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Outdoors in the Sun: Books offer ‘outdoorsy’ enjoyment

By Jeff North, READ MORE > 811 Reads
On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 03:03 PM

The embers and coals seemed to pulsate, as heat was transferred from my hearth to my study. The setting could not have been more perfect, as the cold front approached. A distant roll of thunder is quite unusual for January, but sporadically, the rumble resembled that of cannon fire from days long ago.

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SALTER: With Democrat trifecta in Washington, Republicans stand at an uneasy crossroads

By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, READ MORE > 563 Reads
On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 10:36 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 > 1,437 Reads
On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 04:42 PM

OPINION column - Senator Roger Wicker

Wave of Censorship Confirms Need to Confront Tech Monopolies

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Opinion: It’s official: Georgia is now a purple state

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 3,755 Reads
On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 09:11 AM

Overshadowed by the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week was the remarkable turn of events the day before in Georgia, where the not-so-long-ago heavily Republican Southern state gave both of its U.S. Senate seats to Democrats.
That, coupled with Donald Trump’s narrow loss in Georgia that he still can’t get over, caught me by surprise.

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Outdoors in the Sun: Yellowstone Park - A national treasure

By Jeff North, READ MORE > 5,207 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 03:25 PM

Days, weeks, and months pass as swiftly as water in a raging torrent from the melting snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Just yesterday, or so it seems, our topics revolved around the uncertainty of football, an approaching autumn, the peak of the rut, and a fall migration. Most of these subjects, and many others, have made their debut in print.

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Opinion: Initiative lawsuit faces hurdles

By Jack Ryan, READ MORE > 6,511 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:34 AM

Mary Hawkins Butler, the mayor of Madison, sued Mississippi in October over its medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot. Her chances of getting the vote tossed out appear slim, but it also is clear there are plenty of interested observers rooting for her.

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Life's a Garden: Raining seed catalogs

By Allen Martinson, READ MORE > 5,346 Reads
On Mon, 01/11/2021 - 10:57 AM

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Opinion: Law enforcement must stop hooligans from abusing I-55

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 7,544 Reads
On Fri, 01/08/2021 - 09:20 AM

It’s one thing for pranksters to lay down some “donuts” by skidding their tires on a street. It’s a whole other thing to do so on I-55, blocking traffic for an hour.
But that’s what happened last Friday night around 11 p.m. It was a huge mess. A woman got on the hood of her car and started twerking.

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Capitol riot brings shame to GOP/Pence chose well but sadly late

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 6,535 Reads
On Thu, 01/07/2021 - 09:46 AM

OPINION:

Donald Trump put his vice president, Mike Pence, in a tough spot. He publicly pressured Pence to attempt an illegal ploy to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College.

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Outdoors in the Sun: ‘In the kitchen with Jeff’

By Jeff North, READ MORE > 6,603 Reads
On Tue, 01/05/2021 - 02:50 PM

My apologies for omitting one of the main components of the duck recipe in last week’s article. The trinity, chopped celery, bell pepper, and onion, is a must in not only wild game recipes, but in most other recipes as well. If you have undertaken this task and already prepared this dish without it, I would wager it still turned out very good.

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