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Some things are worth fighting for

     My favorite eldest grandson, Aidan, has a birthday today. I called him first thing and sang happy birthday ...

News

Grasping for understanding as technology glitches upend life

One of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit is Understanding.  For me as a counselor, behaviorist, human ...

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Can Oxford defend the storytelling championship?

Every August for the past six years the Arts Council has hosted Spillit, a regional storytelling contest.  Similar ...

News

Do we really need fashion for our avatars?

Virtual Reality or VR as it is called is the latest on the scene of technology to mystify ...

Opinion Main

Dress code lacks consistency in enforcement, interpretation

On August 3rd, 2022, numerous girls, myself included, were met directly outside of our cars and told that ...

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In Mississippi, Christian forgiveness does not equate to felony voting reforms

As Haley Barbour faced an onslaught of criticism for pardoning dozens of people convicted of felonies as his ...

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Air conditioning state prisons is both basic humanity and business acumen

Those who are like me old enough to remember life before air conditioning in the Deep South often ...

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Some things never change

     My Papaw, the late William Carroll Palmer, Sr. could strike up a conversation with anyone. His farm was ...

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Iron Bartender highlights local cocktail culture

Conversations about Mississippi and food often involve the word tradition. A tradition is something that has simply extended ...

News

Still trying to ‘wrap my head around’ Vietnam

Graduating from Southeast Missouri State University in August 1968 – immediately drafted in the US Army, enlisted (extra ...

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A few little ‘life hacks’ make everything better

I’ve shared with you before that I am always and forever looking for “life hacks.”  You know, the ...

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State in midst of historic times in terms of available state revenue

Late in the 2021 session, legislative leaders set a revenue estimate of $5.93 billion. That estimate represented the ...

News

There is a constant, unchanging truth

     The dark clouds obscure the sky as thunder rumbles. A breeze ruffles the feathers of flora, and brings ...

News

Sending a tribute to a special niece

The topic of my tribute today is my niece. She ended her tumbling career at age 18 with ...

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Farmers still wary of international impacts on exports 

For both U.S. and Mississippi farmers, China is the primary export market for their crops and current forecasts ...

News

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act can save local news

Thomas Jefferson famously declared, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without ...

News Main

Bobblehead dolls bring life full circle

What were you doing in the summer of 1998?   I had just completed my Ole Miss Ph.D., ...

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Now is the time to talk about climate change

If ever the global leaders were to have a meaningful discussion about climate change, now would be the ...

Opinion Main

Sound the alarm and protect American tech from Senate legislation

Sound the alarm because Russia, China, and other adversaries are coming for America’s technology industry, and federal lawmakers ...

Columns

JFK Jr.’s final days fraught with concerns

A scion to a family many Americans considered the closest thing to homegrown royalty, John F. Kennedy Jr. ...

Lifestyle

Take precautions for these Dog Days of summer

These Dog Days of summer cause outdoor lovers as well as pet lovers to take a few extra ...

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Mississippi, where abortion is technically both legal and illegal

Despite the current abortion ban imposed by state law, a brave doctor could theoretically perform the medical procedure ...

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