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Opinion: Kinder, gentler world needed

By Bonnie Brown  Columnist Why are we less civil these days than in the past?  I really don’t…

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Daylight Saving Time here again Sunday

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Are you ready to leap into Spring on March 9 via Daylight Savings Time? …

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Almost time to celebrate Cinco de Leso

By  Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   Happy Birthday! For all I know, you may be celebrating your birthday…

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Days of reflection during Lent season

By Steve Stricker Columnist Submitting this on Thursday, February 27, met with Dr. Lyn’s Nurse Katie at 11:30…

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Always best to pack own bags

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I’ve recently read about people who have packed guns and ammunition in their luggage…

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The blessings of the animals around us

By Les Ferguson, Jr.  Columnist When I was a child, my first dog was a Toy Poodle-Beagle mix.…

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Feeling like a pot-holed road

By Steve Stricker Columnist I’m from the “Show Me” state of Missouri – kind of surprised that I’m…

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Book Review: ‘Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age’

By Allen Boyer Of all the histories of the Viking Age, “Embers of the Hands” may be the…

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Being offended is a choice for some people

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I’ve been working in my shop today and still have more to…

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Living a life of imperfect perfection

By Steve Stricker Columnist Thought about writing this column about my beautiful Martin Ukulele purchased in 2020 at…

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Three words sum up what we know of life

By T.J. Ray Columnist   “Earth is a miracle. Zooming around our sun at 67,000 mph – while…

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Finding a rhythm makes days lovely

By Bonnie Brown Columnist “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”  While many attribute this…

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Remember what mom said about bad words

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I thought about starting this column with a dictionary definition of retarded,…

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Don’t lose your head on Valentine’s Day

By Steve Stricker Columnist Writing this on the birthday of my beautiful mother, Get, February 6th – my…

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Age not slowing Bessie’s roll

By Bonnie Brown Columnist It’s hard to believe but our Honda CRV turned 17 this month!  Her name…

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Is cattle industry on the chopping block?

By Harold Brummett Star Denmark Route   Jimmy White sent me a text reminding me of the Lafayette…

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Feeling like a modern day dinosaur

By Les Ferguson, Jr.,  Columnist   Raising kids is hard. You might look at me and think, at…

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Twists, turns of a soap opera life

By Steve Stricker Columnist My column last week was about the procedure at new Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi,…

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New pacemaker, minus one lead, is good

By Steve Stricker Columnist Dr. Mark Campbell, Autum, Derek, Dorothy (Oxford Stern Cardiovascular Clinic Staff), Vallery, Carlen, Katlan,…

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Don’t wait for gray hair to count your blessings

By Les Ferguson, Jr., Columnist   In 1967, I was 5 years old. I didn’t know much about…

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In Vegas, get the good mirror

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Many years ago, my husband was attending a conference in Las Vegas.  Naturally, I…

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We are perishing for want of wondering

By T.J. Ray Columnist At odd moments of the day I wonder about wonder.  Lest you think me…