animal abuse
A good and bad week for animal lovers in Mississippi
Last week brought good news and bad news for animal lovers in Mississippi.
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Hanoi Hilton site where American POWs were tortured in Vietnam now serves up propaganda claiming it wasn’t that bad
Though the Vietnam war is over, the propaganda battle continues.
by Joe Rogers, Monday, January 29, 2018 7:55 am
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A Mississippi lawmaker wants schoolchildren to recite the Ten Commandments every day
Every year about this time I pore over the House and Senate introductions.
by Joe Rogers, Monday, January 22, 2018 9:11 am
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This should be Mississippi’s state flag. And with enough support, it could be.
Flanked by red bars, the white center of the Stennis flag features 19 small blue stars around a larger 20th, representing Mississippi’s status as the ...
by Joe Rogers, Monday, January 15, 2018 7:00 am
Delta
This Mississippi Road Trip Will Change the Way You See the Magnolia State
Ten days to travel around Mississippi and see as much as possible? Challenge accepted.
by Joe Rogers, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 10:08 am
christmas
Christmas without the trappings leaves a holiday anchored in love
For me, Christmas celebrates the birth of the person who taught about and manifested what I believe to be God, which is quite simply this: ...
by Joe Rogers, Monday, December 18, 2017 8:37 am
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Grandmother, Mama, cornbread, and sugar
When I was growing up, it was no secret that I preferred Grandmother Rogers’s cornbread to Mama’s. This was perhaps the least of the issues ...
by Joe Rogers, Monday, December 11, 2017 9:49 am
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Where my Mississippi Bicentennial Road Trip didn't take me
“I would float the Okatoma,” one fellow suggested. “The three- or four- hour float. … Put in at Seminary, wear a life jacket, and bring ...
by Joe Rogers, Monday, December 4, 2017 9:14 am
alabama
Joe Rogers: Trying to make sense of Alabama
As a native Mississippian, I don’t get Alabama.
by Joe Rogers, Monday, November 27, 2017 7:39 am
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Joe Rogers: There's no honor in elephant 'trophy' hunting
“There is no sport in killing elephants. It is strictly an ego thing for rich Americans who want to prove that they have killed an ...