Opinion

It's Delta Fair time again. I’ve always enjoyed a good fair. I would even schedule vacation time to return to Kennett each Fall to attend the Delta Fair. It’s a great place to meet friends and relatives that you haven’t seen in awhile. As a younger man I enjoyed the carnival rides...

The Tuesday excitement is churning in Kennett and in surrounding towns. Folks are putting final touches on floats and posters for cars. Large bags of candy are ready; and throwing arms are warming up, and golf carts are charged and ready to go! Queens have practiced their wave, and bands are marching the streets to practice curves and corners. Yes, the Delta Fair Parade is Tuesday beginning at 5:30 pm!...

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)...

Now that I’m 60, I realize that I don’t bounce quite as good as I did in my thirties, so avoiding situations that could possibly cause a fall is high on my list these days. Even those beautiful stiletto heels have been put to rest, well most of them anyway. With Saturday, Sept. 22, slated as Fall Prevention Awareness Day, it is important to remind everyone how easy it is for a senior to slip and fall...

It’s been another busy week around Kennett. This past weekend my family and I attended the Fall into Arts Festival. I ran into many friends and left with some great jams and some local art pieces. Despite the threat of rain and an actual downpour or two, the community came out and really supported the festival...

Some congregations will have what is often called “the children’s message”, a lesson for the kiddos just before the pastor’s sermon. A recent one included an old Cherokee legend about when a young boy was to become a man. The tribal elders would take him out into the forest and blindfold him and place him on a log. ...

Julie Orf Dunklin County Library About this time every year, Daddy would be harvesting cotton in Mississippi. Daddy and his crew would take the two-row cotton pickers to the railroad tracks at Paragould working days to prepare them to be transported to Clarksdale. ...

I was talking to a Christian and friend of mine on the phone recently about the laxity demonstrated by some who call themselves Christians. She correctly stated, “They just are not dedicated to going to heaven.” The importance of dedication regarding going to heaven is discussed by Peter. ...

(Why a Christian teachers remain in the system) School is back now in earnest and teachers every week day are giving it their level best. You might be a teacher reading this rag of mine right now and may be thinking, “I’m a Christian in a public school system – why do I stay?” The next few columns will contain are a few reasons I think you do; or maybe why you should - but first let’s start with the introduction...

As an artist and photographer, I look at life as lines, shapes, and colors through many perspectives. So, when my mother and I were at a local retailer’s, there was a moment if a photographer had been behind us, they would have seen what I saw. My mother is very frail, and I had my arm under hers to give her support while we slowly walked toward the doors. ...

Even though the heat is still on and it’s a few weeks before it’s official, for me the fall season has arrived. Football kicks off this weekend and the area festivals are in full swing and the Delta Fair is just around the corner. We’ve had the Peach Fair in Campbell and this weekend the Fall into Arts Festival will be held on the Kennett Square today and Sunday...

Whenever someone questions us or our motives or intentions, we tend to be defensive, assuming that our hearts are in the right place. But Christians should be the first to understand why others do question the objectives of our behaviors. We know that we are sinful by nature...

In Psalm 149:1-5 God has just delivered Israel another victory. I bet God has given you a few victories in life, but the question is did you celebrate it? David’s thoughts here give us some party tips like this one They dressed appropriately. I used to be an administrator at a Christian College and it involved a lot of travel around the country all the time. ...

In Psalm 149:1-5 God has just delivered Israel another victory. I bet God has given you a few victories in life, but the question is did you celebrate it? David’s thoughts here give us some party tips like this one They dressed appropriately. I used to be an administrator at a Christian College and it involved a lot of travel around the country all the time. ...

If anyone has ever suffered the effects of a urinary tract infection (UTI), they know how uncomfortable and painful it can be, but not all affects from a UTI are the same for everyone. For the senior, those affects can be a lot different and more threatening...

It’s been one year since I began writing this editorial/column. I remember in the beginning I struggled to bring incisive commentary on current events to the paper on a weekly basis through this column. It was stressful to say the least. After awhile I decided to just be myself and not try to copy others...

You’ve likely had someone walk up to you and tell you, “I’ve got good news and bad news.” We believers in Christ rejoice in our default reply—“Oh, yes, and His goodness defeats the bad. We Christians are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, as He is revealed in Scripture alone.” But the unbeliever has boxed himself into a corner. ...

Julie Orf Dunklin County Library A glorious three-day weekend has arrived! After anticipating these three days for weeks now, the time for relaxing and catching up on some postponed items is here! The first item on my list is sleeping late. As a consistent early riser, sleeping late is getting up about 7 am. ...

In so many worthy endeavors, why is it that so many people will not lift a finger to help? Many will succumb to evil and its ill effects rather than to help those who seek to stop wickedness. This oftentimes happens in a society because so many people lack courage. I want to study about Gideon, a man of courage, with the hope that it inspires you to be more courageous...

In Psalm 149:1-5, after God gave them the victory, it says they laughed joyfully. Have you ever heard thousands of people laugh in the same place? For me, I find it intoxicating! That gives the kind of sound Israel made here. I bet you they even laughed at the preacher’s stories he told. I bet their praise team sang appropriate songs. I bet they danced the snoopy happy dance for the Charlie Brown fans out there...

When my dad passed in July, I wrote a piece on how to be prepared and relieve some of the burden on family members. Since then, a friend who lost a brother-in-law came to me and said, “You really need to stress the importance of making sure bank accounts and insurance policies have beneficiaries and co-signers.” Without co-signers, wills, and beneficiaries, estates are placed in probate courts that can cost big dollars and cause even bigger headaches, depending on the circumstances...

A good meal, a health check-up, and a clean environment. These are just a few of the things we can thank our school support staff for. As we honor teachers we must also celebrate and salute the school support staff. Just as I remember my teachers, I also fondly recall many of the support staff...

Every father, mother, grandparent, etc … was recently horrified to hear about the man in Colorado who murdered his pregnant wife and two beautiful little girls! Why did he do it? Before the real reason was known, I tried to think of all the possible reasons. ...

Animals do it, birds do it, and babies do it naturally. Have you ever watched a dog or a cat when it wakes first thing in the morning or after a nap? What does it do? It stretches head to tail. A baby stretches when it wakes, but do you stretch first thing in the morning or after taking a long nap? Stretching is good for the body, especially for older adults...

There’s nothing new about bullies. Most can remember a schoolyard bully or two. I can remember a couple of mine that had me avoiding them like the plague. What used to be, for the most part a harmless annoyance that could be taken care of rather easily has escalated into a very serious problem, and with the advent of social media and cyber-bullying has even turned deadly...