Expect more of the same in 2013
Are things going to change just because we all had to get new calendars. Staff Writer Alyssa Schnugg’s column says that we should expect more of the same – usually a roller coaster ride of good, bad and in between in 2013. (January 3, 2013, Page 4)
Well Done, My Good And Faithful Servant
Local columnist Jimmy Reed writes about God’s evaluation of His earthly children and takes a look at how he might fare on his “Final Final.” (December 11, 2012, Page 4)
Inward Joy
Local columnist Jimmy Reed relates conversations with an old friend and the sage advise he received – put your losses behind you and replace them with inward joy. (November 27, 2012, Page 4)
Tragic shooting makes you think about life
Last week’s tragic shooting at a Batman movie in Colorado leaves us wondering about why tragic things happen, and Editor Don Whitten takes a look at some of the questions we have in light of the senseless actions. (July 23, 2012, Page 4)
Gray hair, wrinkles are like badges of honor
Eagle staff writer Alyssa Schnugg admits it – she’s a worrier. She’s also come to see, after raising three children and now helping with grandchildren, that the gray hair and wrinkles that seem to accompany worrying are really badges of honor. (June 22, 2012, Page 4A)
Here and There
Local columnist T.J. Ray has it figured out. There are only two things you have to deal with: you are either Here or you are There. Ray writes about life and how we need to approach the here and now with an eye toward the there and then. (June 22, 2012, Page 4A)
Letters to the Editor
Janet W. Davis writes an open letter to the citizens of Oxford and Lafayette County asking them to take a stand for life when voting on Amendment 26 next month. (October 12, 2011, Page 4)
Life and death
Does it bother you a bit more when you see a squirrel dead in the middle of the road than when three bugs die crashing into your windshield? Local columnist T.J. Ray takes a look at how there seems to be a pecking order in both life and death. (July 7, 2011, Page 4)
A tough decision, but a good one
There are decisions we make every day and there are decisions we make that affect us forever. Assistant News Editor Jeff Eubanks had one to make recently and, from the story he tells and the results he got, he made the right one. (December 17, 2010, Page 4A)
Cards change – and so does life’s schedule
It’s funny how life works out sometimes. Assistant News Editor Jeff Eubanks traces his recent steps that brought him full circle to working with The Oxford EAGLE again. (November 18, 2010, Page 4)
