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Letter to the Editor: Diabetes Month a reminder to take COVID more seriously

By Ben Seale, READ MORE > 790 Reads
On Fri, 11/20/2020 - 09:10 AM

November is National Diabetes Month, and while the holidays may be all about getting closer to family, Mississippians with diabetes must be extra mindful of social distancing this year.

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Letter to the Editor: Vote affirmed belief that Trump is ‘unfit for office’

By Maryann McClain, READ MORE > 889 Reads
On Fri, 11/20/2020 - 09:08 AM

In his letter to the editor, Professor Lawrence Mead says that someone who voted for Joe Biden owes half the country and the world an explanation for doing so. I am happy to oblige.

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Letter to the Editor: Biden is a ‘fool’

By Donald Bradford, READ MORE > 853 Reads
On Fri, 11/20/2020 - 09:03 AM

I write to express my agreement with the letter written by Mr. Lawrence Mead, PhD.

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Letter to the Editor: Reader wants to know why millions voted for Biden

By Lawrence R. Mead, Ph.D., READ MORE > 559 Reads
On Wed, 11/11/2020 - 02:22 PM

Dear editor,
We need someone who voted for Joe Biden to explain to us why. Why did you vote for Cuban-style socialism for this country? Why did you vote to gut the US military (he did it with Obama)? Why did you vote to raise everyone's taxes (he did it with Obama)?

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Marijuana initiative deserves ‘yes’ vote on Tuesday

By Carroll Edward Brown, READ MORE > 1,047 Reads
On Wed, 10/28/2020 - 11:15 AM

There has been a lot of talk recently about a hot-button issue coming up for a vote in this November’s election. Mississippians from all over our state are trying their best to figure out how to vote on medical marijuana.

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Letter to the Editor: Reader upset with ‘crooks and thugs’ in Jackson

By Robert T. Carter, READ MORE > 658 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 04:20 PM

Fellow Americans,
Whose pockets are your elected officials in??
They have thrown out our flag without the vote of “We The People.”
In a referendum twenty odd years ago, we overwhelmingly voted to keep the flag.

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Letter to the Editor: Reader offended by Jones column

By Pat Ryan, READ MORE > 1,562 Reads
On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 04:11 PM

After having read Elijah Jones’ “Opinion Article” in the Thursday October 1 edition of the Pine Belt “News”, my blood began to boil. Elijah seems to play fast and loose with the truth with regard to the President and things he has supposedly done.

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Letter to the Editor: Former resident implores voters to move Confederate statues

By Dr. Bruce Krell, READ MORE > 1,025 Reads
On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 04:07 PM

Forrest County is going to have a public referendum on the location of the Confederate statues at the Forrest County Courthouse. I was born and raised Jewish in Hattiesburg in 1949. In my opinion, those statues need to be moved from the current location.

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Opportunity awaits us all

By Joe Paul, READ MORE > 1,922 Reads
On Wed, 06/10/2020 - 04:20 PM

Publisher’s Note: The following open letter was penned by Dr. Joe Paul of Hattiesburg, the vice president emeritus for Student Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi and two of his colleagues who held similar positions at Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

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Letter: Look out for children

By Letter to the Editor, READ MORE > 1,752 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 08:27 PM

Dear Editor,

During this unprecedented time, each one of us is having to adjust to new schedules, new routines, and a new “normal.”

However, for some children in Mississippi, this can have devastating, life-altering consequences.

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