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By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 829 Reads
On Wed, 07/01/2020 - 06:03 PM

Mississippi’s public image took a giant leap forward last weekend when 3-out-of-4 state lawmakers voted to permanently lower the controversial, Confederate-themed state flag.
Like many of you, we never thought we would live to see it happen.

Goodbye, farewell, and amen

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 1,623 Reads
On Wed, 07/01/2020 - 06:01 PM

It was the third week of November 2009 when Martin the Dog and I rolled into Hattiesburg to begin my new job here as editor and publisher.
I was a decade younger, 15 pounds lighter, and optimistic about the challenges ahead.
That was 547 weeks, 26,256 pages of newsprint, and what seems like a lifetime ago.

Transparency needed on all levels

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 737 Reads
On Thu, 05/28/2020 - 02:19 AM

Needless to say, we were pleased earlier this week when Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Tiffany Grove ruled in favor of this newspaper in its public records lawsuit against the Mississippi State Department of Health.

Graduation day: Life happens in the blink of an eye

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 1,108 Reads
On Thu, 05/21/2020 - 12:44 AM

Much has been written about the mysteries of aging and time, especially this time of year when high school graduation ceremonies are so prevalent.

When I graduated from high school 28 years ago, inclement weather forced the ceremony indoors at the high school auditorium.

City layoffs send wrong message to businesses

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 2,527 Reads
On Wed, 04/29/2020 - 08:28 PM

Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker has done an excellent job of leading our community during the last several chaotic weeks since the unwelcomed COVID-19 virus came to town and changed everything.

Who needs the Easter Bunny?

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 807 Reads
On Wed, 04/08/2020 - 07:41 PM

When I was a small boy, my mother’s ex-stepmother moved from Los Angeles to the town in northeast Oklahoma where my family lived.

For clarification purposes, I’m talking about my maternal grandfather’s second ex-wife.

Blaze knew best: Sometimes life’s best advice can be found in the unlikely of places

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 2,271 Reads
On Wed, 04/01/2020 - 08:51 PM

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped our nation, I have been searching for the right words that might provide comfort to those in need of the same.

Easier said than done.

Our not-so ‘Super Tuesday’ doesn’t excite state voters

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 961 Reads
On Wed, 03/04/2020 - 06:00 PM

A dozen or so years ago, I was working in southwest Iowa, where I

served as the editor and publisher of The Valley News Today, a small daily newspaper tucked away in the corn fields just a stone’s throw from the shared borders with Nebraska and Missouri.

BOPB 2020 FOOD

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 1,767 Reads
On Sat, 02/29/2020 - 02:04 AM

This year's finalists in the FOOD & DRINK categories of FestivalSouth's 2020 Best of the Pine Belt competition, presented annually by Signature Magazine are:

Most-Affordable Meal

GrateFull Soul • Coney Island Cafe • Compadre’s • Pier 98 • Ward’s

BOPB 2020 NEIGHBORS

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 1,635 Reads
On Sat, 02/29/2020 - 02:03 AM

This year's finalists in the NEIGHBORS categories of FestivalSouth's 2020 Best of the Pine Belt competition, presented annually by Signature Magazine are:

Best Sharp-Dressed Man

Joshua Roberson • Terrance Bridges • Cory Ferraez • Daniel Purvis • Troy McIntyre • Michael Chance Barber

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