Author Archives: Cara Keyser
My name is Holly Baer and I am officially the new opinion editor for the Daily Mississippian. I’m a senior religious studies major and a gender studies minor from Flowood, Mississippi. I’m Mississippi-born and bred. My family lives in Collins, a small town in south Mississippi. Other than 6 months in fourth grade, I’ve spent the entirety of my life in a state I both...
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Chief among the priorities that national and local NAACP leaders listed Tuesday for the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint is the repeal of Michigan’s emergency manager law. The “15-point priority plan,” which the NAACP drew up with Flint residents, was the focus of a community meeting and also was expected to be discussed at a meeting...
Mississippi may be on the higher-ranking end of adult obesity scores in the nation, but according to a recent index conducted by Representation 2020, the state received last place for its Gender Parity Score with only around 15 percent of the Mississippi State Senate composed of women. The Gender Parity Score is meant to measure women’s recent electoral success at the...
