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DR. REX YANCEY: Wearing a helmet can save grief to rider, next of kin
Helmetless motorcycle riders and ATV riders seem to be a sort of warm weather phenomena.
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EDITORIAL: For a good "Staycation," head to Tippah County historical museum
In these tough economic times, the operative word is “stacation” – as in a stay-at home-vacation.
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Laughter: Good medicine and good for you
“Laughter is the best medicine” is no joke, as we shall see.
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EDITORIAL: Volunteer Firefighters give a lot to their communities
For men and women who generally don’t get paid for what they do, volunteer firefighters give a whole lot to their respective communities.
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EDITORIAL: To beat scammers remember: if it sounds too good yo be true, it probably is
Scammers are on the prowl in this area, using phone lines to look for easy pickings.
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EDITORIAL: Area celebrations showcase heritage, area
On Saturday, July 3, Ripley Main Street held its annual Star-Spangled Celebration, complete with an Ole Miss- MSU grads softball game, plenty of food and fun, and a thunderous fireworks display...
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HANK WEISNER: Sentinel receives 15 awards at state press association luncheon in Tunica
The Southern Sentinel won 15awards at the Mississippi Press Association luncheon held Saturday, June 26 in Tunica.
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HANK WIESNER: Should speeders pay for police fuel?
Coming soon to a rear-view mirror near you — the chance to pay for police fuel, and I’m not talking about buying ‘em a bag of donuts, either…
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EDITORIAL: Kids Town opens in Walnut
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The Town of Walnut’s Kids Town, which began 11 months ago as an idea, is finally a reality—a small-town park where youngsters can have fun and be safe.
EDITORIAL: Toyota start-up will reverberate all the way to Tippah
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The Toyota jobs are good ones in terms of stability.
EDITORIAL: Girl Scounts congrtatulated for illuminating "the secret life"
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Three Ripley Girl Scouts deserve congratulations for shining a light on “The Secret Life” of teenage girls during a conference last April at the West Ripley Baptist Church.
HANK WIESNER: Logic of lawns remains a mystery
by Hank Wiesner/Southern Sentinel
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I’ve never understood the logic of lawns.
EDITORIAL: Father's day is a chance to strengthen a weakened role
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It should serve as a chance to strengthen a vital societal role that increasingly has grown weak.
EDITORIAL: Clean campus awards speak well for these schools
by Southern Sentinel
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Northeast Christian Academy and Falkner Elementary School were the winners of the recently-held cleanest Campus Competition.
world news

NATO and US soldiers are seen standing guard in Kabul. Three foreign soldiers were killed in two separate Taliban-style bomb attacks in Afghanistan's volatile south, NATO said Friday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.


Fri Jul 30 18:46:51 -0500 2010

A soldier stands guard on the roof of the house where, according to Mexico's Defense Ministry, a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho, was killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, Friday July 30, 2010. Soldiers killed Coronel on Thursday in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)AP - One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind.


Fri Jul 30 17:10:06 -0500 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Grenoble, French Alps, Friday, July 30, 2010. Nicolas Sarkozy came in Grenoble to install the new prefect after confrontations between youths and policemen, which came after a local resident suspected in the armed robbery of a casino was killed while fleeing police. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national war" on delinquency.


Fri Jul 30 16:24:29 -0500 2010

People wait at the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday July 30, 2010.  The U.S. State Department said Friday it's indefinitely closing the consulate while it evaluates threats surrounding the consulate in the Mexican border city. (AP Photo)AP - The U.S. State Department said Friday it is evaluating threats surrounding the consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez as hundreds with appointments for visa applications and other services stood outside the shuttered office wondering what to do.


Fri Jul 30 15:49:39 -0500 2010