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State far away from political realignment
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,09/21/22-2:00AM , 1051 Reads
STARKVILLE — While American political discourse continues to careen to the poles of both ends of the partisan continuum, Mississippi’s current round of midterm congressional elections suggests nothing in the way of political realignment.
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The queen’s cotton connection
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,09/14/22-2:00AM , 1545 Reads
STARKVILLE — In the interest of not “burying the lead,” let me note that although she never set foot in the state of Mississippi or cast her eyes on the alluvial plain of the mythical and mystic Mississippi Delta region, the late Queen Elizabeth II was by virtue of her investment portfolio the owner of a “mammoth” cotton plantation in Bolivar Co
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Water crisis not easily solved
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,09/07/22-2:00AM , 1391 Reads
STARKVILLE — Like seemingly every other facet of American society these days, when it comes to both the national media and the state’s press, the assignment of blame for the city of Jackson’s water and sewer system woes falls into two distinct camps.
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Memories of Willie & Barry
Wed,08/24/22-2:00AM , 1332 Reads
STARKVILLE — Last weekend’s Mississippi Book Festival provided an opportunity to reconnect with old and dear friends in celebrating extraordinary writers such as the late Willie Morris and Barry Hannah with people who knew and loved them — including Willie’s immensely talented son, David Rae Morris, now an accomplished writer, photographer, film
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