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Being a knight or classical pianist only takes a little imagination

I often use headphones while I’m writing to drown out noise so I can focus. Since lyrics can ...

Opinion

Encouraging our teachers as school begins

It’s hard to believe that school time has arrived in Oxford, Lafayette County, and Water Valley. It seems ...

Opinion

Mississippi needs our millennials

Mississippi is running out of time. It must find out why millennials are leaving the state at the ...

Opinion

Buy local on tax-free weekend

This will be a wonderful weekend to shop in Oxford. There will be deals and more deals. For ...

Opinion

What do you think of bond issue?

The Oxford School District referendum has now officially arrived, scheduled for a vote on Sept. 26. The price ...

Opinion

Taking pride in Ole Miss

Some news you already know, but it’s good to see acknowledged anyway. Take the recent information that Ole ...

Opinion

So what were they thinking?

Sometimes it feels like we are in ancient Rome, not Mississippi. Ole Miss is a great public institution ...

Opinion

Begin a new chapter in UM football

They say we talk football in the Deep South year round. But let’s just say there has unfortunately ...

Opinion

Hugh Freeze’s moment of truth

We don’t have much to say about Hugh Freeze’s behavior in his personal life. Any so-called personal moral ...

Opinion

Mississippi must do a better job educating high school students

In four years, Mississippi high school diplomas could look a little different. The state Board of Education is ...

Opinion

Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society needs to be more transparent

Non-profit organizations are not immune to the types of challenges that face the more traditional workplace. Personality conflicts ...

Opinion

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi leads the way in health care

Processes have taken a leading role at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in recent years. By studying and implementing ...

Opinion

NEC chairman visits YAC today

We have a very special guest in Oxford today, visiting one of our most treasured city resources. Jane ...

Opinion

Marcia Bibbs making a difference

We have known Marcia Bibbs since she began as a young student in Oxford schools more than four ...

Opinion

Tweet funny, but also valid

In accusatory times like these, it is good to laugh. That’s why we couldn’t help but chuckle at ...

Opinion

Oxford’s NoTime2Cook frozen casserole company has got the right recipe

We’re just over the top about the continued growth and success of NoTime2Cook, Oxford’s entrepreneurial frozen casserole company ...

Opinion

Decision on Riverside a good one

The Riverside housing headache is all but over for the city of Oxford and in the long run, ...

Opinion

We will miss Eddie Crawford

For more than half a decade, few people defined Ole Miss athletics like Eddie Crawford. During that same ...

Opinion

Renaming a good move for Ole Miss

The renaming of Vardaman Hall by Ole Miss is a good move. Named after former Mississippi Governor James ...

Opinion

Medicaid funding loss will hurt

As with a lot of legislation coming out of Washington, the general public appears to be in the ...

Opinion

President Donald Trump being tested by North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has “better things to do with his life” than taunt the United ...

Opinion

Celebrate the birth of freedom

Happy Fourth of July! Let’s stand up for this country, together, and celebrate the freedom that we have ...

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