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Wyatt Emmerich

Wyatt Emmerich: State finally joins the green energy parade

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 1,441 Reads
On Tue, 03/23/2021 - 03:50 PM

It’s been a long time coming, but Mississippi is about to join the green energy parade.

It’s not going to be wind energy like Texas, which is not getting a quarter of its electricity from west Texas windmills. No, Mississippi winds aren’t anything like west Texas.

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The Newton County Appeal: Our Opinion

Our Opinion: Cut off loans to for-profit colleges

By From staff reports, READ MORE > 1,031 Reads
On Tue, 03/23/2021 - 02:50 PM

Much of the attention about student debt during last year’s presidential campaigns revolved around competing Democratic plans to write off a large chunk of it, the cost of which could be as high as $1 trillion.

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Tim Kalich: More deception on grad rates

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 2,737 Reads
On Tue, 03/16/2021 - 03:30 PM

One thing you can say about the Mississippi Department of Education under the leadership of Dr. Carey Wright. It is consistent.

It is consistently making the state’s high school graduation rate sound better than it is.

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Brent Maze

Brent Maze: More classifications of holidays

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On Tue, 03/16/2021 - 03:00 PM

Several years ago, the only holidays we celebrated were the typical government holidays of Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, etc.

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Our Opinion: Prescription law relaxed

By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal, READ MORE > 2,822 Reads
On Tue, 03/16/2021 - 02:30 PM

There are two ways, one correct and one not, to look at the Mississippi Legislature’s decision to resume allowing the sale of certain cold and sinus medications without a prescription.

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Bob May

Bob May: Surviving the Windy City during the worst winter weather

By Bob May, READ MORE > 9,497 Reads
On Fri, 03/12/2021 - 10:34 AM

Dateline Chicago: On a short day in late February curbside snow was melting when my daughter Brookes drove me to see the apartment building that she and her fiancé Jake had recently purchased. Heavy traffic and patchy, iced roads slowed our trip from the current apartment she and Jake share with “Floor,” the cat.

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Brent Maze

Brent Maze: It’s important to let sun shine in

By Brent Maze, READ MORE > 4,852 Reads
On Thu, 03/11/2021 - 10:00 AM

Over the last few weeks, I think everyone can appreciate it when the sun is out. We’ve had so many gloomy, cloudy, gray day with rain and storms that I think we are all happy to see the sun break out. Some were even excited to see the sun during a recent severe weather outbreak just because we hadn’t seen it so much.

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Our Opinion: Mandate end was a bit early

By Jack Ryan Enterprise-Journal, READ MORE > 5,434 Reads
On Thu, 03/11/2021 - 09:00 AM

Gov. Tate Reeves’ eagerness to lift mask mandates in Mississippi is understandable. The Republican caught plenty of heat from his conservative base over masks, business capacity limits and other restrictions aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus.

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Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

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On Sun, 03/07/2021 - 09:08 AM

We commend the efforts of Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann to reform industrial recruiting incentives. Too much incentive money has been going to too few industries, which is not the best method of growing jobs.

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Our Opinion: The risk of $15 minimum wage

By Jack Ryan Enterprise-Journal, READ MORE > 2,917 Reads
On Tue, 03/02/2021 - 03:45 PM

With Democrats now in charge of both Congress and the White House, there is more talk about raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over a period of five years.

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