Opinion
The Rodney Dangerfield of holidays
Being a "Baby-Boomer," I have seen some unfortunate changes in how Thanksgiving has been received by some Americans. When I was a little girl, Thanksgiving was just a big a deal, relative to holidays, as any other holiday. It was talked about, and planned for months ahead of Thanksgiving Day. However, in my middle ages, Christmas trees are placed in most of the stores before Halloween is even over! I always (hate to) say that Thanksgiving today is the "Rodney Dangerfield of holidays." It gets no respect.
I think this is very unfortunate, especially because the reason for this decline in respect and planning for Thanksgiving Day is due to commercialism! Christmas Day brings in more money to businesses than Thanksgiving, such as in department stores in the mall, etc. Hence, much is being lost because of such a mindset relative to how Thanksgiving Day is received in many American homes. Personally, I refuse to get caught up in all the hoop-la commercialism of Christmas. Of course, Christmas is what we choose to make it, however, money seems to have taken over, which has tossed Thanksgiving Day aside. How sad.
Kathryn Irby
Gulfport
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Super Saints
Hell has frozen over. Pigs are flying, and when the sun rose over Bourbon Street this morning, it came up out of the west. An entire city called in sick because the party is still going on. The Saints are in the Superbowl.
I have been a Saints fan all of my life. I have been a Saints season ticket holder for years. Many years. I’ve stuck by them through thick and thin, through one-win seasons, through last minute fumbles and interceptions, through ill-advised trades, and through amazingly poor draft decisions. All the while I’ve kept the hope alive while watching a professional football franchise display every conceivable way a game can be lost. I never wore a bag, but I have hung in there for years, many years. That is, except this year. -
State tax hike waits at the end of the standoff
While the state budget standoff continues, the fact remains that regardless who "wins" the current argument it's clear that special funds or "one-time money" and existing revenues sources won't be sufficient to carry Mississippi through the next three years of fiscal woes.
House Speaker Billy McCoy and the Democratic leadership of the House, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and the Republican leadership in the Senate and Gov. Haley Barbour are all on the record as seeing any new tax revenue as a political non-starter this session.
Given that fact, the options left to state government are pretty slim. Cutting spending is already on the table as Barbour has whacked some $437 million from the original 2010 fiscal year budget. - Sumrall's situation is a shame
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East Central Mississippi belongs on the Civil War map
Re-enactors will be fighting the war between the states all over again during the Civil War Sesquicentennial 2011-2015.
- East Central Mississippi belongs on the Civil War map
- Sumrall's situation is a shame
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