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Annalyn Swan is an official panelist in this year’s Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 21. Photo courtesy Annalyn Swan.

‘The more quirky and eccentric the person, the better’: How Annalyn Swan fell in love with biographical writing
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 387 Reads
Mon, 07/26/2021 - 09:36 AM
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Students wear face masks as they sit in a classroom on the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School, Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

Without statewide orders, Mississippi schools to set their own COVID policies as cases surge
By Kate Royals and Julia James - Mississippi Today, 758 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 04:48 PM
As infections continue to increase and in some cases hospitalize children, Mississippi schools are grappling with what COVID-19 restrictions, if any, should be made for the upcoming school year.
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Mississippi Congressional Campaign Reporting Points to 2022 Mid-Term Challenges
By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics, 268 Reads
Thu, 07/15/2021 - 10:03 AM
The 4th Congressional District will not be the only race to watch next year after all.
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Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Speaker Philip Gunn struggles to garner support for income tax-sales tax swap
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 262 Reads
Wed, 07/14/2021 - 10:03 AM
So far, no Mississippi statewide elected leader or major business or policy group has fully endorsed Speaker Philip Gunn's plan to eliminate the individual income tax and increase other taxes.
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Mexican Dorito Casserole

Some favorite casserole recipes
By Deana Sexton-Palmer, 2,150 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 11:43 AM
As I sit and decide what I will write my column about, I'm trying to decide what to cook for supper -- something quick and easy. My lifelong friend, Tami, is here visiting and she said, "Use mom's Dorito casserole recipe!"
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This is part two in a five-part series about Philip Gunn’s influence in changing the Mississippi state flag.

As activists demanded state flag change in 2020, Philip Gunn began counting GOP votes
By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 190 Reads
Wed, 06/30/2021 - 11:47 AM
A police officer murdered George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis. A team of police officers killed Breonna Taylor in her apartment in Kentucky. White men killed Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging in Georgia. Millions of Americans had taken to the streets to protest police brutality in a national reckoning on racism.
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This is part one in a five-part series about Philip Gunn’s influence in changing the Mississippi state flag.

Why Philip Gunn became the first prominent Republican to call for changing the state flag
By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 596 Reads
Mon, 06/28/2021 - 03:53 PM
The day Speaker of the House Philip Gunn became the first prominent Republican elected official to publicly call for changing the state flag, the backlash he received was so distressing that he asked the Clinton Police Department to watch his house closely overnight.
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Inside Philip Gunn’s efforts to change the state flag
By ADAM GANUCHEAU - Mississippi Today, 416 Reads
Mon, 06/28/2021 - 03:33 PM
A five-part Mississippi Today series will chronicle the behind-the-scenes efforts of Speaker Philip Gunn to change the state flag.

How unlikely was it that lawmakers would vote to change the state flag one year ago today?
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Will Gunn run? Speaker signaling 2023 challenge of Gov. Tate Reeves
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 2,034 Reads
Fri, 06/25/2021 - 11:33 AM
"I do not know what the future holds," Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn said when asked about a possible gubernatorial run.
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How Black women and the church shaped Deesha Philyaw’s writings
By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today, 670 Reads
Thu, 06/24/2021 - 09:45 AM
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