Charter school concerns
Oxford Schools Board President Buddy Chain writes a guest column giving his personal take and concerns about charter schools, an idea that is being discussed by state lawmakers in Jackson. (February 9, 2012, Page 4)
Giving thanks for the true beauty of Oxford
Jennifer and Peter Pinnow write a guest column to express their thanks for all of the support their family has received while they deal with son Jack’s treatment for a brain tumor, and to point out this, the week of Thanksgiving, the true beauty the Oxford community features. (November 23, 2011, Page 4A)
Dealing with rogue websites
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood pens a guest column talking about plans to take on rogue websites designed to fool consumers into purchasing counterfeit and pirated copies of goods. (November 15, 2011, Page 4)
Getting prepared for the General Election
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hoseman writes a guest column to remind voters about next Tuesday’s General Election, and to urge them to study all of the issues and cast votes for the three initiatives on the ballot. (November 2, 2011, Page 4)
A road trip to remember
When most people say they “burned up the road getting there,” they mean they drove fast. Guest columnist John Morgan’s meaning of the phrase was a bit different as he relates in a story from more than 25 years ago. (October 28, 2011, Page 4A)
Remembering 9/11
Longtime Oxford firefighter Ronnie Mills thinks back 10 years to the 9/11 attacks and relates the routines New York firefighters were probably going through that morning and day, and he pays tribute to them and their families in a guest column. (September 9, 2011, Page 4A)
Letting go never an easy process
How was it, parents of college freshmen or 18- and 19-year-olds leaving the nest to begin work, to let them go? It’s not easy, not easy at all, John Semmes writes in a guest column that takes a look at how he saw the process and dealt with it recently. (August 18, 2011, Page 4A)
Welcome home … Rest in peace
Rep. Alan Nunnelee writes a guest column to honor Cpl. Judge C. Hellums of Paris, who was given a proper burial in Arlington National Cemetery recently after his and several soldiers’ remains from a WWII attack were discovered and identified. (August 4, 2011, Page 4)
Let’s hope the cost doesn’t get too high for movies
Was the recent timing of a price hike for Netflix moves coincidental or not? Alex P. Watson takes a look at the availability and cost of movies for consumers in a guest column and wonders about the effect on indie films and Mississippi filmmakers. (July 21, 2011, Page 4)
Celebrate Madison, but also FOI pioneers, heroes
Guest columnist Jeanni Atkins, a journalism professor at Ole Miss and the executive director of the Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, writes about National Freedom of Information Day, founding father James Madison and the importance of freedom of the press as part of celebrating Sunshine Week. (March 15, 2011, Page 4)
