Opinion
Hearing what women are saying
By Joe Rogers Some years back a friend provided one of the best life lessons I’ve ever had, ... Read more
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Opinion
Let’s retire this hateful word
I rather like the term “snowflake,” as used by conservatives to denote someone too easily offended, excessively sensitive. ... Read more
Opinion
Was the Las Vegas massacre terrorism?
By Joe Rogers In the wake of last week’s horrific events in Las Vegas, the inevitable gun debate ... Read more
Opinion
Tough choices for a book lover
By Joe Rogers I set myself a challenging task the other day: ridding the house of my unnecessary ... Read more
Opinion
The most Mississippi movie
Of all the movies about Mississippi, which best capture and depict the state’s essence? I stole the idea ... Read more
Opinion
Home alone
By Joe Rogers As of Tuesday, I will be a semi-bachelor. Semi, because Kayne and I will still ... Read more
Columns
The struggle for Tooth No. 12
By Joe Rogers For 15 years or so my one-stop dentist saw me through various cleanings, deep drillings, ... Read more
Columns
Playing the lottery long shot
I know all the arguments against playing the lottery, starting with the most obvious: The odds of hitting ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: The fat dilemma
A friend recently reported that he’d slimmed down from his high water mark of 276 pounds to 212. ... Read more
Columns
Short takes on long subjects
A column for the Twitter mentality. No thoughts over 140 characters. And none of them presidential: If you ... Read more
Columns
Mississippi road trip potholes
My Mississippi road trip is in the books now, and I hope you’ll read about my mostly happy ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: Mississippi road trip potholes
My Mississippi road trip is in the books now, and I hope you’ll read about my mostly happy ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: The brick wall in my family tree
That handsome, bearded fellow you see there (note the uncanny resemblance?) is the reason I am a Mississippian. ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: Optimists vs. pessimists
Psychological theories abound on why conservatives and liberals think differently. One, for example, holds that conservatives are more ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: When dragons ate the sun
I’m being tempted by a moon shadow. Moon shadow, moon shadow. You’re welcome, fellow Cat Stevens fans. I’m ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: Mama’s “hubba hubba”
If only I could ask Mama one more question… In the days and weeks after her funeral I ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: An American pilgrimage
In an early celebration of our nation’s birthday, I visited Washington, D.C., last week. O.K., that’s a fib. ... Read more
Columns
New York City has a Sons of Confederate Veterans camp and it’s probably not what you’d expect
Normally, it’s the kind of invitation I’d politely decline: to attend a meeting of the Sons of Confederate ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: It tolls for thee
I’d see it every Sunday on the way home from church, just at a left turn in the ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: Fathers, yay! Fatherhood, no.
It’s a safe bet that next Sunday somebody will wish me a happy Father’s Day, an occurrence that ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: Cuba’s faded glory
Among the first things I noticed after arriving in Cuba was the attractiveness of the young female customs ... Read more
Columns
Joe Rogers: The Southern grilling gene
A Jackson friend, Averyell Kessler, recently balked at an email she’d gotten from a cooking site, titled “How ... Read more
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