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Mississippi lost 51,000 jobs to Covid throughout 2020

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual employment report. It was no surprise that the Covid epidemic caused a big national spike in unemployment in 2020 compared to 2019.

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Opinion: Debtors’ prisons alive and well in Mississippi

By Wyatt Emmerich, 3,940 Reads

There is increasing political movement toward introducing less punishment and more rehabilitation into the Mississippi criminal justice system.

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State education superintendent says jury is still out on remote learning

By Wyatt Emmerich, 5,413 Reads

State education superintendent Carey Wright told the Stennis Press Forum that assessments of remote learning will be completed soon.

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Opinion: Hell freezes over: Bennie Thompson votes Republican

By Wyatt Emmerich, 1,088 Reads

The recent Mississippi freeze was indeed historical, but let’s not forget something even stranger: Hell freezing over.
I’m pretty sure it did after Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson voted against House Resolution 1 (HR1). He was the only Democrat in his chamber to do so.

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Mississippi October jobs down 28,800 from last year

By Wyatt Emmerich, 9,965 Reads

Mississippi's unemployment rate was 7.4 percent for October, 2020. This is slightly worse than the national average of 6.9 percent.

Still, Mississippi has lost 28,800 jobs since October, 1919, when the unemployment rate was 5.6 percent.

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Opinion: Presidential elections can be determined many different ways

By Wyatt Emmerich, 5,821 Reads

Normally the Presidential election is over by now, but this election wasn't normal.

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Opinion: Funerals bring family and friends together to celebrate life

By Wyatt Emmerich, 1,203 Reads

I go to funerals because of Martha Crisler, mother of my friend Bob Crisler.
She wanted to see me before she died in 2015. She was seated upright in her bed at Hospice Ministry, her hair done nicely, talking conversationally. “I just want to say thank you for being such a good friend to Bob all these years,” she told me.

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For us, Sparky was perfect

By Wyatt Emmerich, 960 Reads

In many ways, Sparky was the worst dog I ever had.

A rat terrier, he would bark, growl and snip at not only strangers, but his family as well. He loved to mark his territory, including all our furniture.

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Every sniffle causing fear

By Wyatt Emmerich, 941 Reads

Being a rural state without a large metropolitan area has been a vexing problem for Mississippi, but in this latest world crisis, it is a boon.

No matter how hard we try to make life smooth, easy and predictable, that’s not the way it works on this planet. Adam ate the apple and we must wait our turn for paradise.

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Medical marijuana proponents are not wigged out hippies

By Wyatt Emmerich, 1,702 Reads

Medical Marijuana 2020 has run into some opposition in its campaign to bring medical marijuana. Mississippi Board of Health unanimously voted to oppose the measure, which will be on the November, 2020 ballot.

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