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Our View: LCSD playing with fire in its proposed medical marijuana policy

By Dispatch Editorial Board • June 14, 2022

From the moment the Mississippi Legislature passed a law to create a medical marijuana program in January, it was inevitable that litigation would follow.

Mississippi Voices: STEM talent critical for future success

By Scott Waller • June 14, 2022

Mississippi is part of a global competition for workforce. For our state to succeed, it is vitally important to increase the number of proficient workers, including highly skilled STEM professionals.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Donald Trump LOST the 2020 election!

By Leonard Pitts Jr. • June 14, 2022

It comes at the end.

Possumhaw: The joy of VBS

By Shannon Bardwell • June 13, 2022

As a 4-year-old I stood in a long line waiting to enter Vacation Bible School. This would be a fun time.

Bobby Harrison: Rep. Thompson’s unadopted redistricting plan could have cost Rep. Guest his seat

By Bobby Harrison • June 13, 2022

If the state chapter of the NAACP and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson had gotten their way, little known Naval pilot Michael Cassidy of Meridian could be the Republican nominee for the 3rd District U.S. House seat right now — or at least much closer to being the nominee.

Roses and thorns: 6-12-22

By Dispatch Editorial Board • June 11, 2022

A rose to everyone in the Golden Triangle who participated in Saturday’s Lemonade Day event.  Lemonade Day began 15 years ago. Since then, more than

Letter: Believes endorsement column was irresponsible

By Walter P. Okhuysen • June 11, 2022

I do my best to avoid ad hominem attacks for I so detest them. But Slim Smith’s error in a recent column is particularly egregious

Mona Charen: Liz Cheney’s star turn

By Mona Charen • June 11, 2022

The House Jan. 6 Committee will begin a series of prime-time hearings this week, starting on June 9. For the past 11 months, Rep. Liz Cheney has been the face and the voice of the committee.

Slimantics: Monument relocation is a tale worthy of O Henry, Faulkner

By Slim Smith • June 10, 2022

Someday, perhaps 40 to 50 years hence, visitors to Friendship Cemetery will happen upon the Confederate monument tucked away in a corner of the property, where it soars 32 feet above the graves of the Civil War dead interred there, and consider it an oddity, and an embarrassing one at that, given the regrettable inscription honoring the “great cause” for which Confederate soldiers laid down their lives.

Dean Ridings: The time to support local news is now

By Dean Ridings • June 10, 2022

Congress has an opportunity to pass legislation that benefits all local citizens, businesses and even protects our democracy. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act, LJSA for short, should be included as part of any upcoming reconciliation bill that Congress is considering. The LJSA is a well-thought-out bill that would provide needed support to local news organizations, including local newspapers, to ensure their viability as they continue to make progress toward a digital future.

Leonard Pitts: ‘Real’ conservatives are about 30 years too late

By Leonard Pitts • June 10, 2022

Where were you when we needed you?

Wyatt Emmerich: Magnolia Speech is a state treasure, gets a new building

By Wyatt Emmerich • June 9, 2022

On Bozeman Road in Madison County across from the Madison Heights Church, the Magnolia Speech School is building a state-of-the-art 30,000 square-foot facility.

Steve Chapman: The Jan. 6 hearings may not be enough to save democracy

By Steve Chapman • June 9, 2022

In a world beset by worrisome events, it can be hard to filter out the noise to isolate the truly important ones. But failure to do so can be catastrophic, and we are at risk of just such a failure.

Our view: Decommissioning county lake is an option worth exploring

By Dispatch Editorial Board • June 8, 2022

The continuing saga of Oktibbeha County Lake may lead to a major plot twist since county supervisors learned of an amendment to ARPA rules that seriously questions how the county can fund repairs to the dam at the lake.

Sid Salter: Readers ponder the future of how we pay for future road and bridge maintenance

By Sid Salter • June 8, 2022

After a recent column on the soaring retail cost of gasoline and the concomitant impact those prices have on related fuel taxes and the proliferation of electric vehicles, readers weighed in with their ideas and questions

Jiben Roy: Does US need to be #1 in all cases?

By Jiben Roy • June 8, 2022

Since World War II, the US has been the number one country in the world in getting most of the prestigious Nobel prizes. The US has become the land of smart brains, research and innovations. The trend is continuing.

Our view: On sportsplex, supes should skip straight to Phase 2

By Dispatch Editorial Board • June 7, 2022

We are told that one of the benefits of youth sports is that it builds character. Kids learn about fair play, respect for the opponent and the integrity of the game. They also learn about being “team players,” through working together toward a common goal.

David McRae: Financial stability for those with disabilities

By David McRae • June 7, 2022

The job market has largely recovered from high, COVID-era unemployment, albeit not for everyone. Americans without disabilities have been able to return to the workforce en masse, allowing the national unemployment rate to fall to 3.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April survey. But those with disabilities have faced a more difficult road.

Froma Harrop: The left fringe almost always loses

By Froma Harrop • June 7, 2022

It’s not just Republican voters who are defending a few honest members of their party against right-wing assault. Democrats have pushed back left-wing jihads against their moderates. Note the failure to knock off a conservative Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar, in a recent primary.

Bobby Harrison: Wicker says leak could harm Supreme Court, but scoffs at Clarence Thomas’ possible conflicts of interest

By Bobby Harrison • June 6, 2022

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Tupelo Republican, believes the leak of the draft U.S. Supreme Court decision revoking a nationwide right to an abortion is “an attack on a key institution” and “threatens (the) independence of the Court.”

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