Opinion

The mystery of the Lafayette County Utility Authority

By T.J. Ray Eventually, proof will be found to show that the horrible deed was done by the ...

Opinion

Finding out where I came from through DNA testing

Four years ago at age 46, I found out I was adopted. Both of my parents were gone, ...

Opinion

A story of Warner Alford and new traditions at Ole Miss

On a moonlit night, sitting among 10,000 engaged fans cheering for the No. 4 Ole Miss baseball team ...

Opinion

A few thoughts about gun control

By T.J. Ray Stand still for a couple of minutes and consider a unique version of tennis. Each ...

Opinion

In Hyde-Smith, McDaniel will face tough opponent who can hit back

By Sid Salter State Sen. Chris McDaniel said famously last month that “I’m looking for a fight” in ...

Opinion

Toxic swamp gas produces baseline budgeting

Last Wednesday, Senate and House of Representatives leaders in Washington agreed on a $1.3 trillion spending bill two ...

Opinion

2018 lawmaking season coasts toward a ho-hum close

By Charlie Mitchell No spark. Another session fizzles toward adjournment. No great ideas. No bold initiatives. No coordinated ...

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A housing crisis discussion without much sense

By Lee Habeeb I read with interest the article in the Oxford Eagle about the affordable housing crisis ...

Columns

It’s just Blush

As a millennial, I’ve read my fair share of stereotypes about my generation. Most researchers define millennials as ...

Opinion

Ready to support socialism – come 2035

By Tom Purcell My golden years are shaping up to be way better than I expected. CNBC reports ...

Opinion

Shooting hoops for a good cause

Community teamwork in the spirit of making a difference is always inspiring. It’s what makes the difference between ...

Opinion

The mixed up, messed up notion of language

By T.J. Ray According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of Luddite is as follows: one who is ...

Opinion

Even Karl Rove can’t predict future of GOP

By Sid Salter During a quiet dinner here at a usually packed downtown restaurant rendered nearly vacant by ...

Opinion

Two Davids: Conversions on the Road to Damascus

By Michael Henry David Horowitz and David Mamet, two powerhouse American intellectuals and brilliant writers, each had a ...

Opinion

The magnificent John Grisham couldn’t beat this

By Charlie Mitchell Roger Wicker is a pinko. Yes, he claims to be conservative, but every other Tuesday ...

Opinion

The response to our youth in recent days is not one of our prouder moments

Our history as humans has been documented and passed along through the generations in a variety of forms, ...

Opinion

There is support for loved ones of those with mental illness

By T.J. Ray On a late and chilly Friday afternoon, she decided to run to the grocery store. ...

Opinion

Kermit Davis Jr. is a good fit for Ole Miss basketball

Kermit Davis Jr. has been the Mike Bianco of MTSU and Murfreesboro. He’s a rock; articulate in the ...

Opinion

Liberalism requires a willing suspension of disbelief

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a leader of the Romantic Movement in English poetry, defined the term “willing suspension of ...

Opinion

Second becomes the ‘It Depends’ amendment

By Michael Shannon Dick’s and Dunkleberger’s have decided the Second Amendment contains a hitherto unknown age restriction on ...

Opinion

Wrist slap for Tate Reeves his biggest setback

By Charlie Mitchell On March 1, the state Senate said no to the leadership’s plan to change how ...

Opinion

Chicken of the Ditch: an ode to the Crawfish

‘Tis the season once again. It’s probably the only time it’s socially acceptable to pinch a tail without consent, ...

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