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Our federal government is broken

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

Some want our government to provide us with housing, food, automobiles, money and health care, privileges they have not earned, but feel they have a fundamental right to because they are Americans or live here illegally. Read story

Racial harmony alive, well at Habitat

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Each time one reads about racial unrest in Natchez, you might wonder how much real progress has made in the last 50 years. Racial differences are most apparent in our political system as evidenced by votes by our elected officials and by the populous within each section of the city and county. There continues to a perception (real or otherwise) of discrimination in personnel practices, lending and housing. Read story

Tourism move to attract hunters, wives great

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Thursday morning I opened our local newspaper here in Tupelo and a very catchy one-page insert fell out. Read story

Balance stagnation with initiative

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

When the town of Columbia was faced at the beginning of the depression years with a problem similar to the current economic problem Natchez faces, Mayor Hugh White (one of Mississippi’s better mayors) led the people of Columbia to bind together to build a new brick factory for Reliance Manufacturing which brought jobs to Columbia to replace the depleted timber industry. Read story

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