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State of a diverse union

Tuesday night while watching the State of the Union address, my attention was drawn to the makeup of the audience almost as much as to the content of the speech. Aside from a few distinguished guests, the crowd was made up of our members of Congress. As the camera panned the room, I almost had to blink to...

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The power of 85

Eighty-five is equal to 3.5 billion. A report released last week from Oxfam, an international organization that seeks ways to address injustice in the...

Uncle Sugar not so sweet

Once again the conservative movement finds themselves mired in distorted comments regarding women’s health. In what appears to be a political veteran...

White men can jump

All too often we tend to attribute personal characteristics to a person’s race. If a basketball player is not talented enough to make it to the college...

Republicans offer no hope for Mississippi’s poor

In 1931, Charles Angoff and H.L. Mencken published a three-part series named “The Worst American State.” They used a wide variety of statistics and...

Foreign language builders: part 1

The human tongue is composed of muscles. Keep this preamble in mind until I get back to it later. For now, I ask this: How do we make decisions? However...

Gov. Bryant needs a time machine

Gov. Phil Bryant’s State of the State address left Mississippians with more recycled talking points than substance Wednesday evening. I cannot say I’m...

$5.24 billion worth of clean coal

A two and a half hour southbound trip down MS-HWY 9 from Oxford lies the future of coal energy. In Kemper County, a $2.4 billion — now over $5.24 billion...

Sherman’s last rant

By now, we have all heard about Richard Sherman’s infamous rant with Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews. Just to refresh your memory, when asked about...

Letter from the editor

Welcome back to Ole Miss for another semester. Whether you are a graduate student, a freshman or anywhere in between, I hope you will make the most of...

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