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Opinion

An April afternoon in 1994

This month marks 24 years since a bold eight-letter headline — SHOOT-OUT — stretched across the front page of The Daily Leader. Most locals recall ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 6:11 pm

Opinion

While we were putting down roots

We built our house around it, a massive oak with leaves larger than my husband’s hand and limbs that kissed the dirt. The builder warned ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, March 27, 2018 8:22 pm

Opinion

Look away, Dixie Land, part 2

Last week I wrote about things old and things new in Mississippi, places like Gallery Four in the just-opened civil rights museum and the historic ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 7:09 pm

Opinion

Look away, Dixie Land — Part 1

Here’s the story in case, like me, you weren’t around when it happened: On a dog day of summer in 1955, Chicago native Emmett Till ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 7:35 pm

Opinion

When Willie Parker came to town

So last Thursday an editor in Texas shoots me a text. Seems he somehow has seen a photo of a poster circulating around Mississippi State, ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, March 6, 2018 6:43 pm

Opinion

14 years in prisons could not break his faith

Back when I had a baby in my arms and a toddler hugging my knees, personal reading time was scarce. I skimmed the paper over ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:42 pm

Opinion

What we did last weekend

They will pass by Cedar Island as they pull out. He tells me this as we maneuver our way through a hotel lobby thick with ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 7:50 pm

Opinion

The problem of ethical schizophrenia

These days it takes a lot to shock me, but sometimes it happens. Take, for instance, this headline that ran in the Washington Post last ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 8:18 pm

Opinion

What I learned on the bunny slopes

Back in my early years as a mom, I came across a series of books that outlined what parents could expect from their children at ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:43 pm

Opinion

Marching for life in D.C.

At least 100,000 pro-life supporters took part in Friday’s March for Life in downtown Washington, D. C. For the first time, I was among them. ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 8:26 pm

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