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The Beacon, and trees, had a good run
By Harold Brummett Star Denmark Route I had never known a time in Oxford without the Beacon. ...
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Don’t miss a pounding chance
By Bonnie Brown Columnist I can honestly say that I have cousins by the dozens. My father was ...
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Put on your cape and be a hero
By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist What would life be like without a hero? For as long as ...
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Habemus Papam! We have a Pope!
By Steve Stricker Columnist Fr. Joe Tonas, Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Oxford, MS ...
Opinion
Melting away our hangups
By T.J. Ray Columnist Yesterday, with a handshake, I met a fellow I didn’t know. All the ...
Garden/Outdoors
Harvest time for family honey
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route May has arrived and it feels like the June of my ...
Columns
May is a month for miracles
By Steve Sticker Columnist Writing this on Thursday, May 1st – WHEW! It’s finally May, my safe ...
Opinion
How did we get so old so fast?
By Bonnie Brown Columnist Back many years ago, I had a fascination with magazines. I remember we subscribed ...
Opinion
Should we have funerals for appliances?
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’m gearing up for a traumatic event. It’s coming. I suspect it ...
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Our View
Although it’s still far from complete, the new interchange at University Avenue and Highway 7 is a much-welcome ...
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Quinn Minute
By Rix Quinn Columnist I’ve always been jealous of people who discover their talents early. There was this ...
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Column: Not illegal, but certainly disturbing
By T.J. Ray Columnist Sun reflecting on the chrome grill of a huge pickup truck zooming up ...
University of Mississippi
UM students hold study-in protest
On Friday, May 2, the University of Mississippi Environmental Coalition organized a study-in protest on campus, in coordination ...
History
Ghost town residents provide lessons for today by working with scientists in 1800s to combat yellow fever
By Shirley Wimbish Gray Mississippi Today Given recent policy changes threatening the future of medical research and news ...
Opinion
Not for ourselves alone
By Harold Brummett Star Denmark Route The Department of Mississippi Disabled American Veterans met from April 24-27 ...
Columns
Nothing beats a good ‘neah gebur’
By T.J. Ray Columnist “Neah gebur” is the Anglo-Saxon origin of “neighborhood.” It meant “nigh dweller.” Time ...
Opinion
Remembering Pope Francis
By Steve Stricker Columnist Grazie e riposa in pace, Papa Francesco. Ciao e benvenuto al nostro nuovo Papa, ...
Opinion
Early morning peace starts abundant days
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist Coffee. The nectar of life. Ahhh… That first hot sip when the ...
Opinion
Modified morning routine saves time
By Bonnie Brown Columnist I begin each day with coffee, breakfast, tidy up the house, then get dressed ...
Opinion
Bowles kept the water running
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Marion Bowles was laid to rest this last week. I call ...
Columns
Never been this old before now
By Bonnie Brown Columnist Few of us know how to age well. We’ve never been this old before. ...
Opinion
Sometimes it’s more than super glue can fix
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist Cough, cough, sneeze, blow, sneeze, cough. For four days this past week, ...
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