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When the Welcome Mat Moves: Data Centers Head for the Rural SouthColumns
Data centers servicing the flourishing digital information processing industry are finding mixed welcomes as they search for business locations across the Rural South. Job-hungry economic developers have rendered...
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Twists and Turns, Happy New YearColumns Headline
So, we have reached another new year. Another journey into the known and unknown; strange and stranger, weird and weirder. And, of course, I have a few thoughts on this. There are a lot of questions you may ask yourself...
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Felder's EvergreensColumns
Ever on the lookout for stuff I can reuse or recycle from holiday decorations, Christmas is second to none. Even better than composting Halloween pumpkins. Back when I used to go with fresh-cut trees to decorate, I...
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Socialism vs. CapitalismColumns Editorial Political
People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, 'College students prefer socialism to capitalism.' Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union...
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The More Things Change WhateverColumns Editorial Political
As I write this 'end of the year/beginning of the year' column, please remember President Biden still had one month left in his term at this time last year. Frankly, it's too daunting to think about...
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Remembering John Gordon Roach, Jr., Late McComb Attorney and His Love of Gas Station CuisineColumns Headline
John Gordon Roach, Jr., would be proud Mississippi's 'gas station cuisine' is drawing the raves he believed it deserved. My friend John Gordon, the late McComb lawyer who served our people and...
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Celebrate The 4th of July & Stay Cool In The ProcessColumns Editorial
4TH OF JULY CHEESECAKE--- Berry Patriotic Cheesecake Fluff Salad is the easiest possible dessert to make for a Fourth of July gathering, but you wouldn’t know that from the creamy, delicious taste. The Fourth of July...
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Fall = My Favorite Comfort Food - Soup Is On The Way!Columns
The advent of fall is still a couple of weeks away. However, that hasn’t stopped me from looking through my recipe collections in search of favorite fall recipes. As much as I enjoy summer’s cool salads and lighter...
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Felder’s Ornamental GrassesColumns
Ornamental grasses are an entire class of plants that are widespread but surprisingly underused in Mississippi landscapes. Their shapes, lines, textures, and graceful movements add exciting contrast to the usual palette...
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Terry NewsColumns News
The Terry Grove Missionary Baptist Church is sponsoring a Youth Praise Program on Saturday, July 20, starting at 3 o’clock. The TG Dance Ministry Group will be presenting the program under the direction of Pastor...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Practicing the Gospel”Columns
“And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mark 3:34-35) One joy of being a Southerner...
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Dak’s “Home,” BBQ, Books, Sports and Shopping Await in Frisco, TexasColumns
FAMOUS TEXAS DESTINATIONS-- Delicious ribs, cole slaw, fried okra and barbecue beans at Hutchins BBQ in Frisco, Texas. Elements of home in the form of Mississippi State University alum Dak Prescott’s large presence in...
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Felder’s Mix & Match ShrubsColumns
Dilemma: Do I replace the big shrubs that succumbed to severe weather with more of the same, or go with something different? I’m not really a garden gambler; the scientist in me understands that ongoing world-wide...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Funerals”Columns
Let me ask a question - who remembers the burning of Cain Hall in 1998? I hear tell that it was a beautiful building, historic building, absolutely lovely building. The night it caught fire, my friends watched with...
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48 hours in Grapevine: ‘Christmas Capital of Texas” is the perfect getawayColumns
FAMOUS TEXAS DESTINATIONS-- Gaylord Texan’s massive atrium is a wonderland of lights, flowers, trees and replicas of famous Texas attractions like The Alamo. Describing the unique features and sights of charming...
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Terry NewsColumns News
A group of Terry and Raymond High School students just returned from Orlando, FL. They attended the TSA Competition and competed with schools from all across the nation. They enjoyed going to “Mid-Evil Times” dinner...
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Terry NewsColumns News
The Friends of Terry hosted a sold out event at the Terry Depot on Friday. Tickets went so fast for the evening performance that it was necessary to add a matinee as well. The entertainer was Nick Perkins, an Elvis...
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Armchair Ponderings Debate, Ha!Columns Political
Last night I, like millions of viewers were not necessarily shocked at the debacle entitled “presidential debate.” We suspected that the President was on a downward trend regarding his cognitive function, but not...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Forgiveness”Columns
“But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”- for they were saying, ‘He has an unclean spirit.’” (Mark 3:29-30) Oh, how this passage has troubled a...
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Best Food & Travel Items of 2024… So Far, AnywayColumns
BEST HOMEMADE GRANOLA-- Homemade granola is the perfect meal or snack; better yet, it tastes 100 times better than the store-bought version. I’m not sure how – or when – it happened, but 2024 is more than halfway...
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Felder’s Bizarre CrittersColumns
Don’t look too closely at a cicada, whose lurid red eyes are downright nightmarish. Cicadas are truly odd critters, living underground for years as soft, thumb-size grubs, only to emerge with hard-shell exoskeletons...
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Felder’s BirdbathColumns
Motion is one of the most appreciated yet least planned-for qualities of gardening. Looking out the window on a hot summer day, our eyes catch sudden movements, pulling our attention into the unfolding scenes. I’m not...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “All”Columns
“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter.” (Mark 3:28) Dynamite comes in small packages. As well as this truism speaks to the destructive force of TNT,...
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Three New Things to Love About the Mississippi Gulf CoastColumns
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST-- Hotel Pass Christian’s private balconies offer birds-eye views of the beach and accompanying sunrises and sunsets. (Photo courtesy of Hotel Pass Christian) I’ve always loved the Mississippi...
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