Sid Salter
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Should worker shortages change views of US immigration practices?
Worker shortages have developed with people quitting their jobs over pandemic issues. Some 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April alone. → Read More
Carl Parker family brutally murdered 3 decades ago: Reckoning eludes final surviving member
Thirty-one years ago, several Parker family members were tortured and killed. Scott Parker will not see justice. He died of COVID-19. → Read More
From polio to influenza to COVID-19, nation’s history offers lessons in perseverance
If viral beasts like polio can be nearly eradicated, let's hope the same can happen with COVID-19. → Read More
After general election, Speaker Gunn likely to hold significant leadership advantage
To be sure, Gunn was a loyal Republican, and there was zero talk of prior policy disagreements with Gunn’s fellow GOP officials. → Read More
Federal lawsuit challenging state constitution makes tight governor’s race even tighter
By all prognostications, we have a tight governor’s race in 2019 between Republican Tate Reeves and Democrat Jim Hood → Read More
Neshoba County Fair 2019 political heat should include more than the thermometer
This year's Neshoba County Fair promises to be hot in many ways. → Read More
Remembering Sun-N-Sand's glory days: Power brokers, bare feet and laughter
Sid Salter, in a column first published in 2001, recalls the famed Sun-N-Sand in Jackson, which is now going to be razed for a parking lot. → Read More
Mississippi’s fuel tax debate heats up between politicians, business leaders
With over 500 bridges closed and numerous state roads in need of repair the issue of road and bridge finance in Mississippi is a hot button issue → Read More
On Mississippi, Gottheimer and the ‘moocher states’
New Jersey congressman points fingers at Mississippi for federal dollars it receives but fails to look deeper. Here's what Mississippi really offers. → Read More
New Jersey congressman calls Mississippi a ‘moocher state.’ Here's what he forgets.
New Jersey congressman points fingers at Mississippi for federal dollars it receives but fails to look deeper. Here's what Mississippi really offers. → Read More
As second largest single employer, shipyard’s future vital to Mississippi's economy
Mississippi legislators have been wise to continue to make modest subsidies to a shipbuilding industry that has been an economic centerpiece. → Read More
How do we pay for public health care? A challenge for candidates and governments
The solution is more complex than simple Medicaid expansion. → Read More
Elizabeth Warren is no Robert Kennedy: Comparing the Democrats' Delta visits
The attempt to compare Warren’s 2019 visit to the Delta with Kennedy’s 1967 visit seems exceedingly shallow and contrived. → Read More
Sen. Roger Wicker voted against President Trump. It was unpopular, but it was right.
While in the House and later in the Senate, Wicker has been a hawkish proponent of border security and border building. → Read More
What comes first in Mississippi: the chicken, the egg or the SBA poultry loan?
SBA poultry loan review shines bright light on industry’s role in Mississippi economy → Read More
Stretch runs in Senate races winding down to what seems predictable finishes
The special election for U.S. Senate will likely be determined in a Nov. 27 runoff, where conventional political wisdom could be tested. → Read More
Voters may face a different kind of marijuana legalization effort in 2020
Mississippians aren’t likely to approve any ballot measure that makes marijuana legal for recreational purposes → Read More
After Kavanaugh fight, what next for the nation’s highest court?
The short answer is judicial business as usual. → Read More
Tate Reeves, Jim Hood race will be an old school, political street brawl
A Reeves-Hood matchup pits two proven public officials who each have been able to command popular vote majorities in four consecutive elections. → Read More
Tweets and posts: How much does social media impact election outcomes?
Mississippi remains the second least-connected state behind Alaska with about 37 percent having no access to broadband. → Read More