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By Joe Paul, READ MORE > 1,228 Reads
On Wed, 06/10/2020 - 05:20 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.

Letter: Look out for children

By Letter to the Editor, READ MORE > 1,305 Reads
On Wed, 05/06/2020 - 09:27 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.

City layoffs send wrong message to businesses

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 2,495 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.

Letter: Latest Trump criticism from ‘so-called journalist’ is un-American

By Letter to the Editor, READ MORE > 1,644 Reads
On Wed, 04/08/2020 - 10:43 PM

Dear Editor:

Here we go again. Same old thing from people who are blessed to live in this country, share the same freedoms, and they cannot cease to degrade the best president we have had since Ronald Reagan.

An open letter to Petal Schools

By Letter to the Editor, READ MORE > 1,748 Reads
On Thu, 11/14/2019 - 11:45 AM

Dear Editor:

As students of Petal High School, we would like to advocate for the banning of the presence of peanuts and peanut containing products on Petal School District campuses because of the dangers they present to select students and faculty.

Letter to the Editor: The perils of using labels...

By Letter to the Editor, READ MORE > 1,233 Reads
On Thu, 11/14/2019 - 11:39 AM

Dear Editor:

A recent encounter with a person bearing a negative label connected to his past, yet carried for the rest of his life, has sparked some reflection.

As a former probation officer of some 50 years ago, I had my first experiences around the burdens of having a criminal history.

Letter to the Editor: A Southern Miss tradition killed?

By Letter to the Editor, READ MORE > 1,663 Reads
On Wed, 10/16/2019 - 06:29 PM

Dear Editor:

This is the second year in a row with no Homecoming displays on the Southern Miss campus.

Really?

A 40-year tradition was killed last year without a thought – not even a consultation with the Southern Miss Alumni Association, which is supposed to be the official “keeper” of traditions.

New Tool album falls outside the loop

By David McRaney, READ MORE > 2,410 Reads
On Thu, 09/12/2019 - 10:58 AM

So much has changed, and the rate of change has accelerated so much, that the 13-year stretch of time since Tool’s last release can’t be ignored when playing Fear Inoculum.

Sometimes a little luck goes a long way

By David Gustafson, READ MORE > 1,671 Reads
On Thu, 08/15/2019 - 12:35 PM

Dear Lt. Governor Reeves.

I would like for you to meet my four sons. Their great grandparents on their mother’s side were undocumented, illegal immigrants from Mexico.

A penny for our future

By Mayor Toby Barker, READ MORE > 2,890 Reads
On Wed, 04/10/2019 - 05:00 PM

For the past year, our administration has engaged citizens, neighborhoods and other stakeholders about the parks and recreation needs in our community.

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