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“Our denomination will not abandon our city and we will speak to its success,” Bishop Glake Hill Jr. writes. “We will use our voice to empower the voiceless and then wield our collective power to stand up for the powerless.”
The polls reported on now will mean little after Nov. 7. But the leaders voters elect that day will determine the future of health care, voting rights, taxes, criminal justice and myriad other issues that affect our daily lives for years to come.Â
Political scientist Charles R. Hunt shares three elements of the ongoing house speaker kerfuffle, and how political science can help people understand them.
“If we want to foster a healthier, more prosperous Mississippi for generations to come, a multi-pronged approach elevating our students’ health and well-being while ensuring a high-quality education is paramount,” Antonio Castanon Luna writes.
“Polls of Gazans from 2007 to 2023 tell a story,” French writes. “They help make clear that Gazan support for armed resistance grew alongside increasing frustration, anger and a sense of hopelessness with any political solution to their suffering.”
With support of the American Press Institute, the Mississippi Free Press is about to launch three physical solution circles over the next three months in three counties in our state focused on bringing people together in conversation across divides and beyond partisanship to talk about community concerns and potential solutions.
Columnist Leo Carney is visiting the growing homeless community in Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss.
“Although our muscles naturally get weaker as we age, there are ways we can combat that to help improve quality of life as we get older,” Zachary Gillen writes.
The Small Business Administration spotlights programs that benefit Hispanic entrepreneurs across the southeast region of the United States.
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