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Today's Opinions

  • Sportsplex financing

     The New Albany Board of Aldermen has taken bids for site preparation for the expansion of the Sportsplex to the north side of U.S. Highway 78.

    The bids range from $403,417 to $666,814, and Mendrop-Wages, the engineering firm handling the project, is analyzing the bids and expects to have a recommendation for the board, perhaps as soon as its next meeting Monday.

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  • New signals at Exit 61

     The installation of traffic signals for the ramps at Exit 61 on U.S. Highway 78 (future Interstate 22) should go a long way toward improving traffic flow and safety in the area.

    Motorists will no longer have to take the “hold your heart and go” approach in trying to exit the ramps onto State Highway 30.

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  • Our dogs and table manners

     Our dogs have forgotten their table manners.

    When we sit down to eat, Molly, my wife’s 2-year-old beagle, only a few months out of the animal rescue group, jumps up and puts her front paws on someone’s lap and her head within licking distance of the nearest plate.

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  • New road, finally

     The Mississippi Department of Transportation’s decision to move ahead with reconstruction of state Highway 15 in New Albany is welcome news.

    The state intends to contract in March for making Highway 15 a modern five-lane highway from U.S. 78 (Interstate 22) north to North Haven and a four-lane divided highway north to the county line.

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  • Too tired for the big game

     We’re not playing in the Super Bowl this year. We lost, and lost and lost.

    My wife laughs when I refer to sports teams I follow as “we.” When I say we just ran a punt back for a touchdown, Jenny points out:

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  • Politicians and spin

     The effort by Gov. Haley Barbour and state legislators to put their special spin on the state budget shortfall and what to do about it has skirted the real issue.

    In our opinion, the real issue is the state does not have the money to pay for all its basic services—public education, mental health treatment, highways and corrections to name a few.

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  • New code for building

     The New Albany Board of Aldermen has adopted the standardized 2006 Building Codes documents, a move that will have minimal cost for contractors, but will improve safety.

    A number of changes are going into effect Feb. 1 with the new code, although for all practical purposes any plans submitted now will need to meet the new requirements, according to Mike Armstrong, city building inspector.

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  • Discarding the memories

     A couple of weeks ago I spent several hours reminiscing about the past and discarding some of the memories.

    Translation: I finally got around to cleaning out my closet.

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