News
State Health Department announces all of its vaccine appointments are booked
The state Department of Health announced Wednesday that all of its appointments to administer vaccines are booked and no additional doses are available at this ...
Special Report, Author at Daily Leader
Opinion
Wicker’s certification vote showed character, courage and loyalty to the U.S. Constitution
No real surprise that Mississippi Second District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, voted to certify the nation’s electoral vote. By that act of Congress, the ...
by Special Report, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 11:00 am
Opinion
This is Mississippi’s moment to show leadership
Americans have been drowning in a sea of COVID-19, social unrest, and election turmoil. The waves have not yet calmed, but shore is in sight. ...
by Special Report, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 4:58 pm
Opinion
Journalists have to call things how they see them
I don’t think I have really discussed this much before because, well, it could be interpreted as self-serving (non-intended), and even after all this time, ...
by Special Report, Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:00 am
Opinion
Biden’s choice of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture bodes well for Mississippi
President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary should bode well for Mississippi farmers whose agriculture ...
by Special Report, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:30 pm
Opinion
Mississippi’s 2021 goal: Investing in our greatest asset, our citizens
Last year, the Legislature provided computers to every Mississippi student, increased connectivity to unserved areas, provided additional ICU bed capacity, and contributed to the cost ...
by Special Report, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:30 pm
Opinion
Our farmers never stopped farming throughout 2020
The year 2020 will certainly be a year that will not be forgotten. Our usual way of life became any anything but normal due to ...
by Special Report, Friday, January 1, 2021 10:00 am
Opinion
How are we protecting your tax dollars?
When I was first appointed State Auditor nearly two and a half years ago, I was determined to lead from the front in tracking down ...
by Special Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:50 am
Opinion
Do yourself a favor and learn the whole story of Christmas
Back in the Old Testament days, God spoke directly to his people. The reaction among all those who experienced this was the same: They were ...
by Special Report, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 4:31 pm
Opinion
Author Grisham puts fictional lawyer back in criminal court
Looking back over 31 years of a meteoric writing career that ranks him as one of the most successful writers on the planet, novelist John ...