Thomas Jefferson said, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
In Hindu mythology, the world rested on the back of a great turtle which rested on another turtle. And so on. It was turtles all the way down.
The few pundits who were quick to blame President Donald Trump for the mass murder at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., last week were way off base.
Nine years ago, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame inducted Tyrone Keys for all his considerable exploits on the football field – at Callaway High, at Mississippi State and in the NFL.
He was deserving.
Vicki McKay, my devoted caregiver and dearest and most reliable friend, came to us just before Christmas of 2016. She called and said, “I’m weary of the job I have now and have just decided I am going into a people-oriented type of caregiving.
Mississippi is the fourth most rural state in America. Only Maine, West Virginia and Vermont are more so.
In addition, Mississippi ranks fifth in the nation in terms of homegrown population with 72 percent of its population having been born in Mississippi. Only Louisiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have more natives.
Mississippi's state accountability model is designed to measure the instructional effectiveness of schools and districts in the state. It includes students' scores on language and math tests as well as attendance and graduation rates. Schools and districts are given a letter grade from A to F according to their performance.
One year ago, the Jackson Public Schools (JPS) narrowly avoided a take-over by the Mississippi Department of Education. The result was a shakeup at the top of JPS.
Steve McNair, the most entertaining college football player I ever witnessed and surely among the best, was murdered nine years ago on July 4.
I told you last week I’d talk about my humongous daffodil bulb order I made right at the July l deadline, a shopping spree I look forward to every year, always allowing myself extras, for various reasons.
Lt. Gen. (Ret) Fred Kornet Jr. passed away June 22 at St. Catherine's Village. He was born in... READ MORE
The Jackson Academy Association (JAA) will host A Blue and White Night at the Country Club of Jackson on Saturday, August 11.
