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Today's Opinions

  • Convenient payments

     Union County has taken a positive step to make it easier on citizens to pay their traffic tickets to the Union County Justice Court.

    The county has signed a contract with nCourt, a private online technology company, to allow tickets to be paid online with a credit or debit card. The City of New Albany already uses the same system for payments in City Court.

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  • Work ethic and squirrels

     It’s a busy time in our yard. There’s lots of scurrying around, getting everything ready for winter.

    No, it’s not me I’m talking about. It’s not even our son, Joe, who helps out mowing the yard when it needs it. Or when it is dry enough, which hasn’t been often lately. 

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  • Welcome back Lions

     Service clubs have been part of community life for as long as anyone can remember, but in recent years active participation in service clubs has declined in many communities around the country.

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  • Flood map major blow

     What could be one of the most significant events in recent New Albany and Union County history occurred this week when proposed new flood plain maps were delivered to the county.

    Large amounts of low-lying land in the county, including land bordering the Tallahatchie River, have been added to Zone A Wetlands, a designation that requires the purchase of flood insurance.

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  • Watch TV or sort stuff?

     Let’s see, shall I watch baseball or football? It’s that wonderful time of year when there are more sporting events than I can keep up with.

    It’s a good thing, too, because otherwise my mind might wander to one of my least favorite things—moving.

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  • Asthmatic students

     The number of people with asthmatic symptoms continues to rise in this country and one in 10 students in Mississippi schools is likely to have asthma.

    That’s the sobering report from Jennifer Cofer, executive director of the American Lung Association of Mississippi.

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  • Saved by the sun

     What could have been a bust turned into a successful event as the rain departed just in time for a great day Saturday at RiverFest.

    In case you decided not to come because of the weather, you missed a fine afternoon in the sun followed by a nice night.

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  • It’s the smell that entices

     The aroma got to me. I got up from my office chair and wandered around the building to find out what was causing the smell.

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