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Ease Your Grief with Good Memories: A Photo Essay by Susan Mah

By Susan Mah After loved ones pass, we look for ways to still feel connected—visiting the cemetery, cooking…

Health

Good Sense Sunday: Finding joy in daily practice

Opinion

Bizarre? Yes; Stupid? Far from it

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route When doing research for this column it was with some dismay several…

Religion

For some, it’s best to ‘shake the dust’

By Steve Stricker Columnist Mt 7:2. “Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do…

Obituaries

Boomers face healthcare crisis of personnel shortages

By Sid Salter Columnist Last year and likely next year as well, the Mississippi Legislature was focused on…

Opinion

Avoid walking on your bottom lip

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist I have a friend down in Gulfport who has unique ways of expressing…

Opinion

Don’t overlook Jacob Shallus this holiday

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Happy Fourth of July!  Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration…

Opinion

Marvin Franklin Sparks

Marvin Franklin Sparks, 76, originally from Oxford, died on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Evangelical Community Hospital in…

Opinion

Help our young people feel proud to be an American

By Sen. Roger Wicker At the end of May, I visited my old college and law school to…

Opinion

Watching sports includes review of uniforms

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   As Tom is getting the itch for football season, he’s been watching a…

Opinion

Blueberry bushes are portals to the past

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route My sister Genell came over to pick blueberries the other day and…

Religion

Our focus makes all the difference

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist I have a friend who was already a grown adult when I was…

Columns

Birthdays come and go like vanishing smoke

By Steve Stricker Mark Twain, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are…

Lifestyle

Sunday’s Good Sense: When you give so much it hurts

Opinion

Private, consumer-owned utilities are best option

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Eggs and Issues was last week. I listened to the lawyer elite…

Lifestyle

Try harder approach has lost its power

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I am finding the aging process to be more challenging than I anticipated.  When…

Opinion

Summer football weather a lot like life

By Les Ferguson Jr. Columnist   It’s getting warm outside. Hot even. That’s how it is supposed to…

Opinion

No problem drinking good bourbons

By Steve Stricker Columnist Son and best friend, Stephen is a medical oncology professional and as a hobby…

Opinion

Major education legislation advanced during the 2024 session

By Delbert Hosemann  MS Lieutenant Governor    Our students and schools are excelling in Mississippi. We are one…

Lifestyle

Native plants, trees are more than backdrops

By Bonnie Brown Columnist The drive on Highway 6 to Lee County and Tupelo is not considered a…

History

Visit to beaches of D-Day recalled

By Gene Hays USMC Msgt. (Ret)   The overall objective of D-Day was to liberate Normandy and all…

Opinion

Scotland dad was a treasure of life

By Steve Stricker Columnist Since medieval Europe, March 19, the feast day of St. Joseph was celebrated to…