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The Future of Magnolia Looking RightColumns Headline
Over the past eight months, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen have taken meaningful steps to position Magnolia for long-term success. Mayor Brumfield has consistently emphasized that the city's future belongs to its...
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Twists & Turns On The JobColumns Headline
One of our nephews recently undertook a search for a new job and it was shocking how arduous it was. He applied about a million times online with no results and after what seemed like forever, I made him just go into...
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A Variety of Azaleas Bring Spring BloomsColumns
Few shrubs say 'spring in Mississippi' quite like azaleas, and mine are getting ready to burst with blooms. Azaleas thrive here so well that some gardeners get the impression you can simply stick them in the ground and...
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Felder's Bold PruningColumns
What's the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to adopt some very straightforward and rewarding horticultural practices which, on first glance, seem...
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California's Inferno of RegulationsColumns Editorial Political
Last year, California wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced: 'We are 100% committed to getting this neighborhood rebuilt again!' Gov. Gavin Newsom echoed that, saying his officials...
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Trump's Reasons for Military ActionColumns Editorial Political
Of all the challenges any nation might face, war is the most dangerous. So why, some are asking, would President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu launch a war against Iran out of the blue with no particular...
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Trying To Keep Up With ItColumns
They came to teach Artificial Intelligence. Why didn't they come to teach Brain Surgery after Lunch? Or Rebuilding Automobile Transmissions? Might as well. I could've learned those as easily as AI. Which means, of...
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Twists & Turns On The JobColumns Headline
One of our nephews recently undertook a search for a new job and it was shocking how arduous it was. He applied about a million times online with no results and after what seemed like forever, I made him just go into...
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Senator Wicker Breaks With Administration Over ICE FacilityColumns Political
Roger Wicker, this state's senior member of the United States Senate, is suddenly a hero to many Mississippians for his tough stance against an ICE detention center that a federal agency had proposed for the hamlet of...
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Felder's Bulb WisdomColumns
Have patience; when it comes to digging daffodils, waiting two months can save two years. I suppose that garden experts should appear impartial and feign adoration for all things flowery, but my all-time favorites,...
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Trump Report CardColumns Editorial Political
During his State of the Union, President Donald Trump declared himself wonderful. My new video takes a closer look, scoring his fifth year as president. He deserves an 'A' for his willingness to take questions. It's a...
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War Trumps Personal Political PowerColumns Editorial Political
What's the problem? Who's the enemy? Seth Cropsey wrote a commentary in the Wall Street Journal February 28, 'Trump's Doctrine in Iran and Beyond.' Cropsey began, 'The U.S. and Israeli pre-emptive attack on Iran, coming...
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Thanks for the MemoriesColumns Headline
Since I always thought that it seemed to describe pretty accurately my forty year career as a family physician, I was surprised to learn that the phrase 'from the cradle to the grave' was coined by the essayist Sir...
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Walking Iris Is a Unique Early Spring BloomerColumns
One of my treasured plants is the walking iris which I grow in a container. Every March, I look forward to its blooms as a sure sign that spring has arrived. The walking iris earns its place in my landscape with its...
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Felder's Tater TimeColumns
It's 'tater planting time. And onions, edible pod and English peas, lettuces, and cabbage, all which grow and produce best this time of year and are harvested in plenty of time to set out tomatoes, peppers, squash, and...
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Western Ideas Are Worth DefendingColumns Editorial Political
Trigger warning: The following discusses themes of race, gender, "hate" speech ... Author Heather Mac Donald takes a lot of heat. She writes about race, crime, diversity, gender, merit -- and says things that got her...
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What's Going On in the World TodayColumns Editorial Political
On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, like a plurality of other Americans I woke up exceedingly relieved that Donald Trump had demonstrably won a second term in the White House. Frankly, I cannot imagine the state of our...
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From McComb to the Grammy Center: Mississippi's Musical Roots Take Stage at DSUColumns
There are good reasons why Mississippi can rightly claim it's the "Birthplace of America's Music." That sobriquet will surely be cited on March 7 when the Grammy Museum celebrates 10 years on the campus of Delta State...
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Twists & Turns Takes a Turn at WritingColumns Headline
My husband, Teddy Love, reads and proofs every one of my columns. I have been writing 'Twists and Turns' for over 15 years so he is very familiar with my style. It is not his style. Sometimes he laughs,...
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Why Mississippi Keeps Making HeadlinesColumns
"What is going on with you people in Mississippi?" this smarty-looking person asked. "Y'all are rural and backward as all get out, but y'all have all these famous authors and musicians like nobody else's business, and...
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Felder's Pruning TruthColumns
It is pruning time for shrub roses, hydrangeas, gardenias, and other summer-blooming shrubs. And yes, even crape myrtles and vitex, for those who choose to do so. In fact, last week somebody beat me to a crape myrtle...
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Fraud and AbuseColumns Editorial Political
Americans want to help people in need, but when government does that, about 500 billion taxpayer dollars get stolen. It's how the system is designed, says the United Council on Welfare Fraud's Andrew McClenahan in this...
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Thoughts About CalebColumns Editorial Political
Last week a son died too soon and unexpectedly. Friends and family continue to mourn the loss. The deepest and most sorrowful pain anyone can ever know comes through losing what can never be recovered in this life. Hope...
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Twists & Turns Takes a Turn at WritingColumns Headline
My husband, Teddy Love, reads and proofs every one of my columns. I have been writing 'Twists and Turns' for over 15 years so he is very familiar with my style. It is not his style. Sometimes he laughs, sometimes he...
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