Thom Caraccio: I ain’t havin’ conversations with machines
Jobs is dead so he can’t refute the quote.
Ask Rufus: William Cocke, from the founding of America to the founding of Columbus
One of the most interesting and significant figures in Columbus history was William Cocke.
Slimantics: Cow crime leaves plenty of unanswered questions
Over the past few years I’ve become something of a true crime addict. As I flip through the TV channels in a vain attempt to find something to watch, the true crime channels are my default programming.
Possumhaw: There will be a brighter day
It was a home day; Sam had gone fishing leaving early in the morning. I slipped away to do my YMCA pool workout then back home. That’s what I call a home day where you spend all or most of the day at home for chores.
Ask Rufus: The most frequent questions
I often have people ask me about different topics or stories and many times I have previously written about those topics. Over the 16 years I have been writing this column, these are the questions I am most often asked.
Thom Caraccio: Gettin’ whacked
No, this is not a column about Tony Soprano “firing” one of his employees.
Slimantics: When a fine is just fine
If you were to ask a knowledgeable Mississippi State football fan to name the school’s greatest win, it’s almost certain the answer would be when Mississippi State defeated top-ranked and unbeaten Alabama with a dramatic goal-line stand at Memorial Stadium in Jackson on Nov. 1, 1980.
Possumhaw: The silken sacks
All around the homestead one can find what looks like a hanging ball of silk or spider webbing in the trees. These silken bags have nothing to do with spiders. The silken bags are provided by fall webworms.
Thom Caraccio: Our day trip to Parchman Farm
Back in 1969, myself and my brother went to visit a friend who was residing at Mississippi State. No, not that one. Mississippi State Penitentiary.
Ask Rufus: Lt. John Daves of Gen. ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne’s Forlorn Hope
Last May in a column on celebrating “America 250,” I mentioned three Revolutionary veterans with ties to Columbus: William Cocke and Silas McBee, who lived in Columbus, and Capt. John Daves whose great-great-granddaughter, Mary Govan Billups, lived at Snowdoun and was a regent at George Washington’s Mt. Vernon for more than 40 years.
Slimantics: A Big Beautiful Vulgarity
It’s been a very challenging year for my wife, Tess.
Jiben Roy: Free thought and freedom of speech
The right to free thought and freedom of speech is enshrined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. If anyone wants to know what freedom of speech means, America is the prime example. In this country, people can express whatever opinions they hold.
Possumhaw: All along the tree line
Most evenings when the weather allows, Sam and I take a ride on the Gator around the edge of the tree line. The persimmon trees are just getting started showing off persimmons.
Slimantics: Waistlines and parties both change
Even though he disagreed with the main point of my recent column about Medicaid cutbacks, I enjoyed reading Joseph Boggess’ Letter to the Editor because he reminded us that the Democratic Party once was even more inclined toward racism than the Republican Party is today.
Thom Caraccio: Generation duh
A while back I took some mild heat about a column I wrote about the latest generation. Not the Greatest Generation, the Baby Boomer generation or GenX.
Ask Rufus: Ancient landscapes and an ancient cavern
Work to make the Dr. John “Jack” Kaye Cretaceous Fossil Park at Propst Park a reality has begun, and already it is making news.
Slimantics: Katrina is a story of survival
I slept through Hurricane Katrina when it made landfall on the morning of Aug. 29, 2005.
Slimantics: Stickin’ it to the poor: A Mississippi tradition
Mississippians tend to be suspicious. We are, generally speaking, conformists at heart and are therefore ill at ease with those who disturb the status quo.
Possumhaw: Let it rain
It seemed like weeks turning into months of dry, hot, humid days that would never end. Maybe when fall arrives, it will bring rain.
Daniel Gardner: Stop the war
The world saw a lot of flash and sizzle inside Washington’s pomp and ceremony for a few days in August. The prospect of ending the brutal war was a miracle of worldwide proportions buried under years of twisted circumstances.
Four local soccer teams place at state and regional tournaments
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