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Holy Days of Jews and ChristiansColumns Editorial
and Christians by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Palm Sunday is the first day of Christians’ Holy Week. Resurrection Sunday, or Easter, is the last day of Holy Week. During this week Christians around the...
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Climate MythsColumns Editorial
I guess United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres didn’t think his hyping global warming risks brought him enough attention, so now he says, “The era of global boiling has arrived!” Global boiling? Give me...
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Mississippi Women: Strongest in the Hardest PlaceColumns News
Mississippi women, you still cook the best fried chicken in the world. Most of you will never match my late maternal grandmother, Bessie Anders McDowell, in that regard. But, keep plugging. Our women have always cared...
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Felder's Summer PrepColumns
No sense in trying to convince old timers that waiting to plant summer stuff on Good Friday isn’t set in stone. It’s time now, and garden centers are as geared up as they ever will be. Statewide, we pretty much out...
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General Tso Lives On Through His Namesake DishColumns
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Page A3 MAGNOLIA GAZETTE I’ve shared my favorite cuisines in the past as well as those that I can do without. Specifically, I prefer to skip over the multitude of Mexican restaurants that seem...
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Trump Taking Care of BusinessColumns Editorial
by John Stossel Trump taking care of business by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Governments are in the business of making and spending money just like everybody else. That’s where tariffs come in. Nations...
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Political Money-GrabColumns Editorial
EDITORIAL Did you bet on March Madness? I did, and many of you did, too. Americans bet billions on NCAA tournaments. We also “spent $60 billion at casinos last year (and) about $12 billion on online sports betting,”...
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Twists & Turns: Let's See If We Can Find a SmileColumns
of people are still experiencing shock, pain and loss from the devastating tornados that ripped through the South and particularly southern Mississippi in March. Many prayers have been sent Heavenward, and my heart goes...
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Terry's Creek NewsColumns
CATHERINE BROWN Terry’s Creek News Last Sunday was our Fifth Sunday sing. Members of our church were the ones who shared in special music. Was some beautiful singing and music for all in attendance to enjoy and be...
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Felder's Garden RhythmColumns
Looks like we aren’t gonna have another late frost this year, so here goes, tucking summer flowers in between winter and spring beauties still in their prime. Even before traditional Good Friday planting, which is...
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Sometimes Nothing But Homemade Cake Will DoColumns
Everywhere I turned last week… every internet post… every magazine cover in the supermarket checkout line… every conversation I overheard in the supermarket checkout line… you get the picture… it seemed like...
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It's Finally Spring. Better Mow Your Lawn.Columns Editorial
It’s finally spring. Better mow your lawn. If you don’t, your town government may fine you thousands of dollars a day. Worse, if you can’t pay the fine, they may confiscate your home. Six years ago, in Dunedin,...
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Terry's Creek NewsColumns
CATHERINE BROWN Terry’s Creek News Blessings were ours to receive as we met at our Lord’s House last Sunday to worship. Music was wonderful as we sang praises to our Lord. It so good to have our Music Leader Dennis...
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Felder's Mulch FindsColumns
Page A6 Thursday, March 27, 2025 MAGNOLIA GAZETTE Lucked up on several overstuffed bags of freshly mown oak leaves and grass clippings on a neighbor’s curb. There were no pines or magnolias, so the leaves were...
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Homemade Biscuits Make Life Worth LivingColumns
The homemade biscuit, a beloved American icon, is on the endangered species list. I blame it on supermarket biscuits marketing themselves as “homemade,” with an “old fashioned buttermilk taste.” In reality,...
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Last Week's Five AccomplishmentsColumns Editorial
Last week’s five accomplishments by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette List five things you accomplished last week. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he secured $5 billion for the US Treasury in one day by...
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DEI Is DyingColumns Editorial
ED ITOR IAL President Donald Trump ended federal DE I programs. Even before, companies were having second thoughts. Victoria’s Secret changed “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” to “inclusion and belonging.”...
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Twists & Turns: Putting Our Existence in PerspectiveColumns
TWISTS & TURNS: PUTTING OUR EXISTENCE IN PERSPECTIVE BY JUDY CAUSEY LOVE, SOUTHEAST ALABAMA CONTRIBUTING EDITOR In case you are not aware of it, the end of February and the month of March have really been a ‘hot’...
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Terry's Creek NewsColumns
CATHERINE BROWN Terry’s Creek News Terry’s Creek is back. My computer had crashed and had to purchase a new one and my Granddaughter Prissy Craft ordered me one cause could not find a place in McComb where could...
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Felder's Essential Pruning ToolsColumns
Ironic, that a guy who hasn’t cut his hair since his navy days loves to prune shrubs. Like shaving my neck, trimming the moustache, and plucking errant eyebrows, keeping the fig compact and easy-toharvest and the...
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Keep It Simple When Celebrating SpringColumns
The official start of spring is this week... this fact alone should be cause for celebration. After all, what’s not to love about spring? We’re in all-too-short balmy window before summer’s oppressive heat...
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Kenny Hodges' Spirit-filled lifeColumns Editorial
by John Stossel Kenny Hodges’ Spirit-filled life by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I attended a revival last week. Well actually it was a funeral for my long-time friend Kenny Hodges. I met Kenny at...
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The Good, The Bad, The UndocumentedColumns Editorial
President Donald Trump is deporting immigrants -- 11,000 last month. Some people are unhappy about that. Last week a judge ordered a stop to Trump’s removal of Venezuelan nationals. (Deportation happened anyway.) I...
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Felder's Garden GuardiansColumns
Who welcomes, amuses, and inspires you and visitors to your garden, and looks over it while you are not around? Most folks have garden-planting juices gushing in this month’s over-alluring balmy weather and garden...
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