Politicians bypass press, control message
To deliver his first extensive remarks on the contentious Dakota Access oil pipeline, all the new North Dakota governor needed was a camera and a Facebook account.
Scientists: We all lie, but politicians even more so
This is the season of lies.
Iowans worry about ethanol’s lost political clout
ALTOONA, Iowa — For decades, presidential candidates’ chances in Iowa were wounded if not doomed unless they backed federal support for ethanol, a boon to
High court wary of campaign contribution limits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to free big individual donors to give more money to political candidates in the court’s first major
Public officials to share their favorite childhood books at Table Talk
Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library will host April’s first Table Talk this Wednesday, April 3. Find out how some of our local political office holders will finish this sentence: “My favorite childhood book is … “
Our view: Politicians give one more reason to love the state’s artists
After weeks of negative national press thanks to Messrs. Bryant, Palazzo, Smith, Chism et al., it’s nice to have something to be cheery about. Our politicians, who have of late, been imitating barnyard roosters, have provided abundant fodder for late-night television.
Reddit founder has Democrats and Republicans agreeing on something
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian has accomplished what virtually no one else in Washington is doing these days: Bring the political parties together on a controversial issue.
Waller among politicians who died in ’11
JACKSON — At the funeral for former Mississippi Gov. William Waller Sr., the state’s current Supreme Court chief justice, Bill Waller Jr., said his father would be remembered for his “big presence in the legal community, in government and politics.”