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Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Five-O at 11/20/2009 8:00:00 PM: Same goes for your house. No difference. Why dont you stop paying rent (taxes) on it. Taxes unfortunately are a needed thing. Yes they can get a little out of hand. But without them we wouldnt have the roads we have to drive on. Or the parks we take our kids to play at. That VERY small rent (tax) fee is worth it. Nice having police to protect you when needed or that occasional ambulance dont you think?
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Jack O''Lanten at 11/20/2009 6:33:00 PM: What ever happen to the "good sense" writters??
Two more suspects arrested in Nov. 14 drive-by shooting 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
walter at 11/20/2009 2:55:00 PM: The community needs to know, beyond a shadow of doubt: who pulled the trigger? Without the benefit of parole, the maximum sentence is in order. Depending upon the circumstances of others being with him and other facts surrounding the matter, accomplices before and after deserve almost as much time.

People, the foolishness has gone on long enough. Emphasis must me placed on real crimes, istead of things mis-classified as such. If done, there will be fewer persons, among us, classified as criminals and fewer jails and prison-cells needed to house, feed and guard them.

The Governor proposes merging and probably eventually closing some colleges and universities within the state. What is keeping the people of the state from demanding that the legislature re-visit disfunctional laws, discard them and use the saving to upgrade institutions and increase salaries of persons devoted to educating the public. Is that much too sensible an idea for Mississippians to entertain? I think not. We deserve better, ya'll! We're better than our so-called leaders are making us appear, before the entire world!!


Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
A reader at 11/20/2009 2:36:00 PM: Megan, your argument that the name Miss Univ for Women is NOT sexist while arguing that Mullen's column IS sexist is a great example of the sheer lunacy behind the effort to retain the archaic name. Very entertaining column, Mr. Mullen. Thank you. Made me laugh out loud.
County sets aside $850K for park upgrades 11/20/2009 11:38:00 AM
Leeroy at 11/20/2009 12:51:00 PM: Isn't the county about to waste money on a new park that will flood every time it rains? What a waste of money. I guess that is what happens with you have fools on the county board that would rather get into pissing matches than do something actually worthy of taxpayer money. I am going to start putting the televised meetings on Youtube strictly for comedic purposes.
For Park Upgrades at 11/20/2009 12:30:00 PM: I support Park upgrades. Mississippi is the most obese state in the nation. We need upgrade and options that are free for Youth and Adults. Since this says County I have hopes that the County Parks will be included in these upgrades as well. Please do not forget that the County is growing faster than the city.
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Y''allAreTooFunny at 11/20/2009 12:19:00 PM: Oh My!! OH MY!! Hopefully I will be able to stop laughing long enough to respond.

What is the overall metaphor? One portraying the university and the state as a family. And the two primary characters are Grandma and Claudia Limbert, who both happen to be what? Women! So just exactly how is this supposed to have been sexist?

The only offense committed by Mr.Mullen would, perhaps, be ageism, not sexism, if he is suggesting that the older generation are the only people opposed to the name change. Since he's an intelligent person, let's give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that he knows that age is no barrier on the name-change issue, as there are younger people just as opposed to the change, and many older people who are in favor of a change. So in this reader's opinion, he's not the least bit guilty of sexism, nor is he guilty of ageism. As a woman, I wasn't offended by the editorial, but the responses were somewhat offensive.

But as usual, none of you are going to apologize for speaking unfairly, because you're right, as always, in your own eyes. Reality check: just because you're screaming the loudest does not make you right. It might just make you a screaming idiot.

Discrimination does still exist. However, these days, it exists against everyone at any given time. Women, men, pro-name-change, anti-merger, black, white, gay, straight, religious, non-believers, old, young...everyone faces discrimination at some point. You don't have the market cornered on that topic, whether by being a woman, or by posting a castigating response about a letter opposed to same-sex marriage. Rather than trying to attempt reasonable communication, you take the child's way and just start having a screaming fit to try to get your way. Personally, I wouldn't discriminate against you for anything other than being short-sighted and having an enormous chip (or a whole bag of them) on your shoulder.

