We agree with President Obama that significant changes are needed with healthcare in the USA. We disagree on his plan: too much government and too little fix. Reform insurance (pre-existing illnesses), medical education, and Medicare by consensus and bipartisanship.
on March 5, 2010, 11:52 am
“True Grit”
A couple of weeks ago, an ESPN announcer said “Brett Favre is the John Wayne of Football.” I totally agree. How great this world would be if we all pursued our goals in life (if the goals have integrity) with the passion, persistence, sacrifice and love that this great Mississippian does.
by Paul Ott Carruth
on February 11, 2010, 3:33 pm
Give a school dropout a smart phone and watch the dude figure the thing out in no time at all. They send text messages, watch football games, and God knows what else. Could it be that the anti-school dudes are smarter than we think and don't give a hoot about Algebra? Or are they bored with the so called educational process?
by Barnacle, Special to the Gazette
on February 4, 2010, 3:08 pm
I am waiting for an elected official to admit that state and county government are the fattest cats in the Mississippi budgetary political process. the garbage being promulgated by our Fat Cat Political Lifers is disgraceful. State leadership must reduce the size of government by at least sixty five percent!
I will not vote for, nor support, anyone who will not advocate such a cut. Size, pay, and perks should be the first order of business of the 2010 Legislature.
by Barnacle
on February 2, 2010, 11:54 am
The praise piled upon the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. over the past few days is a fitting tribute to a job well-done for providing equal justice and full citizenship under the Constitution for all Americans.
Reverend Martin Luther King gave his life for a cause which was very important to him and countless Americans. Bringing all Americans into the main stream of our society, offering a chance at a free education and equal work place opportunities resulted in a huge life change for African Americans and others.
by Barnacle Bill; Special to the Gazette
on January 21, 2010, 3:44 pm
The rest of the country may be talking about the Massachusetts Senate race (By the way, way to go Senator Brown!), but down in South Mississippi our minds are focused, perhaps obsessed is a better word, with Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. That game, which starts at 5:40 p. m. in New Orleans, pits the Saints vs. the Minnesota Vikings in a game which leaves many South Mississippi Saints fans with ambivalent feelings.
by Dr. Luke Lampton, Editor-in-Chief
on January 21, 2010, 2:59 pm
Editor’s note: After reading a guest editorial on Sept. 10 by Sheldon Richman, the Gazette’s “Salty Sally” responds. -- Ed.
by Sara Anderson (Salty Sally), Special to The Gazette
on October 6, 2009, 11:13 pm
There is a book entitled, “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain,” by Oliver Sacks. In one of the chapters he writes about how people afflicted with the disease, Alzheimer’s, responded to songs that bring back memories that were lost to them.
I sincerely believe this because I have seen it happen with my own eyes many times and as recently as this past spring at an extended care home for Veterans in Kosciusko, Mississippi.
by Paul Ott Carruth, Special to the Editor
on October 5, 2009, 2:23 pm
Mississsippi governor Haley Barbour issued an executive order last week stripping any state funds away form an advocacy group tied to illicit activities in at least one other state and already cut off from federal funds. The executive order, delivered to the Secretary of State's Office last Monday, seeks to shut off taxpayer dollars to the Asssociation of community Organizations for Reform Now - known by the acronym "ACORN."
on October 1, 2009, 11:53 am
A hearing was held Monday in the Pike County Chancery Court to hear statements on the proposed Magnolia annexation. Hearing the case was Judge Debbie Halford. If approved, the annexation will take in 1239 acres and 344 people. It will extend along Quinlivan Road north to the Fernwood-Airport Road. This annexation should be approved and would be a good thing not only for Magnolia but also for the South Pike area.
on September 17, 2009, 11:34 am
