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‘Help me get my pants up!’

By Jack Mayfield With the 2015 LSU vs. Ole Miss game now in the record books, I want ...

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Deadly Paris attacks remind us how life is just a blink of an eye

By Steve Stricker Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, not a breeze was stirring as the sun peeked over the ...

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We need to better learn relationships

“I need some space.” This is a line that many boyfriends use to break up with their girlfriends or ...

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Remembering past LSU vs. UM games

During the last few football seasons, I haven’t written much about past games with the team we happen ...

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Tips for dealing with yard, fall weather

When I see a home and yard with a nice little greenhouse, I sometimes feel a twinge of ...

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Veterans Day holiday closings are Wednesday

Due to the Veterans Day holiday, most local, state and federal government offices will be closed Wednesday. Garbage ...

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1775: Founding of the Marine Corps, a legacy is born

During the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including ...

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‘Lounging upon the green sward’

In the May 7, 1902 issue of the MISSISSIPPIAN, a student journalist wrote of the campus at the ...

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9 Lives Cat Rescue needs your help as it shuts down

For the past decade 9 Lives Cat Rescue has worked tirelessly to help save cats that had to ...

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Voting day and the next generation

By Milly West This column, “Teaming Up” has always focused on the environment. What started as a piece ...

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The colonel and the Rebels in ’36-’37

By Jack Mayfield Last week I gave you some historical information on the naming of the Ole Miss ...

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Before we were the Ole Miss Rebels

A sense of place: oxford & ole miss history An editorial in the Oct. 19, 1929, issue of ...

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‘Blind’ Jim Ivy — Honorary Dean of freshmen

By Jack Mayfield jlmayfield@dixie-net.com With football season in full swing and alumni and friends of the University returning ...

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Lamar and the KKK incident of 1871, Part 3

For the last two weeks, I have given you some historical data on the Ku Klux Klan Trials ...

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Small miracles found in Philly

Pope Francis talks about little miracles happening all around us. To find them, we just have to look ...

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Sports, girlfriends and religion

On Saturday, Oct. 8, 1988, in my Cape Girardeau, Missouri, apartment, preparing for a job interview on the ...

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The Ku Klux Klan Trials in Oxford court and L.Q.C. Lamar, Part 2

By Jack Mayfield Last week I gave you a little information on the Ku Klux Klan Trials that ...

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To join or not to join Facebook

By JoAnne Wilkinson Several years ago, a friend of mine posted photos on Facebook, and she encouraged me ...

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Made in the shade

By DIANNE SMITH FERGUSSON Often when people think of creating a garden, they think of a bright and ...

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COLUMN: Exercise prevents severity of falls

By Patty Hudek You may have heard how exercise can play an important role in prevention of falls ...

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COLUMN: Ku Klux Klan Trials and the arrest of L.Q.C. Lamar, Part 1

By Jack Mayfield In several of my most recent columns, I have made mention of the Ku Klux ...

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Why daffodils matter this season

It’s fall and it’s daffodil time — daffodil-planting time, that is. Plant their bulbs now so their roots ...

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