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Armchair Ponderings America, what a country it once was!Columns Editorial
During the 1980s there was a Ukrainian immigrant known as Yakov Smirnoff who came to this country to broaden his experience as a standup comic, his catch phrase was “America, what a country!” My mother brought me to...
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Armchair Ponderings A vision and hard workColumns Editorial
We look at the evening news and at the daily newspapers, they are rife with negatives. As a perennial optimist I write this tonight, even though my well has gone almost dry with despair; for our youths, for our seniors...
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The Queen’s Long Goodbye Spawned a Long-Lost Pancake RecipeColumns Editorial
PANCAKES--- If you make Queen Elizabeth’s dropped scones, or pancakes, recipe, remember that a “teacup,” equals approximately ¾ cup. You’ll need 3 cups of flour and 1-1/2 cups of milk. I get it; this is a food...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (I Kings 18:3-4)Columns Editorial
“Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly, and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.” (1 Kings 18:3-4) 194...
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Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience in Meridian Offers Multimedia ExhibitsEditorial Headline
The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience, better known as The MAX, has prospered in the role envisioned for it as the showcase shrine for the state’s many stars in the cultural arts. MAX has seen solid success...
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The Strange And Complicated Case of Hattie Lee BarnesEditorial Headline
Joe N. Pigott never believed Hattie Lee Barnes, a black woman, killed a white man for any reason other than self-defense in 1950’s Mississippi. Charles B. Gordon, my father, who covered the case from start to finish...
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Armchair Ponderings Is T-Ball to blame for this crime wave?Columns Editorial
Last week’s telephone conversation with a respected friend, who now lives in Arkansas, covered a number of topics. The prevalent subject was the inordinate rise in crime among the 15 to 30 years old demographic....
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One... and done: “Once-In-A-Lifetime” EventsEditorial Headline
Okay… here’s the deal. I’m sure I’m not the only one whose ears perk up when we hear that something will be a “once-in-a-lifetime” event. So when I saw recently on Facebook (that paragon of information) that...
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State’s Pine Belt Has So Many Culinary Jewels, It’s Hard to Pick Just OneEditorial
Following up on my promise to share new “must try” restaurant dishes, it’s time to move a little further north from the Gulf Coast to the Pine Belt. Filled with close to 20 cities and towns offering a plethora of...
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America’s great expectationsColumns Editorial
Years ago I asked my students to take out a piece of paper and make a list of everything that the government was supposed to provide for us. I asked them not to write their names on the paper, but just make a list. This...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 6:9-12b)Columns Editorial
“Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have...
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Twists & Turns: Brainstorming in Bits and PiecesEditorial Headline
Sadly, nothing of any particular interest has happened to me lately that I consider worthy of your attention, so here are some random thoughts that have been invading my brain. Perhaps you can relate to some or all of...
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Calling Plants by the Wrong NameColumns Editorial
Gardeners dig in their heels quickly over cherished ideas, and quickly devolve into unending arguments over trivia. Call me a flip-flopper but not a know-it-all; nearly forty years ago I resolved, in a journal note, to...
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Mississippi College Alumni Among Featured Authors at State’s Largest Literary Lawn FestivalEditorial Headline News
Since its inception in 2013, the Mississippi Book Festival has featured some of Mississippi College’s most talented authors while celebrating the state’s rich literary tradition. With the festival’s return to an...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns Editorial News
August 2022 is here! We often have Mississippi elections in August, but there will be no election during this entering month. National Catfish Month in August is a treat and feast to be had for 31 days. Catfish is...
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Felder’s Monarch ButterfliesEditorial
Are Monarch butterflies, one of the most visible poster insects of earnest home garden environmentalists, really disappearing as a species? These large, orange-and-black creatures, which migrate through successive...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 6:9-12a)Columns Editorial
“Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts,” (Matthew 6:9-12a)...
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Mandate WarsEditorial
At this point the war could go either way. For the past two-plus years authorities from the federal level to state and local levels as well as corporate and institutional levels have been winning the mandate war. Why do...
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The “get Trump” vendettaColumns Editorial Political
The constant get Trump committee led by Mississippi Congress-man Benny Thompson and Republican Vice Chair and lead attack person; Liz Cheney R-Wyoming undoubtedly stems from two possibilities. A vendetta by now Attorney...
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Pages from the Gazette’s Past: 1903Columns Editorial
Hinds County Gazette 1903 Rev. Howard L. Patterson will return from the north and will fill his appointment at Raymond on the 4th Sunday of this month. Miss Annie North, who has been a home for the past three weeks,...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 5:43-45)Columns Editorial
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in...
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Armchair Ponderings Simplifying the English languageColumns Editorial
It has been said that English is probably one of most difficult languages for anyone from another country to learn; still it is erroneously not in the top ten headed by Mandarin. Spoken English is not too bad; but...
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Strike up the grill… Memorial Day is almost here!Editorial
Memorial Day officially begins Friday at 5 p.m., signaling the start of outdoor grilling, eating and entertaining season. Whether it’s at a backyard cookout, family reunion or long-weekend-vacation, food served...
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Don’t be fooled by old drummersEditorial Political
How does the remainder of 2022 look, and how will 2023 compare? Will Democrats march to a new beat, or continue to follow the same old drummer. What are some of President Biden’s greatest accomplishments? The short...
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