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Miracles Among UsColumns Editorial
Miracles among us by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Holidays have a way of making us think about things in different ways. Thanksgiving makes us thankful for even the most mundane things we normally take for...
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Free SpeechColumns Editorial
FREE SPEECH by John Stossel Thursday, November 27, 2025 Page A3 MAGNOLIA GAZETTE after our company. It was brutal!” Whoever is in power likes to use that power to shut the other side up. In America, no government has...
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Container Gardening is a Winner for Fall LandscapesColumns
fall don’t have to stay in the landscape. Cheerful planters brimming with seasonal color can greet family and guests at your front door, porch or patio. Even if you don’t have much time to spend in the garden during...
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Try These Ferns in Shady LandscapesColumns
Who says shade gardens have to fade into the background? Ferns are among the plants that can turn cool, quiet corners into enchanting spaces in the landscape. I recently came across some stunning ferns that use splashes...
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A Season of Thanks for the Folks Who Keep Mississippi MovingColumns
Here’s my list of people and things for which I am extremely grateful on this Thanksgiving. Some thoughts: I’m thankful for religious freedom allowing Americans to choose their church and participate in whatever...
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Felder Fixes Fall ProblemsColumns
Gardening has its challenges, for sure, often beyond our control. How we approach them can bring out the best innovations or worst emotions. One example involves squirrels and cats in flower beds and potted plants....
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Red Bellied LionsColumns Editorial
Red Bellied Lions by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette We teach students how to give speeches. Actually, we teach them a lot more than that, but at the end of the semester each student must give an informative and...
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Southernisms: Garrets and Dust HolesColumns
The Southernism article I am offering this week has been around for quite a while, having appeared in the Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association in 2006 and later in my book UNA VOCE in 2011. Perhaps there...
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Politics & Playbooks CollideColumns Political
POLITICS & PLAYBOOKS COLLIDE by Mac Gordon, GAZETTE Contributing Editor The fine line between politics and sports, the most debated subjects in the American South outside of religion and whiskey, has been breached...
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Felder's Autumn UpkeepColumns
Time to refresh the places where my visitors and I put our feet in the dark, rainy months ahead. Make sure we are comfortable and safe in the evening garden. I especially make sure feet and furniture don’t punch...
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Stop Fighting! Nobody Has to Lose AnythingColumns Editorial
Stop fighting! Nobody has to lose anything by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette This year thoughts of Veterans Day reminded me of my father, brother, uncle, both grandfathers, and our son. Of course, I’ve thought...
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Trump the SocialistColumns Editorial
~Opinion/Editorial~ EDITORIAL “ America will never be a socialist country!” says President Donald Trump. I hope not. Trump rightly declared socialism “the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies.” But I...
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Twists & Turns: A Bit of Year End Tidying UpColumns
TWISTS & TURNS passwords must now include a symbol, an upper-case letter, a number, a hieroglyphic, a gang sign, the date of your grandparents’ marriage and your weight when you were twelve. NOVEMBER: My trip to the...
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School Choice Could Undercut Mississippi's ProgressColumns Editorial Political
Considering the voluminous discourse already expended on school choice, the Mississippi Legislature’s decision on the issue should arrive early in the 2026 session starting Jan. 6. Correct? Hardly. I can see this...
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Felder's Pruning GuideColumns
I love pruning garden plants and its sense of accomplishment and opportunities to express my whims. Funny, for a guy who hasn’t had a haircut in decades, eh? Mostly, beyond getting rid of dead and dying stuff, it...
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Give the American People the WinColumns Editorial Political
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I’ve been reading Bret Baier’s latest book on American presidents, “To Rescue the American Spirit – Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower.” Among many other...
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Dirty Cars and Dirty PoliticsColumns Editorial
When there’s crime, I blame the criminal. But Dallas politicians blamed a business. Dale Davenport owned Jim’s Car Wash. But five years ago, after a shooting at the property, the city ordered him to shut it down....
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Felder's Garden Rules for RulebreakersColumns
Never been much for horticultural rules, choosing instead to do as I please in my small home grounds. There is a lot of wiggle room between goal- and efficiency-oriented horticulture and gardening just for the love of...
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Two Super Bowl Halftime ShowsColumns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Why do so many people around the world watch the Super Bowl each year? You’re right! The ads and the halftime show! Only die-hard football fans tune in for the game. And only...
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Price of a LifeColumns Editorial
PRICE OF A LIFE by John Stossel Two Super Bowl Halftime Shows by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Why do so many people around the world watch the Super Bowl each year? You’re right! The ads and the halftime...
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Terry's Creek NewsColumns
Terry’s Creek News A wonderful morning of worship as we met at our Lord’s House last Sunday. The music, led by our Minister of Music, Dennis Lea, was a blessing as we sang praise to our Lord. Bro. Kent Campbell...
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Chaos Hits Timber and Paper Mill Industry Across the SouthColumns News
A recent wave of closures in the economically-powerful paper manufacturing industry has left officials and developers across the South scrambling for ways to overcome job losses and a huge oversupply of timber. The...
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Felder's Fall JungleColumns
Autumn shift. Outdoor flowerpots are replanted with cold-hardy flowers, so it’s time to start cleaning up Big Jim, my fifty-year-old rubber tree, before dragging it indoors before winter. Pity the little lizards that...
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Free Speech and Trump Derangement SyndromeColumns Editorial
TDS is stupid by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Last week I read Senator (R-LA) John Kennedy’s new book, “How to Test Negative for Stupid – And Why Washington Never Will.” The title is taken from one of...
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