Letters to the Editor
Temporary Tax Break Would Aid Main Street Growth
Temporary Tax Break Would Aid Main Street Growth Letter to the Editor: This letter is in response to the article in last week’s Herald concerning the local property taxes levied on the structures recently renovated by Kagan Cuoghlin that we refer to as the old Blu-Buck buildings. First of all let me say that I…
Read MoreDisarming Citizens As Part Of Hitler’s Rise To Power Is Myth Perpetuated By America’s Right
Disarming Citizens As Part Of Hitler’s Rise To Power Is Myth Perpetuated By America’s Right In last week’s “Reflections,” Mr. Cooper repeated a fable beloved of the American right – the one entitled “Hitler in 1933.” This is a multi-purpose fable designed to warn us away from the spectrum of dangers facing homo americanus: gun control,…
Read MoreA Great Big Thank You To Valley Parade Participants
Before I forget and my memory is still good, I would like to tell everybody: What a wonderful Christmas parade we had in Water Valley on Saturday, Dec. 5. Many people helped by participating in many different ways. Each year the electric department puts up the Christmas decorations and it gives you the feeling of Christmas.…
Read MoreBallot Language Was Confusing
Ballot Language Was Confusing Dear Editor: I was disgusted when I received my ballot this past Tuesday and read over the referendums that were presented to the voters. The one on proposition 42 would have been so simple if it had just had “for or against” beside it. The other was the vote on the…
Read MoreOur Flag Is Not The Problem, Removing It Not The Solution
My family and my husband’s family have been in the State of Mississippi for seven generations now. We came from Ireland. They were familiar with “Irish need not apply” signs and treatment designed to humiliate them. They owned no slaves, but fought in the war between the states because of the importance of states’ rights. They never condoned, supported, advocated…
Read MoreRetired Superintendent, Former Vallian Supports Initiative 42
Dear Editor: Let’s look at Initiative 42 through the eyes of an old Blue Devil. It has been said that you can’t go home again. I guess that is true in some ways but I have noticed that most of the people I know that moved from Water Valley have taken a little piece of…
Read MoreUnit Versus Beat Is Critical Turning Point For Our County
Dear Editor, Unit versus Beat—the outcome will be a critical turning point in Yalobusha County’s future. For me, the Unit system is the better way to vote. Why? First, with the Unit system you have a trained, experienced professional road manager, hired and monitored by the supervisors and an administrator, running a county-wide road system…
Read MoreWV Resident Believes Unit Vote Would Bring Higher Taxes
Dear Editor: As a lifelong resident of Yalobusha County, I don’t see much I would like to change. We have pretty good roads to get around on—at least as good as most I have traveled on. Also, with a little over 12,000 residents in our county, which includes non-tax paying children, I don’t believe we…
Read MoreLeadership Needs To Look Past The Next Curve In The Road
Dear Editor, It has been an entertaining joy to read the last two issues of the North Mississippi Herald. If you find reality show like conflict entertaining. Two weeks ago it was the detailed report on the principal versus superintendent hullabaloo. Seems what we got here is a failure to communicate. Last week it was…
Read MoreFunding Education Takes Two Steps On Nov. 3
Funding Education Takes Two Steps On Nov. 3 Dear Friends, Coming up on the November 3rd ballot is an important vote on something called Initiative 42. You are most likely a product of our public schools and proud of your education. Maybe your children or your grandchildren attend our public schools. That is what 42…
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