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Today's Opinions

  • Remembering Decoration Day

     I figure the peonies are blooming this week in Missouri. As a young kid on a farm in the northern part of the state, I remember the row of peonies that would spring up this time of year in back of our three-room tar-paper house.

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  • Barbour does the right thing for the wrong reason

     The state cigarette tax increase that went into effect last week has been a long time coming.

    We wish we could say the higher tax, an increase of 50 cents, to 68 cents a pack was because Gov. Haley Barbour wanted to do the right thing for the health of Mississippians.

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  • Full zoning board better suited for contentious issue

     Sometimes everyone can be a little bit right even if they have opposite views of a particular situation. We think that was true at the May meeting of the New Albany Planning and Zoning Commission.

    Planning and Zoning Chairman Walter Harrison said that the seven-member board did not have a quorum because three vacancies existed on the board and he understood that he was a non-voting member.

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  • No lawnmower, no mowing

     My wife says it’s always the first sign of spring: I come into the house and mention that I think I’ve broken the lawnmower.

    Six weeks ago I wandered in and said that the mower was making a high-pitched squeal, and I was pretty certain it wasn’t normal.

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  • Election inquiry should be quick, thorough

     Free and honest elections are a cornerstone of a democracy. Any hint of a problem is cause for concern.

    So we are concerned about allegations of irregularities with absentee ballots in the May 5 Democratic primary, which was hotly contested in some races. The contests for New Albany Mayor, Alderman Ward 3 and Alderman Ward 4 will be decided in a runoff election next Tuesday.

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  • Make the market work for you

           Every investor is different. While most investors share the same general goals (i.e., securing their futures and building for retirement), their approach to achieving those goals is as varied as the day is long.

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  • Getting to know you

     When I was in elementary school and living on a farm in north central Missouri, our family attended a small-town church that only had a traveling, fill-in preacher. He went from place to place, trying to keep things organized and the congregation interested.

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  • Primary outcome will present new opportunities for city leadership

          By now, we should all be aware of the outcome of the New Albany primary election. Regardless of your delight at the election of a favorite candidate or disappointment at the loss of a candidate for whom you had given a great deal of support, the bottom line is that those who have been elected outright, without a runoff and/or without the need to face a general election is now our officeholder for the next four years.

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