There will be a lot of activities over the next few weeks to celebrate Veterans Day, observed Nov. 11. There will be parades, memorials in cemeteries, awards, recognitions, school programs and all sorts of things.
The powers that Google and Facebook have over economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry—has caught the attention of lawmakers in Washington, DC. After a close election and many worries over the quality of pub…
Anybody who has kept an eye on agricultural doings knows that consolidation is occurring at an alarming rate. In the past couple of decades, competition between agricultural giants has become a fading memory. Even this short list is staggering:
Eighteenth-century French diplomat Joseph de Maistre famously articulated, “In a democracy, people get the leaders they deserve.”
Back in the 1980s and 90s when I was a rookie sports writer at the Columbus (Miss.) Commercial Dispatch and later a sports editor and columnist for the Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, high school football gave me some cherished memori…
The grandkids chattered and laughed happily in the back of the SUV. I did the same in the driver’s seat. Problem was, I didn’t hear a word they said. The same thing happened when I sat in a chamber of commerce luncheon and, like everyone else…
