The Time Traveler spun the dial on his 1958 DeSoto Adventurer — alias the Time Machine — to travel back in time more than six decades.
If Democrat Mike Espy catches lightning in a bottle in November, he could make history as the first Black Mississippian elected to the U.S. Senate in the modern era. If he does not, his campaign could at least serve as a primer for future statewide candidates.
Over the past two decades, the number of homeschoolers in Mississippi – and in America – has more than doubled as this education choice has moved from the fringes of society to a practice that is legal in every state.
During last year’s gubernatorial election, Republican candidate Tate Reeves could not find much positive to say about his Democratic opponent Jim Hood’s four terms as state attorney general.
Gov. Tate Reeves was not a participant Wednesday in the momentous occasion where the state flags that flew over the Mississippi Capitol were removed – the official retirement of the banner featuring the Confederate battle emblem that had flown over the state since 1894.
In the old flickering black-and-white movie footage, actor James Cagney dances around on stage in an Uncle Sam outfit, tap dancing to a patriotic medley, namely the popular tune, “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”
Mike Espy has been forced to take some detours from the roadmap he developed last fall to challenge United States Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
A friend said something to me this weekend that took me by surprise. They said, "Better times are ahead of us." What took me by surprise was less the statement than my own reaction to it. In the moment that it was said, I had a realization as to just how tough the last few months have been –…
The Time Traveler was recently enjoying a stroll around the DeSoto County Courthouse lawn during the Hernando Farmers Market and chanced to meet a descendant of one of Mississippi’s most famous statesman, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Lamar or otherwise known as L.Q.C. Lamar.
Lawsuits attempt to put Mississippi in the mainstream on felony voting, Legislature avoids the issue
In the coming days, the Legislature most likely will take up bills to restore the right to vote to felons – one felon at a time.
The last three months have been heavy, really heavy. And now, here we are. Things are heavier. But, unlike COVID-19, racial issues have been there all along. They aren’t new. But, some of us have had the luxury not to think about them every day. I saw a notable quote this week by Angela Davi…
What a great week it has been since the re-opening of the DeSoto County Museum, following a revamp in the face of the global pandemic.
As I write this column, the rain is pouring down outside. The wind is whipping the tall pines in the backyard like a buggy whip and threatening to snap them like matchsticks.
Gov. Tate Reeves and his staff had to feel good last week when the Senate leadership was unable to get the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass a House resolution that would allow the Mississippi Legislature to remain in session for the rest of the year.
The last three months have been heavy, really heavy. And now, here we are. Things are heavier. But, unlike COVID-19, racial issues have been there all along. They aren’t new. But, some of us have had the luxury not to think about them every day. I saw a notable quote this week by Angela Davi…
Sometimes it seems the whole world is topsy turvy and upside down.
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann recently warned members of the Mississippi Senate to wear their masks or risk being photographed or videotaped by media outlets without one.
Have you ever felt micromanaged at work? If your boss doesn't know what you're doing for every moment of the day, you might as well be nonexistent. You definitely couldn't be working or making logical, sound decisions on your own, using your years of expertise. Having someone looking over yo…
African Americans make up 38 percent of the state’s population, but only 11 percent of the membership of the Mississippi Supreme Court. This November's election could change that.
If you can smell the wild onions growing in the tall Bermuda grass or the hot dogs sizzling from the concession stand, then you probably don’t have the coronavirus. It is the anecdotal “smell test” of the perilous times in which we live.
We can all agree, this pandemic has been horrific. Regardless of how much or how little you were impacted, you were impacted. You probably spent more time inside your own four walls at home than you ever imagined. And, you may have learned to work from home, while balancing your spouse, pets…
So, what is all the fuss about wearing a mask these days?
Some Lawmakers say the Legislature should take steps this year to provide Mississippians safe voting options if the coronavirus pandemic is still an issue in November.
President Donald Trump tweeted on April 21 that soon discussions would begin on legislation to provide “relief to state/local governments for lost revenue from COVID-19.”
As the days and weeks go on, I can’t help but glance around at my surroundings and the unfolding effects of the global pandemic and come to the conclusion that we are all living in a 21st-century episode of the Twilight Zone.
Those of us living through this terrible and frightening global pandemic often hear about the heroes on the frontline who are battling this life and death struggle each and every day.
Those of us living through this terrible and frightening global pandemic often hear about the heroes on the frontline who are battling this life and death struggle each and every day.
Since COVID-19 forced a temporary recess in the Legislative session, I have been video conferencing with Mississippi’s K-12 students. In one recent AP government class, a student asked: how many constitutional rights do we have to give up during a pandemic?
Five reasons your mental health matters
Living through a disaster is hard. Really, this is an understatement. It's more than hard.
Things I have learned in quarantine and in the middle of a global pandemic …
We can all agree on one thing. The last month or so has been fairly unexpected, and very stressful. In just a few days, life as we knew it changed. The weather was just beginning to warm up. Spring break was right around the corner with summer not far behind. Then, reality started to shift -…
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