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Opinions March 20, 2010

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Steve Mullen: What would Ulysses do?  
It’s worth taking a tour of Mississippi State University’s newly digitized version of “The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant," a chunk of the president’s writings and other Grant-related items now housed there.

Birney Imes: Sparks fly  
Eunice Pruitt has been obsessive about welding since he was 6 years old.

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Roses & Thorns
Roses and thorns: 3-14-2010  
Roses and thorns 3-12-2010

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Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)
Three ways to improve health care  
The health care reform debate has gripped the public's attention. Some people like the reform, others dislike it because it either does too much or not enough. In my opinion, this reform is way too broad and sweeping to really do what people expect or want it to do. Instead of a massive bill, I have a simple, three step plan to correct health care in the United States.

Lost jobs and the federal government  
Mr. James Hunt seems to have done some cogitating on the job situation at The W and elsewhere. Years ago, when NAFTA was proposed and became law, I (and probably hundreds of others) saw jobs moving overseas/out of the country. The only end result could be people out of work which leads to a recession, or depression if you are one of those out of work.

Nathan Bedford Forrest in West Point  
To Steve Mullen re: What would Ulysses do? You said in this column that you imagine S. D. Lee and Nathan Bedford Forrest rode their mounted soldiers through at some point. (Highway 45A near the Clay County line) Forrest certainly did.

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Dispatch Editorials
Domtar closing: Sad and painful news  
The Domtar Columbus paper mill closing is tragic and a blow to the local economy. The facility, forever known by many as simply “Weyerhaeuser,” has for decades been an economic cornerstone of Lowndes County, and its employees have played a significant role in the civic life of this community. This is sad news, indeed.

Harry's Baaack ...  
That was quick. What appeared to be a political shakeup in the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors ended practically before it started.

Thanks, Harry  
In an interview on Page 1 today, outgoing Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders offers a bit of advice for whomever is chosen to lead the body next: “You can’t please everybody. They’re going to have to realize the word ‘no’ is a complete sentence.”

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