One of life’s great transitions
Generations columnist Steve Stricker remembers making the transition from high school to college. Read about his story in today’s Oxford Living. (January 28, 2011, Page 1B)
Respite care gives caregivers well-deserved break
The Memory Makers respite care program began in October after Dianne Arnold, an Alzheimer’s trainer for the Division of Alzheimer’s and Other Dementia of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, teamed up with Jo Ann O’Quin, a University of Mississippi social work professor and the founding member of the local Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group, which is celebrating its 26th anniversary in February.
The participants start their day at Memory Makers with coffee or tea and a small snack. On Thursday, it was banana nut bread. The group gathers around a table along with the program volunteers to sing songs, tell stories about their past or play trivia games. (January 28, 2011, Page 1B)
Hero of Hope
If cancer is a trip through the bowels of hell, the hope shared by survivors can light the way to recovery. Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze sat down to talk with Sheila Gall, recently named a Hero of Hope for the American Cancer Society, to hear her perspective in this week’s “A Conversation With…”. (January 27, 2011, Page 3)
Comfort in a Pot
Luisa Arico, Eating Well columnist, shares her recipe for chilly days. (January 26, 2011, Page 8)
Tension runs high among UM students on the eve of war
Historian Jack Lamar Mayfield takes us back to the days before the Civil War broke out when fights among students at the University of Mississippi became more common in the days leading up to the war as tensions began to rise. (January 21, 2011, Page 3B)
Self-esteem, confidence grows through martial arts
Martial arts can teach students more than just how to kick and punch. Learn how its helped students at Master Ra’s Korea Authentic Martial Arts School improve their self confidence in today’s Oxford Living. (January 21, 2011, Page 1B)
A short jog makes lifetime of memories
Generations columnist Ryan Miller tells readers how a simple jog along Oxford’s streets with his small daughter showed him just how blessed he is. Read his moving story in today’s Oxford Living section. (January 21, 2011, Page 1B)
An extended family across the sea
Between his skills as an historian and a growing collection of DNA test results, Barry McCain has traced his family’s roots and those of others, too. McCain sits down with senior staff writer Lucy Schultze to discuss how his heritage became both a passion and a writing-and-speaking career in this week’s “A Conversation With…”. (January 20, 2011, Page 3)
One-pot wonders – winter soups
Columnist Sean Adams shares his secrets of the one-pot wonders to make a hearty winter soup along with sharing a recipe for vegetable stock and roasted pumpkin soup. (January 19, 2011, Page 8)
University students prepare for Civil War
Historian Jack Lamar Mayfield takes us back to 1861 when a group of University of Mississippi students formed the University Grey who later became Company A of the 11th Mississippi Regiment. (January 14, 2011, Page 3B)
