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By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal, READ MORE > 2,108 Reads
On Thu, 01/07/2021 - 09:47 AM

Everyone understands that President Donald Trump’s most passionate supporters believe that election fraud in several states cost him a second term in office. But after a bunch of them burst into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the question to ask is why they did it.

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Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

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On Sun, 03/07/2021 - 09:07 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 View: Don’t make a year of grace a waste

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On Thu, 01/21/2021 - 07:53 AM

The chief of Mississippi’s public schools wants to give them a “year of grace” and not hold them accountable for the academic performance of their students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Our View: Unacceptable in our democracy

By By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal, READ MORE > 2,143 Reads
On Sat, 01/16/2021 - 09:24 AM

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Our View: Elvis and the polio vaccine

By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal , READ MORE > 2,278 Reads
On Sat, 01/09/2021 - 08:44 AM

The biggest question about the coronavirus vaccines that are in the early stage of distribution is whether they will work as advertised.

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The Church Bulletin 122420

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On Thu, 12/24/2020 - 08:32 AM

The Old Plank Church Cemetery
The Old Plank Church Cemetery Trust Committee is dedicated to the perpetual care of Old Plank Church Cemetery. If you are interested in the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery, you may send contributions in care of Old Plank Church Cemetery Fund, 36 County Road 3, Vaiden, MS, 39176.

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OUR VIEW: State fails to solve voting risk

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On Thu, 07/23/2020 - 03:40 PM

The Mississippi Legislature seems to understand that the pandemic is radically altering how people interact.

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It’s the parents and teachers who will decide

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On Thu, 07/16/2020 - 08:42 AM

President Trump and his education secretary, Betsy DeVos, are determined to do whatever it takes to get America’s schools open on time. But they are totally missing the point.

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OUR VIEW: Now comes the hard part

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On Wed, 07/01/2020 - 06:37 AM

The Mississippi Legislature moved with impressive speed this past weekend to change the state flag. But the hard part — the work to bring more unity to the state and especially finding ways to significantly improve the state — is going to take years and possibly decades.

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Wise counsel from civil rights vet

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On Wed, 06/10/2020 - 01:45 PM

Late last year U.S. Rep. John Lewis announced he was battling stage IV pancreatic cancer. No one knows how long the 80-year-old Democrat from Atlanta, whose accomplishments include organizing the 1963 March on Washington, will be with us.

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