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Today's Opinions

  • Jinxed? Well, maybe

     As it turns out, I guess I jinxed myself.

     Several weeks ago I wrote about how our son Joe, who is a senior in high school over in Florence, Ala., has had his own car for more than a year. He has had neither an accident nor a traffic ticket—something many parents think is going to happen sometime during that first year.

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  • Charitable giving

     The United Way has kicked off its annual charity campaign and the goal is $2.1 million across the seven counties that are part of the United Way of Northeast Mississippi.

    That big number is not what is important to us here in Union County though. What’s important here is how much money we contribute from this county because that is the source of funds available to be spent on worthy causes here.

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  • Letters to the Editor:

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  • Deplorable puppy mill

     More than 80 dogs and a dozen other animals were rescued from a Union County puppy mill this week by the Union County Sheriff’s Department and the Human Society of the United States.

    The animals, many with health problems and living in unsanitary conditions, were carted off to the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society, where they will be evaluated and eventually put up for adoption.

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  • Letter to the Editor

     Dear Editor:

     

    I am a Pit Bull owner. My husband and I own a “red nose pit” named Highway. I was alerted to the story in your paper by my husband while I was at work today. 

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  • Economic good news

     Two recent pieces of economic news about Union County are encouraging.

    First, Union County’s employment trend from the state Center for Policy Research and Planning is one of the best in the state.

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  • Improving test scores

     The results of the Mississippi Curriculum Test are in and both the New Albany schools and the Union County schools did pretty well.

    Dr. Charles Garrett, New Albany superintendent, said, “Compared to last year, our district tested above the state average on everything. Of 18 tested areas, we improved in 12 from last year.”

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  • Football with extra cheese

     When I was in sixth grade, I won the long addition contest in my class. In case you don’t know what that is, I’ll explain.

    Two students would go to the chalkboard (hopefully, some of you remember what those were) and write a long column—usually 15 or so—two-digit numbers read off by the teacher. 

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