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Close the skies, save Ukraine 

On March 6, my op-ed “America Must Support Ukraine in its Fight for Freedom” was published in The ...

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A healing Spring Break

Ole Miss’ Spring Break stirred thoughts of a much-needed therapeutic respite of mine a few years ago. After ...

Lifestyle

Spring signals return to garden and its bounty

Now that it’s spring, we want to get out and dig in the dirt, plant some flowers, and ...

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Harris family cast an impactful shadow in state’s journalism 

Third-generation Mississippi newspaper publisher William Henry (Billy) Harris Jr., 70, died March 1 at North Mississippi Medical Center ...

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Slow and steady wins the race

In this absolutely lovely time of year when the trees begin to bud out and the temperatures dance ...

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It’s Easy Being Green (on St. Patrick’s Day)

Have you ever noticed how some groupings of people (professions, ethnic groups, special interests, etc.) get a week ...

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In spring, this man’s fancy turns to cars

According to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Locksley Hall,” “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts ...

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Spring break is on the horizon

Spring is on the horizon.  How do I know this?  Well, here comes daylight saving time, a sure ...

Opinion

Surviving ballot initiative measure a compromise

State Sen. John Polk, R-Hattiesburg, the chairman of the Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee, kept observers wondering ...

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There’s much to appreciate in Mississippi life

I really enjoy bringing things back to life. There is so much pleasure in my gardener heart when ...

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Willingly entering the ‘desert’ for Lent

Writing this the day after Ash Wednesday, ankle deep in the desert sand of Lent, on “Fat Tuesday” ...

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Plenty to worry about; take time to give thanks

Pandemic, global warming, MLB lockout, war in Ukraine, high gas prices.  What else can you add to the ...

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Finding hope for Ukraine

 In all the years I have been a columnist I have never come up empty when I sat ...

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Students’ talents are on display

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council is partnering with the Oxford Park Commission to host the Annual Student Art Exhibition ...

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The second inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln

Saturday, March 4, 1865, started out dark, damp, and disagreeable. Most streets in Washington remained unpaved, and two ...

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Putin’s war on Ukraine will affect us all

February 24 will be remembered as the day Vladimir Putin proved himself a war criminal. The Russian dictator’s ...

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Want a $1,000 check? Maybe the state will send you one

When Mississippi politicians brag of their good stewardship of state funds leading to an unprecedented revenue surplus, they ...

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Remembering a man who took the time to care

Thursday, February 24, 2022, 3 p.m., two hours before the deadline for this column, I shockingly discovered that ...

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What does your handwriting really show?

Several years ago, I read an article in Cosmopolitan magazine that outlined the things you should or should ...

News

Sandy Hook lawsuit verdict unlikely to impact red states 

Does the stunning $73 million verdict against gun manufacturer Remington in the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook ...

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Cultivating your own leadership skills

Dr Jeremey Meusuer from the University of Mississippi has researched leadership.  Exploring and examining the role of leaders, ...

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Good friends, familiar places make it home

This morning’s cobwebs lingered as the dawn’s light slowly chased away the darkness. Thoughts began to take shape, ...

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