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Magnolia's Ward 3 Alderwoman to be Decided Next Tuesday, April 22News Political
MAGNOLIA’S WARD 3 ALDERWOMAN TO BE DECIDED NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 22 by Terry Jackson, GAZETTE City Editor - tdjackson56@att.net RICKY NOBILES CARTOONS, SEE A2 & A3 On Tuesday, April 1st, Magnolia voters decided on a new...
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High-Tech Weigh-Ins Render Traditional Truck Scales Obsolete in MississippiNews Political
Squabbles about weight limits for trucks rolling through Mississippi were noteworthy staples of past legislative sessions. I don’t remember a good knock-down, drag-out between lawmakers and Big Trucking taking place...
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Magnolia Municipal Candidates Provide Thoughts on Magnolia: Part 2Political
Last week the MAGNOLIA GAZETTE printed “Part 1” of the responses of many of the City of Magnolia candidates concerning four questions asked. We continue those responses for the remaining candidates that responded in...
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Magnolia's Municipal Candidates Provide Thoughts on Magnolia and Its Way Forward: Part 2News Political
JACKSON lenges. Through it all, what’s always stood out to me is the strength of our people. We take care of each other, and that’s what inspires me to serve. I want to do my part to make Magnolia a place where...
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Magnolia's Municipal Candidates Provide Thoughts on Magnolia and Its Way Forward: Part 1News Political
In less than two weeks Magnolia will basically decide its next set of leaders for the city for the next four years. Every registered voter in Magnolia will have 3 choices on the ballot the Mayor, your Ward’s...
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Dumb Things Socialists PromiseColumns Editorial Political
Socialism is popular! A Pew study reports that more than a third of American adults view it positively. How is this possible? Little has brought more misery -- first in the Soviet Union, then in China, Cuba, Nicaragua,...
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A Deal to Save LivesColumns Editorial Political
The White House has indicated negotiations with Russia and Ukraine are beginning to come to a head, and may be resolved as soon as this week. Democrats and progressive media are stuck reviving a Russian Hoax. It seems...
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2025 Municipal Elections Beginning to Take Shape for the City of MagnoliaColumns Political
One thing is clear when talking to the residents and business owners of Magnolia: Why does the "downtown center" appear to be dying and why are some of the businesses vacating the city? And can this trend of a...
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Mississippi Senate Moves to Muzzle the PressColumns Political
Some Mississippi legislators since time immemorial have wanted the news media off their minds and out of their eyes and ears. Many, but not all, lawmakers don’t understand the media’s connection with basic everyday...
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Politics Firmly Rooted in the Fifth EstateColumns Editorial Political
Politics firmly rooted in the fifth estated by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette According to the White House website, in his first few weeks of office President Trump has begun to make America safe again “ending...
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Rep. Becky Currie Honored by U.S. Senate for Role in Overturning Roe v. WadeNews Political
Currie, (R), received a U.S. Senate resolution honoring her and her work as a Mississippi legislator. The resolution was introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, (R), and was recorded as follows: “Thanks to the...
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The End of ESGColumns Editorial Political
“ Sustainability” investments became popular a few years back. So-called experts said companies shouldn’t just focus on profit. They should put more effort into being “nice.” Funds pushing ESG (environmental,...
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Anarchists Versus LibertariansColumns Editorial Political
“Donald Trump will be a tyrant!” So my neighbors claim. I live in Manhattan. Feel for me. Yes, Trump says wild things, like riffing about “terminating” parts of the U.S. Constitution. But I don’t think he...
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Gun Control is RacistColumns Editorial Political
Media scream, "Too many people have guns!" Second Amendment activist Maj Toure says more people should carry guns. "Everybody should be walking around," he says in my new video, "like, 'Oh man, I left my gun in the...
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A Country Divided Cannot Save ItselfHeadline Political
The country is paying dearly for the division it has caused itself. Our countrymen—-you, me and everyone else—-are the blame. The shooter had the gun and pulled the trigger, but this is on all of us. Our politics...
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Armchair Ponderings Debate, Ha!Columns Political
Last night I, like millions of viewers were not necessarily shocked at the debacle entitled “presidential debate.” We suspected that the President was on a downward trend regarding his cognitive function, but not...
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Winning A Debate Isn’t Exactly Tantamount To Winning An ElectionEditorial Political
In the eyes of many political observers and voters, serious questions over President Biden’s mental sharpness and physical limitations going forward are of epic consequence to America in this election year. But...
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Medicaid Expansion is Governor Reeves’s Early Chance at RedemptionHeadline Political
Jonathan Tate Reeves, you are by all accounts a gentleman and a scholar. You are a graduate of Millsaps College, which prepares you to be both. You’re from high-quality people. I know you consider yourself a...
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Armchair Ponderings Could this be a winning ticket?Columns Political
The closer we come to election primaries the more in doubt will the candidates be. I watched some of the Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s excoriation by most of his party members as they attempted to eliminate him from a...
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Reeves/Presley Governor’s Election This November Will Be a Horse-Race, Early Polls RevealHeadline News Political
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves could be headed back to the banking world after the state’s November general election. One poll shows Reeves is in disfavor with many Mississippi voters, while another survey...
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David Lee Brewer, County Judge Candidate, Speaks with the Magnolia GazetteHeadline Political
Pike County Attorney and Candidate for County Court Judge, David Lee Brewer stopped by the office. Brewer, a Pike County native, seeks election as Pike County Judge with 17 years experience as a prosecutor as well as a...
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The “get Trump” vendettaColumns Editorial Political
The constant get Trump committee led by Mississippi Congress-man Benny Thompson and Republican Vice Chair and lead attack person; Liz Cheney R-Wyoming undoubtedly stems from two possibilities. A vendetta by now Attorney...
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Don’t be fooled by old drummersEditorial Political
How does the remainder of 2022 look, and how will 2023 compare? Will Democrats march to a new beat, or continue to follow the same old drummer. What are some of President Biden’s greatest accomplishments? The short...
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The Big Picture is World ConquestEditorial Political
Over the past two decades or so Americans have begun to realize how deceitful our government, media, and academy have become. It’s not so much we can’t trust them as we ought to question them to verify their claims....
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