The front page of the Daily Journal on October 1 reports big news. Target appears to finally be coming to Tupelo! Directly under the story is …
Dear Frito-Lay Geniuses:
Point September 2024 by Ed Holliday
And so it begins again, the annual deluge of advertising for private Medicare Advantage plans (also known as Medicare Part C). The open Annual…
More Mississippians often vote in elections where race is at least a subtext if not out front and center.
When the weather turns damp and horrible and all I want to do is curl up by the radiator, my coworkers always get the bright and chirpy idea o…
Lipman Emanuel (“Lip”) Pike was baseball’s first Jewish superstar and arguably the game’s first professional player.
The year was 1982. I was in Israel when the IDF crossed the Northern border to root out terrorist sanctuaries in southern Lebanon. The governm…
Sometimes politicians steal people’s homes.
Kamala Harris has decided, likely as a result of prodding from some very nervous handlers, that she should finally visit the border.
I’ll never forget the look on my father’s face when he learned about the crook who stole my British sports car.
It still seems so surreal.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit last Friday to a border region in Arizona takes political cynicism to a new low. It is like hoping to scor…
Watchdog & Storytelling
Have you gotten a letter that says, “You may be entitled to compensation”?
At the end of September, Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprising announcement: She would pay a visit to the southwest border in Arizona…
“Are you better off than you were four years ago?”
My parents used to talk about the county’s farmers streaming into town on Saturday and shopping until midnight.
There aren’t many positives to come out of a very noisy 2024 election, but here’s one: There’s growing support to get young people into the trades.
Old sayings are a dime a dozen.
Politicians often depend on numbers to make their argument. But numbers can be confusing and misleading.
Despite its homeless status and a “gut punch,” a Jackson mainstay remains undaunted.
There are many ways to stay calm. Try meditation. Or deep breathing. Or horse tranquilizer.
Usually, bad news gets all the airtime, but this summer brought us a hopeful headline: A new innovation hub will accelerate the development of…
Among the questions I am most often asked by people who don’t like the two presidential candidates: “How did we get to this point where I can’…
Mississippi’s Supreme Court on a 5-4 vote denied yet another appeal from the Death Row inmate convicted of brutally murdering Mississippi Stat…
In the current economy, when a visit to the grocery store requires a long-term financing plan, it has become clear that our family must find w…
The first time each of us met Leesha Faulkner, she swore at us, preached the gospel of accurate journalism and offered a list of books to read.
