The View From the Balcony: Gun Control
March 8th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
There’s a new idol in town. No, not Billy Idol. To tell the truth, this idol isn’t all that new.
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The View From the Balcony: Knockin Their Socks OFF
February 15th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
We lived up to our reputation as “The Hospitality State” last weekend. Filmmakers from across the globe were in Oxford
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February 15th, 2018 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View from The Balcony: Leon Spins a Knight in Gel
February 1st, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
I got to City Grocery early a few weaks ago. I needed to spend some time mediating on The
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February 1st, 2018 | by Brittain Thompson
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View From the Balcony: And the Word of the Year Is. . .
January 18th, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
WARNING! This article contains multiple uses of the word s**thole. Read at your own risk. With the aid of a
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January 18th, 2018 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View from the Balcony: How I Spent My Christmas Vacation
January 3rd, 2018 | by Randy Weeks
My son, Jonas, moved to Snowmass, Colorado, a few months ago. I spent Christmas with him. It was a no-brainer.
The View From the Balcony: The Oxford Film Festival Christmas Nightmare
December 14th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
Last Saturday night was another cold one. The good thing about it was that I had no trouble claiming my
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December 14th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View From the Balcony: Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
December 4th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
Recently my good friend, Z.Z. Bullfrog, a pithy man, rode with me to Dyess, Arkansas, for the Johnny Cash Festival.
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November 30th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View From The Balcony: A Twitty Pwesident
November 16th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
At 6:45 pm on Thursday, November 2, 2017, Donald Twump’s Twitter account was suspended for approximately 11 minutes. At
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November 9th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View From the Balcony: Taking a Knee
November 5th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
When I was growing up, to “take a knee” described what a quarterback did near the end of a game
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October 26th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View From the Balcony: A Poem
October 17th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
Be joyful, but never at another’s expense. Such glee turns to dirt in your mouth as your laughter dies. Instead,
View From the Balcony: Square Parking
October 11th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
Watching traffic and parking on The Square can be most entertaining. Fairly frequently folks go the wrong way on
View From The Balcony: Now That the Storms Have Passed
September 21st, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
Early on August 18, 1969, the category 5 Hurricane Camille made landfall in Waveland, Mississippi. Camille was the second
View From the Balcony: Of Statues and Flags
September 7th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
“Homo sapiens are the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are
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August 31st, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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August 17th, 2017 | by TLV News
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The View From The Balcony: We’re All Toast in the Heat of the Night
August 16th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
The dog days of summer are slapping us down like Muhammed Ali slapped George Foreman down in 1974. Cue up
A View From The Balcony: An Open Letter to Hugh Freeze
August 8th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
I hope that by the time this goes to press you’re beginning to be able to think more clearly.
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July 27th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View from The Balcony Poems
July 17th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
The View from The Balcony Poems by Randy Weeks, Self-Proclaimed Poet Lariat of The Balcony Risky Business The crowd is changing and
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July 13th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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The View from the Balcony: London Bridge
June 19th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
It was the third of June—another sleepy, dusty day in the Delta, but a hot and sunny one in Oxford.
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June 15th, 2017 | by Brittain Thompson
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A View From the Balcony: A Gathering of Old Ghosts
June 6th, 2017 | by Randy Weeks
It was Friday night and I was plum worn out from the work week and looking forward to the Memorial
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