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Opinion: Bots and bureaucrats
By Kelley Williams
Thu,03/23/23-1:48PM , 321 Reads 14,216 Statewide
Michael Crichton wrote Prey in 2002 and the better-known Jurassic Park in 1990. Both are fictional horror stories about science run amok. We’ve had three years of real horror from science run amok. Politicized science. In Jurassic Park, fictitious scientists brought prehistoric dinosaurs to life using ancient DNA fragments.
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Opinion: New initiative law should allow balance of power
By Wyatt Emmerich
Thu,03/23/23-11:58AM , 359 Reads 12,111 Statewide
The Mississippi legislature doesn’t think too highly of direct democracy. Legislative proposals for a new initiative/referendum law greatly limit “people power” compared to what we had before.
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Medicare Advantage wants me
By Tim Kalich - Greenwood Commonwealth
Fri,03/03/23-6:46PM , 697 Reads 24,026 Statewide
What is the best thing about turning 65? Being eligible for Medicare.
What is the worst thing about being 64? Almost being eligible for Medicare.
I am currently in the second category and being bombarded with mail and phone calls from insurance carriers trying to persuade me to sign up for one of their Medicare Advantage plans.
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Opinion: Journalism needs federal tax credits
By Steve Waldman
Tue,02/14/23-11:20AM , 378 Reads 13,545 Statewide
It’s understandable that the idea that government should help save local media makes many journalists’ skin crawl. How can reporters get support from one of the institutions we’re supposed to be holding accountable?
In this case, journalists should rethink their concerns. Here’s why:
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