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Opinion

New law may save Mississippi lives

Being in last place gets old in Mississippi. The latest list revelation: More children die in car crashes in our state per capita than any ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:55 am

Opinion

Only the beginning for Ole Miss

This Ole Miss baseball season didn’t end the way we hoped. We are used to NCAA Tournament appearances for the Rebels under head coach Mike ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 9:37 am

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 ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Monday, May 29, 2017 7:22 am

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, ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by The Oxford Eagle Editorial Board, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:33 am

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