Without pre-k education, dropouts will continue Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Without pre-k education, dropouts will continue By Joel McNeece|2012-10-10T10:38:10-05:00October 10, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – Back in 2007, I wrote extensively about how Mississippi was
Election will determine much on state’s Medicaid expansion Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Election will determine much on state’s Medicaid expansion By Joel McNeece|2012-10-02T21:31:53-05:00October 3, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – Surprise, surprise, the federal government is pushing the states to
Internet sales tax debate to continue, federal and state Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Internet sales tax debate to continue, federal and state By Joel McNeece|2012-09-26T07:41:47-05:00September 26, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – The combination of strained government budgets at every level, a
Section 5 of Voting Rights Act faces judicial challenge Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Section 5 of Voting Rights Act faces judicial challenge By Joel McNeece|2012-09-19T07:59:51-05:00September 19, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – There’s no real question that Section 5 of the Voting
Student reactions to 9-11 discussion is instructive Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Student reactions to 9-11 discussion is instructive By Joel McNeece|2012-09-12T08:04:27-05:00September 12, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – For my father, the reliable lecture designed to teach his
Modern conventions hold few surprises, little drama Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Modern conventions hold few surprises, little drama By Joel McNeece|2012-09-05T07:54:45-05:00September 5, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – In the national political conventions of my youth, the events
Most Southern states have already adopted early voting Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Most Southern states have already adopted early voting By Joel McNeece|2012-08-22T08:26:46-05:00August 22, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – Supporters of voter ID laws across the country have embraced
Numbers reflect Mississippi’s economic ‘double whammy’ Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Numbers reflect Mississippi’s economic ‘double whammy’ By Joel McNeece|2012-08-15T08:34:31-05:00August 15, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – The weekend’s wall-to-wall coverage of Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt
Dick Hall one Republican not afraid of raising taxes Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Dick Hall one Republican not afraid of raising taxes By Joel McNeece|2012-08-08T08:19:38-05:00August 8, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE –While most members of his party run like scalded dogs from
State’s hospitals will join Medicaid expansion fight Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter State’s hospitals will join Medicaid expansion fight By Joel McNeece|2012-08-01T07:49:51-05:00August 1, 2012|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – How simple it would be if the legislative battle in