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Mitchell: Newest Museums Let Mississippi Look in the Mirror

There is one Mississippi, but many, many stories. That’s not only the theme, but also the challenge for curators who developed displays in the...

What Was Happening on the Ole Miss Campus 100 Years Ago

Recently, the General (Jim Stephens) afforded me the opportunity to borrow his 1917-18 Ole Miss Annual. It was fascinating to note that the more...

Mitchell: McCain Knows America’s Example Remains Crucial to World

Rah-rah speeches by politicians rarely make good fodder for opinion columns. Journalists hear these talks often and become jaded by just another guy using...

Mitchell: Remake of ‘Casablanca’ to be set in Mississippi?

It’s one of the most famous movies ever, with many memorable lines. One comes to mind whenever cavalier handling of public funds comes to light...

Mitchell: Farewell to One of the Few Who Always Put Others First

The time has come to say farewell to Curlie L. Whiten Sr., who died last week at 94. Whiten embodied the perfect recipe for...

Thursday's Top Tune Throwback: Gary Lewis & The Playboys' "Save Your Heart for Me"

Flashback to June 1965 when "Save Your Heart for Me" was released on Liberty Records. The hit song written by Gary Geld and Peter Udell...

Mitchell: An Ode To The Little-Loved Resealable Plastic Bag

Learning to text, to ask our phones for information and to instruct our cars to give us directions (and scold us for wrong turns)...

On Cooking Southern: A Groggy Night Inspires End-Of-Summer Cocktails

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Tom and Jerry: A grog of powdered sugar, beaten egg yolks and whites, whiskey and hot milk, seasoned with nutmeg. Dates...

‘Certainties’ Include Universal Health Care

There are certain certainties we accept: death and taxes. Other certainties can be deduced from trends. For instance, the sun will set on Mississippi’s...

Mitchell: Autry Ought To Be Known Better In His Mississippi

Almost-native son James Autry ought to be known better in Mississippi. He’s “almost-native” because while he grew up in Benton County, he was actually...
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