Sigh... Everyone's a victim these days. Mr. Mullen, thanks for going out on a limb on what you know is a hot button. If those inside are wise, they will listen to you precisely because you don't have ties to the school. I would hope a little objectivity would be good for everybody.
College Board head: MUW name change remains 'focal point' 11/20/2009 11:35:00 AM
Hopeful at 11/20/2009 12:13:00 PM: I hope Reneau is the focal point of the "focal point." Sallie deserves it and so does the school.
Suspect in fatal beating, robbery faces trial 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
B etty Howard at 11/20/2009 12:05:00 PM:
I knew Harvey and you couldn't have asked for a better man. I could not believe that this happened. I would like to give Harvey's family my condolences. He had a love and a gift for helping the mentally impaired or slow. Words just can't express my heart. I do hope that that the investigation is thorough for all motives.
County sets aside $850K for park upgrades 11/20/2009 11:38:00 AM
HK at 11/20/2009 11:47:00 AM: this is nuts! The money needs to spent in better ways---there are many ways it can be spent.. the parks will just be trashed after our money is wasted on them..
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
HK at 11/20/2009 11:39:00 AM: That is jsut mean --a house burned is a tragic thing.. no one deserves to have that done to their home. You should be ashamed for even thinking the thought. I say lock up the thugs for a long time! They were bad or else they would not have it out for a cop.. they are bad people.. I am sorry for the family that lost their home.
Bert Montgomery: The mellowing of a former peacenik 11/19/2009 12:58:00 PM
Michael at 11/20/2009 11:10:00 AM: With issues of war and peace, as with most everything else, making decisions and taking stands was so much easier when one was still able to view the world in black and white. At heart, I'm a pacifist; in reality, I wonder if the we can ever live a truly pacifist lifestyle in today's world. Evil is real and embodied in people--all of us. Without our military, even with all that is wrong with much of our nation's war involvement, where would we be?

Like you, I've come to that place in life where I marvel at the sacrifice made by so many men and women who have served and serve in the military. As I celebrate, I continue to pray for the day when the lamb and the lion will lie down together and swords will be beaten into plowshares. Until then, I continue to struggle as a pacifist military supporter. Am I oxymoronic?
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
Mel at 11/20/2009 10:30:00 AM: Steve, garbage? You've got to be kidding me! He and Larry are great at their jobs!! I can promise you that when you need help from law enforcement, they are the guys to have around! I've known Steve to go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure the public feels safe.
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Jack at 11/20/2009 10:28:00 AM: The article is in the OPINIONS section. An opinion piece from the writer, with no ties to the W or Columbus not-so-incidentally, is merely a vehicle to provoke discussion among those who might actually care about the W's future. Goal one accomplished. Sexist?? Accusing someone, anyone, to be sexist without either considering the facts and situation entirely is far worse than being sexist. At least a true sexist carries a self-inflicted wound. Your shameful assault on the writer is deplorable. It appears that some readers anticipate being maligned simply for being a woman and supporter of the W. How incredibly simple. The article obviously tied a real-life experience, probably too generously shared to undeserving venemous readers, with a thought provoking opinion piece.

All those crying sexism should be ashamed of yourselves. If not for people like you, there might actually be progress on projects like the W. How ironic that those who are so ignorant and socially insensitive are doing it in the name of education and woman's right to an institution bearing her name. If this actually is Grandma's last Thanksgiving at least she'll die knowing that what her generation did to move women's rights forward is now in the hands of women too bitter to see reality. What a shame.
Bert Montgomery: The mellowing of a former peacenik 11/19/2009 12:58:00 PM
Grahame Edwards at 11/20/2009 10:04:00 AM: G'day Bert,

The older i get, the more questions I have. I am certain of one thing: God's enduring and overwhelming love. Apart from that, the older I get, the more aware I am of my puny amount of understanding and the vastness of my ignorance.

I have great respect for other people and the glimpse of life (and maybe God) that they provide.

As for war and peace, my favourite thing ever written about war remains Alice's Restaurant (which I heard at the impressionable age of 14 when it was released but which has stood the test of time).

By the way, my favourite Beatle is Johnny Cash, whose "Singin' In Vietnam Talkin' Blues" makes a lot of sense.

