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Ride-or-die friends can be quite rare
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist Last week I had lunch with an old friend. The operative word is…
Lifestyle
Tragedy begat Father’s Day
By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist With Father’s Day approaching I found that the celebration of fathers only became an…
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Summer is fleeting, have fun with your tootsie wootsie
By Bonnie Brown Columnist “In the good old summertime, In the good old summertime, Strollin’ through the shady…
News
Running laps with a deceased armadillo
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Signs of the armadillo had been getting worse for weeks. The rooted…
Lifestyle
Summer’s onslaught against gardeners looming
By Felder Rushing Garden Columnist Funny how nobody judges Minnesotans for not gardening in midwinter, but we Mississippians…
Lifestyle
Beach trip proves food doesn’t have to be fancy to be good
By Kara Kimbrough The past week was filled with dichotomies. I went from sampling what can only be…
News
Never too late to leave a dead end job
By Steve Stricker Columnist June 6, 1944, was D-Day and the Allied invasion of Normandy. Tuesday, June 6,…
News
New book captures fascinating period in state’s political history
By Sid Salter Columnist After more than a century of courthouse-to-statehouse-to-Capitol Hill dominance in Mississippi politics, the Mississippi…
Lifestyle
Thankful for a brother and miles in the station wagon
By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist My brother is three years younger than me. Physically, he is taller and…
Lifestyle
Moving day made memorable by neighbors and St. Joseph
By Bonnie Brown Columnist According to the thermometer, and the thermostat, spring has sprung into summer. I used…
Lifestyle
Kitten dropper left burden for others to bear
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route I do believe I killed the kitten. I am not sure, and…
Lifestyle
Different strokes, different folks
By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist Does anyone like to wait? If so, I can’t relate to it because I’ve…
Lifestyle
Keep it simple
By Susan Mah “Keep it simple” is what my dad used to say and is essentially a theme…
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From Mississippi to Israel ’23: An expanded view (Part 3)
By Cara Scott, Grove City College (Penn.) ’24 (Ed. note: Oxford native Scott, a freelance writer on a…
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‘It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day …’
Batesville fielded Billie Joe questions about the Third of June more than 40 years ago By Rita Howell…
Lifestyle
A proud moment carrying the flag
By Jan Penton-Miller Columnist The sweet fragrance of gardenias from my neighbor’s yard wafted over the fence as…
Lifestyle
Three strikes and you’re out from the friendly doctor
By Les Ferguson, Jr., Columnist Two weeks ago, I wrote in this space about a visit to the…
Lifestyle
Gardening is more than planting and reaping
By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route Gardening brings to mind my friend Phillip who moved away years ago.…
News
Rhetoric ignores the truth of federal spending in Mississippi
By Sid Salter Columnist At this writing, the debt ceiling drama – the annual political kabuki theater between…
News
Tech innovation vital for Mississippi’s students
By Pat Fontaine Guest Columnist It’s graduation time, and I can’t help but think about our duty to…
Lifestyle
Be mindful of the sacrifices, celebrate the privileges
By Bonnie Brown Columnist Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer. You may now wear your white…
News
Memorial Day honors real memories of real heroes
By Steve Stricker Columnist I was drafted into the U.S. Army immediately after graduating college and was assigned…
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