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An uphill climb: biggest little trail in MS

Off Old Red Star Road in northwest Lincoln County there are bike trails – a whole web of…

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Pine pollen for sale

Spring is officially here, according to my red, swollen, itchy eyes and runny nose. It’s officially allergy season…

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Making the ultimate sacrifice

You may have missed it, with headlines last week focused on the attack in Brussels and the U.S.…

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An odd Easter tradition

My family’s Easter traditions were unusual to say the least. The oddity of digging holes in the backyard…

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Confessions of a youth retreat chaperone

I joked with my daughter that I should title this column, “We be peelin.’” It would be a…

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Right to privacy vs. free press

At first glance, a jury’s decision to award Hulk Hogan $115 million in a sex tape lawsuit makes…

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Facing rejection: my day in court

I have a great respect for all things pertaining to jury duty. I obtained it in the Clay…

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Pain of cross readies us for joy of Easter

With Easter just a couple weeks away, I thought this old column of mine might be appropriate. It…

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Technology time out: are you chikin’?

My family’s favorite fast food restaurant has done it again. In addition to all their other distinctives –…

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Memories of muscadines

My grandmother once grew muscadines in a small plot just behind her house. I don’t remember eating the…