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Today's Opinions

  • Sharing at Christmas

     The 35th annual Sharing at Christmas fundraising drive is under way and we have changed it a bit this year in the hope of reaching our $20,000 goal.

    You already know the program, sponsored by the Gazette with the help of many community volunteers, provides food and children’s toys to about 250 needy families each year.

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  • Fixing city eyesores

     The city of New Albany’s decision to take legal action if necessary to get a commercial property cleaned up is an important move in the right direction.

    The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to get an injunction if necessary to get improvements made to the property where Grisham Wholesale is located on Carter Avenue.

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  • Queasy time at our house

     It’s been a queasy several weeks around our house. All three of us have had those moments when we thought we were going to be sick.

    No, we haven’t had the flu or anything like that. So far we have been spared that.

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  • Pregnancy prevention

     Being first in something is not all that common for Mississippi. And this one is no cause for celebration.

    Unfortunately, what we’re first in is the nation’s highest teen birth rate. The Mississippi rate is more than 60 percent higher than the national average, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

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  • Still time for charity

     The United Way of Northeast Mississippi has reached 45 percent of its $2.1 million goal across the seven counties in which it operates.

    But the numbers are not where they need to be here in Union County where not as many businesses or industries participate in the campaign as in some other counties.

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  • Driving is not a ‘chore’

     I guess I’m fortunate to be one of the seven, not one of the three. I’m referring to the seven of every 10 drivers who say they like to drive, according to some poll or other I saw published recently.

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  • Time for leadership

     Gov. Haley Barbour again is singing the blues about the state of Mississippi’s finances and has told state departments and agencies to expect further cuts in their operating budgets.

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  • Inaugural season

     The inaugural season of Union County football is over and we congratulate all who participated in this transition from a dream to a team.

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