The Jackson Clarion-Ledger: on Technology

Bill Bowlin: Hurricane planning needs more strategy and less red tape

A. Within two days of the San Francisco earthquake, mules packed with supplies entered the city. They had no prior warning & likely no stocks of ready supplies. While we witnessed heroic and selfless deeds of courage and mountains of charity during Katrina, the key ingredient of leadership was lacking in key positions. We have to work on strategic planning and reducing red tape in many areas.

Bill Waller: Fixing roads and bridges so far? A raindrop in a puddle

Waller, meanwhile, has long avoided partisan politics because of his time on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He left the court in January. He's sought to portray himself as a steady, more traditional Republican candidate. He's said he's not interested in courting Trump and has a better chance of beating Democrat Jim Hood, the current attorney general, in the November election. Waller's late father served as governor from 1972 to 1976.

Despite their contrasting backgrounds, Foster and Waller came together on a number of issues. Both agreed not enough has been done to fix the state's roads and bridges, with Waller saying a special legislative session to address the problem last summer had only been a "raindrop" in a problem the size of a "puddle."