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Governor Tate Reeves delivers the State of the State address on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon. Reeves spoke of a better Mississippi through better education, jobs and unity. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Other governors use bully pulpits, incentives to urge vaccination. Where’s Gov. Reeves?
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 312 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 05:00 PM
Below is a political analysis column by Geoff Pender:

As a more virulent strain of COVID-19 rips through states with low vaccination rates, many governors are using their megaphones and-or state resources to urge residents to get inoculated and overcome vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.
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Voters filled every available space inside the community room of The Mark Apartments in Ridgeland. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Mississippi does not have to change law to make voting hard. It already is.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today , 544 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 10:00 AM
Below is a political opinion column from Bobby Harrison:

States like Texas, Georgia and Florida that have been in the national news recently for efforts that many say will make it more difficult for their citizens to vote still have a long way to go to catch Mississippi.
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DiFATTA: Here are some tips for your summer fishing boat trips
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On Sun, 07/25/2021 - 07:00 AM
During our July 8 meeting of The Weekly Mistake, Yours Truly mentioned several ways to help beat the summer heat during fishing excursions. Those suggestions included fishing at night from a boat, the bank or a lighted pier. Early morning or late afternoon fishing were other suggestions.
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Opinion: Wise and Dzielak discuss Delta variant
By Robert Wise and David Dzielak, 664 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 09:42 AM
Robert Wise: David, we got our most hits on the article about the Delta variant. People are concerned. What’s your update?
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SMITH: I love the tranquility of a solo camping trip
By Ben Smith, 283 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 07:00 AM
For quite some time I’ve wanted to do a solo camping trip along the river. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the company of friends and family on the river; I do. The majority of my fondest memories in the outdoors involve the companionship of others. I wanted to do this trip for a couple of different reasons.
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Opinion: Quality journalism is very valuable to our country
By Wyatt Emmerich, 719 Reads
Sat, 07/24/2021 - 12:36 AM
I just returned from the 155th meeting of the Mississippi Press Association (MPA) held at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi.
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Opinion: War on Drugs has been a failure
By Brett Montague, 489 Reads
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 06:54 PM
Fifty years ago, on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon held a press conference in the White House Briefing Room to officially declare a “War on Drugs.” President Nixon stated, “In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.”
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Opinion: Victor Smith saved many lives in Malawi, Africa
By Wyatt Emmerich, 514 Reads
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 06:36 PM
It was with sadness that I listened to the words of my friend David Beard telling me of Victor Smith’s death. He was a very influential person in my life.
I’d always heard Victor Smith had made and lost a fortune more times than anyone in the state. I guess that’s the nature of the oil business.
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SALTER: Neshoba County Fair’s return will be welcome after the COVID-19 pandemic hiatus
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, 111 Reads
Wed, 07/21/2021 - 03:00 PM
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:

Even for the hot and dirty clean-up after two years of absence, it was good to get back to our Neshoba County Fair cabin after last year’s pandemic hiatus.
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Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn during Legislative session at the Mississippi State Capitol Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

If Gunn runs for governor, there will be speaker’s race, but not like old-time donnybrooks
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today , 859 Reads
Mon, 07/19/2021 - 12:00 PM
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

Mississippi could be on the verge of what used to be one of the fiercest spectacles in politics — a speaker’s race.
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