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The timing is wrong to host a unity march

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On Tue, 07/07/2020 - 02:58 PM

With recent marches gone bad and violence being the outcome, the newspaper feels that the idea of hosting a “Unity March” from Magee High School to the bank downtown is not a good idea. In the same way, we felt that hosting a “Black Lives Matter”event in Mendenhall was not a good idea given the circumstances that were unfolding.

Enjoying a long weekend sure is fun

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 43 Reads
On Tue, 07/07/2020 - 02:56 PM

We really take a lot for granted, but what we have came at a huge cost when you stop and look at it.
Specifically, we are referring to the weekend we just had and the holiday associated with the Fourth of July.
Nancy and I had a good time. She worked on Friday and I went into the office for a while.

Fake news-hooey

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On Tue, 06/30/2020 - 02:34 PM

We suppose it must be chic to get on the band wagon with President Donald Trump and call something “Fake News.”

It was time to change the state flag

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 183 Reads
On Tue, 06/30/2020 - 02:33 PM

There was debate in our household as to who should have the responsibility for deciding whether or not to change the state flag.

This Father’s Day was the cat’s meow

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On Tue, 06/23/2020 - 02:18 PM

Good gracious! I have not had so much fun in a long time as I did last week.

Our community needs to do some listening

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 13,081 Reads
On Tue, 06/16/2020 - 02:27 PM

Some factions within our community feel that they are being mistreated, and I guess if you do some real soul searching there may be some truth to their concerns.
However, this past week has painted our community in a pretty bad light.

School budget is looking bleak

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On Tue, 06/09/2020 - 02:53 PM

The Simpson County School board held a work session on Monday to discuss the upcoming school year budget. How this is going to play out is very much up in the air right now because of the pandemic and how state funds can and can not be used.

Black lives matter--of course they do

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 390 Reads
On Tue, 06/09/2020 - 02:49 PM

There is certainly a lot of civil unrest going on right now, but taking to the streets, in our opinion, is not the way to solve our problems.
The current unrest seems to have been brought on by two deaths of black Americans at the hands of white people.

Census figures are very important now

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On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 02:19 PM

Gov. Tate Reeves’ appointment of long-time Louisiana prison head Burt Cain to lead the Mississippi’s prisons is a gutsy move, one we are optimistic about.

We need to start working on resolving racial issues

By Pat Brown, READ MORE > 296 Reads
On Tue, 06/02/2020 - 02:17 PM

With the passing of the recent holiday, Memorial Day, we are reminded that we really do have a lot to be thankful for. Memorial Day is a chance to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice of their lives by defending our freedom from tyranny.

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