[Barkley] Power of the Purse and the Pill

by Whitney Barkley
May 2, 2012

Ever since Rick Santorum fired the first shot in the "war on women" in a campaign speech labeling birth control as "dangerous," the "women's issues" media narrative of the 2012 presidential campaign season has revolved around the candidates' attempts…

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[Editor’s Note] Young, Impressive, Ours

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by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2012

"For these are all our children, we will all profit by or pay for what they become."
--James Baldwin

When freelance writer Greg Pigott turned in his write-up of Mark Scott of Callaway High…

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[Editorial] ‘Father’ Doesn’t Always Know Best

April 25, 2012

At a recent event featuring Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Gunn told the audience that Reeves and his wife had recently celebrated the birth of their third daughter. Gunn said he especially sympathized with what Reeves is going through in…

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[Stiggers] Cool and Creamy

by Ken Stiggers
April 25, 2012

Mister Ice Creamy Man: "Spring is here and the days are longer. It's time to break out my new and improved Ice Creamy Truck, courtesy of Congressman Smokey 'Robinson' McBride's Ghetto Science Community Small Business Bailout money. My lovely…

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[Kamikaze] Enemies of Progress

by Kamikaze
April 25, 2012

When the check writers determine who the law writers are, the system never changes. When bureaucrats are allowed to govern with impunity, the system never changes. In or out of office, where we don't have natural leaders, citizens—and more importantly,…

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[Walker] Politics Through My Eyes

by Adria Walker
April 25, 2012

In the space of one week, I witnessed at least five arguments, three temper tantrums and random bouts of cheering. No, I was not at a football or basketball game. I was at the Mississippi Capitol, serving as a…

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Colonel Reb and His Cousin, R.I.P.

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by Charles Suhor
April 24, 2012

I spent two days on campus at Oxford last fall when some heated talk surfaced about bringing back Colonel Reb, the former Ole Miss mascot, through a petition to the Legislature. When PBS aired a program about the Confederate…

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[Editor’s Note] The Wonder of it All

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by Ronni Mott, Managing Editor
April 18, 2012

In the early 1960s, Mama and Papa leased an old, rundown gas station in Liberty, N.Y., in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, and spent every weekend of one winter and spring converting the property into our…

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[Editorial] Police: First, Do No Harm

April 18, 2012

Controversy has surrounded police pursuits for decades. Since numerous studies on the subject began in the late 1980s and early '90s, law enforcement officials, legislators, citizens and the press have taken notice of the ever-rising death toll.

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[Letter] Support for Charter Schools

April 18, 2012

I am a single parent of three school-age children, and I, like so many parents in DeSoto County support the Mississippi Charter School bill.

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[Veckhoven] Public School Warrior in Jackson

by Michael Van Veckhoven
April 18, 2012

The gray, roiling clouds that hung over the westbound lane of Interstate 20 were nothing short of a premonition.

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[Editor’s Note] Dinner and a Movie

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by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2012

Last Saturday night, Todd and I sat at a small table next to the open kitchen at Parlor Market and were dazzled by the chefs' performance.

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[Editorial] Save ‘Violence Against Women Act’

April 11, 2012

Next on conservatives' list of things to drown in the bathtub of "big government extravagance" is the Violence Against Women Act. Bill Clinton signed VAWA into law in 1994, providing just over $1.5 billion to help investigate and prosecute perpetrators of violence against…

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[Stiggers] Love and Joblessness

by Ken Stiggers
April 11, 2012

Mo'tel Williams: "This is your super producer, announcement, entrepreneur and part-time Herbal Viagra salesperson here to promote my new dating service for the jobless called 'Unemployed Singles.' It's an opportunity for that special unemployed male to connect and look…

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[Kamikaze] Still Racial

by Kamikaze
April 11, 2012

So, you're tired of hearing folks talk about race, right? Tired of reading about it? Sick of seeing all the articles and all the pieces on CNN? You could do without another rally, without another Facebook or Twitter campaign, correct? 1 read more »