Young readers get chance to meet popular authors
Jack, Annie, Morgan le Fay, Merlin. Those names sound familiar? If you’ve been around the popular Magic Tree House series reading with youngsters, you know them as the major characters. Local fans will get a chance to meet the authors of the long-running series, Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, at Off Square Books on Wednesday. (March 8, 2010, Page 4A)
What are the rules for proper, improper texting?
There’s not an etiquette book about what to do and what not to do when texting, but perhaps we need one soon. Editor Don Whitten writes about two experiences with “texters” recently and wonders if their behavior will be approved in the future. (March 5, 2010, Page 4A)
Oxford weather keeps you on your toes
Staff Writer Alyssa Schnugg has lived in New Jersey and Florida, but she’s come to find that there’s no weather like that here in north Mississippi. She heard that if you don’t like the weather here, just wait a couple of hours. And that’s right, she says. (January 22, 2010, Page 4A)
Would later Double Decker be any better?
After earning a reprieve from having to compete with the Ole Miss spring football game, now Double Decker officials are hearing from some local businesses that they’d like to see the local festival, always held on the final weekend of April, moved to a summer date. Are their reasons good enough to dictate a change? (January 21, 2010, Page 4)
Curtailing cell phone use in vehicles
Retired professor T.J. Ray wonders if we might get a better hold on the problem with talking and texting while driving if we put notices in government vehicles warning the drivers they could lose their jobs if caught. (January 20, 2010, Page 4)
What are we supposed to do in investing?
In sorting through envelopes and packages entitled “Tax Information 2009,” Editor Don Whitten came across a report on his 401(k). He takes a look at how the past year or so affected his retirement funding and wondered if there’s a better way to battle the economic downturn. (January 20, 2010, Page 4)
Not To Yield
Columnist Jimmy Reed opts to follow the words of Tennyson and remain “… strong in will, to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” (January 19, 2010, Page 4)
Four-day school week an option to consider
Maybe it’s time to consider another option to help out with funding problems for school districts across Mississippi. How about going to school four days a week. Read more about how that would save money in gas, bus driver pay, maintenance, et cetera. (January 18, 2010, Page 4)
Some like it cold
Senior Staff Writer Lucy Schultze got a chance to see the differences in some people’s approach to cold weather during a recent cold spell while visiting St. Louis. Read her take on why many like warm weather and others prefer it icy. (January 14, 2010, Page 4)
DeDe Fitts serves as an inspiration to many
Our time on earth is precious and few of us seem to learn that without some suffering. DeDe Fitts, who passed away Monday after a battle with cancer, learned how to deal with bad news and inspired many with his positive approach. (January 13, 2010, Page 4)
