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Echoes of the Ardennes: Troy Middleton’s crucial role in WWII and legacy at Mississippi State University
The Ardennes today. Photo by Willy Verhust By Sera Zell Walton The Ardennes Forest, located in southeast Belgium, stands resolutely, a force of nature. Life in the forest rises from the soil, fed by the decay of past flora and fauna. Trees shelter plants, animals,…
Scott "Scooter" Thomas: How a childhood dream of opening a record store was fulfilled in retirement
This story was published in Queue Magazine. Natalie Staggers, the author, is a publisher of Queue. Scooter talking to a customer while fiddling with his trusty Fant Memorial Library pen. By Natalie Staggers It’s a typical Wednesday morning, and…
Comparing a Kroger sale paper from 2015 to one from 2025
A Kroger sale paper that originally appeared in the Clarion-Ledger in 2015. A BON reporter used the paper to compare prices at a Kroger in Starkville in 2025. By Madi Embry A BON reporter recently examined a 2015 sale paper from a Jackson, Mississippi,…
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A Famille Affair: Marie Rougetet joins her All-American brother, Rémi, at MSU
Rémi Rougetet is an All-American javelin thrower in his third year at MSU. In January, his sister Marie left Dijon to join him. By Daniel Grisham He takes short, trotting steps, lifting his knees high as he moves. Those steps quickly turn into long strides.…
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Bill to allow students time for religious activity fails to pass for the third time
Rep. Gene Newman has introduced a bill that would allow schoolchildren time for religious instruction during the school week. Photo courtesy J.J. Lincolne. By Madison Jones On January 5, Pearl representative Gene Newman proposed a bill that could allow…
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What is the 'Great Unknown' project?
Students in CO4494 Bulldog Online Newsroom ask, 'Can AI do what journalists do?' By Josh Foreman Instructor for CO4494 - Bulldog Online Newsroom, Spring 2024 The ‘Talk of the Town’ in 2024 Journalism educators are talking a lot about AI.…
The Great Unknown: Alberta Ebeheakey and the quest to save Ghana's forests
This story was published in the Reflector on April 16, 2024 By Cadence Harvey Clusters of red and yellow umbrellas catch the sunlight along the bustling streets of Ghana’s capital city of Accra. Beneath them, vendors toting wooden baskets are shielded from…
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The Great Unknown: Alina Nigmatullina, the Russian who dreamed of life in the United States
This story was published in the Reflector on April 16, 2024. By Teirrah Tidwell Sunday mornings were carefree for a little girl who stayed in her grandmother’s summer home in Kazan, Russia. For breakfast, she ate pancakes and hot cereals served with coffee…
The Great Unknown: Sierra Bergen, the Canada-to-Mississippi midfielder
This story was published in the Reflector on April 16, 2024. By Colin James Soccer is woven into the DNA of Mississippi State University’s freshman forward Sierra Bergen. Growing up in the cold-weathered conditions of Cultus Lake, British Columbia she was…
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