Ben Hillyer

Some groups haven’t lost sense of pride

Imagine what the world would look like if we approached our challenges in life like a 2-year-old. Nothing ...

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Colonial solutions may aid today’s woes

Duncan Park neighbors have married the anti-social media that modern technology has birthed and the closeness required in ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Readers make daily difference

Don’t you people know how to spell? Why can’t you hire a good proofreader?

Ben Hillyer

Are we grading the right tests?

When it comes to education, how should the community measure success? In a day and age when the ...

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School answer will be draped in stick-to-itiveness

Tension had a seat at the table Monday night; it seemed nearly every invited guest had brought it ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Dogs can get over their differences

Perhaps the world would be a little easier to navigate if we all had tails. Only a few ...

Ben Hillyer

Eola brings back memories after 74 years

Epho McEntyre could teach us all a few lessons about the memories we hold onto in life. When ...

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City must address needs at NPD

A nightmare spanning nearly two and a half years, and, hopefully, costing at least a few City of ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Where has unity of 9/11 gone?

Ten years after terrorists attacked our nation, has anything good come out of 9/11?

Ben Hillyer

Is media a needed part of anniversary?

How will you spend your Sept. 11? It wasn’t a question I had considered until I read the ...

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Sept. 11 seems so close, yet so far

It seems unfathomable to me that anyone might not remember Sept. 11, 2001.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Case leaves unanswered questions

Has anyone seen the Mystery Machine lately? If you aren’t familiar with it, you probably didn’t watch many ...

Ben Hillyer

Things are getting rocky in the house

Any day now I am going to post a sign on my front door that says, “Gravel for ...

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It’s good to be out of the eye of the storm

It sure was nice to be cool and dry this weekend.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Natchez wants to keep its railroad

When the lone rail line servicing Natchez was sold two years ago, the intentions of the new owners ...

Ben Hillyer

If you read this I will give you a cookie

My son Gibson ate so much baby food carrots, sweet potatoes and squash as an infant that he ...

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Remember rolling down car windows?

I’m old. And that doesn’t bode well for most of you.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Our future may be down the tracks

Southwest Mississippi may soon have an opportunity, the once-in-a-lifetime variety, at its fingertips.

Ben Hillyer

Is marriage important for children?

When it comes to marriage and children, my wife and I decide to take the traditional route — ...

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Wonder what will pass by us next?

If I ever decide to travel the length of the Natchez Trace for the adventure of it, I ...

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