I enjoy reading your work, mate. Keep it coming. : )
Curbside recycling records biggest week yet 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
news at 11/20/2009 10:03:00 AM: The trick is that it needs to remain voluntary and free. That way those who choose to recycle can do so without forcing ideals or costs on other citizens.
If it is forced on people or you require the city as a whole to pay for it, then you will run into resistance.
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
melody at 11/20/2009 9:55:00 AM: Hey Five-0 , You may think you own property- actually, you just rent it from the local government. Stop paying the rent(taxes) and see how long you can call it yours. Won't be long till you are told to get the heck out by the government.
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
JC at 11/20/2009 9:24:00 AM: It takes a special kind of stupid to burn a LEO's house.
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Avatar at 11/20/2009 8:36:00 AM: KUDOS to Tom and Five-O ....right on the money! Saved me a lot of typing...I couldn't have said it better.
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
TD at 11/20/2009 8:31:00 AM: I don' follow your logic Tom. Keep things quiet?????

I was driving through Caledonia Saturday. The fire was long out - meaning no firetrucks, no smell of smoke but yards of police tape. This was news that should have been reported with comments that the investigation is on-going.

But I forgot .... this is the Dispatch we're talking about and they probably think Caledonia is in Monroe County rather than Lowndes Co.
New Hope to get technology upgrade 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
Jeremy at 11/20/2009 8:27:00 AM: very good class. im proud of their work ethics
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
CCHart at 11/20/2009 8:26:00 AM: Mississippi you are on the bottom again! Number 50 in the health category. Obesity and smoking! Wow these are two statisics that will bring industry and growth to the area.Not!
What’s not on the agenda? MUW president search 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
14/88 at 11/20/2009 7:52:00 AM: Walter,
get off it. Everyone is tired of the "change" bandwagon. The president should be, if one is appointed, a person capable and passionate enough to provide the leadership the university desperately needs and deserves. If a black man or woman is the fit, fine. If not, then that's the way it is.
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
Lamar at 11/20/2009 7:47:00 AM: I've known Larry for quite a while. He is a great guy and did not deserve this, nor did his children. I too am glad he was not at home at the time and I know he will have support from friends, the great town of Caledonia and the Sheriff's office. I hope the remark about Steve wasn't a snide one, because he is an excellent deputy as well. Both of these men perform their duties to the best of their capabilities and are well respected members of the community. I wish all the best for them both.
Bert Montgomery: The mellowing of a former peacenik 11/19/2009 12:58:00 PM
Matthew at 11/20/2009 7:17:00 AM: Great stuff Bert! Thanks for sharing your perspective on a conversation that will be batted around for the rest of time!
Two more suspects arrested in Nov. 14 drive-by shooting 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
EXCHS at 11/20/2009 6:50:00 AM: This is what happens when you give one man a "blank check" remember WWI. That's why I pulled my son out of there yesterday.
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Five-O at 11/20/2009 5:06:00 AM: Then again maybe Mi Toros does allow smokeing?? Hasnt hurt their business if they do. People still go there.
Five-O at 11/20/2009 4:57:00 AM: Oh c"mon....your a little over the top on that one. I never said smoking wasnt bad for you nor did I like it. Here is where you are wrong. You, I, and everyone else pays taxes. The City, State, & Fed Gov. takes that money, builds and maintains those roads. Therefore we all own those roads in which everyone drives on. We pay the Gov. to do this for us. The land that the roads are on are all owned by everyone that pays taxes. The Gov. who we own as a whole should look after each and every ones safety on the road since we all have a part in it. So I would say yes the Gov has the right to issue laws that protect you and I since we all own it. Your tax dollars on the other hand does not purchase/pay for a restaurant or the land it sits on. It is owned privately just like the house you own. A restaurants