Content about America

So what if the economy is not at its best and buying a new car is considered a bad investment? There is nothing like that new car smell. And for those who want that new car smell, I have put together my second annual new car buyer’s guide.

All cars (and truck) are 2012 models and are organized by class. The vehicles were rated on both objective (price, performance, fuel economy, etc.) and subjective (comfort, appearance, driving experience, etc.) scores.

Drum roll, please.

In 1990, Phil Bryant was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 59th District, becoming the first Republican ever elected from that district. In 2011, he was elected governor of the state of Mississippi. Bryant easily swept the 2011 election, as many expected, which many credit to the familiarity of his name. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech nearly 49 years ago, rallying over 200,000 civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Just over a week ago, Kelly Shannon and a group of University of Mississippi students were recognized for their efforts, this time through community service in King’s name.
King’s legacy lives on through Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and observed as far away as Hiroshima.

As education continues to be a hot topic in debates around the country, four University of Mississippi students will do what they can to improve low-budget schools in struggling areas for the next two academic years. 

Mary Alex Street, Caleb Herod, Cortez Moss and Taylor McGraw have each been offered and accepted positions with the 2012 Teach For America Corps (TFA).

As Republicans are hopping off the Herman Cain train, former Speaker Newt Gingrich is gaining momentum in the current GOP presidential field. This marks a huge turnaround from a month ago, when experts were declaring Gingrich’s political aspirations a thing of the past. But as Republicans start to jump on the Gingrich bandwagon, they need to analyze who they’re really supporting.

In America, two letters are more important than the other 24. These two letters factor into every policy decision ever made, which in turn influence our daily lives. These two letters represent party affiliation, and a wrong letter beside a candidate’s name can change the outcome of an election.

Allegations of some serious misconduct are hitting the Herman Cain campaign from what seems to be droves of women. The accusations are dire and are too damaging for the candidate to keep ignoring them.

They hardly hurt Cain, however; the real loser in this debacle is the United States of America.

When Athletics Director Pete Boone said that Houston Nutt would be the last University of Mississippi football head coach he hired, he meant it.

With the lack of on-the-field success over the past two years, Boone recommended to Chancellor Dan Jones that Nutt be replaced. At the same time, Boone said that it was time for a fresh approach and that he would step aside as athletics director.

“The Ole Miss family has accomplished so much in the past decade, but we are poised to go even further, even higher,” Boone said.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to get out of Washington and talk with folks across the country about how we can create jobs and get our economy growing faster. 

Here in Oxford, we’re stretched thin with events and activities vying for our time and attention.

Jerrell Powe just signed on to the onslaught of the Forward Rebels. 

We’re more stressed out about midterms than Boone must be about his job, and apparently this thing called a “Green Fund” should be important to us, too.

If you’re not paying careful attention, you’d barely notice that Obama said he’s bringing our troops home from Iraq. 

In the midst of desperate campaigning for the upcoming presidential election, many of us have been sizing up potential candidates. 

Right now, most Americans are thinking about qualifications, experience and leadership ability. As the next few months go on, we will start thinking about each candidate’s political agendas, platforms and beliefs. That period of time is when things get overwhelmingly ridiculous. 

Arianna entered my sixth-grade math classroom struggling with simple, basic computation, doing math on a second-grade level. 

Although her struggles sometimes discouraged her, I knew that she was eager to be challenged. Each day she began class wide-eyed, notepaper on desk and pencil in hand, but by the end of class she was withdrawn and defeated, no matter how much she tried to master the sixth-grade concepts.  It was obvious that low achievement had defined her in elementary school, even though she brought high hopes to middle school.