Editor’s note: The following letter was postmarked from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi prior to Memorial Day but wasn’t received at our office until last week.
Letter: Proposes ‘litter literacy’ in schools
I moved down here to Mississippi 13 years ago, and I have marveled nearly every day at the beauty of this country! The trees, flowers,
Steve Chapman: Draft registration for women? The Supreme Court stands down
To everything there is a season, and in a season when the Supreme Court will decide many important questions, the justices have recognized an important truth: For major constitutional issues, there is a time to act, and there is a time to do nothing.
Roses and thorns: 6-13-21
A rose to all those who have raised the tone of discourse as we await the final results of the Columbus mayoral race. While election
Wyatt Emmerich: Reverse auctions secretly killed by special interests
It didn’t take long for the powers that be to kill reverse auctions — about two years or so.
Ask Rufus: A proper Southern porch
There is nothing like a good front porch in the summer. In the South it is traditionally a favorite gathering place to visit with family and friends, hear a good story and enjoy a cool beverage on a hot day or muggy evening.
Our View: Columbus’ prolonged election decision is not cause for concern
We will not know the official outcome of Tuesday’s mayoral race until next week, after as many as 53 mail-in absentee ballots postmarked on election day are added to the official count. With a current lead of 40 votes, Independent challenger Keith Gaskin appears well on his way to victory over incumbent mayor Robert Smith, who has held the position since 2007.
Namaste: Teaching during the pandemic year
The 21st century COVID-19 pandemic taught people many lessons about life and death from a very close proximity, though not necessarily physically close in many cases. COVID-19 often results in a lonely death. There are so many tragic stories of dying, death and people’s behavior including relatives, which may sound irrational.
Mona Charen: Don’t cry for H.R. 1
When Sen. Joe Manchin announced he would oppose the For the People Act, Steve Benen of MSNBC spoke for many Democrats when he declared that “Joe Manchin is prepared to be remembered by history as the senator who did little more than hope as his country’s democracy unraveled.”
Slimantics: Number 1 in ‘Least Magnetic States’ list
Just about every day, it seems,I get an email about a new list of how state’s rank in relation to one another. Some are important — health, education, economy — while some are frivolous and subjective — best barbecue, best bars, best nicknames, etc.
Other Editors: NCAA was wise to back away
The NCAA was right to back off its threat to not allow any of its baseball and softball tournament games to be played in states that have enacted transgender-unfriendly laws.
Armstrong Williams: Hackers showcase America’s vulnerabilities
Among many claimed benefits, cryptocurrencies supposedly offer two significant benefits over fiat currencies: 1) autonomy and 2) discretion. This past week, the U.S. federal government took them both down.
David McRae: Get more from your monthly child tax credit payments
Beginning on July 15, most Mississippi parents will begin receiving a monthly child tax credit payment from the federal government. How do you get the most value from these dollars? We have one idea families may want to consider. But first, a little about the credit itself.
Steve Chapman: Kamala Harris and the worsening job of vice president
Kamala Harris has been vilified by critics on the right, but the people who may end up detesting her most are not conservatives or even contemporaries. They are future vice presidents, who will curse her for loading up the office with heavy burdens.
Mona Charen: Communist China’s family values
The Chinese communist government is going to permit three children per family. How nice. Here’s how The New York Times put it: “The announcement by
Historically Speaking: Divided parties
Just when you thought our political leaders could not divide us any further, they have now turned on themselves. Right now, both parties are dealing with internal conflicts. The Democrats are struggling between the so called “progressives” (I still believe they are not using that term correctly) and the “moderates.”
Letter: Concerned over Republican attacks on democracy
It’s hard to imagine that the day has come to protect our democracy on our home soil. But it’s here. Trump has been telling people
Froma Harrop: Rethinking the Land of Plenty
Not that long ago, American shoppers cleaned store shelves of toilet paper. Pandemic panic had fueled the run on toilet paper, the point of it never clear.
Possumhaw: A goldfish tale
A month or so ago my pond goldfish died. All of them. They were somewhere around 8 years old which is not old for a goldfish. It’s like maybe a person would be in their thirties. The goldfish were fantails; they looked elegant with that tail fluttering like an angel’s wing.
Letter: First time voter endorses Gaskin for mayor
If I may, allow me to be candid concerning my endorsement of Keith Gaskin. Unlike several endorsers that have preceded me, I cannot claim to