license to operate is to meet health requirements in food preperations and cleanliness of the business only. Not to dictate if a smoker is lighting up. Lets see now. You go to Mi Toro and there is no smoking allowed there. Thats by the business owners own discretion. Applebees allows smoking and is decided by that business owners discretion. Hasnt hurt their business now has it? You still go there dont you? None of the fast food places allow smoking by their own discretion. Not sure if Harveys allows smoking or not...I kind of think they do. Sure hasnt hurt their business. How many public places have you been too lately that you saw someone smoking inside the business? If you want to go somewhere to eat without smoking at all then lobby the Gov. to make cigs illegal all together. Dont punish a business owner with fines because he chooses to run his privately owned business the way he wants by allowing a smoking section. Just dont go there if you dont want to smell smoke. Hasnt hurt Applebees business.
HAHA thats"s right
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
LEO at 11/19/2009 9:23:00 PM: Things like this is actually one of the risks you take with being the police. Especially if you are proactive. I'm just happy Larry wasn't home at the time.
What’s not on the agenda? MUW president search 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
V. at 11/19/2009 8:55:00 PM: Fred,
I 100% agree with you!!!!!
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Reality at 11/19/2009 6:43:00 PM: I think your message was quite clear, if and when one made it to the end of the article! The idea that a name change is the only salvation for MUW is also only your opinion, not reality. The reality is that the name change needs to be dropped at the point, so that all groups can come together to oppose the merger of The W with MSU. Should merger happen you won't have to worry about a name change, because it WILL be MSU - Columbus. (hmm, maybe that is what you really want!)
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Oh c''mon at 11/19/2009 6:38:00 PM: The government makes laws to protect its citizens; they are not encroaching upon our rights. Sure you own a restaurant and you think you can do what you want with it and for the most part you can. However the city feels that making public places smoke free is more of a benefit to health and they should make the call to make its citizens healthier. I mean the government says you can't drink and drive; well it's my car so I can right? Well it's my car so I don't have to obey speed limits or wear a seatbelt right? Wrong, these are laws to protect its citizens, this is no different. The smoking population is shrinking and smoking sections in restaurants are small so by not allowing smokers you are giving non smokers more room in a healthier environment. It would actually make your restaurant more appealing to the masses. So you're telling me that you would lose the majority for the minority?? If so you won't last long in business!
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Megan Morgan at 11/19/2009 6:25:00 PM: Actually, no, it's not. Asserting the necessity of maintaining a women's focus in education, a field which IS still "shockingly sexist," is far from sexism. People like to claim "reverse sexism" without understanding the intricate workings of prejudice. Women still face a great deal of prejudice and opposition in higher education, and to attempt to elide that by pretending everything's okay is simply objectionable. It's rather like claiming that racism is dead because we elected Barack Obama, so now we don't need schools that are focused on providing opportunities for minorities (hmm, another item on the Barbour agenda, come to think of it!).
Two more suspects arrested in Nov. 14 drive-by shooting 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
What? at 11/19/2009 4:57:00 PM: The school board needs to come out there and speak to the teachers they are the ones that are actually in the trenches everyday. I know that some parents are not doing their jobs, but how in the world are these kids able to stay in school? Myy nephew just told me that they caught a boy and girl in the bathroom? What is going on?
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
thats''s right at 11/19/2009 4:55:00 PM: Five-O ----SHAME ON YOU, SHAME, SHAME!! WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER SAY??? and anyway when are you going to open your restaurant? so why are you supporting that crap? You better be joking and stand up for whats right!

