by mcl | Aug 1, 2016 | Columns, Lifestyle, Rave Reviews
Reviewed by MARILYN TINNIN Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore If you are among the few who have yet to read the first book, Same Kind of Different as Me, get yourself to the...
by mcl | Jul 2, 2016 | Columns, Community Outreach, Lifestyle
By WENDY HATCHER A recent warm summer afternoon unveiled what was surely a bewildering sight to neighbors in Jackson, Mississippi, as a tiny white-haired lady held a pair of scissors taller than herself in a triumphant ribbon-cutting ceremony for an inmate...
by mcl | Jul 1, 2016 | Columns, Lagniappe, Lifestyle
By MARILYN TINNIN Revenue raised for the Choose Life MS specialty license plate has reached the $3 million dollar mark. Available in Mississippi since 2002, the only state to exceed that amount is Florida. Although Florida introduced the first specialty plate in 2000,...
by mcl | Jul 1, 2016 | Columns, Lifestyle, Welcome Home
By Bryce Mott Aside from being appealing to the eye, there are much more important reasons for cleaning tile and grout. Much like your carpet requires routine cleaning to remove dust, dirt, grease, pet dander, odors, and allergens, a professional should also...
by mcl | Jul 1, 2016 | Columns, Lifestyle, Rave Reviews 2
Reviewed by CHATHAM KENNEDY Walk into Broadmoor Baptist Church on any Sunday morning and you’ll hear the sounds of Alive, the music ministry’s first album release. The contemporary style sends the congregation roaring with excitement. With a story behind each...
by mcl | Jul 1, 2016 | Columns, Lifestyle, Rave Reviews
Reviewed by SUSAN E. RICHARDSON Introduce your children to their American heritage this Fourth of July with God Bless America, a board book published by Zonderkidz. Henry Bear leaves his cave on Bear Island to see some of the United States’ best-known landmarks. He...