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I'm a retired newspaper journalist and a Mississippi native who found himself living and working in New York.

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Joe Rogers: The plus side of old age

Among the advantages of reaching geezer status is that it offers certain financial perks not available to most whippersnappers. (A whippersnapper, in my usage, is ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, May 15, 2017 9:51 am

Columns

Joe Rogers: What Makes Mississippi, Mississippi?

I’ve been trying to figure out how best to celebrate Mississippi’s approaching bicentennial, and think I’ve hit upon the answer: Road trip! You can help. ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, May 8, 2017 5:43 am

Columns

Joe Rogers: The not-so-good old days

In the 1960s, “The Flintstones” presented life in the Stone Age as comically entertaining. “The Jetsons” suggested pretty much the same would be true in ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, May 1, 2017 5:30 am

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Joe Rogers: I’m not a kook; I just play one

It must be tough these days to be Alex Jones, the fringe radio host/internet provocateur. I’ve always thought of him – when I thought of ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, April 24, 2017 3:28 pm

Columnists

Getting literate, before it’s too late

It may be time to broaden my literary horizons. Much of my reading has long involved heroes who specialize in pummeling, shooting, arresting or, depending ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 7:21 pm

Columns

Joe Rogers: The rites and blights of spring

The days are getting longer, the thermometer is creeping up, green is oozing into the landscape. Which means disaster is probably on the way. If ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, April 10, 2017 5:41 am

Columns

Joe Rogers: The problem(s) with liberals

It’s a question I’d pondered: If, as liberals believe, progressive policies are better for America, why do Republicans hold the presidency, both houses of Congress ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, April 3, 2017 5:37 am

Columns

Joe Rogers: You can’t handle the truth

A Mississippi legislator, stung by a newspaper column, has taken it upon himself to bring “objective truth” to the people of the state. Well, good ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, March 27, 2017 6:26 am

Columns

90 in the shade, but done in by snow

My friend Ed and I were wrapping up our annual baseball spring training trip the other day, in typical fashion: game, watering hole, cheeseburgers, hotel. ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, March 20, 2017 5:59 am

Columns

The Oreos-God connection

Can abstaining from Oreos produce a closer communion with God? I’ll get to that in a bit. As you may know, we are in the ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, March 13, 2017 5:40 am

Columns

Joe Rogers: Should Mississippi go blue?

Every year I wade through the measures introduced by Mississippi legislators, sometimes in horror, but mostly to get a chuckle. Sure, there’s usually some important ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, March 6, 2017 6:34 am

Columns

The Trump-free zone

Early in this new presidential administration, and earlier still in my latest writing venture, I’m considering making my columns a Trump-free zone. Starting, obviously, not ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, February 27, 2017 12:40 pm

Columns

Sweet Home Mississippi

It’s great to be back. By “back,” I don’t mean in the geographic sense. A Mississippi native, I’m currently on Long Island, outside New York ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, February 20, 2017 6:23 am

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