MR. YOU KNOW WHO... YOU ARE IN TROUBLE!!!!!! BIG TIME!!!!!!!THIS IS NO JOKE!!!!!
we need all the non-smokers to support this!!!no time for joking.

Enough already-- no, someone sitting next to me drinking or even across the room, does not affect my health. yes if you drink and drive that could harm someone.....but that IS illegal! again stepping in gum does not affect your health but smoking does and second hand smoke definitely does! And yes we have bigger issues....making MS a healthier state.
MUW is alive and kicking 11/19/2009 12:59:00 PM
msgalnca at 11/19/2009 4:53:00 PM: I, too, am a "W" alum who has moved out of state. I am now a high school English teacher in California, and the education I received at the "W" carries me through every single aspect of my profession. I learned invaluable lessons from my professors, who taught me that to be the best you must be more than just a brain - you must be well-rounded and strive for the betterment of everyone around you. That lesson will be lost if the "W" is forced to merge with Mississippi State. The programs that make the "W" special will become just a satellite of the programs at a large, impersonal state school. I know this firsthand, because my master's degree came from Mississippi State. Both are good schools, but the "W" is the one with the tradition of excellence, and the professors with the ability to reach their students. I will do whatever I can from California to get that message through to Haley Barbour!!!
Two more suspects arrested in Nov. 14 drive-by shooting 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
Notworththemoney at 11/19/2009 4:51:00 PM: I just read the packet you mean to tell me that I was sitting there watching a Columbus Hign basketball game and all hell was breaking lose outside. There were only two security officers at the game. No athletic director or prinicpal. I wonder what would have happened if the fight had spilled over into the gym? Hey school board that high price superintendent is not worth that kind of money. Need to fire him and use his pay on more security officers,a drug dog, more cameras and medal detectors.
Shooting suspects still at large 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
M at 11/19/2009 4:04:00 PM: Not to be one of those crazies who tracks sex offenders, but I'm curious as to why the fact that one of these suspects (Roderick Franklin) is a registered sex offender has not been publicized. Perhaps that knowledge would encourage folks to turn him in.
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Steve Mullen at 11/19/2009 3:29:00 PM: "Stupid article," maybe. They can't all be gems. But it wasn't my intent to be sexist, much less "shockingly sexist." Metaphors aside, the intended message is: MUW's best shot at remaining independent and viable into the future is to embrace a gender-neutral name. To deny that is to deny reality. And isn't clinging to "For Women" a bit sexist in itself?
MUW is alive and kicking 11/19/2009 12:59:00 PM
Thumbs Up at 11/19/2009 3:16:00 PM: Amen, Dr. Dunkelberg.
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
pam at 11/19/2009 3:02:00 PM: Sexist and probably NOT politically correct---but so WHAT ?? The same people complaining about your article are the same ones that are taking themselves WAY TO SERIOUSLY and have their head buried in the red clay mud down by the river. Maybe you should have used a football analogy, then they could complain about you being a "good ole boy" ......
Not a Good Ole Boy at 11/19/2009 2:31:00 PM: This is shockingly sexist, especially coming from a man with a wife and two daughters. You're certainly entitled to your opinions, but I hope you realize the negative impact they'll have on your daughters.
What’s not on the agenda? MUW president search 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Fred at 11/19/2009 2:19:00 PM: @Walter
The best candidate should be chosen regardless of race. You are a racist.
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
melody at 11/19/2009 2:12:00 PM: Enough already)- Give credit where it's due. It was the business owner Mayor Smith who broke the tie in favor of more hours for booze. Not all of the council was in favor of it.
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
I at 11/19/2009 1:53:00 PM: I guess Steve was at home otherwise they might have got his house too.
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
rm at 11/19/2009 1:53:00 PM: Repulsive,sexist and just plain dumb commentary. Really, who do you think you are?
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
tom at 11/19/2009 1:44:00 PM: Some things have to be kept quiet until all suspects are in custody. I'm sure that the talk around town was enough of a distraction for investigators without the media getting involved. I wish people would use the good sense God gave them.

And to all involved in the arson, I hope you have fun in jail!!! And I hope the judge gives you the maximum time allowed by law!!! Larry is a great friend of my family, he and my husband work together and the law enforcement "family" really looks out for each other. The people who did this do not deserve a slap on the wrist. When men and women becaome officers of the law, they do it to protect and serve the community and this is the thanks Larry got. It is a shame!!! If there are others involved I hope you slip up and get caught because you do not deserve to walk free. I am proud of the Lowndes Co. Sheriffs Dept. for handling this in such a timely manner. I hope this doesn't drag on in court forever. Put them in jail and forget about them!
me at 11/19/2009 1:42:00 PM: They probably waited until the packet came out to get the facts from it.
MUW is alive and kicking 11/19/2009 12:59:00 PM
''96 Alum at 11/19/2009 1:40:00 PM: Well said! As a former Columbian and '96 graduate of MUW, I will stand firm in my support -- all the way from Atlanta!
Kym Gore at 11/19/2009 1:34:00 PM: I want to publicly thank Professor Dunkelberg (one of my professors when I was a student at the W) for speaking out on the community's role in opposing merger. I was born and raised in Columbus, but I'm now simply a former resident and return to Columbus only to visit family and to attend functions at the W.

Because I "know" Columbus, I've been hesitant to speak about the lack of community support for the W because I know that Columbus residents resent "outside" criticism. In light of the deadly serious threat to the W's survival, however, I'm going to risk it. EVERYONE in Columbus, from its leaders to the average citizen, must speak against Governor Barbour's merger proposal. If the W does not remain an independent, free-standing university, the city will suffer irreparable damage.

I now live in a larger metropolitan area out-of-state. When my area loses a sizable business or entity, it impacts entire neighborhoods. The departure of a major employer (like the W is for Columbus) changes the value of the surrounding property, the "feel" of the area, and the viability of neighboring businesses. While that is an unfortunate reality in a large city, it would be catastrophic to Columbus.

The W has served Columbus faithfully for 125 years. It's time for Columbus to rally around the W and give back to her.

