During last year’s gubernatorial election, Republican candidate Tate Reeves could not find much positive to say about his Democratic opponent Jim Hood’s four terms as state attorney general.
My colleague, The Gilded Lilly, recently inquired if I planned to write about something that involved the lifting of spirits in our beloved Magnolia State, especially during these difficult times.
The unexpected pandemic of 2020 has decimated many jobs, and some industries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment for June was at 11.1 percent. If you're one of the millions of people who has been impacted at work by COVID, you are likely trying to decide what's next…
Gov. Tate Reeves was not a participant Wednesday in the momentous occasion where the state flags that flew over the Mississippi Capitol were removed – the official retirement of the banner featuring the Confederate battle emblem that had flown over the state since 1894.
In the old flickering black-and-white movie footage, actor James Cagney dances around on stage in an Uncle Sam outfit, tap dancing to a patriotic medley, namely the popular tune, “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”
Mike Espy has been forced to take some detours from the roadmap he developed last fall to challenge United States Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
If you've found yourself out of work because of COVID, you are likely searching for something new. You may be doing some soul searching. You want to figure out what you should have been, or what you'd like to be in the future. You may even wonder if you're living in the right city.
A friend said something to me this weekend that took me by surprise. They said, "Better times are ahead of us." What took me by surprise was less the statement than my own reaction to it. In the moment that it was said, I had a realization as to just how tough the last few months have been –…
The Time Traveler was recently enjoying a stroll around the DeSoto County Courthouse lawn during the Hernando Farmers Market and chanced to meet a descendant of one of Mississippi’s most famous statesman, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Lamar or otherwise known as L.Q.C. Lamar.
Lawsuits attempt to put Mississippi in the mainstream on felony voting, Legislature avoids the issue
In the coming days, the Legislature most likely will take up bills to restore the right to vote to felons – one felon at a time.
The last three months have been heavy, really heavy. And now, here we are. Things are heavier. But, unlike COVID-19, racial issues have been there all along. They aren’t new. But, some of us have had the luxury not to think about them every day. I saw a notable quote this week by Angela Davi…
What a great week it has been since the re-opening of the DeSoto County Museum, following a revamp in the face of the global pandemic.
As I write this column, the rain is pouring down outside. The wind is whipping the tall pines in the backyard like a buggy whip and threatening to snap them like matchsticks.
Gov. Tate Reeves and his staff had to feel good last week when the Senate leadership was unable to get the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass a House resolution that would allow the Mississippi Legislature to remain in session for the rest of the year.
The last three months have been heavy, really heavy. And now, here we are. Things are heavier. But, unlike COVID-19, racial issues have been there all along. They aren’t new. But, some of us have had the luxury not to think about them every day. I saw a notable quote this week by Angela Davi…
Sometimes it seems the whole world is topsy turvy and upside down.
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann recently warned members of the Mississippi Senate to wear their masks or risk being photographed or videotaped by media outlets without one.
Have you ever felt micromanaged at work? If your boss doesn't know what you're doing for every moment of the day, you might as well be nonexistent. You definitely couldn't be working or making logical, sound decisions on your own, using your years of expertise. Having someone looking over yo…
African Americans make up 38 percent of the state’s population, but only 11 percent of the membership of the Mississippi Supreme Court. This November's election could change that.
If you can smell the wild onions growing in the tall Bermuda grass or the hot dogs sizzling from the concession stand, then you probably don’t have the coronavirus. It is the anecdotal “smell test” of the perilous times in which we live.
We can all agree, this pandemic has been horrific. Regardless of how much or how little you were impacted, you were impacted. You probably spent more time inside your own four walls at home than you ever imagined. And, you may have learned to work from home, while balancing your spouse, pets…
So, what is all the fuss about wearing a mask these days?
Some Lawmakers say the Legislature should take steps this year to provide Mississippians safe voting options if the coronavirus pandemic is still an issue in November.
President Donald Trump tweeted on April 21 that soon discussions would begin on legislation to provide “relief to state/local governments for lost revenue from COVID-19.”
