Editorials | Magee Courier-Simpson County News

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On Wed, 09/23/2020 - 09:22 AM

When Burl Cain was hired as Mississippi’s corrections commissioner earlier this year, the former Louisiana prison warden pledged to turn around the state penitentiary at Parchman.

Trip to Memphis turns out to be real fun

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On Wed, 09/23/2020 - 09:16 AM

This past Friday Nancy and I had decided to take the day off and do a little trip because our other planned vacations had been interrupted for one reason or another. Initial plans were to go to Gulfshores for the weekend.

A different view of the Medicaid program

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On Tue, 09/15/2020 - 04:51 PM

In a column distributed to Mississippi newspapers, former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove said the state should end its resistance to accepting the Affordable Care Act’s enticements to expand Medicaid.

We must apply common sense to pandemic

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On Tue, 09/15/2020 - 04:47 PM

With the issues created by the current pandemic facing us all around the country, we think that Magee High School’s football season should be canceled. We would go a step further to say the county should cease all extra curricular activities at least for the immediate future.

A good ruling on absentee voting

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On Tue, 09/08/2020 - 02:31 PM

It’s regrettable that a state judge had to implement a precaution that the Mississippi Legislature should have ordered to keep Election Day from becoming a potentially lethal occasion.

Think before you comment -- it may come back

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 293 Reads
On Tue, 09/08/2020 - 02:30 PM

Last week I was a little outdone with my Bull Dogs and decided to make comment on Supertalk web-site.
What I said was “Why not do something positive as a form of protest? I will continue to support Miss. State but I really have a problem with this.”

Freedom of speech comes with a cost

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On Tue, 09/01/2020 - 04:48 PM

Part of the problem with today’s society is people think that they have the right to say anything they want to without any repercussions. Being in the newspaper business we can assure you nothing could be further from the truth, and we therefore make a concerted effort to pick and choose our words correctly.

Storms, hunting, work and enjoying one’s self

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On Tue, 09/01/2020 - 04:47 PM

The circumstances around the opening day of Dove Season are vaguely familiar and that is a bit scary.
It was the Monday morning before the opening day of Dove Season when the lights went out for the rest of the week 15 years ago as Katrina blew through Simpson County in 2005.

2020 Storm # 2

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On Tue, 08/25/2020 - 02:37 PM

The weirdest year in decades is adding to its reputation this week when two dangerous storms strike the Gulf Coast within 72 hours of each other. Record keepers say that hasn’t happened since 1959.

Multiple choice?

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On Tue, 08/25/2020 - 02:36 PM

Even as Mississippi moves toward adopting a new state flag, a group unhappy with the retirement of the racially divisive old one hasn’t given up getting it resurrected.

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