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Our Golden AgeEditorial
We media types obsess about America’s problems. But we should acknowledge that today, life in America is better than life has been anywhere, ever. For most of history, the norm was hunger, disease, illiteracy, slavery...
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Stop Fighting! Nobody Has to Lose AnythingColumns Editorial
Stop fighting! Nobody has to lose anything by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette This year thoughts of Veterans Day reminded me of my father, brother, uncle, both grandfathers, and our son. Of course, I’ve thought...
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Trump the SocialistColumns Editorial
~Opinion/Editorial~ EDITORIAL “ America will never be a socialist country!” says President Donald Trump. I hope not. Trump rightly declared socialism “the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies.” But I...
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School Choice Could Undercut Mississippi's ProgressColumns Editorial Political
Considering the voluminous discourse already expended on school choice, the Mississippi Legislature’s decision on the issue should arrive early in the 2026 session starting Jan. 6. Correct? Hardly. I can see this...
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Give the American People the WinColumns Editorial Political
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I’ve been reading Bret Baier’s latest book on American presidents, “To Rescue the American Spirit – Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower.” Among many other...
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Dirty Cars and Dirty PoliticsColumns Editorial
When there’s crime, I blame the criminal. But Dallas politicians blamed a business. Dale Davenport owned Jim’s Car Wash. But five years ago, after a shooting at the property, the city ordered him to shut it down....
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Two Super Bowl Halftime ShowsColumns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Why do so many people around the world watch the Super Bowl each year? You’re right! The ads and the halftime show! Only die-hard football fans tune in for the game. And only...
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Price of a LifeColumns Editorial
PRICE OF A LIFE by John Stossel Two Super Bowl Halftime Shows by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Why do so many people around the world watch the Super Bowl each year? You’re right! The ads and the halftime...
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Free Speech and Trump Derangement SyndromeColumns Editorial
TDS is stupid by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Last week I read Senator (R-LA) John Kennedy’s new book, “How to Test Negative for Stupid – And Why Washington Never Will.” The title is taken from one of...
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Paul Harvey and the DevilColumns Editorial
Paul Harvey and the Devil by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette When I was young I liked to listen to the radio. We mainly listened to local stations that featured popular or country music. At night if you caught a...
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Shut Down! Do You Care?Editorial
EDITORIAL The government is “shut down.” Media call this a “crisis.” A “crisis (with) no deal in sight,” says Fox News. Reuters says it’s a “key risk to US stability.” But when I look around, I see...
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What's Happening Now?Editorial Political
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The world is waiting to see whether President Trump’s 21point plan will begin the ending of the war between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas. How many is that?...
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Banning Pet SalesColumns Editorial
When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, “There were pet stores but none that sell puppies (or kittens).” Ricci, being president of Stossel TV, investigated. He discovered...
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What are we talking about?Columns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Last week I discussed speech topics with my students. Oh, the drudgery! So, what is going on in my students’ lives? Not much. I asked them what issues they might be concerned...
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Oh, The Suffering!Columns Editorial
Have you heard how young people suffer now? Scroll TikTok, Instagram, etc., you see the same message: “Young people today can’t get ahead!” One popular meme says when baby boomers like me were young, “A family...
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Why I Left Network TV to Build Stossel TVColumns Editorial
EDITORIAL Eight years ago, I left network TV behind. I worried that moving to social media wouldn’t work -- that not enough people wanted news alongside cat videos. I also worried that not enough of you would donate...
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Dying to tell the living truthColumns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette “And the high priest said to Him, ‘I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have said it...
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Phones Versus PlayColumns Editorial
childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book, “The Anxious Generation,” talks about that. He...
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Southernisms: Caskets, Coffins and Coffee CansColumns Editorial
By Dwalia South, MD Gazette Contributing Editor I have arrived at three score and ten years, that milestone of age that the Bible says is the full span of life. According to Moses in Psalms 90:10, we live for 70 years...
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Simplify Educational BureaucracyEditorial
Simplify educational bureaucracy by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Education needs are best funded and administered at state and local levels as opposed to one-size fits all. Teachers and students’ needs drive...
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Wasted LandEditorial
by John Stossel Simplify educational bureaucracy by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Education needs are best funded and administered at state and local levels as opposed to one-size fits all. Teachers and...
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Are Americans Seeing The End of Print Journalism?Columns Editorial
The stunning announcement that the large daily newspaper in Atlanta, the Journal-Constitution, will soon end a printed product and go solely online reminded me I once owned a newspaper printing press and a barrel of...
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Putin's RussiaColumns Editorial Political
Putin’s Russia by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette In the summer of 1999, I traveled to Russia on a “mission trip” working with American and Russian teens in a camp near Volgograd. Before going I wondered...
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Moral Panic?Columns Editorial
“Mental health is declining,” says psychologist Jonathan Haidt. This week his book, “The Anxious Generation,” is number one on The New York Times bestseller list. His book has been a bestseller for more than a...
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