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Online gaming bill returns
By Sid Salter/Syndicated columnist
Despite politically crapping out last year on virtually the same piece of legislation, State Rep. Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, is rolling the dice again in the 2013 legislative session on online gaming legislation that could have a profound impact on the future of legal gaming in the state. -
Believers in firearm fantasy
By Gene Lyons/Syndicated columnist
Conceived in a dream of reason, what the Internet too often reveals is mass credulousness and fathomless irrationality. According to Salon’s Alex Seitz-Wald, a video depicting the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre as a government-sponsored hoax has drawn 8.5 million views on YouTube.
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Just another work in progress
By Rhetta Grimsely Johnson/Syndicated columnist
In all of my visits to this beautiful river town, how have I missed the estate called Longwood? The mansions with their fanciful names run together if you see too many in one trip, but I’ve made many trips, toured many grand homes. Never, until recently, Longwood.
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Scout trip taught real life lessons
BY Wyatt Emmerich/Southside Sun
A recent Boy Scout camping trip took me to the Sipsey Wilderness Area in north Alabama. It was beautiful. A hidden gem.
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Nissan union efforts not needed
By Sid Salter/Syndicated columnist
I rather liked Danny Glover’s acting in the films “Places in the Heart” and “The Color Purple” back in the 1980s. But his performances in recent pro-union rallies in Canton and in related ones in Detroit are far less convincing.
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Obama rallies supporters
By Cokie and Steven V. Roberts/Syndicated columnists
“We must act,” President Obama declared in his inaugural address. A critical part of his strategy is harnessing the energy and enthusiasm of his campaign supporters to promote his legislative agenda.
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Cut defense, but cut it the right way
By Byron York/Syndicated columnist
Republicans, and many Democrats, are upset by the prospect of so-called sequestration cuts to the nation’s defense budget. Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is so alarmed that the day before the Senate took up what became the “fiscal cliff” agreement, he called a key Republican lawmaker, Sen. Lindsey Graham, to express deep concern that the cuts might go into effect. As it turned out, Congress put them off for two months.
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Collins would freeze, not cut, 13th checks
By Bill Crawford/Syndicated columnist
State Senator Nancy Collins of Tupelo is courageously preparing legislation to address growing financial problems with the state retirement system (PERS).
She said her goal was to start a conversation about PERS’ long-term sustainability. “This is the elephant in the room,” she told her hometown paper. “We should not be afraid to talk about it.” -
The role of ‘educators’
By Thomas Sowell/Syndicated columnist
Many years ago, as a young man, I read a very interesting book about the rise of the Communists to power in China. In the last chapter, the author tried to explain why and how this had happened. -
Out with the old?
By Donna Brazile/Syndicated columnist
In early December, a CBS News poll found the 112th Congress’ approval rating was 9 percent. That’s the lowest rating since CBS began measuring Congress’ approval in 1977. That 9 percent is so close to the margin of error that it might not be possible to sink lower without a shovel. - More Opinion Headlines
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Online gaming bill returns
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