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Trump the Socialist

~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...

November 13, 2025 · John Stossel

Twists & Turns: A Bit of Year End Tidying Up

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...

November 13, 2025 · Judy Causey Love, Southeast Alabama Contributing Editor

School Choice Could Undercut Mississippi's Progress

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...

November 6, 2025 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Pruning Guide

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...

November 6, 2025 · Felder Rushing

Give the American People the Win

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...

November 6, 2025 · Daniel Gardner

Dirty Cars and Dirty Politics

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....

November 6, 2025 · John Stossel

Felder's Garden Rules for Rulebreakers

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...

October 30, 2025 · Felder Rushing

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 show! Only die-hard football fans tune in for the game. And only...

October 30, 2025 · Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette

Price of a Life

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...

October 30, 2025 · John Stossel

Terry's Creek News

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...

October 23, 2025 · Catherine Brown

Chaos Hits Timber and Paper Mill Industry Across the South

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...

October 23, 2025 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Fall Jungle

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...

October 23, 2025 · Felder Rushing

Free Speech and Trump Derangement Syndrome

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...

October 23, 2025 · John Stossel

Felder's Scarecrow

My simple scarecrow, a ragged revenant tattered from a long season of fickle weather, is ready to be put to rest. Not that I don’t have other human figures guarding the garden; beyond crop protection, human figures...

October 16, 2025 · Felder Rushing

North Carolina Trip Highlighted by Fresh Appalachian Cuisine with a Southern Flair

A week in western North Carolina offered breathtaking views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains as well as a chance to explore charming towns like Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Clyde and Canton,...

October 16, 2025 · Kara Kimbrough

Paul Harvey and the Devil

Paul Harvey and the Devil by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette When I was young I liked to listen to the radio. We mainly listened to local stations that featured popular or country music. At night if you caught a...

October 16, 2025 · Daniel Gardner

Happy Fall Ya'll!

HAPPY FALL YA’LL BY JUDY CAUSEY LOVE, SOUTHEAST ALABAMA CONTRIBUTING EDITOR I love October for many reasons but one of them is it my time to reminisce. It is a time when I clean out closets, and cedar chests and sort...

October 16, 2025 · Judy Causey Love

When the Braves Called Pearl Home

The Mississippi Braves are gone. So is “Snit,” but I still have the baseball he tossed me and “Frenchy” is on the broadcast. I’ll explain. I left work in Jackson one summer day circa 2005, heading east towards...

October 16, 2025 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Ragweed

One of the most beautiful but polarizing fall flowers is getting cranked up, and people are starting to sneeze… but blaming the wrong culprit while overlooking a real garden workhorse. Much-maligned native goldenrod...

October 9, 2025 · Felder Rushing

Banning Pet Sales

When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, “There were pet stores but none that sell puppies (or kittens).” Ricci, being president of Stossel TV, investigated. He discovered...

October 9, 2025 · John Stossel

That Box of Chocolates

small Mississippi town was sort of like Forest Gump’s box of chocolates-you never knew what you were gonna get. And then there were days when I felt as if I was a contestant on “Let’s Make A Deal” wondering what...

October 9, 2025 · Stanley Hartness

Felder's Snapdragons

There’s something to be said for the unexpected lagniappe that connects us, often unconsciously, to our lives through gardening. I went down this rabbit hole the other day while prepping my yard for the upcoming...

October 2, 2025 · Felder Rushing

It's Fall... Can Apple Baked Goods Be Far Behind?

Finally, it’s fall…the all-too-fleeting season that brings only a few cool days in the south in between heat spells and cold weather. Instead of thinking about ways to incorporate pumpkin spice into everything from...

October 2, 2025 · Kara Kimbrough

What are we talking about?

by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Last week I discussed speech topics with my students. Oh, the drudgery! So, what is going on in my students’ lives? Not much. I asked them what issues they might be concerned...

October 2, 2025 · Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette