Ben Hillyer

Life’s unknown requires faith, comfort

The words came harder this year than they have in the past.

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Will you get outside your box today?

The famous words of Robert Fulghum that started in a book and found their way to countless schoolroom ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Should we throw more money at the government?

After much consideration and study, I must admit I’ve been wrong, wrong for years and years.

Ben Hillyer

Casino lease will define election

What do you do in a four-hour executive session in the Natchez city council chambers?

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All of us will guide next generations

I’m an X, I work with Ys and all that really matters are the Zs.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Casino lease changes make me blue

Valentine’s Day is only two days away and, quite frankly, I’m not in a terribly gushy mood at ...

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Football greatness lives in you

Forget the six degrees of Kevin Bacon, most of you would be much better at the four degrees ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Every day is our Super Bowl Sunday

Today one single thing will be on the minds of millions of Americans — the big game.

Ben Hillyer

Learning will come in its own time, way

My son must see the world through rose-colored glasses, because everything in the world he sees is pink.

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iMotivator gets children interested

A cacophony of yells from a gym of 300 intrigued elementary students quickly cleared up a dilemma for ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Right to the moon! Why not, America?

Last week Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich stunned many Americans with his best Ralph Kramden impression.

Ben Hillyer

Does the sheriff always need more?

When was the last time a sheriff said he needs less money?

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They won’t consolidate, but we can

By now you likely know that the Cooper family household has four members — me, Kevin, plus two ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

City’s counsel agreement is a wise decision

Sitting in the audience at the City Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon, my mind wandered off into space.

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Nominate the heroes around you

Nearly 250 Miss-Lou residents have been nominated and chosen as Unsung Heroes since 1986.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

What are we to make of pardons?

Thousands of Mississippians feel betrayed this weekend, betrayed by a man they trusted, a man they listened to, ...

Ben Hillyer

Consolidation will require real thought

Ever since Martha Stewart claimed the phrase, “a good thing,” I cringe whenever I hear it come up ...

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Gaming to be at heart of campaign ’12

The sure-to-be-heated spring 2012 race for Natchez mayor has its own grand debate of federal health care plan ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Does Forever Lazy sum up new America?

If you’re searching for the reason America has declined in recent years, look no further than your TV ...

Ben Hillyer

Don’t touch my 1582 calendar

I remember the day my third- grade teacher predicted the impending death of the foot and the inch. ...

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