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North Lamar corridor could and should be so much more

By Jordan Bankhead Oxford has grown by leaps and bounds in the past several years. Now that growth ...

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‘Eventually’ list centers on ‘not if, but when’

By Charlie Mitchell Lists are more popular than ever. People love lists. People love making lists, the most ...

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Tummy bug leads to thoughts of what being a woman means

My daughter got married and I was asked to watch my granddaughters for the weekend for their quick ...

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The Oreos-God connection

Can abstaining from Oreos produce a closer communion with God? I’ll get to that in a bit. As ...

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Health insurance debate producing needed difficult questions

My wife and I are in our 50s and chase grandchildren. So, in my health insurance, do I ...

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One day in Israel: ‘Yes, without a wall’

Editor’s Note: John Dunbar of Oxford is exploring Israel with a group of about 40 Episcopalians from Austin, ...

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An honest man of integrity

By James Burns What do an Indianapolis banker and a traveling cigar salesman from Wichita have in common?  ...

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Bryant has slashed away this session

By TJ Ray Chances are the 2017 session of the Mississippi State Legislature will not be the least ...

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Difficult to understand dugout chatter these days

By Joel McNeece You learn a lot of things in high school baseball and softball dugouts — whose ...

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Movie should be enjoyed for what it is; not what others want

I went and saw the movie “The Shack” this past weekend at the Malco. And quite honestly, I ...

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Stakes remain high in Mississippi as GOP debates health care reform

By Sid Salter As the Republican majority in Washington begins to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act ...

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Suffering not for the weak-minded

I was interviewing a local musician a few weeks ago and shaking my head in disbelief when he ...

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Mississippi has been living jackpot to jackpot for years

Gov. Phil Bryant believes the time has come to add a lottery, creating yet another revenue stream for ...

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Is it any wonder why the world is entranced by April the giraffe?

Sitting and browsing through Facebook about two weeks ago, a friend posted a link that caught my attention. ...

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Should Mississippi go blue?

By Joe Rogers Every year I wade through the measures introduced by Mississippi legislators, sometimes in horror, but ...

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Joe Rogers: Should Mississippi go blue?

Every year I wade through the measures introduced by Mississippi legislators, sometimes in horror, but mostly to get ...

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William’s story: A gift that keeps giving

Every time another person in our state, or this country, suffers from addiction related death, either accidental or ...

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Riverside residents deserve a plan to keep them in community

The decision to close Riverside Place — Oxford’s only city-owned low-income housing — is a consequential one that ...

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Free to choose has consequences

By TJ Ray Once it was a popular television program, and later it became the name of a ...

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Trump’s speech: The highs and lows

By John Micek As he wrapped up his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday ...

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Dickie Scruggs finds new purpose through 2ndChanceMS

By Joel McNeece Dickie Scruggs, of Oxford, introduced himself as the “disbarred and disgraced attorney” as he addressed ...

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Dearman’s perseverance, courage brought a measure of justice to 1964 murders

On Tuesday, the body of a brave, old school Mississippi newspaper publisher and editor was returned to the ...

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