Amazing timing — Italian scientists proclaim Shroud of Turin the real deal
Shroud of Turin What great timing. According to news outlets across the globe, the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin may have finally been proven. A new study by Italian scientists may not be...
View ArticleOnly movie on my iPad — Spirit of the Marathon to have sequel
Spirit of the Marathon is the best documentary I have ever seen, and I have seen it so many times I can’t count. Plus, I have listened to all or part of it on every run of more than an hour for more...
View ArticleNot sure which sun Bryant is talking about
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant delivers his first State of the State address Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 on the steps of the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Bryant used the address to unveil detailed policy...
View ArticleWhy a Newt Gingrich presidency might help Mississippi
Just sitting on your couch and listening, some of Newt Gingrich’s latest ideas might seem to be a little — OK, a lot — off the wall. Amazingly enough, some of Newt’s ideas might actually be good for...
View ArticleFor the love of Pete, somebody take Southaven mayor Greg Davis out behind the...
Southaven mayor Greg Davis addresses questions during an interview from his home in Southaven this week. Southaven aldermen say they want an internal audit of city finances to get a more in-depth look...
View ArticleSave our kids — Government overstepping its bounds?
Government is too involved in our everyday lives. That’s the popular mantra for this political season. Yet, every time we turn around, there is another bill that finds a way to get involved in our...
View ArticleCanton officials should come out of their caves
In some parts of Mississippi, humans never evolved from cavemen. That is the case in Canton, where city leaders’ lawsuit against Nissan North American for the right to annex the nearby vehicle...
View ArticleMississippi’s impact on the Academy Awards as well as the arts world
Morgan Freeman at the Governors Ball following the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. At one point during the Academy Awards presentation last week, I was taken...
View ArticleHEY JIM HOOD … and all you other losers — quit robocalling my house!!!
My 7-year-old daughter is sitting in my lap last night while my wife and 6-year-old son were cuddled up on the couch as we watched, the recently released-at-home movie “Hugo”. Then, I hear our home...
View ArticleChick-fil-A has customer service down to a science
It’s interesting to see how much attention the business world’s service industry, in general, gets for being surly, cantankerous and, in many cases, uninterested. Yet, things never change. We complain...
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