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EDITORIALS & OPINION ARTICLES News Blog, Analysis, Commentary and Letters to the Editor OPINION INDEX • Obituaries • Weather • Sports • Opinion ARCHIVES Browse by month: Select a date August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 Browse all archives ADVERTISEMENT RSS Featured Story Charlie Duke offers a living history of the Apollo moon program By Warren Kulo | GulfLive.com The Mississippi Press July 14, 2014, 4:22PM GulfLive.com Opinion About the writer Warren Kulo is a staff writer for The Mississippi Press/GulfLive. He can be reached at wkulol@al.com OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi --Looking for a role model for your kids? Forget some guy in a jock strap. Charlie Duke is your man. Duke was valedictorian of his high school class. He earned an undergraduate degree in Naval... Full story » + Inappropriate post? Alert us. Monday, July 14, 2014, 4:22 PM Carver's union arguments are at odds with federal law By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press August 27, 2014, 8:43AM In a recent column, former Freedom Summer volunteer Ron Carver took me to task over my writings about the as yet unsuccessful attempts by organized labor throughout the South to organize the workers in "Detroit South" auto plants as a means to shore up plummeting membership in flagship unions like the United Auto Workers (UAW). Full story » + Wednesday, August 27, 2014, 8:48 AM Ocean Springs' Kay Baggett `a unique combination' By Warren Kulo | GulfLive.com The Mississippi Press August 26, 2014, 12:38PM AL.com Opinion About the writer Warren Kulo is a staff writer for The Mississippi Press/GulfLive.com. He can be reached at wkulo@al.com. OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- When Kay Baggett passed away Saturday at the age of 67, Ocean Springs lost a piece of its soul, because if there was anyone who was uniquely Ocean Springs, it was Kay Baggett. Although... Full story » + Inappropriate post? Alert us. Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 12:57 PM Immigration remains a political lightning rod in coming elections By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press August 25, 2014, 9:04AM With statewide elections looming next year and federal elections a year later, Mississippi voters can prepare for another round of electioneering that focuses on the question of illegal immigration. Full story » + Monday, August 25, 2014, 9:10 AM 'Camille' event shined spotlight on history, new Ohr-O'Keefe By Special to The Mississippi Press The Mississippi Press August 22, 2014, 10:02AM Thank you to the nearly 600 people who turned out for "Camille: The 45th Anniversary Remembrance" on Sunday, Aug. 17 at the Saenger Theater in downtown Biloxi. Full story » + Friday, August 22, 2014, 3:47 PM Advertisement: 2015 forecast: No merging from the political right lane By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press August 20, 2014, 10:39AM While legal precedent and political realities suggest that state Sen. Chris McDaniel faces an exceedingly slim chance of prevailing in his legal challenge to the outcome of the state Republican U.S. Senate primary, some say one victory the Ellisville lawmaker has won is to shift the GOP political focus during the 2015 courthouse-to-statehouse races hard to the right. Full story » + Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 10:42 AM Musgrove's zeal over full funding for MAEP hasn't waned By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press August 18, 2014, 9:00AM The push being spearheaded by former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove to gin up lawsuits against the state over the failure of the Mississippi Legislature to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) is one that is understandable if one simply read his Wikipedia entry on his political views on education. Full story » + Monday, August 18, 2014, 9:04 AM Sales taxes aside, Congress should fight internet access taxes By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press August 13, 2014, 8:49AM As longtime readers remember, I've been a longtime advocate of leveling the playing field between traditional Main Street merchants and online sellers on the issue of sales tax collections. Full story » + Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 8:52 AM 'The City of Ocean Springs is brought to you by (your name here)' By Warren Kulo | GulfLive.com The Mississippi Press August 06, 2014, 4:35PM GulfLive.com Opinion About the writer Warren Kulo is a Staff Writer for The Mississippi Press/GulfLive. He can be reached at wkulo@al.com. OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- At any given moment, some 14 black and white police cars may be found parked in the Ocean Springs Police Department parking lot. It isn't because they don't run or are in need of... Full story » + Inappropriate post? Alert us. Wednesday, August 06, 2014, 5:45 PM McDaniel's challenge brings an end to inertia, uncertainty By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press August 06, 2014, 8:58AM People on both sides of the Mississippi Republican U.S. Senate primary are angry and for the 40-plus days since the June 24 second primary, the debate has raged between supporters of incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran and challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel. Full story » + Friday, August 08, 2014, 9:43 AM Cochran answered his critics while Childers is ready to rumble By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press August 03, 2014, 6:00AM What did I see and hear at this year's Neshoba County Fair? Full story » + Sunday, August 03, 2014, 6:07 AM Political rhetoric about federal spending dodges main issues By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press July 30, 2014, 8:50AM As it did during the Mississippi Republican U.S. Senate primary and likely will again to some degree in the November general election, the talk turns to cutting federal spending...sorta. Full story » + Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 8:53 AM History ignored in debate over black vote in GOP Senate primary By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press July 28, 2014, 5:47AM Reaction to the fact that black voters were either invited or influenced to take part in a Mississippi Republican second primary vote has run the gamut from histrionics to humor, but the fact is that the history of electoral entanglement between blacks and the Mississippi GOP is in great measure coming full circle. Full story » + Monday, July 28, 2014, 2:12 PM Senate primary hangover should cast long shadow over Neshoba speeches By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press July 23, 2014, 5:20AM The 2014 Neshoba County Fair political speaking lineup presents an interesting opportunity for voters to measure the length of the political shadow of the state's interminable Republican Senate primary. Full story » + Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 5:24 AM Black voter participation in GOP primary not a step backward By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press July 20, 2014, 5:32AM Back in 1995 in the film "The American President," Michael Douglas delivered a speech answering a rival that for many defined the cynical, hardball nature of politics in our country when he said that his opponent was "interested in two things, and two things only: making you afraid of it, and telling you who's to blame for it. Full story » + Sunday, July 20, 2014, 5:37 AM Internet taxes, internet sales taxes are two different things By Sid Salter | gulflive.com The Mississippi Press July 16, 2014, 9:26AM The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make permanent the 1998 moratorium on new state and local taxes on access to internet services. 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