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Making Your Own Broth is Not as Weird as it Sounds

The following 2 sentences by Andrew Zimmern, acclaimed TV chef and creator of many other culinary-related endeavors caused me to backtrack and reread it: “I don’t think there is a more soul satisfying meal than...

October 29, 2022 · Kara Kimbrough

Felder’s Winter Salad Greens

I’m doing something fun, surprisingly easy, colorful, and nutritious for winter that I would have never dreamt of while growing up: sprouting beautiful salads. In pots. As a kid, the closest I came to eating green...

October 29, 2022 · Felder Rushing

Do all questions have answers?

The question of the day! Will today’s government pay off a portion of 43 million college loans to insure a vote for the blue party? The average, college loan debt balance came out at $37,667. Surprisingly only 2% or...

October 29, 2022 · Guy Geller

Armchair Ponderings My day that has lived in infamy, October 13, 1942

Eighty years ago, October 13, 1942 the German Gestapo and French security police, the Milice Francaise, broke the door to enter our apartment in Paris, France while I was hidden in an all-girl school as a just turned...

October 21, 2022 · Guy Geller

Felder’s Insect Visitor

Had a conniption fit in the front yard last week, hopping around, arms flailing, and making strangling noises. Now, I’m not bothered in the least by garden snakes, lizards, tomato hornworm, praying mantids,...

October 20, 2022 · Felder Rushing

Mississippi’s Blessed with Great Italian Restaurants, Including Hattiesburg’s Mario’s

Mississippi is famous world-wide for Southern comfort food – fried chicken, homemade biscuits, vegetables and sky-high meringue pies and banana pudding are just a few of the delicacies tourists list as some of their...

October 13, 2022 · Kara Kimbrough

The Queen’s Long Goodbye Spawned a Long-Lost Pancake Recipe

PANCAKES--- If you make Queen Elizabeth’s dropped scones, or pancakes, recipe, remember that a “teacup,” equals approximately ¾ cup. You’ll need 3 cups of flour and 1-1/2 cups of milk. I get it; this is a food...

September 30, 2022 · Kara Kimbrough

Armchair Ponderings A vision and hard work

We look at the evening news and at the daily newspapers, they are rife with negatives. As a perennial optimist I write this tonight, even though my well has gone almost dry with despair; for our youths, for our seniors...

September 29, 2022 · Guy Geller

Progress News

The Fall weather is so nice and I wish we could get out in it. Maybe soon, neither of us can drive right now. Losing your independence is not a good thing. We thank God for our children every day because they are always...

September 29, 2022 · Aline Knippers

America’s great expectations

Years ago I asked my students to take out a piece of paper and make a list of everything that the government was supposed to provide for us. I asked them not to write their names on the paper, but just make a list. This...

August 12, 2022 · Daniel Gardner

Armchair Ponderings Is T-Ball to blame for this crime wave?

Last week’s telephone conversation with a respected friend, who now lives in Arkansas, covered a number of topics. The prevalent subject was the inordinate rise in crime among the 15 to 30 years old demographic....

August 12, 2022 · Guy Geller

Calling Plants by the Wrong Name

Gardeners dig in their heels quickly over cherished ideas, and quickly devolve into unending arguments over trivia. Call me a flip-flopper but not a know-it-all; nearly forty years ago I resolved, in a journal note, to...

August 11, 2022 · Felder Rushing

Terry's Creek News

Ordinance of Baptism was held at the beginning of our morning service for Rose Roberts last Sunday. Then the Praise Team led in songs of Praise. Special music was by the choir “Redemption Draweth Nigh”. Bro. LaVerne...

August 11, 2022 · Catherine Brown

Progress News

Mason Steele was baptized in the Bogue Chitto River this Sunday at 6:00 pm. A very dear family friend, Billy Morgan, baptized him. It was last minute planning in order to have his dad, Stoney, and Billy home at the same...

August 11, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Terry's Creek News

Morning worship service opened with baptism service. Those who made a profession of faith and were baptized were Glenn and Elisa Wade, and Corey Roberts. Also we welcome Pamela Wade and Riley Crews by letter. So...

August 4, 2022 · Catherine Brown

The “get Trump” vendetta

The constant get Trump committee led by Mississippi Congress-man Benny Thompson and Republican Vice Chair and lead attack person; Liz Cheney R-Wyoming undoubtedly stems from two possibilities. A vendetta by now Attorney...

August 4, 2022 · Guy Geller

Progress News

It was a wonderful day at Progress Baptist Church today with Joe Young and Ramona along with three of their granddaughters. Joe sang some beautiful songs after reading scripture or telling the history of who wrote them...

August 4, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Changing Up My ‘Favorites’ List, One Region at a Time

Last-blast-before-school trips and other reasons to hit the road in search of fun and sun caused readers to reach out asking for my favorite dishes around the state. Looking back, I realized the same places and their...

August 4, 2022 · Kara Kimbrough

Armchair Ponderings Simplifying the English language

It has been said that English is probably one of most difficult languages for anyone from another country to learn; still it is erroneously not in the top ten headed by Mandarin. Spoken English is not too bad; but...

May 26, 2022 · Guy Geller

Chief Complaints: Part Four “Patients Say the Darndest Things”

Just as the Covid pandemic seemed to be lifting as the daily scourge of our lives... just when you thought you could once again watch the nightly news without those dire weather warnings, “Woke!” woes, and threats...

May 26, 2022 · Dwalia South

Terry's Creek News

Last Sunday morning, our graduates were recognized. Blythe Anseman and Abigail Tate were the 2 graduates. They were presented a gift from the Church. Bro. LaVerne Summerlin’s message was “A Graduate's Challenge.”...

May 26, 2022 · Catherine Brown

Progress News

We had a good service at Progress this Sunday morning with Bro. Dan bringing a very good message from 1 Samuel 17: 12-28. Even though he was having pain in his knee, he got up to the podium this morning. We honored...

May 26, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Armchair Ponderings Should we bring back the draft?

Last week I read the Mac Gordon column on military service in both of the local newspapers. Though I don’t always agree with some of Mr. Gordon’s writings; I whole heartedly support the content of his column on...

May 20, 2022 · Guy Geller

Stress Free Gardening

Dissonance is a real thing in the garden, often rearing its stress-inducing head in everyday “darned if you do, darned if you don’t” dilemmas. I spent 2 hot, sweaty hours this week pulling a plant that I cherish,...

May 20, 2022 · Felder Rushing