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By Sid Salter, READ MORE > 374 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:21 PM

Like everything else in 2020, the election cycle seems to have been going on for WAY too long. In less than two weeks, the never-ending campaign will have ended.

Happy and sad with Christmas lights

By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 1,134 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:18 PM

Monday morning I sat in the Marion County Board of Supervisors’ board room for the normal third Monday of the month meeting. However, there was nothing normal about the meeting.

Recalling Whitey and Mickey

By Charles Dunagin, READ MORE > 1,983 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 09:51 AM

I don’t follow major league baseball like I once did, back in the days when Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin were playing for the New York Yankees.

Clock’s run out on activities association

By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 889 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 09:49 AM

It’s time to either disband or completely overhaul the Mississippi High School Activities Association. For far too long the governing body over high schools in Mississippi has been the cause of heartbreak for teenagers.

Weddings and Funerals

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 499 Reads
On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 09:47 AM

I go to funerals because of Martha Crisler, mother of my friend Bob Crisler.
She wanted to see me before she died in 2015. She was seated upright in her bed at Hospice Ministry, her hair done nicely, talking conversationally. “I just want to say thank you for being such a good friend to Bob all these years,” she told me.

Boards, respect and lights

By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 309 Reads
On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 09:35 AM

Once again it’s the time of year where there seems to be a controversy surrounding the Christmas celebration downtown.
I think I have made my opinion very well known so I will not bore anyone with that. However, there are several things that come to my mind with all of this so hold on to your hat.

Marijuana and sales taxes

By Jack Ryan, READ MORE > 686 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 12:16 PM

The steady opposition to legalizing medical marijuana is certain to continue up to the Nov. 3 election, when voters will weigh in on two proposed constitutional amendments.

Please wear masks on Election Day

By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 484 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 12:14 PM

The Nov. 3 general election is right around the corner, less than a month away, and the coronavirus pandemic will be at the forefront of many people’s minds when it comes to their selection of the president.

Pandemics then and now

By Tim Kalich, READ MORE > 541 Reads
On Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:11 PM

For nearly seven months, the world has been consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Things heard on the sidelines

By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 538 Reads
On Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:07 PM

One of my favorite aspects of this job is standing on the sideline each Friday night as our four football teams take on the latest opponents. Not only is the view great, but the things you hear on the field are too. Some of the chatter is never heard in the stands.

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