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All our stuff’s no key to happiness

By Tom Purcell Americans have way too much stuff. According to the American Psychological Association, Americans “own twice ...

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Mississippi should invest in what is already working

By Charlie Mitchell A tour bus pulled off the side of the narrow highway just west of Marks ...

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The Trump-free zone

Early in this new presidential administration, and earlier still in my latest writing venture, I’m considering making my ...

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Learning about Oxford through the words of Jack Mayfield

When I moved to Oxford in 2007, I knew little to nothing about this town. I had been ...

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Will Trump’s campaign rhetoric on U.S. Navy shipbuilding come true

During the 2016 session last year, the majority of the Republican-led Mississippi Legislature ignored Tea Party protestations and ...

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The hard times of Ole Miss’ Hugh Freeze

Hugh Freeze has been good for Ole Miss. Winning was a fun ride. Money flowed in to the ...

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Seriously and literally listening to Trump

By John Micek During last year’s presidential campaign, my old friend and colleague Salena Zito, writing in The ...

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Doublespeak dominates our language

By TJ Ray As one ages, the use of euphemisms to describe a condition becomes more noticeable. Instead ...

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If you’re ever near Atlanta, you have to try out Bone’s

By Joel McNeece Bone’s, located just south of the always busy Piedmont and Peachtree intersection in the Atlanta ...

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Lessons learned early have stuck with me as a journalist

Coming up in the newspaper business, I’ve learned a great deal. Sometimes those life lessons were the result ...

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Like 33 other states, Mississippi struggles with budget and revenues

By Sid Salter Mississippi isn’t alone. About two-thirds of U.S. states are engaged in the same problems confronting ...

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Good opinion journalism demands good reporting

It’s been a turbulent year for facts. They’ve been manipulated, concealed and denied. Cherry-picked. Conveniently ignored. Shouted from ...

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Media errs by allowing itself to become the story

By Charlie Mitchell Big mistake. To use an overused term, “Yuuge.” The Trump administration has suckered the media ...

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Sweet Home Mississippi

It’s great to be back. By “back,” I don’t mean in the geographic sense. A Mississippi native, I’m ...

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William Winter Institute: ‘Mission is to end all discrimination’

Submitted by staff of The Winter Institute On Friday, the Oxford Eagle published a column by Mr. Lee ...

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Community can make all the difference in the world

Tom Getman came by for a visit last week. One of the perks of being in Oxford is ...

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Winter Institute talks tolerance but practices intolerance

By Lee Habeeb It’s a simple thing. If you teach “tolerance” and “inclusiveness,” you should practice it. And ...

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National media meltdown

By TJ Ray Edward R. Murrow. Douglas Edwards, Eric Sevareid, Walter Cronkite. Read those names again, and reflect ...

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The yearly battle with raking leaves in the yard

“Rake leaves or move? I can’t decide.” That’s a good line from the comic strip “Maxine” that captures ...

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Life in the newspaper office

Have you ever wondered what is talked about at the newspaper office each day? Allow me to provide ...

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Barbour offers students a realistic explanation of legislative gridlock

By Sid Salter Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour — never known for mincing words or soft-soaping his opinions ...

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Reserved taxi spots on the Square a good thing — provided everyone knows about it

I paid $125 to park on the Square a few weeks ago. Yes, really. Being a busy mom ...

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