Commentary: Changing the flag is just the start
For now, leave the flagpoles bare. Let Mississippi earn a new flag that reflects an inclusive and just state.
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Preparing for the Next Big One
This year, the next disaster keeps arriving before the last disaster is over. Historic rainfall in January and February swelled
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Let Mississippians vote by mail in November
On November 3rd, more than 1.2 million Mississippians will cast their votes for the presidency, Congress, and a handful of
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Keeping Mississippians at Home
Governor Reeves?s statewide stay-at-home order goes?into effect?today. It is a necessary ? and overdue ? measure to forestall the spread
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Coronavirus and the Digital Divide?
Right now, the best thing people can do for public health is?to isolate themselves at home. The best thing people
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The recession has begun: How bad will it?get?
Conventional economic wisdom says that Mississippi is often the last state into and last state out of a national recession.
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Coronavirus arrives in Mississippi
On Wednesday night, Mississippi became the 39th state to confirm a case of COVID-19. Five more presumptive cases have been
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Commentary: A call for a more careful use of rhetoric
A response to recent columns The Daily Mississippian by professors of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi.
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Commentary: Mississippi does not have a state lottery. Let’s keep it that way.
The benefits are overstated, the costs are underestimated, and there are much better ways to fund essential services.
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Commentary: Why I joined the nationwide fast food strike
The average fast food worker in Mississippi earns less than the poverty line and receives few benefits or protections.
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