Editorials | The Yazoo Herald

Editorial: Economic development incentive reform needed

READ MORE > 1,291 Reads
On Wed, 03/03/2021 - 03:00 PM

We commend the efforts of Mississippi lieutenant governor Delbert Hosemann to reform industrial recruiting incentives.

Click Here to Read More

Editorial: A great physician is now with the Great Physician

READ MORE > 2,929 Reads
On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 08:56 AM

Dr. William Puffer Thompson considered the direction of his highly successful life to have been directed by God.

Click Here to Read More

Unacceptable in our democracy

By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal, 909 Reads

Everyone understands that President Donald Trump’s most passionate supporters believe that election fraud in several states cost him a second term in office. But after a bunch of them burst into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the question to ask is why they did it.

Click Here to Read More

Editorial: Jobs incentive reform

READ MORE > 4,808 Reads
On Sun, 03/07/2021 - 09:08 AM

We commend the efforts of Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann to reform industrial recruiting incentives. Too much incentive money has been going to too few industries, which is not the best method of growing jobs.

Click Here to Read More

Editorial: Earned Income Tax Credit vs. Minimum Wage

READ MORE > 4,057 Reads
On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 10:43 PM

It looks like our new Democrat Congress and President is dead set on doubling the minimum wage to $15. This is by far the largest increase in the minimum wage in American history. Such huge sudden changes can produce detrimental unintended consequences.

Click Here to Read More

Editorial: Mississippi doesn't need weak charter schools

READ MORE > 3,016 Reads
On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 10:57 AM

Charter schools overall are a good idea. They can offer an escape for children trapped in substandard traditional public schools. They can spur traditional schools, now having to compete for students, to improve. If they are poorly operated, they can be easily shut down.

Click Here to Read More

Editorial: We need more men like William Barbour

READ MORE > 1,149 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 08:00 PM

Judge William Barbour Jr. was a man whose actions spoke louder than his words.
In his case, that’s a significant statement because Judge Barbour was a wise man. He was extremely intelligent, ethical and fair. His words carried tremendous weight.

Click Here to Read More

Marijuana suit has many fans, but it's hard to ignore such strong public support

READ MORE > 734 Reads
On Thu, 12/31/2020 - 10:55 AM

Mary Hawkins Butler, the mayor of Madison, sued Mississippi in October over its medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot. Her chances of getting the vote tossed out appear slim, but it also is clear there are plenty of interested observers rooting for her.

Click Here to Read More

Editorial: COVID vaccines arrive

READ MORE > 632 Reads
On Mon, 12/28/2020 - 09:10 PM

The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in Mississippi is great news. It’s hard to say what should concern the state more: that the supply of vaccines will be inadequate for months, or that those given the opportunity to protect themselves and others won’t take it.

Click Here to Read More

Editorial: Someone will have to pay for student loans

READ MORE > 707 Reads
On Mon, 12/28/2020 - 05:46 PM

Joe Biden ran on a platform that he would do something to relieve the burden of student debt on the nation’s younger adults.

Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to Editorials