Opinion
THE PHOTO of Billy Elmore has always haunted me. It pops up every now and then as my computer screen rotates through thousands of stored photos.
He is a handsome lad, far younger than I am today. His appearance reminds me of my oldest...
When Mississippi Power Company unveiled its plans in 2009 for a coal gasification plant in Kemper County, it sounded like an exciting, forward-looking idea.
The plant would use an abundant natural resource in this state — low-...
THE 13TH CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL occurred from April 13 to April 15, 2012. It showed me that Mississippi has a film industry of its own. The film festival showed features, short subjects, biographical films, cartoons, computerized...
I don't really know how to relax. I'm guilty of always needing something to do. If I take a nap, you can assume I'm sick. With that said, I'm so jealous of those people that can grab a book, sit back and just chill. I...
Our lieutenant governor, Tate Reeves, and governor, Phil Bryant, are doing a disservice to Northsider Dr. Carl Reddix. Reeves and Bryant are holding up the appointment of Reddix to the state Board of Health because of an insignificant link to a...
Relieving the best criminal judge of all his criminal cases is not the way to exercise responsibility as senior circuit judge. What on earth is Hinds County Senior Circuit Judge Tomie Green doing?
Green has averaged one criminal trial...
Someone close to me once said he thought Mother's Day was probably started by Hallmark, as a stunt to sell more cards. It would have been a great marketing ploy, and Hallmark probably wishes they had thought of it. But my friend is kind of...
Mother’s Day has come `round again, and this year I feel compelled to make an editorial tribute I should have made years ago. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom, there’s just no substitute for you! What more could any of us ask,...
As I look about our city, our state, our nation and yes our world, I see much that deeply concerns me.
We have compromised a little here, a little there - never intending to become what we are today....
Mike Sturdivant’s funeral Saturday drew two former governors and one former gubernatorial hopeful.
Besides reflecting the stature and respect with which the late Glendora planter and businessman was held, the presence of William...
This story is about my dad – a good man. “Bud” was his nickname. The only person I ever heard call him Walter was his friend, Mr. Walter Sillers of Rosedale.
Dad was born in 1892. He was...
When I started Ole Miss in 1952 and pledged to Phi Delta Theta fraternity, I could not have imagined how many alter names and nicknames I would soon encounter. It seems that any fragility or outstanding feature or personality trait that...
I'm writing this one day before my 10th wedding anniversary. Yep, I've just been through 5,256,000 minutes of marriage. Now, while a lot of time had me snoring on my side of the bed, that's still a lot of time to get to know someone...
If the National Football League truly is a bellwether of American culture, a subtle attitude shift among some of its teams may be a signal of what lies ahead for society as a whole.
The CBSsports.com Web site included a column on...
Saturday morning is my only day to sleep late, so I was somewhat annoyed to notice three cute little nine-year-old girls creeping slowly into my bedroom early one Saturday morning. I pretended to be asleep.
They slowly but surely crept...
Dear Editor:
In his column of March 29, Mr. Jeanes indicates that voter ID is designed only to discourage voter fraud. However, it also discourages voters who do not have an official photo ID. There are no verified cases of fraud which...
We don’t buy Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds’ assertion that Mississippi’s universities have cut all they can from their operations without sacrificing quality.
Every university in this country is heavy on...
In an average year, 500,000 people nationally are injured in accidents caused by drivers who are distracted. Orthopaedic surgeons in Mississippi are the specialists who put bones and limbs back together after accidents occur on our...
A columnist last week stated that the legal system should resolve the abortion issue and that the church should “butt out.” Amazing. History tells over and again that the church, the people of faith not the buildings, are usually...
All those Titanic centennial activities this month brought back memories of my first awareness of that historic happening, as well as a very tangential personal connection.
The time was 1932, when my family had rented a cottage for the...
I appreciate House Speaker Phil Gunn’s attempt to pinch pennies, but he’s wrong about banishing the state Department of Revenue to a cramped warehouse in-between Raymond and Clinton.
The Department of Revenue needs to move...
Dear Editor:
Awhile back I found out I was going to need some help. I pined about whom to ask. Actually, I didn't want to ask anyone! Certainly none of my close friends, as I couldn't bear to saddle them with my needs, though...
The House Education Committee defeated a charter schools bill last week. There was much hand-wringing and anguish over the bill from the public school lobby before the bill was shot down in committee. The gnashing of teeth was...
An upcoming event is the fifth annual Jazz Festival – a celebration that is flying high and is landing on the green space in front of the Fusion Coffeehouse (known for its monthly live jazz) in Ridgeland on May 5, 2012 (Saturday). ...
Attorney General Jim Hood and the Republican majorities in the Mississippi Legislature have been at odds from the beginning of this legislative session.
It’s no secret that the Republicans would like to clip the wings of the lone...
