Columns
In the face of conflict we celebrate Christmas
Conflict – the key word to describe the world, and the United States, as 2023 comes to a…
Columns
Christmas wish for peace
I had a great column lined up for this week singing the praises of the people who have…
Editorials
Editorial: Is there a Santa Claus?
The Meridian Star shares annually the editorial “Is there a Santa Claus,” in answer to 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s…
Columns
Book review: 23 for the end of ’23 (with a nip at ’24)
By the end of 2023 there will have been about 1 million new books published this year alone,…
Columns
Foreign land ownership concerns complicated by market realities for state’s ag interests
STARKVILLE – A Mississippi legislative study committee’s report on foreign farmland purchases in the state gained significant state…
Editorials
Our view: Don’t take your holiday high to the roads
With the Christmas season now upon us, here’s a gift we can all share: Sober and safe driving.…
Columns
New Speaker going where others feared to go
Rep. Jason White chose a challenging array of issues as priorities for his first session as Speaker of…
Columns
A treasure holiday visit from Mississippi
It was 44 years ago, this time of year, when Granddaddy and Mamaw paid me an unexpected visit,…
Columns
Now 31 years after their murders, no justice for MSU students Steckler and Miller
STARKVILLE – At least once a week, I walk by on-campus memorial stones commemorating the senseless murders of…
Editorials
Our View: Spay and neuter procedures save lives
Ask anyone who works in the animal control or animal rescue fields, and they’ll tell you the South…