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Honoring the sacrifice of Sam Smith

U.S. Marine Pfc. James “Sam” Smith travelled nearly 7,000 miles to get back to his hometown of Liberty. ...

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Should faith compel people to vote?

Is it un-American to abstain from voting? Maybe. But that doesn’t make it un-Christian. During this incredibly depressing ...

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Going lowercase: The race for the White House

This semester has been a hard one to teach a class about the U.S. Presidency. What sounded pretty ...

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Here’s to more time in the recliner

According to the garden in the backyard, fall has officially arrived. The lettuce is thriving, the collard greens ...

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Connecting two people with six steps

Have you ever played Six Degrees of Separation? That’s the game based on the idea that everyone is ...

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Live, blossom, be fruitful — Don’t not be a snag

My daddy loved fishing. And I loved fishing with my daddy. When I was a boy, we would ...

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My top stops at the Ole Brook Festival

Acclaimed Southern writer Rick Bragg has aptly pointed out that young men today can play 5,000 video games ...

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Will newspaper endorsements affect election?

Do newspaper editorials still matter? There was a time when editorial pages had the power to sway public ...

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Too much info, too little time

There is little doubt we live in the information age. From search engines to social media, words, thoughts ...

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Natchez is a city filled with adventure

The first time I ever cruised through Natchez I was riding semi-shotgun with my college roommate Kerri Cross, ...

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