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Adjusting to adult children

Giving space to loved ones isn’t always easy, particularly when it’s our children involved. We want to keep ...

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Small gestures key to honoring vets

By Tom Purcell “Parades, mattress sales and burgers on the grill are all nice, but I feel we ...

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Confederate flag represents our past

By TJ Ray Many times he sat on the steps at the old courthouse with his state flag ...

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Flat-top hats receive wise advice

By Joel McNeece Young people all around Calhoun County and beyond, dressed in long colorful gowns, flat-top hats ...

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‘God doesn’t like ugly’

For as long as I can remember, my mother has used the phrase “God doesn’t like ugly.” She ...

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A Mississippi lawmaker apologized for a disgusting lynching comment. It’s not enough. Not even close.

The firestorm of criticism surrounding State Rep. Karl Oliver’s Facebook rant in which he said Louisiana lawmakers supporting ...

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Fees, fines and fairness for all

By Peter Funt Which best describes your view of America? Everyone pays an equal share? Or, everyone pays ...

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Battle for school dollars now rests with Mississippi Supreme Court

By Charlie Mitchell Most students are out for summer, having finished their final exams. In all probability, there ...

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From Russia with malice?

By Ray Mosby “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” — Winston Churchill Contrary ...

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Police officers just seem to know when something is wrong

My house Saturday morning was bustling with activity as my daughters and I searched for shoes, combed and brushed hair ...

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Fans are catching fever for Ole Miss women’s softball

It is no surprise that the Alabama game in football was one of the hottest tickets for an ...

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‘Playing games’ with local squirrels

By TJ Ray I had to quit after the third round was found. Looking for spent bullets can ...

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County supervisors get it right

By Joel McNeece Calhoun County Supervisors were asked to reverse two of their previous decisions Monday. They granted one ...

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Sound advice for our graduates

It certainly doesn’t feel like it, but 34 years ago this month I graduated from high school and ...

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Falling again for lies over truth

By Susan Stamper Brown Since Adam’s fall in Eden, we humans find it easy to fall for lies. ...

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A Rose among all the thorns

“Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories about the deaths of kings…” — William Shakespeare By ...

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Surviving the American prom

(Editor’s Note: A version of this column was distributed in 2015.) By: Tom Purcell Proms sure have gotten ...

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Access to information hasn’t made us less angry

By Charlie Mitchell Don’t trust the media? Most people (according to media reports) don’t. And that’s fine because ...

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Medicine can take away childbirth pain but not the lifetime of love

According to the Bible, after Eve ate the apple, one of the punishments handed down by God was ...

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Joe Rogers: The plus side of old age

Among the advantages of reaching geezer status is that it offers certain financial perks not available to most ...

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Oxford real estate keeps warming up

A red-hot real estate market is nothing new in Oxford. It’s all many have been able to talk ...

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Sarepta school holds memories

By Joel McNeece I think I was among many who surprisingly learned last week that the old Sarepta ...

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