Editor’s Sideline: A Memorial on Father’s Day
June 16, 2026
From my office window in downtown McKenzie, I can see the Stars and Stripes flying over a memorial dedicated to veterans who lost their lives in America’s conflicts.
Opinion
244 articles
Hunker Down With Kes: What A Friend We Have In Miss Floy
June 16, 2026
I believe with all my heart this story today is universal.
Letter to the Editor: A Million Here, or There
June 16, 2026
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money,” a quote often attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen, R-Ill.
Editor: The Watchdog
June 9, 2026
Have you ever wondered, “Where would you go to find the info on this page if you didn’t have the newspaper?”
Kes: I Feel Like The Richest Man In Town
June 9, 2026
I must be worse off than I thought. Joey Fontaine showed up at the house. He had driven all the way from Jackson, Mississippi. With a homemade cherry cheesecake in his hand. We called him “Fake Red” when he was in high school.
Wit and Wisdom: Good Grief, It’s Personal
June 2, 2026
She was a simple, unadorned young woman. Her long, awkward strides took her quickly from the door of my office to the couch where she unceremoniously plopped down and crossed her legs, swinging it impatiently as I settled into my chair.
Kes: Maybe Our Connections Have Connections
June 2, 2026
Pat Fisher, who I did not know, sent a short note of thanks for some of my little stories.
Wit and Wisdom: The Long View of The Bible
May 26, 2026
For over fifty years I have been a serious student of the Bible and have read all of it numerous times.
Kes: They Traded Their Life, For Ours
May 26, 2026
It was never confusing for us. Memorial Day commemorated those brave American soldiers who gave their last full measure for our country. It has nothing to do with the beginning of summer.
Wit and Wisdom: No One Wants to Be ‘The Only One’
May 19, 2026
Quite a number of years ago, I recommended a book to a client of mine, thinking it would be helpful to her.
Kes: Why I Am Not A Writer
May 19, 2026
Mostly, it’s because you have to think too much. You have to focus and keep your mind on track.
It’s Not Illegal If I Do It
May 19, 2026
I don’t understand why more people aren’t upset with the redistricting.
Kes: Charlotte Hit The Nail On The Head
May 12, 2026
I did not graduate from high school as valedictorian. Buddy Wiggleton consoled me by reminding me that was not the goal. I was not the salutatorian either. Buddy Wiggleton consoled me by reminding me that was not the goal.
Wit and Wisdom: Stress is Good for Us
May 12, 2026
I think God allows these things to happen to give us an opportunity to grow stronger. If we never had to struggle to get through hard times, our spirit wouldn’t grow.
Musings from the Gordon Browning Museum
May 12, 2026
About the time I married Barry Summers many years ago, his younger brother Joel finished mortuary school in Cincinnati and moved home.
Wit and Wisdom: Don’t Do Just What’s Most Convenient
May 5, 2026
It was just one brief scene from our marriage of ten thousand scenes, but it was one that had the power of the burning of Atlanta scene in “Gone With the Wind.”
Kes: Mothers Spend Their Lives on the Front Line
May 5, 2026
When I was nine years old Elvis Presley was the biggest thing in the universe. You could not turn on the radio without hearing “Heartbreak Hotel” or “You Ain’t Nothin’ but a Hound Dog.” Everybody in the world was enthralled with him….
Musings from the Gordon Browning Museum
May 5, 2026
Through the years, my mother utilized the local Governor Gordon Browning Museum a lot.
Kes: I Want To Have My Operation On TV
April 28, 2026
Folks, this is pretty serious today.
Wit and Wisdom: Suicide
April 28, 2026
It’s one of the few if not the only scarier word than “cancer”.
