Opinion

Remembering friends at the Mississippi Book Festival

Last week’s Mississippi Book Festival provided an opportunity to reconnect with old and dear friends in celebrating extraordinary ...

Opinion

State Treasurer: The national debt is a growing threat

In a previous column, I outlined the process by which we might amend the U.S. Constitution with a ...

Opinion

State may not need all those cellphones

A billion here, a billion there; pretty soon you’re talking about real money. That oft-quoted phrase about government ...

Opinion

Ham and eggs? Massachusetts, California engage in self-imposed food price inflation

By SID SALTER/Syndicated columnist The next time you travel to Boston, it might be wise on several fronts ...

Opinion

Will the state be able to pass a marijuana bill?

By GEOFF PENDER/Mississippi Today For some time after the Supreme Court shot down a vote of the people ...

Opinion Columnists

Congressional redistricting maps are drawing predictably partisan reviews, criticisms

With super majorities in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature, the reveal of the state’s new congressional redistricting ...

Opinion

Ray Mosby: How many deaths, indeed?

“And he’s oh, so good, And he’s oh, so fine. And he’s oh, so healthy, In his body ...

Opinion

How many deaths, indeed?

“And he’s oh, so good, And he’s oh, so fine. And he’s oh, so healthy, In his body ...

Opinion

First Common Core, now critical race theory threatens public schools in Mississippi

By Bobby Harrison First, it was Common Core. Now, critical race theory is the ‘biggest threat’ to Mississippi ...

Opinion

Aug. 27 a shameful anniversary for Natchez

Friday was the anniversary of one of the saddest and most shameful days in our city’s history. Jerry ...

Opinion

Could be satirical were it not so pathetic

“You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land, the common ...

Opinion

Column: If you value community journalism, ask legislators to support Local Journalism Sustainability Act

For 156 years, this community steadfastly has supported The Natchez Democrat. We thank you for that. We appreciate ...

Opinion

Enough already, Just get the shot

I never thought I would agree with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on anything, but I do today. Ivey, ...

Opinion

Louisiana to have new approach for voting machines

Gov. John Bel Edwards, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Republican lawmakers have agreed to rework Louisiana’s method ...

Opinion

How many voted for medical marijuana?

The narrative has developed that 74% of the people who went to the polls in November supported medical ...

Opinion

Trouble in paradise: Fox stars rival

As a general rule, I don’t care much for the “inside baseball” stories that the big media can’t ...

Opinion

New laws affect alcohol, elections and autopsies

Several new laws take effect July 1 in Mississippi, including one that will allow home delivery of liquor, ...

Opinion Main

Chamber’s Taste of Natchez a tremendous hit

It feels wonderful to return to some semblance of life as we knew it before COVID. Tuesday night’s ...

Opinion

A tribute to dad, John O. Emmerich Jr.

It took Father’s Day rolling around to realize I had never written a column on Father’s Day about ...

Opinion Main

Is it time to remove the Duncan Park train?

My mother, the late Irene Kelly Wall, remarked more than once that she raised her children during the ...

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