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We used to be better than this

“The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, But in ourselves that we are underlings.”— Shakespeare If…

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I’d like to share a trip with my childhood best friend

I can’t take you to the exact spot, but I remember the experience. It was 1983, I believe,…

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Dems still face long odds in special election

Mississippi Democrats showed signs of political life in recent months after years of fielding candidates in congressional elections…

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The Redeemer’s School: ‘We can see enough’

Last October, Robert McKay, 86, died. You probably don’t know the name, but you do know his work.…

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‘Inappropriate’ stretches from ill-advised to criminal

Will Morgan Freeman be the person who brings perspective to the conversation? If so, that would be a…

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Wicker pushes fight for cell service subsidies

If a U.S. senator and a public service commissioner get their way, many Mississippians will spend the next…

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Spruce up your garden with summer color

Summer is here and the weather is really heating up. Don’t let the heat stop you from adding…

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What could be better?

The banks were always steep and sandy, and the trail leading to the cool water was covered in…

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Love stands in the presence of a fault

With our myriad times in schools, I’ve seen a variety of teachers silence her classroom with a single…

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The emergent propaganda state

“If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it and you will even come to believe…