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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
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The Oreos-God connection
Can abstaining from Oreos produce a closer communion with God? I’ll get to that in a bit. As ... Read more
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Joe Rogers: Should Mississippi go blue?
Every year I wade through the measures introduced by Mississippi legislators, sometimes in horror, but mostly to get ... Read more
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The Trump-free zone
Early in this new presidential administration, and earlier still in my latest writing venture, I’m considering making my ... Read more
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Sweet Home Mississippi
It’s great to be back. By “back,” I don’t mean in the geographic sense. A Mississippi native, I’m ... Read more
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