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Columns

Faith-based movies are filling a void

Life is full of ironies. Who knew that my son, raised in south Mississippi, would one day reside 217 miles north and spend last Saturday ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 11:08 am

Columns

Katrina anniversary: 10 years, 10,000 reasons

Even a decade after Katrina slammed the Mississippi Gulf Coast, signs of the “what was” still remain along Highway 90. Concrete slabs, empty lots and ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 9:55 am

Columns

Update from the Island (as in Parris)

In an instant messaging world, the only link we currently have to our youngest son, a Marine in the making, is a stack of 10 ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:50 am

Columns

In sync: dragon boat races, Southern style

I was in the Delta recently, a land some refer to as the South’s South, which is why I was surprised to find myself at ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:01 am

Opinion

An open letter to my ninth grader as school starts

Got kids? Even more to the point, got a 14-year-old? Yes? Then bless your heart, because whether your child is walking up the steps past ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, August 5, 2015 12:22 pm

Columns

40s club gets a new member

“Almost time,” the server down on West Cherokee mouthed at me silently, moving to join her posse of pizza toters behind a customer unaware. Good ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 9:57 am

Columns

Parris Island in July: Part 2

So here’s what happens when you send your son off to Marine boot camp. First, you learn not to call it boot camp. It’s recruit ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, July 22, 2015 10:17 am

Columns

Sunny and ‘70s: Once upon a summer

“Haven’t seen you running much lately,” the neighbor from down the street commented, little knowing he’d hit a nerve, perhaps my last one of the ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:06 am

Columns

Parris Island in July, Semper Fi

The gig is up. Son No. 3 has flown the coop, landing 663.4 miles due east, and for those of you who want to know ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, July 8, 2015 10:21 am

Columns

Supreme Court ruling turns world upside down

Two days after the Revolutionary War’s climatic surrender at Yorktown, British soldiers laid down their arms before a line of their victorious American adversaries. It ... Read more

by Kim Henderson, Wednesday, July 1, 2015 9:58 am

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