Opinion

Brutal thing — A ‘living memorial’ to the Holocaust

May 14 is the 70th anniversary of the date Israel became an independent country. It had sufficient international…

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Picture improving for state’s retirement fund

Remember the serious discussion of state pension funds during this year’s legislative session? You don’t? Well, that’s OK.…

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Angry officials squabble over troubled bridges

(AP) — Mississippi has a problem: deteriorating local bridges. People could work together to seek a solution. All…

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Leaves of three, let it be

I learned how to identify poison ivy the hard way. As a teenager, working at Noxubee Wildlife Refuge…

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She picked a fine time to leave us

She’s been with us for a while now — 14 years to be exact. She was just a…

Opinion

God is our refuge, even with open garage doors

Moving from a rural location to the city requires a bit of adjustment. When the sun set on…

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Change will come, but it needs to come sooner

Mississippi spends about $350 million dollars a year on prescription drugs through its Medicaid program. Unfortunately, a huge…

Opinion

When a nation loses itself

“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.”…

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I’m older now than I’ve ever been before

I have to face the facts. I’m getting older. Five years ago this week I reconnected with an…

Opinion

Hyde-Smith’s stumble doesn’t help McDaniel

About 333 years before the birth of Christ, historians believe Alexander the Great marched his troops into the…