Opinion
Treating symptoms no cure for mass murder disease
By Charlie Mitchell When a patient shows up with an ailment, a doctor is sometimes able to cure…
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…
Opinion
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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