Yes!
Local columnist Jimmy Reed relates an imagined conversation with his mother as she gives him advice on overcoming lack of self-discipline, handling trials and tribulations, and earning what he wants during the upcoming year. (January 8, 2013, Page 4)
Staying healthy in 2013
Generations columnist Mavis Hovious plans on staying healthy in the coming year and shares her journey along the way of becoming more health conscious. (January 4, 2013, Page 2B)
How are you doing with those resolutions?
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? What, exactly, is the deadline? Editor Don Whitten takes a look at resolutions, comparing them to second chances at starting or stopping something. (January 4, 2013, Page 4A)
Finally finding Faulkner
EAGLE Assistant News Editor Jeff Eubanks admits it – until recently, he’d never read any of William Faulkner’s work. Now, after working on this year’s “Remembering Faulkner” special section and reading Jack Sacco’s book about Faulkner and Bobby Little, he’s planning to find out more about, and read more from, Mr. Faulkner. (December 28, 2012, Page 4A)
Lose weight without losing money
Columnist Kierra Ransey shares her experience of spending too much money on fad diets and offers some advice to those looking to lose a few pounds. (January 20, 2012, Page 1B)
Still time for New Year’s resolutions?
Must New Year’s resolutions be made before, on on, the first day of the year? Editor Don Whitten wonders about protocol as he offers some suggestions about how to deal with resolutions and some to consider making if it’s not too late. (January 4, 2012, Page 4)
Do The Hard Part First
Local columnist – and college teacher – Jimmy Reed talks about his father’s advice and how he makes that his annual New Year’s Resolution: to do, and to teach others to do, the hard part first. (December 27, 2011, Page 4)
The one that I stuck with
How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? Assistant News Editor Jeff Eubanks relates that he’s been able to keep one — reading more — for a while now although he is looking for a new author to read since he’s gone through all of the books of his favorite writer, Larry Brown. (January 27, 2011, Page 4)
Resolution solutions for 2011
OXFORD TOWN – This year, Oxford Town Lifestyle Columnist George Atkins is going on strike against the yearly exploitation of our national guilt complex — the hard-to-keep-New Year’s resolution. Instead, she’s sharing her ideas about resolutions that you can make that should be a breeze to keep. Page 7 in this week’s issue of Oxford Town has Atkins’ painfully true resolution solutions for 2011. (December 30, 2010, Page 7)
Let’s be reasonable with those resolutions
Have you decided on any New Year’s resolutions? With only a couple of days to go before 2011 hits, Editor Don Whitten makes a few suggestions including resolutions about eating, exercising, reading, voting – and writing letters to the editor. (December 29, 2010, Page 4)
