Masks are a dilemma again
By TIM KALICH, 247 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 08:06 PM
GREENWOOD -- Here we go again, with people getting upset with state and federal health officials for changing their advice when it comes to mask wearing.
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Opinion: Tuna Town only four hours away
By Wyatt Emmerich, 322 Reads
Thu, 07/29/2021 - 11:00 AM
My son Lawrence was home from college and suggested we go fishing off the coast of Louisiana. He asks every visit home and I usually find a good excuse not to go. This time I thought about my age and the years left and decided to give it a try.
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Back-to-School tax holiday is time to support small, local businesses
By From Press Reports, 218 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:54 PM
NFIB State Director Dawn McVea says the upcoming back-to-school sales tax holiday is a good opportunity for people who support local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 downturn. Mississippi’s tax holiday on clothes, shoes, and school supplies is July 30-31.
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SALTER: State’s casinos showing record growth as pent-up demand drives overflow crowds
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, 138 Reads
Wed, 07/28/2021 - 11:00 AM
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

How ready were gamblers to return to Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos after COVID and the resulting shutdowns?
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Governor Tate Reeves delivers the State of the State address on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon. Reeves spoke of a better Mississippi through better education, jobs and unity. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Other governors use bully pulpits, incentives to urge vaccination. Where’s Gov. Reeves?
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 283 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 05:06 PM
Below is a political analysis column by Geoff Pender:

As a more virulent strain of COVID-19 rips through states with low vaccination rates, many governors are using their megaphones and-or state resources to urge residents to get inoculated and overcome vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.
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Voters filled every available space inside the community room of The Mark Apartments in Ridgeland. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Mississippi does not have to change law to make voting hard. It already is.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 465 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 10:06 AM
Below is a political opinion column from Bobby Harrison:

States like Texas, Georgia and Florida that have been in the national news recently for efforts that many say will make it more difficult for their citizens to vote still have a long way to go to catch Mississippi.
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Opinion: Wise and Dzielak discuss Delta variant
By Robert Wise and David Dzielak, 521 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:48 AM
Robert Wise: David, we got our most hits on the article about the Delta variant. People are concerned. What’s your update?
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Opinion: Quality journalism is very valuable to our country
By Wyatt Emmerich, 517 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 12:42 AM
I just returned from the 155th meeting of the Mississippi Press Association (MPA) held at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi.
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Opinion: War on Drugs has been a failure
By Brett Montague, 391 Reads
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 07:00 PM
Fifty years ago, on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon held a press conference in the White House Briefing Room to officially declare a “War on Drugs.” President Nixon stated, “In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.”
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Opinion: Victor Smith saved many lives in Malawi, Africa
By Wyatt Emmerich, 345 Reads
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 06:42 PM
It was with sadness that I listened to the words of my friend David Beard telling me of Victor Smith’s death. He was a very influential person in my life.
I’d always heard Victor Smith had made and lost a fortune more times than anyone in the state. I guess that’s the nature of the oil business.
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