Opinion
Honor those who died to protect us
Memorial Day means different things for different people. For some, it signals the end of a school year. For many others, it signals the beginning ...
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Opinion
State in danger of losing promised oil royalties
Here is a painful irony regarding President Donald Trump and our beloved Mississippi: Trump wants to stop sharing Gulf of Mexico oil royalties with Alabama, ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Thursday, May 25, 2017 10:03 am
Opinion
Special sessions should be special
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, has finally revealed details of the state’s upcoming legislative special session. The session, he says, will focus on money ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 10:02 am
Opinion
Godspeed, Carolyn Ellis Staton
Carolyn Ellis Staton will long be remembered in Oxford, and at Ole Miss. She was a warm neighbor, eating at local restaurants like The Beacon ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:05 am
Opinion
Rebels softball team doesn’t disappoint
Well, that certainly lived up to expectations. Ole Miss hosted its first-ever NCAA softball regional and it was a sellout success for three days, with ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, May 22, 2017 10:02 am
Opinion
Lottery has more pros than cons
There’s one thing that Oxford’s Democratic State Representative Jay Hughes and Mississippi’s Republican Governor Phil Bryant agree on: Mississippi needs a lottery to help solve ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Saturday, May 20, 2017 4:24 pm
Opinion
Hufford ‘carried a big stick’
Oxford is blessed, because of the University of Mississippi, to have some of the smartest and finest people in the world settle here to a ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, May 19, 2017 10:49 am
Opinion
Proposed cuts will weaken education
The bottom line: President Donald Trump’s proposed $9 billion cut to the Department of Education would cut the number of teachers in schools. That’s short-sighted. ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:44 am
Opinion
Sid Salter down but not out
Long-time syndicated columnist Sid Salter may be a Bulldog — he graduated from Mississippi State and is the communications leader for the university — but ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 9:48 am
Opinion
‘Bad blood,’ bad idea
We were concerned after Game 1 of the Mississippi High School 5A North baseball playoff series between Oxford and New Hope when Chargers head coach ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:56 am
Opinion
Ole Miss Rebel softball is toast of town
Talk about postseason excitement. This Ole Miss softball team has this community on its feet applauding. And now the biggest reward to the softball Rebels ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, May 15, 2017 10:09 am
Opinion
Higher fuel tax needed
Republicans in the Mississippi Legislature are so determined to avoid raising taxes for highway maintenance that they’re willing to give up some of their cherished ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, May 12, 2017 9:49 am
Opinion
Comey firing only the beginning
The fallout in Washington, and beyond, over this week’s firing of FBI leader James Comey by President Donald Trump, will likely continue for some time. ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:57 pm
Opinion
Cuts likely to worsen mental health care
Mississippi was already widely considered as the worst state for mental health availability and support for its residents. Now, it’s likely to get worse due ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 9:44 am
Opinion
Oxford, Lafayette high school tennis at top of heap
A decade of dominance in anything is practically unheard of. In high school sports, 10 consecutive state championships is extremely rare, yet that is what ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 11:06 am
Opinion
Time again to celebrate Ole Miss grads
The school year’s come and go so fast but it is always hard to believe that another Ole Miss graduation has arrived. It seems like ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, May 8, 2017 9:25 am
Opinion
New Activity Center still on track
Many longtime Oxford residents remember the days when the city’s garbage landfill was at the spot the city plans to build its new Activity Center. ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Saturday, May 6, 2017 6:27 pm
Opinion
Ole Miss baseball team warming up late
It seems like the Ole Miss baseball season started just yesterday, but already the final non-conference games at home have been played and the only ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Thursday, May 4, 2017 9:33 am
Opinion
Make plans to vote June 6
We have one more round to go in the City of Oxford elections, with the general vote scheduled for June 6, but two contested seats were ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 10:45 am
Opinion
Bribery not the best bid
Mississippi’s “lowest and best” standard for awarding government contracts creates an avenue for public officials to award business to their friends and supporters. What’s considered ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:33 am
Opinion
University, community partnership vital
Another excellent Double Decker Arts Festival has come and gone, establishing Oxford as the place to be the final weekend of April. We appreciate everyone ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, May 1, 2017 9:32 am
Opinion
Let the party begin
Tonight, Oxford’s annual Double Decker Arts Festival gets underway with promises of being one of the best yet. Saturday’s headlining music acts, including Dr. John of ...
by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Friday, April 28, 2017 10:14 am
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