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Fond memories of the American version of Paris, dairy farms and close encounters of the cow kind
By Clark Hicks, READ MORE > 671 Reads
On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 10:04 AM

Cows are much bigger up close.

As a child, my family made an annual trip to visit cousins in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, a small town in Arkansas named Paris. They have an Eiffel Tower there, only a little shorter, reaching 25 feet in height when adding the 7-foot lighted water feature.

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SADDLEBAG PREACHER
By Benny Hornsby, READ MORE > 4,341 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 01:55 PM

At the close of 2020, there were an estimated 2,132 Southern Baptist churches in Mississippi, not counting a few that were in the process of splitting up over quarreling piano players, construction projects, or antics of the pastor’s children. During the past two years, I have spoken in 51 of these churches.

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Wicker Encourages Biden to Unify America
By Senator Roger Wicker, READ MORE > 739 Reads
On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 11:37 AM

OPINION column by Senator Roger Wicker

Impeachment and Far-Left Proposals Will Not Heal Divisions

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SALTER: With Democrat trifecta in Washington, Republicans stand at an uneasy crossroads
By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, READ MORE > 476 Reads
On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 10:45 AM

OPINION column by: Sid Salter

At noon today with the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Democrats will control the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives and narrowly the U.S. Senate.

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Wicker: Big Tech Has Crossed a Red Line
By Press Release - Senator Roger Wicker, READ MORE > 615 Reads
On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 04:45 PM

OPINION column - Senator Roger Wicker

Wave of Censorship Confirms Need to Confront Tech Monopolies

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SALTER: Wicker’s certification vote showed character, courage and loyalty to the Constitution
By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, READ MORE > 536 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 04:05 PM

OPINION column by: Sid Salter

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SALTER: Wicker’s certification vote showed character, courage and loyalty to the Constitution
By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, READ MORE > 536 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 04:02 PM

OPINION column by: Sid Salter

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Days gone by and days to come
By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 496 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 02:19 PM

It has long been my practice to write a column in January reflecting on events of the past year.
This January, it is hard to narrow down the words that I have to describe last year: surreal, exhausting … a dumpster fire.

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My Dorito Master
By Dr. Andrew Wiest, READ MORE > 728 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 02:10 PM

It all started with an innocuous, little bag of Doritos. So long ago that it wasn’t Cool Ranch, or even Nacho. We’re talking Taco flavored Doritos. Old school.
With that bag I had met my Waterloo. From that point on I had an anthropomorphized Dorito on my back; I was a snackaholic.

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‘Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive’
By Rodney H. Sessions, READ MORE > 503 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 02:06 PM

There was a song sung by Johnny Mercer in 1945 entitled “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive.” The lyrics included a line that said, “accentuate the positive … and eliminate the negative.” Another line said, “you gotta have faith.”

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 Holding just a 2-0 lead at halftime, Oak Grove girls soccer coach Clay Smith’s message was simple… READ MORE

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Fond memories of the American version of Paris, dairy farms and close encounters of the cow kind

Cows are much bigger up close.

Political cartoon for January 21
Political Cartoon for January 14
Days gone by and days to come
My Dorito Master
‘Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive’

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Man to serve 40 years for murder of Emalee Walters of Eatonville

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