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Back to the FundamentalsColumns
"The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised." (Genesis 21:1) The best athletes in the world are not those who master a small sliver of specialized techniques. Rather, the best...
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Felder's Red, White & BloomColumns
I can't even pronounce semiquincentennial but my garden is already sporting a patriotic color triad theme, well before our country's upcoming 250th anniversary hoopla. I'm planting red, white, and blue flowers in pots...
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The Steyer SmearColumns Political
Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher. Roger Pielke Jr.'s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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From the Pastor's Pen: To Be Hindered from SinColumns
"Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her" (Genesis 20:6) Calvin...
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Rail Legacy Reborn: Museum Rises from Ashes with Community ResolveColumns
You can't keep the McComb railroad people down. They operate with the busyness of a locomotive's smokestack, blasting exhaust, grit and grime away from the train engineer's footplate. Soon after a young arsonist burned...
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Felder's Hedge HybridsColumns
Something my horticulturist great-grandmother Pearl planted a century ago in her sprawling landscape is now being packaged as an exciting "new" garden feature. She created a distinct garden "room" with a row of...
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The Thing That WorksColumns Political
Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change. They listen to people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who says, "Capitalism ... is the absolute pursuit of profit at all...
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Blessed is the nation whose God is the LordColumns Editorial
For the past 25 years God has been loudly calling America to repent and return to Him. Actually, God has never ceased calling us to return to Him over the past 250 years. Our founders recognized God as "the Supreme...
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Twists & Turns: Elroy, the Annoying Yard & Garden PestColumns
Please tell me we are not the only people dealing with problems in our yard that involve a very unattractive creature taking delight in digging up the grass and turning the once golf course smooth greenery into a golf...
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REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMONDColumns News
REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND--- Pictured above is the battlefield in Raymond, MS, 163 Years Later. The Battle of Raymond, fought on May 12, 1863, was a pivotal Union victory during the Vicksburg Campaign. Union...
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TERRY NEWSColumns
The Town of Terry special call board meeting was held on Tuesday evening. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss America 250. All municipalities are requested to have some type of ceremony or program to commemorate...
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FREE MERCYColumns
"But Lot lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city." (Genesis 19:16) Mercy and merit are but...
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RAYMOND NEWSColumns
I hope everyone enjoyed a beautiful Mother's Day weekend! Ours was action packed. On Saturday Robert's niece, Irene Stark, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force after graduating from Ole...
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FELDER'S CREATIVE GARDENINGColumns
Success in the garden is usually a matter of perception, which can be overcome with confidence. Unfortunately, indecision over how to get started, frustration by past failure, or the fear of criticism holds a lot of...
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DATA CENTER FREAK-OUTColumns Political
Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are...
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How shall we then live?Columns Editorial
We're all in a mess now. Or, as Hardy often accused Laurel, "This is another fine mess you've gotten us in to." I have been reading Bret Baier's new book, "The Case for America." Early on Baier refers to an initiative...
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GEORGIA'S FORDICE? BILLIONAIRE RICK JACKSON SHAKES UP GOVERNOR'S RACEColumns Headline
Kirk Fordice-like Rick Jackson is sounding a whole lot like Daniel Kirkwood Fordice as he tries to be elected Georgia's next governor. Fordice came out of nowhere--actually, Vicksburg is somewhere but you know what I...
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THE FIRMEST FOUNDATIONColumns
"Is anything too hard for the LORD? ....Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?" (Genesis 18:14, 25) When building any sort of structure, the firmer the foundation, the better. A firm foundation secures a...
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TERRY NEWSColumns
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The James Foster Chapter, MSSDAR met on Tuesday in the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Dwight Odom was present and played the National...
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RAYMOND NEWSColumns
The Culpepper clan made it back safely to Raymond after a whirlwind trip to Chicago to visit my mother, father, sister, and nieces. It is not easy living far away from my family and I wish it were easier than a...
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FELDER'S WEED WARColumns
Did a little "tarp therapy" the other day, piling weeds atop a heavy-duty sheet to drag to my long, narrow, wildlife-friendly dead hedge. In the process I nearly got swallowed alive, looking something similar to a dog...
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ZYN ISN'T SINColumns Political
Zyns are super popular. They are little pouches people tuck into their lip to get a hit of nicotine. Zyn has competitors, like Velo and On!, but Zyn has most of the market. Young people love the pouches. They are safer...
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Communist roots of the wokeColumns Editorial
Last week House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) described his party's efforts to draw state districts favoring Democrats, "We are in an era of maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time." Well, so much for toning...
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A SIGN FOR FRAILTYColumns
"So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant." (Genesis 17:14) Shouldn't God's Word be enough? Over and over, Scripture forces us to ask this question. Cold, hard logic would say, "Yes, it is enough!"...
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