Kym Golden Gore
MUW Class of 1997
Caledonia marshal’s home burned 11/19/2009 11:42:00 AM
Susan at 11/19/2009 1:25:00 PM: Glad you finally "broke" this story since it happened almost a week ago..
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Enough already at 11/19/2009 12:30:00 PM: For the record, I am a non-smoker whose father (a smoker) died from cancer than started in his lungs. Does anyone find it ironic that the same council that expanded alchol sales to include Sundays (because it increased revenue) is now wanting to ban smoking? A vice is a vice. Drinking alchol can effect others the same as smoking can. If I get gum on my shoe in the Wal-Mart parking lot that someone carelessly spit on the ground, can we ban chewing gum next? Let's face it, you can't please everyone. Don't we have bigger issues to worry about?
Star at 11/19/2009 11:51:00 AM: Is someone going to arrest all of the teenagers at the midnight showing of New Moon tonight?
Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Go away, caveman Mullen at 11/19/2009 11:41:00 AM: WOW....way to take the Dispatch backwards 50 years. Please crawl back in your cave!
What’s not on the agenda? MUW president search 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
walter at 11/19/2009 11:15:00 AM: The time is ripe for an African American to head the "W." I am willing to bet that a truly fair and balanced screening and interviewing process will produce just the right person to fill the bill.

I know, based upon what I'm told, Mississippi has changed and is ready to make such a gigantic leap forward. Is there anyone out there who can help get word to the Governor? Southern, Ole Miss, The "W" and MSU have graduated a lot of African Americans since integration. Surely, there must be at least one who is sufficiently qualified and willing to seize the helm at The "W".
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Ex-smoker at 11/19/2009 8:44:00 AM: I smoked for over 30 years and quit a couple of years ago. The problem is not with the smokers, but with the tobacco companies that knew all along that their product was addictive and it would be extremely hard and sometimes painful for consumers to quit once they were hooked on tobacco. Now everyone is down on the smokers when the ones that gained monetarily from the tobacco products should be punished, not the consumers.
What’s not on the agenda? MUW president search 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
A Sanborn at 11/19/2009 8:35:00 AM: For the board to say to not read too much into this is akin to getting a phone call from a relative at 2 a.m. that starts with the words ... "don't worry, but". If the search is planned to be tabled for a certain amount of time, then this should be stated clearly at the outset. To skip to the opposite end of the spectrum, it would seem to me that at least the IHL sees no reason to start the search process because in some ways it seems to be a foregone conclusion that the 'W' will not be around for much longer in its current form. Only time will tell.
Absentee ballots available for justice court race 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
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Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Five-O at 11/19/2009 12:57:00 AM: Here we go again....Lets see, I buy a building and land in which I now own. This is MY restaurant. I own it. I pay taxes to operate it. I pay for the license to operate it. So what gives the Gov. the right to dictate or force me to place a no smoking ban on MY property that I own? It should be up to the business owner to decide whether or not to ban smoking on his or her personally owned property....not the GOV. Next thing that will happen with this forced invasion of my rights to dictate how I run my business is the Gov. telling us what we can and cannot do in our own homes. The Gov. is inching its way little by little to control everything a person can and cannot do. Soon to be a communist country.
Ban Smoking!! at 11/18/2009 10:50:00 PM: When I go outside I want to be able to breathe fresh outside air, not be polluted with your smoke. Also as far as restaurants go, are you telling me that you can't go 1 hour to eat without having to cause your cancer? Your habit is your habit not mine and what you do affects everybody who is around you. Your right, non smokers can choose to go elsewhere but why would a business choose to lose its non smokers (which there are more of) over a few that smoke that does not sound like good business sense or an argument on your behalf. I'll tell you what, when I am next to you in an outdoor park and you are polluting my air with your choice of tobacco smoke, I will choose to spit my tobacco all over you. It's my choice right?? Ban Smoking Columbus get with the program, long term affects are much better than letting a few ruin our health!! LETS GO SMOKE FREE!!

What’s not on the agenda? MUW president search 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
TooGood at 11/18/2009 10:38:00 PM: Apparently THAT WOMAN is too good to replace. No one can do the job she has done. Can't fill her shoes. Really now, she's done a lot of great things for the W. Can't replace the best when you have nothing else.
Wonderful... at 11/18/2009 9:57:00 PM: That's just great - don't address the REAL need for this university: Finding a replacement for THAT WOMAN!!!
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
that''s right at 11/18/2009 9:38:00 PM: Wow, I think the next study should be on how smoking affects the brain. Apparently there is a significant loss in brain cells when a person smokes........Poor Tom.
Tom Laprade at 11/18/2009 9:10:00 PM: GOVERNMENT POWER THE REAL HEALTH HAZAR

The bandwagon of local smoking bans now steamrolling across the nation has nothing to do with protecting people from the supposed threat of "second-hand" smoke.

