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A compromise on vaccine mandates

Fri,01/14/22-11:12PM, 197 Statewide
The U.S. Supreme Court split the difference this past week, upholding the Biden administration’s power to mandate COVID-19 vaccination in health-care settings but not in other workplaces.
It was the right decision on both counts.
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Opinion: History teaches us that empires don’t last forever

By Peter Gilderson
Wed,01/19/22-12:18AM, 1 Statewide
Empires come and go. Why do they rise and fall? Can we learn the lessons of history? I am no historian, but I have mined a few nuggets from others who have studied these empires more closely. Are any of these snip-bits instructive to us today as we live in one of the greatest nations in the world's history?
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Opinion: When will Omicron peak?

By Robert Wise
Wed,01/19/22-12:54AM, 1 Statewide
My bet before Christmas was for Mississippi’s straight up Omicron surge to start January 1, based on a prior start of the UK surge December 1. Mississippi surges have followed UK surges by 30 days, looking at the NYT charts.
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