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Begging to be surveyed

By Wayne Andrews Currently, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council is serving as the coordinator for a county-wide economic impact…

Columns

Financial wellness tips for times of inflation

By David McRae Inflation is crushing working Mississippians. Don’t believe me? Take a look at these stats from…

Columns

Memento Mori, Oxford!

As the shadows lengthen and the days shorten, take a break from the business of the season with…

Columns

Watching the trends come and go

By Bonnie Brown I stopped to pick up lunch recently and while I was waiting for my order…

Columns

Learning more about cottage goods as small business

By Wayne Andrews As more consumers “eat local,” U.S. local food sales, including cottage-food sales, have soared from…

Letters to the Editor

Silence will not protect our democracy

By Jeff Justice January 1933, the month and year of my birth, witnessed the inauguration of Franklin Delano…

Columns

Reflecting on those familiar sounds

By Steve Stricker One day last week at daybreak, as I opened the inner door to my patio,…

Columns

Do you have friends who will bait your hook?

By Bonnie Brown Many years ago when I worked in the Registrar’s Office on campus, I hired a…

Columns

Saga leading to stinging education loss began six years ago

By Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today Six years ago this week, House Speaker Philip Gunn and then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves held…

Columns

Vanderbilt ties are strong, but Ole Miss loyalty is stronger

By Steve Stricker Today, Saturday, October 8, birthday of my son Stephen, Vanderbilt Grad (Happy Birthday) – and…

Opinion

60th anniversary of the Ole Miss Riot: A look back from the perspective of an Oxford national guard member

By William L. Waller, Jr. BG, USA, Retired September 30, 2022, marks the 60th anniversary of what has…

Columns

Reflections on the Queen’s passing and the arrival of Fall

By Steve Stricker Monday, September 19, no daily Mass all week as Father Mark was out of town…

Columns

Wicker the only Mississippi Republican to weigh in on abortion ban proposal

By Bobby Harrison U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker was the only member of Mississippi’s Republican congressional delegation to respond…

Columns

Lean into the rhythm of each day

By Bonnie Brown Allow me to share some reflections of my week with y’all.  Sunday is a day…

Columns

The car projects just keep rumbling along

By Steve Stricker Humble, Thank You to car guys (male, female) for stopping me in stores, elsewhere, to…

Columns

Congress must end the ‘One China’ policy

By Dr. Matthew Becker The “Victims of Communism Memorial,” located in Washington, D.C., has a simple dedication engraved…

Columns

Sometimes we must focus on ‘happy thoughts’

By Bonnie Brown As I sat down to write this column, I wrestled with what I should write. …

Letters to the Editor

We must first conquer our own ‘dark side’

By Susan Mah I was born and raised in Memphis, left in 1986 for college, came back in…

Opinion

Passing of the Queen stirs fond memories

By Steve Stricker Thursday, September 8 (Blessed Virgin Mary’s Birthday) after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, and after deciding…

Opinion

Football is back and summer is passing away

By Bonnie Brown Yes, here it is!  Summer’s final fling or as we call it — Labor Day.  …

Opinion Main

Are we starting to feel ‘normal’ yet?

By Steve Stricker Are you ready?  It’s been so very long since anything felt “normal” but today, this…

News

5 reasons lawmakers might not want to restore the ballot initiative

Mississippi is the only state in the modern era to rescind its initiative process that allowed voters to…