Possumhaw: Home in a globe

Last year about this time an American Goldfinch couple arrived at our home. They settle on a glass globe hanging over the backyard porch.

Thom Caraccio: Slackers and loafers… my people!

I have written much about my early life as a full time rock musician and the middle part as a motion picture scenic and graphic artist. It does provide me with stories to put down on paper, best as I can remember.

Slimantics: Fossils fuel a kid’s imagination

When I was a kid, our elementary school librarian in Tupelo, a lady named Mrs. Cook, turned us on to hunting for arrowheads and pieces of pottery found near our school. The Tupelo area was once a major Chickasaw village and fort. In fact, the area was the site of a great Chickasaw victory over the French and their Choctaw allies in 1736.

Sid Salter: Four decades later, a cold case arrest may fill in the blank on Shondra May’s tombstone

In the lonesome isolation of the small, rural Clark Cemetery in the Pea Ridge community in northern Scott County, the grave of Shondra Denise May is difficult to miss and almost impossible to forget.

Possumhaw: Wild flowers, turkeys, oh my

Just as I finished writing down all the flowers, plants and seeds I’ve been putting out around the flowerbeds and in the greenhouse, I stopped a bit to look for someone out there with a good quote about seeds and flowers.

Thom Caraccio: Why I hate helicopters

Stories from the film set.

In the movies and in TV shows, there seem to be more helicopters than you would actually see in real life.

Slimantics: The war we lost and the lives Mississippi gained

Wednesday marked a 50th anniversary that most Americans have forgotten, and those who do remember don’t feel like celebrating.

Sid Salter: Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee was President Donald Trump’s White House press secretary during his first term in office. Today, she is appealing her former boss’s denial of a federal disaster declaration request after an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes ripped through her state.

Possumhaw: Lookin’ for a home

Well, my three frogs have disappeared. They’ve left the tree frog hotel that Sam made for them and I can’t say that I blame them for leaving.

Thom Caraccio: ‘Payday’ Gonzalez and the Ladder of Doom

Yet more stories from the movie set.

I’m not a scaredy cat by most people’s standards. During all of my misspent youth, many people saw me cross the line from dangerous to downright stupid. The only reason I’m still alive is that God looks out for cocky morons.

Sid Salter: Mississippi is ready for changes in how the Trump Administration deals with cyber attacks

Cyber attacks, including data breaches and hacking, are increasingly common. Cybersecurity is a costly and evolving field where law enforcement and government officials compete against skilled criminals who use technology to cause disruption and chaos.

Possumhaw: Brown-headed cowbirds

It’s always wonderful to live in the Prairie and enjoy the coming of spring. Typically, the weather is nice though lately temperatures have been up and down.

Thom Caraccio: The disappearing road sign in the fantasy forest

Yet more stories from the movie set.

Slimantics: Takin’ the rap for rap

Yo, Mississippi has been churning out some of music’s GOATs — blues legends, pop stars, country crooners, gospel greats — for as long as those kind of tunes have been around.

Sid Salter: Will Congress and the Trump White House agree on Medicaid cuts in states like Mississippi?

On March 11, The White House released a statement quoting President Donald Trump four times as saying that Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security will not be cut by his administration.

Possumhaw: Willy-nilly spring

The yellow and black swallowtail butterflies have arrived. They are so beautiful, flitting from tree to tree for a moment’s stop greeting new leaves before they wander off.

Thom Caraccio: I wanna be an ‘intimacy co-ordinator’

More stories from the film set.

Pretty much anyone who has ever seen a movie has at least seen the front titles where you’ll read all the usual jobs… director, producer, production designer, etc.  And you don’t need me to tell you what a camera operator or stunt man is in the closing credits.