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Daddy was a Studebaker man

My daddy wasn’t a community leader. He didn’t command attention or throw his weight around. He wasn’t a…

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Inspiration

 I awakened in the darkness and puttered to the kitchen while the household slept. Tiptoeing so as not…

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Pit bull lawyer stands his ground

My father spent most of his career as a lawyer facing a state prohibition on advertising legal services,…

Opinion

Our View: Benefits of Real Time Crime Center outweigh risks

Meridian Police Department leadership went thorough training on the new Axon Fusus system Wednesday as the department works…

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Being the landlord of your own headspace

I never truly lived on my own until I got married. I was in the US Navy and…

Opinion

Even government data succumbing to truth management

Truth management, persuasion schemes that tailor truth, confront us constantly, a disturbing aspect of modern life.

Community

Success breeds success

This morning I have the upstairs of the coffee shop to myself; it feels like my own little…

Community

Remembering Highland Park

History has recorded Highland Park during Meridian Mayor James Henry River’s administration (1903-1909). The architect, Adolph R. Arp,…

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Rediscovering a Meridian park treasure

The water was blissfully cool as I dove into the deep end, offering relief from a sweltering Meridian…

Opinion

Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss

The political and legal standoff between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is not the first…