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By Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today Based on Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ campaign rhetoric and how he spends his campaign funds, it is reasonable to think ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 8:00 am
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This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week we are featuring new titles from serial ...
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by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 27, 2023 8:00 am
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There are three or four neighborhood cats who sit on my porch each morning as I write. They are feral animals. They were here when ...
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by Guest Columnist, Friday, August 25, 2023 8:00 am
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Dear Editor, I am heartened to learn that the City is considering reducing the speed limit on Mission 66 (see the article in The Post ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 23, 2023 8:00 am
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By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist There is hardly a financial tip list out there that doesn’t start and end with: “Build a budget.” ...
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by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 20, 2023 4:00 am
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By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist We often talk about financial security in these columns in terms of savings and investments, but today I ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 16, 2023 8:00 am
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By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The building that now houses the Mississippi River Commission on the southwest corner of Walnut and ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 16, 2023 8:00 am
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There was no good news in a recent report about fetal deaths from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mississippi continues to lead the ...
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by Guest Columnist, Sunday, August 13, 2023 4:00 am
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By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation This two-story Prairie-style residence at 3208 Drummond St. was built in 1925 for Louis P. and Mary ...
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by Guest Columnist, Friday, August 11, 2023 8:00 am
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By Sen. Roger Wicker | Guest Columnist Since the founding of our nation, the Supreme Court has worked independently. As members of a co-equal yet ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 9, 2023 8:00 am
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By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The two buildings at 1623 and 1625 Washington St. were built between 1903 and 1906 on ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 2, 2023 8:00 am
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By Dean Ridings | CEO, America’s Newspapers It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 2, 2023 8:00 am
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I was late for a plane when I saw him. The freckled kid was in uniform. Operational camouflage combat fatigues. Reverse-flag patch on his right ...
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by Guest Columnist, Sunday, July 23, 2023 4:00 am
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By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist At last check, the U.S. national debt had tipped over $32.5 trillion. That’s a lot of money. Think ...
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by Guest Columnist, Friday, July 21, 2023 8:00 am
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In 2013, Mississippi passed the Literacy-Based Promotion Act, which required all third graders to read at grade level to advance to the fourth grade. At ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, July 19, 2023 8:00 am
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By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation As early as 1877, the building at 723 Grove St., at the northwest corner of Walnut ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, July 19, 2023 8:00 am
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It’s a gray afternoon and we are traversing Alabama. Today, we make our run across the Yellowhammer state. My wife only ever pulls over to ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, July 12, 2023 8:00 am
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By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The first house on this lot, 1110 South St., was owned by Joseph and Emma Hirsch. On ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, July 12, 2023 8:00 am
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By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist The right to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” has been hard-won, earned through the sweat and ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, July 5, 2023 8:00 am
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By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation These Queen Anne residences were built on the northwest corner of Clay and Farmer streets. The house ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, July 5, 2023 8:00 am
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This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week the library is featuring new titles from ...
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by Guest Columnist, Sunday, July 2, 2023 8:00 am
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By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The Hicks-Steigleman House is a Greek Revival house on the northeast corner of Main and Cherry ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:00 am
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Have you experienced downtown Vicksburg in the summertime? The city glistens in June with Miss Mississippi events, and it sparkles with the Fourth of July ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:00 am
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This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week we are featuring Historical Fiction titles from ...
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by Guest Columnist, Sunday, June 25, 2023 8:00 am
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By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation This building on the southwest corner of Grove and Monroe Streets may have been built as early ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 8:00 am
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The most notable news in State Auditor Shad White’s report on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) spending at Mississippi’s public universities is that several of ...
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by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 8:00 am
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This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week, we are featuring titles from our New ...
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by Guest Columnist, Sunday, June 18, 2023 8:00 am
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Dear Editor, Vicksburg is a great city with wonderful people and almost endless opportunities for enjoyment. Built on the Mississippi River, the river has long ...
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by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 16, 2023 4:00 am
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