The Circular Firing Squad The frenetic Iowa Republican Presidential Primary is over, and my sense is that Republicans in general have already lost the first round of the 2012 presidential sweepstakes. The spect...
Contradictions Abound as Feds, State Confront Regime Change STARKVILLE – When it comes to getting a handle on government spending on public health care, it’s the same in Jackson in many ways as it is in Washington. Why? The members of both the Mississ...
My name is Tobie Baker. As the new executive editor at The Gazette, my mission is to serve the public good with relevant, fair and accurate news that matters. A professional journalist for ...
PEAK FOLIAGE ROAD TRIP TO COLD MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA For the past few years, when the first cool winds of October begin to blow, I know it’s time to find the Rand McNally road atlas. Online maps will be used as well, but first I want to ...
Locals Shed the Blues By Donna Orchard A neophyte reporter I walked into the Shedhead Blues Festival Saturday night unprepared, without my lawn chair or a bun in my pocket for the BBQ sold by the pound. Then I was waved away from t...
God Has Rhythm By Dustin Boles We have all seen people who have no rhythm. Your watching some guy on the dance floor. He is a half beat off from the song and everyone else. He has no idea that you are watching him and painful...
Fall IS coming – but summer is still here By Cecelia Baker Summer still has more than a month to go, but days are noticeably shorter and temperatures are finally starting to decline. Vegetable gardeners should be watching their crops closely for insects si...
Seven Steps To Make Cat Visits Easier at the Veterinarian This past Saturday, I had the pleasure to work a shift at the Cat Care Center in Ocean Springs. When I do this, I am always reminded of how different things are when you’re dealing exclusiv...
My tires kicked up a dust as I pulled off Highway 90 at the last minute. Under the white awning, solid red: “Mississippi Grown Tomatoes.” “We can’t provide quantity, but we can provide...
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors is sponsoring a Shade Tree Energy Conservation Workshop on Tues., Aug. 30 from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Fairgrounds in Pascagoula. Representatives from th...
We all face it. We have all over come it at times and given into at other times. It comes in so many forms with subtle nuances and almost seems fine tuned to appeal to each one of us in a partic...
At Good Karma Café, Ocean Spring’s newest restaurant on the corner of Porter and Washington, the sign reads “Total Vegetarian, Vegan Friendly.” The grand opening was August 1, yet the co-owner, Mah...
From August 1-August 6 of this year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the Paralyzed Veterans of America held their 31st National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Ocean Springs resident Claire Brou was there at...
The modern Civil War reenactor is committed to the presentation of living history. He must dress accordingly and when on campaign, eat and sleep accordingly. Large tented camps of the Civil War ...