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Raymond NewsColumns News
Happy Easter from the Culpepper family! It looks like the weather pattern will shift from sunny, clear skies to regular rain and thundershowers. I hope April showers will bring May flowers – as well as a lift on the...
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Felder's Garden ShortcutsColumns
Of the several repetitive garden chores I was responsible for as a teenager are never-ending Sisyphean tasks I swore I would not do when I grew up, three in particular irritated me: Mowing grass, hoeing garden rows, and...
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The Economists Who Got It RightColumns Editorial Political
Politicians say they can "make the economy work better." I once believed they could. But years of reporting taught me that politicians' attempts to "fix" the economy usually make things worse. Twenty years ago,...
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What has the King Done for Us?Columns Editorial
I'm not surprised. I am frustrated. Most Americans regardless of which "side" they're on evidently feel the same way. The war has neither proved nor solved anything. Based on the last 6,000 years of history, the Left...
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Raymond NewsColumns
R by Kara Culp Spring has arrived in Raymond! The azaleas are showing off with their magnificent pink and white flowers, the roses that were cut back in February are already starting to bloom bigger and better and, my...
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Felder's Native MythColumns
Native may be the new buzzword for choosing landscape plants, but it often gets in the way of good gardening. Not knocking native plants; after all, this past president of the Mississippi Native Plant Society grows and...
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Evil MeatColumns Editorial Political
Do you eat steak? You're killing the planet! So say climate activists. Is it true? Probably not. Vox warns that beef is the "worst thing we eat when it comes to global warming." The World Economic Forum,...
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Consequences Breed FiresColumns Editorial Political
Last week Iran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia, a key U.S.-U.K. base in the Indian Ocean 2,500 miles away. Even though neither missile reached its target, the range of these...
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Mississippi's Greatest Bookman: Fred Cecil Smith (1953-2026) of Jackson's Choctaw Books RememberedColumns Headline
Fred Cecil Smith, 72, of Starkville, Mississippi, a nationally respected antiquarian bookseller and archivist, passed away after a long battle with cancer on February 28, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. The...
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Raymond NewsColumns
R by Kara Culp In the summer of 1992, a little 6-year-old Kara was playing at her Auntie Joyce’s house in Lake Zurich, Illinois. It was one of my favorite places in the entire world. Their big red 1920’s home sat on...
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Data Centers Gold Rush: Mississippi's ReadinessColumns
Whether Mississippi, Georgia or Northern Virginia is the national pacesetter in obtaining development promises from data center companies, as all three states claim, each is glowing, if not with electricity, certainly...
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Felder's Woodland WondersColumns
Even in this super-colorful Spring time, let's slow down to appreciate a handful of peculiar, often underappreciated oddities that adorn other landscape plants. One is the velvety mat of emerald-green moss, which...
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The Reading WarsColumns Editorial Political
"My child can't read!" That's become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it's also because reading...
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Signs of the TimesColumns Editorial Political
As we have approached Resurrection Sunday aka Easter this year, I've seen many advertisements about specials in theaters on television and online about Jesus's life, death, and resurrection. Over the past year...
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The Future of Magnolia Looking RightColumns Headline
Over the past eight months, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen have taken meaningful steps to position Magnolia for long-term success. Mayor Brumfield has consistently emphasized that the city's future belongs to its...
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Raymond NewsColumns
R by Kara Culp Greetings from New Orleans, Louisiana! To kick off Spring Break week, Robert and I loaded up the kids in the minivan and headed south to one of our favorite cities for a couple days. Our children have...
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A Variety of Azaleas Bring Spring BloomsColumns
Few shrubs say 'spring in Mississippi' quite like azaleas, and mine are getting ready to burst with blooms. Azaleas thrive here so well that some gardeners get the impression you can simply stick them in the...
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Felder's Bold PruningColumns
What's the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to adopt some very straightforward and rewarding horticultural practices which, on first glance,...
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California's Inferno of RegulationsColumns Editorial Political
Last year, California wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced: 'We are 100% committed to getting this neighborhood rebuilt again!' Gov. Gavin Newsom echoed that, saying his...
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Trump's Reasons for Military ActionColumns Editorial Political
Of all the challenges any nation might face, war is the most dangerous. So why, some are asking, would President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu launch a war against Iran out of the blue with no particular...
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Trying To Keep Up With ItColumns
They came to teach Artificial Intelligence. Why didn't they come to teach Brain Surgery after Lunch? Or Rebuilding Automobile Transmissions? Might as well. I could've learned those as easily as AI. Which...
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Twists & Turns On The JobColumns Headline
One of our nephews recently undertook a search for a new job and it was shocking how arduous it was. He applied about a million times online with no results and after what seemed like forever, I made him just go into...
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Raymond NewsColumns
R by Kara Culp A little over 9 years ago right before Virginia Rose was born, a big wind took down our backyard fence that divided our yard and the Beall’s vast property. It was one of the best things that ever...
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Senator Wicker Breaks With Administration Over ICE FacilityColumns Political
Roger Wicker, this state's senior member of the United States Senate, is suddenly a hero to many Mississippians for his tough stance against an ICE detention center that a federal agency had proposed for the hamlet...
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