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Summer was for gardening in bygone days

By Bonnie Brown Columnist When I was a kid, summers seemed as long as all the other seasons ...

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Letter to my friends

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist The sound of a mower drones in the background along with Christian radio. Both ...

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Freshmen students should set goals, limits

By Steve Stricker Columnist It was a rainy 1988 day in Oxford as my three young sons helped ...

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More time than wanted with the box store mattress

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I love my mattress. Could someone smarter than me turn that line into ...

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Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield The Barr family of Lafayette County goes back to somewhere near the Pontotoc County line, ...

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Home landscapes can reflect Barbie movie

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service The new Barbie movie has been a popular topic lately, and pink ...

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Peas in your mashed potatoes can be your own beautiful thing

By Robert St. John Food Columnist A few weeks ago, I wrote that 2023 will go down as ...

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Choose plants wisely, plant them well, and don’t give up

By Felder Rushing What is the most bottom-line advice for reducing garden chores and helping our beloved gardens ...

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Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield For my generation of 1970s kids, it was Teresa and Ruth Ellen Duvall’s house. But ...

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Nature’s nightly concert never disappoints

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Have you walked outside after dark lately and just listened to the cacophony of ...

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A mother’s battle is a lesson for all

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Children and adults alike characterize the chicken as the epitome of cowardice. ...

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Love your person, quirks and all

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist The car was packed with only a few essentials left to slip in in ...

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Rise of Millennials, Gen X , Gen Z likely to change state politics

By Sid Salter Columnist Mississippi’s Aug. 8 primary elections may well mark the last statewide primaries that won’t ...

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Respect earned from veteran paving crew

By Steve Stricker Columnist After morning Mass St. John’s Catholic Church last Thursday, a blast of heat hit ...

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Laws faced by early Chinese immigrants

Editor’s Note: This story is one of a series about Chinese immigrants in Mississippi by Memphis Chinese historian and ...

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A doctor who found clues with every patient

By MSgt. Gene Hays (Ret.) Columnist Everyone has a favorite teacher and Artie Doyle’s favorite teacher was a ...

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Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield We were kings and queens of all we surveyed while standing at the tallest point ...

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Eat well in the heat and live to tell about it

By Kara Kimbrough Food Columnist You don’t need to watch the 24-hour weather reports with the gloom-and-doom reports ...

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Good old reruns while writers are on strike

By Bonnie Brown Columnist For those of us who like to tune in to the late-night shows, it ...

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Storms, like life, can happen fast

By Jan Penton-Miller It’s hard to believe that summer vacation is almost over, but we all realize that ...

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Just a caretaker of a gift from above

By Steve Stricker Columnist After three degrees from Southeast Missouri State, working there for six years, divorced, it ...

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Bless a momma’s heart in the Mile High City

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist In the deep South, we often hear the saying: bless her heart! Sometimes ...

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