by Ray Hill | Jul 4, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Theodore Gilmore Bilbo had twice been governor of Mississippi and was engaged in a serious controversy when he proposed to fire one hundred and seventy nine professors and faculty members from the state university system. Bilbo’s plan to move the...
by design | Jun 27, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Words are the tools we use to express our thoughts.” (I occasionally like to quote myself.) It’s probably good we can’t read each other’s minds, so we’re left with body language and our linguistic communication tools. I sit on an advisory board...
by design | Jun 27, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore I went to the Public Library recently to get some reading material. I didn’t really have any idea what I wanted so I hurriedly latched on to two books and hoped for the best. I was rewarded for my haphazardness because the books I picked gave me food...
by Joe Rector | Jun 27, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector July 4th is one of only a few days that has become a national holiday. We Americans know how to celebrate it with style. We spend bundles on explosives that fizz or whir or boom for a few minutes, and all we’re left with are aching ears, smoke-filled...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 27, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It was a simple gesture. As the words of “America the Beautiful” rang throughout the church, a lady in the balcony started waving her flag. Then another waved—and another. I watched as everyone in the church began waving...
by design | Jun 27, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Zaevion Dobson to Receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award ESPN reports that Zaevion Dobson will be awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYS next month. Zaveion, a Fulton High School football player, was shot to death last December while...
