Opinion

Vicks, bitters, chicken soup still best for winter ailments

Flu and cold season is the one season when the differences between generations are most noticeable. The Traditionalist ...

Opinion

Can’t wait for that Thanksgiving feast

By Joel McNeece Turkey, dressing, sweet potato casserole, hamburger pie, pecan pie and more will be on the ...

Opinion

Giving thanks for Oxford; ‘blessed neck of the woods’

Jim Dees said it best. “We’re blessed in this neck of the woods,” the Oxford and Lafayette County ...

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Thanksgiving is a middle child, but deserves attention

By Charlie Mitchell Confession: Much of what follows is recycled. But recycling is a good thing, isn’t it? ...

Opinion

A house divided but always united

I never thought it would happen to me. Growing up, I heard stories about houses divided. One spouse ...

Opinion

Leaf piles tempt the inner child

Unlike many people, one of my fondest childhood memories of fall is jumping, without caution, into a large ...

Opinion

Dealing with grief during the holidays

By Tony Caldwell I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart) – E. E. Cummings We humans ...

Opinion

A trip to blue-collar Buffalo

By Joel McNeece The temperature registered 30, but the cold, crisp, biting air said it was a different ...

Opinion

“Go thou, and fill another room in Hell”

By Michael Henry William Shakespeare wrote a lot about murder over 400 years ago. Even back then, he ...

Opinion

A Yankee’s Farewell (For now)

Since moving to Oxford over a year ago, there’s one question I’m (understandably) always asked: How did a ...

Opinion

Winter’s a winner in my book

There’s only a handful of days I look forward to every year — the day the first Ole ...

Opinion

Duty of memory is always present

By Joel McNeece “Le devoir de mémoire est toujours présent.” Those were the words from my friend Gerard ...

Opinion

If we can’t discuss issues, how can we solve them?

By Tom Purcell I’m afraid to discuss politics and current events with anyone except my wife and best ...

Opinion

Ideally, words should be precise, not confusing

By Charlie Mitchell Imagine a timber crew idling around their pickups in the moist, early-morning silence of a ...

Columns

The growing war inside our borders makes the future look bleak

My granddaughter came over to visit Sunday for a couple of hours. Arianna is the oldest. She’s 7 ...

Opinion

Finding the right fit in Ole Miss’ new football coach

The football coach hire is always a big deal for super conference universities. So much money and marketing ...

Opinion

Cut taxes, Reagan-style

By Michael Reagan What hasn’t happened this week? It started on Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller’s opening ...

Opinion

We must teach children tolerance, compromise

Of late, I’ve begun to realize the world around us is not terribly different in temperament than our ...

Opinion

The inner workings of the federal government

By TJ Ray Ringling Brothers Circus may be out of business, but its traditions linger on in Washington. ...

Opinion

Newest museums let Mississippi look in the mirror

By Charlie Mitchell There is one Mississippi, but many, many stories. That’s not only the theme but also ...

Opinion

Ole Miss’ Pavilion needs some Tad Pad magic

The haze could get so thick in the rafters that sitting in the upper rows of Tad Smith ...

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Halloween 1988 I received the best treat one could ask for

I stabbed the knife down into the pumpkin and carved out my jack-o-lantern’s eye. It was Oct. 31, ...

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