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Post 90 unit begins Legion Square improvements

Columbia’s efforts to make the most out of City Park continued Tuesday morning as American Legion Post 90 began constructing . . .

American Legion, VFW, locals donate to food drive

Two of Marion County’s veteran organizations, American Legion Post 90 and VFW 5393, rose to the occasion Monday morning to . . .

White whines over school choice

Poor Speaker White. His omnibus school choice bill got short shrift in the Senate. His resort now appears to be . . .

Olympics displays U. S. exceptionalism

March 2024, I wrote a blog called When Sin Disrupted the Olympics. In this piece, I explained the high hopes . . .

Trump gets comfortable with ‘wars of choice’

As President Donald Trump has acknowledged, America’s war on Iran will not be as easy or quick as the previous . . .

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Magnolia Mornings: March 3, 2026
By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Tue,03/03/26-9:46AM , 265 Reads 17,653 Statewide
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Olympics displays U. S. exceptionalism
By JOHNATHAN KETTLER
Thu,03/05/26-11:46AM , 106 Reads 1,025 Statewide
March 2024, I wrote a blog called When Sin Disrupted the Olympics. In this piece, I explained the high hopes people had when the Modern Olympics began at the turn of the 20th century.
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Mississippi has momentum and prosperity
By DOUGLAS CARSWELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Thu,03/05/26-11:40AM , 102 Reads 915 Statewide
Too many young people still leave Mississippi to chase opportunities elsewhere. MCPP is on a mission to help change that - by creating the conditions for real, sustained growth so our children and grandchildren choose to stay, build lives, and thrive right here in our state.
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Obituary: Terry Grant Wilks
By STAFF REPORTS
Thu,03/05/26-2:00PM , 116 Reads
Terry Grant Wilks
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Letter to the Editor: Anti-vaxers must remember polio

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