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Ole Miss coach: Mississippi state flag issue ‘bigger than baseball,’ ‘The old flag needs to go.’
Mike Bianco, the winningest active coach in the three major sports in the SEC, is a transplanted Mississippian. Born in New Hampshire and schooled in ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Magnolia State Live.
Photograph captures heart of Mississippi Christian responding to protests
Look at the photo above. It’s the epitome of how a good, Christian responds to other children of God who are hurting, with reverence and ... Read more
1 month ago by Magnolia State Live.
Philip Gunn took Tate Reeves to political wood shed last week over virus money
On the night Tate Reeves won the 2019 governor’s race, most of the state’s top Republican elected officials stood to the side of the stage, ... Read more
2 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Coronavirus warning sirens are blaring all around Tate Reeves, but will he listen and lockdown Mississippi?
If the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread across Mississippi and more people die, you can safely place blame squarely on the man at the top ... Read more
3 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Please don’t forget real heroes of coronavirus crisis
Think the coronavirus lockdown is tough? Worried about running out of toilet paper or whether the exact kind of K-cups or bottled water you want ... Read more
3 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Opinion: Mississippi still haunted by wounds of its dark past
Shortly after relocating to Mississippi last summer, I came face-to-face with the state’s racist past and the inescapable reality of its existing racial tensions. Here ... Read more
5 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Doctor in your pocket: C Spire, UMMC partner on tech app to bring house calls to your phone
Back in the 1930 and 40s, most doctors visited sick patients in their homes with hands-on diagnosis and prescriptions for maladies ranging from a sore ... Read more
8 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Wicker: Americans should celebrate strong economy, excellent jobs growth
Americans have much to celebrate in today’s economy. Our country continues its longest economic expansion in history. Unemployment is at or near 50-year lows, particularly ... Read more
10 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Opinion: Proposal to reform healthcare in Mississippi more like PenceCare than Obamacare
Vice President Pence, when he was Governor of Indiana, enacted a conservative brand of Medicaid reform for his state. The Mississippi Hospital Association, at the ... Read more
11 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Analysis: In Mississippi, work to aid families could be key to success
Analysis: Effort to aid families could be key in Mississippi After a year of pilot programs, the leaders of an initiative to strengthen troubled Mississippi ... Read more