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Cold rain for the funeral of a warm hero

By Steve Stricker Columnist “CHARLESTON, MO  – Gertrude Cecilia Renaud Stricker, 95, died peacefully at 7:20 p.m. Feb. ...

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Medicaid remains widely misunderstood, partisan issue

By Sid Salter Columnist Discussing Medicaid and the role the program plays or should play in expanding healthcare ...

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Fair winds and following seas for Ron

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist My friend Ron went home to glory this past Saturday. I first met ...

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Enduring the mud while waiting on spring

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route I have known mud.   In the Army, all it took was a ...

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Tomorrow may not be better, but different

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Last week, Elmo that red, furry 3-year-old Muppet from Sesame Street, sent out a ...

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Giving thanks for deep sleep

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist On this crisp morning I burrow under the covers a little longer. Warm delight ...

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Writer’s block, like ice, finally melted

By Ricky Swindle Muffler Shop Musings Howdy, friends! I’ve been suffering from writer’s block lately. I sit down ...

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Put me in, coach – I’m ready to play

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist Our youngest son loves football. We have a picture of him playing in ...

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Lacking in the pioneer spirit department

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Here we are at the end of January, which is always a month full ...

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Trapped with cat, but HOA to the rescue

By Steve Stricker Columnist Monday 1:25 pm, January 15,  snow piling up on top of sleet that began ...

Holidays are rarely perfect days

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Cold weather was chance to clean junk drawers

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Now that everybody has experienced winter weather, let’s get on with more moderate weather ...

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Worry not, empty shelves and ice will pass

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist Looking back over my life, I realize I’ve wasted valuable time by being ...

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Old Man Winter not a stranger

By Jan Penton Miller It is so pleasant to have a change from our usual weather. Pleasant, that ...

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Day trip to Booker and Phillips like old times

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route A trip long planned was unexpectedly postponed so I took advantage of ...

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Cofield’s Corner

By John Cofield Today’s coffee clubbers can be found at the Beacon and at the old Lindsey’s Chevron, ...

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Return to Mexico: A photo essay by Susan Mah

By Susan Mah As I write this, it’s 23 degrees outside and all my faucets are trickling water. ...

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Cold weather rekindles cornbread’s popularity

By Kara Kimbrough One thing you can always count on when frigid temperatures envelope Mississippi – grocery store ...

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The hero of Midway remembered

By Gene Hays MSgt, USMC (Ret) Norman Jack “Dusty” Kleiss was born on March 7, 1916, in Coffeyville, ...

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Legislature opens door for Medicaid discussions

By Sid Salter Columnist After the 2023 statewide elections – in which the fiscal plight of Mississippi’s hospitals ...

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Nothing is ugly under blanket of snow

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist Growing up, I experienced a white Christmas a few times – in Virginia ...

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Think about what you think about

By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist Well, I’ve been putting off a chore that rolls around more frequently than I ...

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Holding on to the smile among pies

By Steve Stricker Columnist Working on the Ole Miss Campus for fifteen years, many of my single faculty ...

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