The essay is about connection to his homeland. It's about honoring his parents, and the importance of ritual.

The essay is about connection to his homeland. It's about honoring his parents, and the importance of ritual.

There has been a high level of interest by the casinos that's only going to intensify after today.

There has been a high level of interest by the casinos that's only going to intensify after today.

I know the media end of things and not much about the business end. Leslie knows the business end but read more

I know the media end of things and not much about the business end. Leslie knows the business end but not much about the media.

Hopefully we got it soon enough to get it stopped.

Hopefully we got it soon enough to get it stopped.

We participated in an exhaustive research process to provide the services the everyone is looking for.

We participated in an exhaustive research process to provide the services the everyone is looking for.

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept trying to: she pronounced it read more

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept trying to: she pronounced it Margot. Finally Margot set her right. `No, no, Jean. The t is silent as in Harlow.'

Residents of low-lying areas, mobile homes and tents should reach higher ground now. Those who leave the county should go read more

Residents of low-lying areas, mobile homes and tents should reach higher ground now. Those who leave the county should go north and east, such as to Hattiesburg, Laurel or Meridian.

Objectivity is a false god. We are human beings and we screw up or have flaws that are hidden from read more

Objectivity is a false god. We are human beings and we screw up or have flaws that are hidden from us. But fairness and balance are possible. Not stereotyping people we write about is possible. We can be skeptical without being cynical,

It was a private conversation between myself and another elected official, and that's the end of it. We can work read more

It was a private conversation between myself and another elected official, and that's the end of it. We can work on other issues.