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Today's Opinions

  • Not such big spenders

     Somebody out there must think we’re big spenders on Christmas at our house. Why else would our mailbox be stuffed with catalogs with every conceivable kind of merchandise?

    I feel sorry for the postal carrier who has to deliver this stuff. Last week we got more than 20 catalogs; the mailbox was jammed so tight we could barely get the mail out.

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  • Register for election

     New Albany residents who are interested in voting on the issue of beer and light wine in the city face a tight deadline to make certain their voter registration is in order.

    Friday, Dec. 11, is the deadline to register to vote at the Union County Courthouse for city residents who want to cast a ballot in the Jan. 12 special election. Residents who live outside the city limits may not vote in this election.

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  • Vision and hard work

     Vision and hard work are a combination that usually gets results. And those were the principal factors in the story behind the conversion of a dilapidated downtown theater into the Magnolia Civic Center and Cine Theatre.

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  • Thoughts on Thanksgiving

     We don’t have a traditional Thanksgiving anymore. Almost everything about it has changed in recent years.

    We had the turkey (marinated in a cat-litter bucket), and all the usual overindulgence. But it isn’t the same.

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  • ‘Sharing’ concern

     Only 16 days from now volunteers are slated to deliver food and toys to needy families in the 35th annual Sharing at Christmas program.

    What concerns us at this point is the level of giving. As of today the Gazette has received only $4,530 toward the fundraising goal of $20,000. We are hopeful that many of our readers have just not gotten around to making a donation yet.

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  • Proud of Ole Miss

     It wasn’t much of a protest, but it kept the sports talk show hosts busy leading up to the Ole Miss football game in Oxford last Saturday. And that’s the unfortunate part of an otherwise proud day for the university and its efforts to dispel lingering perceptions about racism.

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  • Getting good night’s sleep

     Sometimes I feel a little embarrassed about my book choice as I slide it across the circulation desk at the public library.

    I wonder if those nice folks at the desk notice that I only check out simple, thin mysteries? Or that I get one book and its takes 10 days or so for me to finish it and exchange it for another?

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  • Dalton’s resignation

     The resignation of Bethany Dalton as tourism/community development specialist at the Union County Development Association is a loss to the community.

    Ms. Dalton was a positive influence on the activities and events she handled, a talented grant writer and a hard worker. The RiverFest festival expanded and blossomed under her tutelage.

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