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Hanging Baskets Add Color to Decks & PorchesColumns
There's something about a colorful hanging basket that makes a front porch feel welcoming. Whether it's part of a quiet morning with a cup of coffee or an evening visit from friends, those baskets overflowing with...
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Rural Healthcare Strains Under Medicaid CutsColumns News
In the face of Trump Administration-inspired cuts nationally to healthcare overall and particularly Medicaid, some states are having to be creative in offering medical services to needy rural residents. For example,...
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From the Pastor's Pen: Whose Way?Columns Editorial
Someone once said, "You do things your way, and I'll do things God's way." Is the world that black and white? Are there not more options on this multiple-choice test? The world may provide us with more options than...
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Felder's Funky BloomsColumns
My nose alerted me the other morning that, at last, my voodoo lily had come into its fetid splendor. It, along with a handful of other more celebrated garden plants, has one of the most unusual flower types you will...
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AssuranceColumns
The sense of assurance is a mystery to outsiders, but to those assured it is the very foundation of their lives. Assurance is grounded in both a person and a promise. No text better illustrates this mystery than Genesis...
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Felder's Heat SurvivorsColumns
Ever wonder if there are any flowers for a small space with grim growing conditions, that are nearly impossible to ignore to death? There actually are some that don't include the word "plastic." With spring flowers...
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Tax the Rich?Columns Editorial
"Tax the rich!" shout progressives. Why not? America's richest people are ridiculously rich. "Five bucks to you is like $6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos!" shrieks Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Taking more from billionaires...
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Final Inning for McComb's Historic Ball FieldColumns
The hallowed park that housed much of McComb's youth baseball program for more than 70 years is now firmly at rest in the dustbins of history. Recently removed from the landscape were fences, flagpole, grandstands and...
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Evergreen Shrub Temple Bells Shines in the SpringColumns
Sometimes it seems that spring is all about the flowers, but trees and shrubs play a significant role in the landscape waking up from winter. At my house, an early bloomer I look forward to seeing each year is Temple...
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From the Pastor's Pen: The Hardest FightColumns
What has been the hardest fight of your life? For some, memories of sporting contests may enter our minds; for others, flashbacks of fighting enemy combatants in our bodies (cancer) and in foreign lands (war). These...
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Terry NewsColumns
The Town of Terry election results for Alderman, held on Tuesday, are as follows: Barfield 75, Jones 65, Holly 55, Green 38. There will be a runoff between Barfield and Jones on Tuesday, April 21. Everyone is urged to...
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Felder's Upward GardensColumns
From overarching arbors and ornate pillars to flowering vine teepees, vertical structures are hallmarks of good garden design. They lift eyes and spirits, provide protection from the sun, and support vines for seasonal...
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You Don't Own MeColumns Editorial
Politicians tax what we earn, regulate what we build and often decide what we can do with our bodies and our money. I like to think I own myself. But politicians increasingly act as if they do. "People should not have...
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Make a DecisionColumns Editorial
How do we make a decision? We could write about pros and cons, seeking wise counsel, and a litany of other helps; but the answer truly boils down to two options - by faith or by sight. Do we trust in God's promise, or...
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Terry NewsColumns News
The eggstravaganza is coming up Saturday, April 4 from 11 to 2 o'clock in Village Square Park. (Across street from Terry City Hall) There will be an Easter Egg Hunt, Food, Games and Vendors. For further information...
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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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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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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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