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From time to time people have asked me if I would be interested in publishing some guest blog posts on Ponderstorm. I liked the idea so much that I created a sister-blog for such articles. I’ve called this new blog PonderPost and it’s designed to serve and promote multiple-authors with the “Pithy Ponderings of Perspicacious Persons.” We’ll hopefully roll things out officially early next week with our first new article on PonderPost.

If you are a Ponderstorm reader and are interested in doing some guest writing then please contact me. Writers may write under their own name or a pseudonym. I only ask for quality writers with original, thought-provoking posts that are well-reasoned and and not knee-jerk reactions. Writers do not need to commit to a fixed writing schedule — weekly or even monthly posting is welcomed. Please note that I don’t pay for posts on this blog.

I’m working on providing a unique author page and photo (or avatar) complete with a bio for each writer. Articles will be the property of PonderPost but full credit will be given to the author of each article.

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The other day a friend asked me about where I find political information related to news and politics in Mississippi. I pointed her to a few online sources that I use as starting points. Some I check daily.

National

For national and often international news (especially regarding the United Kindgom and Israel) I check the Drudge Report. It auto-refreshes about every 15 minutes to keep the headlines updated. In addition to headline-linked articles at major newspaper and media outlets worldwide, many news stories are first broken by editor Matt Drudge. In many ways Drudge now drives many of the stories that are later reported elsewhere. There is also a mobile device version at iDrudgeReport.com that I also use.

Mississippi

Like the Drudge Report is for national and international news headlines and breaking stories, the Magnolia Report is for Mississippi news and politics. This site seems to be updated once per day and has a lot of news and commentary on the Legislature and state government.

I also like the Red/Blue blog at The Clarion Ledger. It features commentary by Jere Nash (blue/liberal) and Andy Taggart (red/conservative). These gentlemen co-authored the 2006 book entitled Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. The Clarion Ledger is the state’s largest newspaper and also has a mobile device version of their website.

For think tank studies and analysis relating to Mississippi and coming from a limited government and family-values perspective, I refer to the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.

I know there are other sources of good information and commentary; however, these are the ones I currently use as starting points. Please share your suggestions in the comments section below.

Posted under Mississippi, Politics