Tag Archives: Mississippi

Editor to Editor: Texas A&M

Carter Kerels Q: What can you say about the job head coach Kevin Sumlin has done in his fourth year as head coach of the Aggies and how has he changed the program? A: Kevin Sumlin has been a great coach but has failed to win big games, especially at home. He wins in every other aspect. Every year, the Aggies grab top notch recruits and they have arguably the best stadium...

VIDEO: Peaceful Opposition – UM Commencement 2014

On May 10, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant gave a speech at the University of Mississippi’s 2014 Commencement Ceremony. In response to his recent signing...

Ole Miss working to educate state out of poverty

Mississippi is still struggling to educate its children effectively. A study from Kids Count this year found that 79 percent of the state’s fourth graders...

Severe weather, tornadoes expected across Mid-South

Many states in the South including Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky will be enduring severe weather starting today, lasting until Tuesday evening. According...

To stay or go?

As graduation quickly approaches, I find myself, as many Mississippi graduates do, faced with the decision to remain in the state or look elsewhere for...

Miss. Gov. says he will sign 20-week abortion ban

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Tuesday that he looks forward to quickly signing a bill that would ban abortion at 20 weeks,...

‘Turn away the gays’ bill

Tuesday, the Mississippi Legislature approved a conference report on Senate Bill 2681, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, sending it to Gov. Phil Bryant....

UM Museum’s newest exhibit: “Blues @ Home”

Lora Ellinwood looks at an exhibit at the UM Museum Tuesday. Photo: Anna Brigance, The Daily Mississippian. “The thing about being from Mississippi is...

Miss. lawmakers pass marijuana oil, consider controversial religious practices bill

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s House of Representatives has passed a bill to make a marijuana oil legal in Mississippi under tightly controlled...

Listen to the lungs

“Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we all are mortal.”...

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