Indeed, the bans are symptoms of a far more grievous threat, a cancer that has been spreading for decades and has now metastasized throughout the body politic, spreading even to the tiniest organs of local government. This cancer is the only real hazard involved - the cancer of unlimited government power.

The issue is not whether second-hand smoke is a real danger or is in fact just a phantom menace, as a study published recently in the British Medical Journal indicates. The issue is: If it were harmful, what would be the proper reaction? Should anti-tobacco activists satisfy themselves with educating people about the potential danger and allowing them to make their own decisions, or should they seize the power of government and force people to make the "right" decision?

Supporters of local tobacco bans have made their choice. Rather than trying to protect people from an unwanted intrusion on their health, the bans are the unwanted intrusion.

Loudly billed as measures that only affect "public places," they have actually targeted private places: restaurants, bars, nightclubs, shops and offices - places whose owners are free to set anti-smoking rules or whose customers are free to go elsewhere if they don't like the smoke. Some local bans even harass smokers in places where their effect on others is negligible, such as outdoor public parks.

The decision to smoke, or to avoid "second-hand" smoke, is a question to be answered by each individual based on his own values and his own assessment of the risks. This is the same kind of decision free people make regarding every aspect of their lives: how much to spend or invest, whom to befriend or sleep with, whether to go to college or get a job, whether to get married or divorced, and so on.

All of these decisions involve risks; some have demonstrably harmful consequences; most are controversial and invite disapproval from the neighbours. But the individual must be free to make these decisions. He must be free because his life belongs to him, not to his neighbours, and only his own judgment can guide him through it.

Yet when it comes to smoking, this freedom is under attack. Smokers are a numerical minority, practising a habit considered annoying and unpleasant to the majority. So the majority has simply commandeered the power of government and used it to dictate their behaviour.

That is why these bans are far more threatening than the prospect of inhaling a few stray whiffs of tobacco while waiting for a table at your favourite restaurant. The anti-tobacco crusaders point in exaggerated alarm at those wisps of smoke while they unleash the unlimited intrusion of government into our lives. We do not elect officials to control and manipulate our behaviour.



Thomas Laprade

Thomas Laprade at 11/18/2009 8:40:00 PM:
If the public was honestly and truthfully informed about the effects of second-hand smoke, there would be fewer no-smoking laws in this country.
A little smoke from a handful of crushed leaves and some paper that is mixed with the air of a decently ventilated venue is going to harm or kill you?

There has never been a single study showing that exposure to the low levels of smoke found in bars and restaurants with decent modern ventilation and filtration systems kills or harms anyone.

As to the annoyance of smoking, a compromise between smokers and non-smokers can be reached, through setting a quality standard and the use of modern ventilation technology.

Air ventilation can easily create a comfortable environment that removes not just passive smoke, but also and especially the potentially serious contaminants that are independent from smoking.

Thomas Laprade

Tom Laprade at 11/18/2009 8:38:00 PM: City council were elected to run the business of the city, not the city's businesses.
The owners have the 'right' to use or permit a legal product on private property.
Smoke from tobacco in a decently ventilated venue is a statistically insignificant health risk

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Steve Mullen: Keeping Uncle Haley out of the kitchen 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Mary Smith at 11/18/2009 8:14:00 PM: Stupid article.
Megan Morgan at 11/18/2009 7:40:00 PM: I thought I'd seen all the sexist arguments for merging MUW out there. Guess I was wrong.
EMCC football team accepts invitation to play in Mississippi Bowl 11/18/2009 10:33:00 AM
ST_Employee at 11/18/2009 3:43:00 PM: Good luck Lions. We will be there to root you on.
A Vietnam vet says thanks 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Tina Blackwell at 11/18/2009 3:08:00 PM: We should thank ALL our military servants, past and present! God Bless you ALL!
Citizens to weigh in on smoking ban 11/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Curfew at 11/18/2009 12:00:00 PM: Why such a late curfew for week nights? So now I have to deal with kids hanging in my street til 11 PM - much later than I go to bed for the night but due to it being "ok" for them to loiter til then there's not much I can do about their congregating. They ought to be home well before then.