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‘Hop a freight’ before it’s too late

By Harold Brummett When in college years ago, a friend of The Boys sometimes flew down from Illinois ...

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Flat tires on Christmas Day

By Gene Hays Columnist On December 25, 1967, I and my fellow workers received a half day off; ...

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Officially across the line now

By Jan Penton Miller Well…some of our birthdays seem like big ones. I remember how exciting 16 was. ...

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Journey from Missouri had ups and downs

How’d you get where you are now? Christmas humble, thankful. I’m largely in Oxford, Ole Miss since 1988, ...

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Shepherds can’t use the hot glue gun

I always wanted to be a Wise Man. I think about this every Christmas season when the plays ...

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Laodicea Church and Lafayette Springs Cemetery

By Harold Brummett Cool rainy days, naked trees, muffled steps in damp leaves as we look toward a ...

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Family traditions extra special at Christmas

By Bonnie Brown The excitement of the holiday season is growing. The parking lot at Discount Building and ...

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Finding a needle in the haystack

By Susan Mah, LCSW As a child growing up in midtown Memphis, I lived in a neighborhood where ...

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Shared traditions make memories

By Jan Penton-Miller The sights, sounds, and smells of this blessed time of year are everywhere. But one ...

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Missouri’s new AG learned ropes from a Mississippi grandfather

By Sid Salter STARKVILLE — Somewhere from a place high on God’s mountain, lifetime Neshoba County resident Hugh ...

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Plant trees for tax breaks

By James Cummins Winter is upon us and many landowners throughout Mississippi will be planting trees on their ...

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Preserving our Democracy through well-supported elections

By Robyn Tannehill Attention is already shifting to the issue priorities and legislative agendas of newly elected politicians ...

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George & Tammy series will be comfort viewing

By Ricky Swindle Muffer Shop Musings Howdy, friends! I am anxiously anticipating the new Showtime series “George & ...

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Keep matches in your pocket around bridges

By Harold Brummett It takes a true expert to write on this topic. A lifetime of practice and ...

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Almost everything, even Teaberry, just not the same anymore

By Bonnie Brown Among the things that I have been recalling lately are these. Popular, chart-topping songs from ...

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Jailing mental patients is an old problem for state

By Sid Salter Mississippi remains the focus of a 2016 U.S. Justice Department lawsuit which alleges, among other ...

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Miraculous Medal has personal significance

By Steve Stricker Sunday, Nov. 27, first Sunday of Advent, coming of our Lord at Christmas, was also ...

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Holiday celebrations

By Wayne Andrews The holiday season in the LOU is full of celebrations.  Which during the fall and ...

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North Mississippi Vista Project places team member at YAC

by Wayne Andrews North Mississippi Vista Project, based at the  Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, ...

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Recalling the saga of the Iran hostages

The leader of Iran’s royal family named Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, was installed in power in 1953. Under ...

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Saluting our veterans for their service

“Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war. We ...

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It’s only two weeks until turkey time

By Jan Penton Miller With only two weeks and two days until turkey time I had better get ...

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