LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (VOICE@CDISPATCH.COM)

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Too many ‘alpha dogs’

The hoopla surrounding the MUW controversy and Burns Bottom has really gotten old. It's like going past a wreck on the highway. You're sorry it's happened/happening; you don't want to look, but you can't help yourself.

Angels in scrubs

While visiting the Joe Thompsons in Columbus, I had a bad fall. We called 911. What a blessing!

MUW is alive and kicking

Reading the newspaper lately, I’ve begun to feel like the man who survives a shipwreck and when he finally makes it home, learns his family has already buried him and is so thrilled about the insurance money, they won’t accept the fact that he’s still alive. Or perhaps I should say, I feel like the Grandma whose ungrateful family wishes she’d just keel over so they can get their inheritance sooner rather than later. Too bad for them, Grandma is a smart old bird and she ain’t dead yet.

A Vietnam vet says thanks

My hat is off to Mississippi State University. I was fortunate enough to attend a Vietnam Veterans Luncheon hosted by MSU Veteran’s Center the day after Veterans Day in the Foster Ballroom of the Colvard Student Union. Not only was it a delightful meal, but the company was great!

The W, a gem that should be polished

Talk of closure and merger is aggravating, because it has the power to turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Students lose confidence. Professors seek employment elsewhere. In light of hysterical headlines, who can blame them?

Same-sex marriage

I am writing to express my disgust that you would choose to print the repugnant letter from Gerry Jones on 11/9. I am tired of hearing that the “people have spoken” on the issue of same-sex marriage. Marriage is a basic civil right.

Save The W

We need your help. Certain politicians in this state have suggested the closure and/or merger of MUW with another institution. Either choice spells the end of The W.

Merging and closing colleges wrong way to go

I read Jason Browne’s Nov. 11 article on Governor Barbour’s comments from Afghanistan on merger or closure with disbelief. I am a graduate of The W but now live in Georgia. Barbour is traveling with four governors, one of them, Sonny Perdue, is from Georgia.

Fighting obesity

A poster to your Web site expressed concern for people that are “slightly obese.” We have to be politically correct and not call people “fat;” also, we have to use polite words like “high sugar” or “high blood.” You speak of education. Have you ever tried to educate a person addicted to cigarettes or alcohol to quit? If so, it is like talking to a brick wall.

Honor Christian heritage

On Nov. 11, we as a nation will pause to honor those who fought to protect our country and especially its Christian heritage.

Hooray for Maine

Hooray for pro-life and traditional family values! I wish to congratulate the voters of Maine — one of the most liberal states in the Union — for rejecting the counterfeit and oxymoronic notion “same-sex marriage.”

Sir, send me

I've heard about your offer of big bucks to all the Taliban terrorist who will switch and join our side in the fight for liberty in Afghanistan. Well I'm not a terrorist but I do want to join the fight and I'll not ask for a bonus of big bucks to join up. I'm retired from the U.S. Air Force and I proudly volunteer to serve for one year in Afghanistan, back home for six months then another year in either Iraq or Afghanistan.

Costs and losses

Those who support changing the name of MUW to Reneau University are missing a critical link in the Profit-Loss-Costs equation..

Name makes town look ignorant

If an institution is a private one, then its passionate supporters can call that institution whatever they want.

Time to speak out

I have been amused by the constant criticism that MUW’s enrollment issues are the result of poor marketing and inept admissions personnel.

Change the name and ‘let’s move on’

For the past year, I have been watching the MUW name change drama unfold from the comfort of my porch on College Street. I have heretofore kept my opinions to myself because I am a business owner in a small town, and the last thing we want to do is write letters and ruffle feathers. However, the last few articles in The Commercial Dispatch have spurred me to action.

Former W student and prof supports Reneau

I am writing this letter to say that I strongly support the proposed new name, Reneau University for MUW. I am a graduate of MSCW, now MUW, Class of 1945. I taught in the Art Department at MUW from 1949 to 1985.

MUW writers’ symposium an invigorating event

I just wanted to remind readers that the MUW Writers' Symposium is this Thursday (7:30 p.m.) and Friday (all day) on the MUW campus. I attended last year for the first time and was really knocked over by the entire event. I had incorrectly assumed that it was something just for very literary people and it is not. It offers a personal glimpse of the authors' creative processes and is often humorous, emotional, thought-provoking and just plain fun.

Thanks for the help

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank three gentlemen at Caledonia for going the extra mile in helping with the Caledonia Day preparation. It takes many committee members and a lot of hard work to prepare for this big event in Caledonia and everyone, including these men, have done a marvelous job in getting this together this year.

A big thank you

On behalf of the town of Caledonia, I would like to say a big “Thank You” to all the sponsors, vendors, stage performers, street performers, and especially to all the people who showed up for another successful Caledonia Day.

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