WASHINGTON, DC – More than 4,000 members of theDaughters of the American Revolution convened this weekin the nation’s capital for the 134th Continental Congress,the latest gathering of the longstanding service organization’sannual meeting. The week-long convention consisted ofbusiness sessions, committee meetings, and social functions,and was topped off with formal evening ceremonies at whichnational DAR award recipients were honored. In attendancewere Vice …

The mockingbird is Mississippi’s official statebird; I looked it up. After spending several days inour neighboring state a few years ago, I’m of theopinion that whoever chose the mocker picked thewrong bird. The right choice, in my opinion, wasright there all along, soaring, dipping anddiving over the Mississippi terrain, the ictiniamississippiensis.If the Latin name fails to yank yourchain, try Mississippi …