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Playing the lottery long shot

I know all the arguments against playing the lottery, starting with the most obvious: The odds of hitting a big winner are ridiculously small. Infinitesimal, ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, September 4, 2017 7:48 am

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Joe Rogers: The fat dilemma

A friend recently reported that he’d slimmed down from his high water mark of 276 pounds to 212. I felt inclined to congratulate him, but ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, August 28, 2017 8:59 am

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Short takes on long subjects

A column for the Twitter mentality. No thoughts over 140 characters. And none of them presidential: If you could hook the US to an anger ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, August 21, 2017 10:40 am

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Mississippi road trip potholes

My Mississippi road trip is in the books now, and I hope you’ll read about my mostly happy adventures here and in Oxford Magazine in ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, August 14, 2017 11:01 am

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Joe Rogers: Mississippi road trip potholes

My Mississippi road trip is in the books now, and I hope you’ll read about my mostly happy adventures here and in Oxford Magazine in ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, August 14, 2017 8:00 am

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Joe Rogers: The brick wall in my family tree

That handsome, bearded fellow you see there (note the uncanny resemblance?) is the reason I am a Mississippian. That’s Great-great-grandpa Joe W. Rogers, who at ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, July 31, 2017 5:00 am

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Joe Rogers: Optimists vs. pessimists

Psychological theories abound on why conservatives and liberals think differently. One, for example, holds that conservatives are more intuitive, and liberals more analytical. Another contends ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, July 24, 2017 6:08 am

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Joe Rogers: When dragons ate the sun

I’m being tempted by a moon shadow. Moon shadow, moon shadow. You’re welcome, fellow Cat Stevens fans. I’m talking of course about the solar eclipse ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, July 17, 2017 5:40 am

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Joe Rogers: Mama’s “hubba hubba”

If only I could ask Mama one more question… In the days and weeks after her funeral I spent hours sorting through the considerable amount ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, July 10, 2017 6:08 am

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Joe Rogers: An American pilgrimage

In an early celebration of our nation’s birthday, I visited Washington, D.C., last week. O.K., that’s a fib. I actually visited to celebrate my own ... Read more

by Joe Rogers, Monday, July 3, 2017 5:32 am

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