Opinion
Joe Rogers: The fat dilemma
A friend recently reported that he’d slimmed down from his high water mark of 276 pounds to 212.…
Opinion
Short takes on long subjects
A column for the Twitter mentality. No thoughts over 140 characters. And none of them presidential: If you…
Opinion
Confederate monuments paint a false view of history that should be erased
Concern about erasing history by eliminating Confederate monuments is ironic considering most of them tell a false version…
Opinion
Mississippi road trip potholes
My Mississippi road trip is in the books now, and I hope you’ll read about my mostly happy…
News
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…
Culture
Why feminism has to stop being such a dirty word
Many times I’ve been called a feminist for speaking out about women’s issues such as abuse, equal pay…
News
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.…
Opinion
I’m a hypocrite for not letting my son play football, and that’s fine
As a mother, I’m faced with the responsibility of constructing a fundamental worldview for my kid based on…
Opinion
Joe Rogers: Optimists vs. pessimists
Psychological theories abound on why conservatives and liberals think differently. One, for example, holds that conservatives are more…
News
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…