Joe Rogers, Author at Magnolia State Live - Page 2 of 6

animal abuse

A good and bad week for animal lovers in Mississippi

Last week brought good news and bad news for animal lovers in Mississippi. Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, February 5, 2018 8:15 am

hanoi hilton

Hanoi Hilton site where American POWs were tortured in Vietnam now serves up propaganda claiming it wasn’t that bad

Though the Vietnam war is over, the propaganda battle continues. Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, January 29, 2018 7:55 am

mississippi legislature

A Mississippi lawmaker wants schoolchildren to recite the Ten Commandments every day

Every year about this time I pore over the House and Senate introductions. Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, January 22, 2018 9:11 am

magnolia flag

This should be Mississippi’s state flag. And with enough support, it could be.

Flanked by red bars, the white center of the Stennis flag features 19 small blue stars around a larger 20th, representing Mississippi’s status as the ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, January 15, 2018 7:00 am

Delta

This Mississippi Road Trip Will Change the Way You See the Magnolia State

Ten days to travel around Mississippi and see as much as possible? Challenge accepted. Read more

by Joe Rogers, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 10:08 am

christmas

Christmas without the trappings leaves a holiday anchored in love

For me, Christmas celebrates the birth of the person who taught about and manifested what I believe to be God, which is quite simply this: ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, December 18, 2017 8:37 am

Top

Grandmother, Mama, cornbread, and sugar

When I was growing up, it was no secret that I preferred Grandmother Rogers’s cornbread to Mama’s. This was perhaps the least of the issues ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, December 11, 2017 9:49 am

joe rogers

Where my Mississippi Bicentennial Road Trip didn't take me

“I would float the Okatoma,” one fellow suggested. “The three- or four- hour float. … Put in at Seminary, wear a life jacket, and bring ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, December 4, 2017 9:14 am

alabama

Joe Rogers: Trying to make sense of Alabama

As a native Mississippian, I don’t get Alabama. Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, November 27, 2017 7:39 am

featured

Joe Rogers: There's no honor in elephant 'trophy' hunting

“There is no sport in killing elephants. It is strictly an ego thing for rich Americans who want to prove that they have killed an ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, November 20, 2017 8:25 am

< Older Newer >

SportsPlus