As the days and weeks go on, I can’t help but glance around at my surroundings and the unfolding effects of the global pandemic and come to the conclusion that we are all living in a 21st-century episode of the Twilight Zone.
Those of us living through this terrible and frightening global pandemic often hear about the heroes on the frontline who are battling this life and death struggle each and every day.
Those of us living through this terrible and frightening global pandemic often hear about the heroes on the frontline who are battling this life and death struggle each and every day.
Since COVID-19 forced a temporary recess in the Legislative session, I have been video conferencing with Mississippi’s K-12 students. In one recent AP government class, a student asked: how many constitutional rights do we have to give up during a pandemic?
Five reasons your mental health matters
Living through a disaster is hard. Really, this is an understatement. It's more than hard.
Things I have learned in quarantine and in the middle of a global pandemic …
We can all agree on one thing. The last month or so has been fairly unexpected, and very stressful. In just a few days, life as we knew it changed. The weather was just beginning to warm up. Spring break was right around the corner with summer not far behind. Then, reality started to shift -…
The drone of the lawnmower soothed my ears. The birds’ incessant chirping awakened my joy. Life was slowly returning. The neighbors and I have planted a small garden in the no man’s zone between us.
It is too early to see actual data, but it is highly likely that among the many negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the tragic loss of life, will be to Mississippi's highways and bridges.
A month into this pandemic and more than a million people worldwide have contracted the coronavirus.
Thinking back to last year, we were all considering that the great job market might slow down at some point. But, who could have imagined the screeching halt of the economy would have come in the form of a global pandemic. If you've lost your job through all of this, my heart goes out…
In last week’s column, the Time Traveler shared a wish that readers keep a journal during this difficult time in world history with the global pandemic raging in cities large and small.
The cruel fact about state government is that when it is most needed it is in the least position to help.
Working from home always sounded like a dream. It was this amazing concept that you heard about on TV that people in California did. You always wished you could try for a few days a week.
My sister Jo is pastor of a Lutheran church in North Dakota and a few weeks back I got to watch for the first time ever her Sunday morning service on television, thanks to technology, her church’s live stream, and the coronavirus outbreak keeping most all of us from visiting our own places o…
We are living through a global pandemic, the proportions of which are still unfolding.
One question I hear often from readers is about military transitions. Many members of the military devote the first twenty years of their career to the US Military. Around age forty, they'll retire and start entirely new careers in the civilian world. I receive questions about how to success…
The year 1918 had dawned auspiciously enough. The Great War, the war to end all wars, had ended and the stock market was soaring to record levels. The Jazz Age was about to begin in full swing.
By the time competing proposals to legalize medical marijuana appear on Mississippi’s November general election ballot, it could already be the law of the land – of the state anyway.
As local and state governments grapple with the impact of the coronavirus response on its budgets, schools, and public services, officials must resist the notion to close public meetings out of fear of contamination or community spread.
It’s been quite a vocabulary lesson in words we’ve had in the last several weeks, hasn’t it?
The streets were nearly empty. Banks, schools, stores and even some churches were shuttered. Physicians were running out of supplies. Warehouses and storehouses of stockpiled goods were being depleted. People were dying, usually the elderly or those whose health was compromised.
Here are a few headlines about an African tragedy: “Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions” (The Wall Street Journal), “’Unprecedented’ Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis” (Scientific American), “Somalia Declares Locust Outbreak a ‘National Emergency’” (The Nati…
The Time Traveler is often asked how the process of time traveling takes place — is the time machine as complex as the one described in the H.G. Wells’ novel or as innovative as the one depicted in the popular movie series, “Back To The Future?”
Loyalty is an interesting idea. Companies expect it. Many demand it. You must be a loyal employee. You must put the company's best interest first. Even if you don't agree, you should toe the company line. Otherwise, your worst fears could happen. You may find yourself without work.
As various bills make their way through the legislative process that could result in more paroles and a reduction in Mississippi’s prison population – now about 19,000 – at least one proposal is being considered that some argue could impede those efforts.
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