Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I’m writing with the sincere hope that one or more of the kind residents of your community will be able to assist me.  Currently, I am engaged in a bit of amateur research on a relative (my deceased great-uncle) who once lived and worked in Water Valley, MS.   The relative I am…

Editor: I was a member of the Water Valley Planning Commission from the time it was formed in early 2006 until I joined the staff of the North Mississippi Herald in late 2007. I was asked to serve by Alderman Tommy Swearengen, a member of the city administration headed by Mayor Bill Norris. It was…

Dear Editor: I am totally confused by last week’s letter.  The writer notes that when she and her husband moved to Water Valley “there were no signs referring to us as invaders.”  One assumes this is a reference to the Golden Wing guys and leads me to the phrase “false equivalence” (describing a situation where…

Sadly, most deceased Veterans (people who have given, offered and risked their life for this Country) today get a recording of Taps due to military shortages.  Bugles Across America, NFP was founded in 2000 by Tom Day, when Congress passed legislation stating that Veterans have a right to at least two uniformed military people to…

Dear Editor, The best friends are the ones who hold a mirror up and encourage you to see who you really are – warts and all. Well, I had a best friend remind me just a few minutes ago that when David and I moved to Water Valley there were no signs referring to us…

Dear Editor, Respectfully, I must disagree with last week’s letter that the “war” about the trailer park is over.  I am unaware of any notification from Golden Wing, LLC that they have decided NOT to move forward.  So until we know that they have opted not to move forward, this is an issue that requires…

Dear Editor:    How can so many people, all wanting the same thing, generate so much animosity?    The trailer park issue has managed to polarize Water Valley even more than it was before.    A waste and a shame.    This was the perfect time for us to realize how much we have in…

Dear Editor: I am Camille Fly Dautrich, daughter of Earl and Eunice Fly, longtime Mechanics Bank employees and Dupuy Street residents.  For the past 33 years, I have lived in Branson, Missouri, but a piece of my heart has always stayed in the Valley. As a result, I have followed with interest the ongoing story…

Dear Mr Alexander, I am sorry if you are upset with some of the comments by folks in Water Valley. Mr. Alexander, we are a  small town of 3500 people. We wouldn’t mind if the Developers (one who is your son) build low income homes or apartments.(solid structures) We DO NOT  want a large trailer…

To the editor: The contentious conversation in the last few weeks about the proposed trailer park in Water Valley has ignored the pressing problem of affordable housing; instead, writers have betrayed a disturbing tendency to vilify the kinds of people who live in trailer parks.  The United States has a long sorry history of pathologizing…