About a month and a half ago, the Herald Democrat detailed some changes the newspaper was undergoing as we transitioned to a CherryRoad Media newspaper. At that time, we told subscribers that our paywall was down, and articles could be viewed by anyone.
From the moment the Mississippi Legislature passed a law to create a medical marijuana program in January, it was inevitable that litigation would follow. While medical marijuana won’t even be available in the state until near the end of the year, the Lowndes County School District may be first in line when a qualified medical marijuana patient is fired or denied employment based on that fact alone.
As New York officials prepare to put together a report on the state’s COVID-19 response, a coalition of good-government groups is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to reconsider its request to have an independent commission conduct such a review.
Anyone who stepped outside for more than a second Tuesday no doubt noticed the oppressive heat that engulfed the Golden Isles. Not only did the temperature climb into the mid 90s, the humidity drove up the heat index well into the triple digits to the point where the National Weather Service in Jacksonville put out a heat advisory.
Teachers, parents and students across the nation, including in Georgia, marched over the weekend to protest laws restricting school curriculum that includes mentions of racial and social justice. Lawmakers have railed and pandered to a vocal minority about the teaching of so-called critical race theory.
As I sit here writing this, I am covered in chigger bites. I am not exactly sure how that happened, but I do know that I am not happy about it.
It was hard to discern what was most upsetting during this week’s congressional hearing on the national epidemic of gun violence. Was it the pediatrician from Uvalde, Texas, describing the bodies of decapitated children in his emergency room on May 24, so mutilated that they could only be identified by their “blood-splattered cartoon clothes”? Was it the mother who talked about the last time she saw her daughter alive, watching her receive an award for good grades during fourth grade at Robb Elementary School, promising to take her out for ice cream later and then leaving for a day of work? It was a decision that she said “will haunt me for the rest of my life.” Or was it the 11-year-old girl, who said she was so afraid of being killed by the gunman who’d already massacred her teacher and her classmates that she decided to play dead on the floor of her classroom by covering herself with blood from her friend’s body? After this heart-wrenching testimony, the Democraticcontrolled House took logical action and passed a package of reasonable gun safety measures.
The conventional wisdom on abortion polling is that the Supreme Court is walking into a gale-force political wind if it overturns Roe v. Wade. Gallup reported last week that 55% of Americans identify as prochoice, up six points since 2021 and near a record high. The Journal’s poll last week says 68% of people hope the Supreme Court doesn’t completely overturn Roe.
On Thursday night, a congressional committee began an unflinching conversation with the citizens of this country about, in the words of the committee chair, Donald Trump’s last stand, his attempt to spur the enemies of the Constitution to subvert American democracy.
Now that Father’s Day is upon us, some might be looking for a way to spend the day with dear old dad out of the heat of this awful sweltering weather we are having lately. How about a movie marathon of either his favorite franchise or movies about dads in general? Bring him his favorite snack and beverage and watch the “Lord of the Rings” franchise or one of the superhero franchises.