Letters to the Editor
A welcomed return
I was so excited to see Terry Rector back. His columns in the past always educated me on his given subject for the week and also gave me a smile and many chuckles. Thank you Warren County Soil and...
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Kids need help
I have thought long and hard about posting this letter in fear of the criticism I may receive, but my silence will be heard. I am writing because one of us needs to speak on behalf of children who...
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Stevens’ commitment to Vicksburg went beyond football field
This letter is long overdue. Maybe I put off writing it because I was hoping that by the end of football season Coach Alonzo Stevens would change his mind and decide to stay on as head football coa...
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Handicapped parker peeved
This is about handicapped parking. I have not written to the paper before, but the people in this town have no respect for the handicapped and designated parking spaces. I have a handicapped stick...
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Crime victim, family grateful for community support
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When bad things happen there are naturally a lot of questions you ask yourself about why and how this could have been prevented. Believe me we’ve asked those questions in the days following the cow...
Taking God out of schools is ruining our children
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Where are we headed in our schools? We are working on everything making it better for our children. Better teachers, more materials to help with the learning. But, the children are not there. Abo...
Warming opinion naive
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I grow increasingly tired of seeing the Editorial “Our Opinion” articles about scientific issues on which the writers are clearly unqualified to comment. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opi...
Remember the bereaved
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A special note for all those who have been, or will be, bereaved during the holidays. Always remember that Christmas is the Christ child’s birthday and as such, like any other child, He likes to in...
Cochran, Wicker wrong on terrorist detention bill
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I will have a problem voting again for either Sen. Thad Cochran or Sen. Roger Wicker. These two near-RINOs — Republicans in Name Only — just voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (Senate...
Tax collector candidate wants every vote counted
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Imagine my surprise, when I was told by a friend, that I was on the front page of The Vicksburg Post on Thanksgiving Day. The article stated that I was calling for a full recount of votes. Wow! Th...
National News
Romney looks to squelch Santorum's late rise (AP)

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at The Cable Center in Denver, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Mitt Romney hopes his presidential campaign hasn't ignored Rick Santorum's aggressive attacks for too long, as caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota on Tuesday could reshuffle the race for the Republican presidential nomination.


Tue Feb 07 01:25:51 UTC 2012
Russian FM due in Syria amid escalating violence (AP)

A member of the Free Syrian Army stands guard as anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed. (AP Photo)AP - Russia's foreign minister is due in Damascus for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad, a day after the U.S. closed its embassy and Britain recalled its ambassador from Syria.


Tue Feb 07 01:57:37 UTC 2012
Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries' (AP)

In this Aug. 19, 2011 photo, Josh Powell plays with his son Braden in a park near his home, in Puyallup, Wash. Powell had long been a person of interest in his wife’s disappearance from their home in West Valley City, Utah, two years ago. When Powell's two sons arrived Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, for a court-ordered, supervised child custody visit with their father, Powell barred a social worker from entering and then torched the house. All three died. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDITAP - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.


Tue Feb 07 01:38:19 UTC 2012
Staff to be removed during probe at LA school (AP)

Yolanda Sanchez talks about what she describes as documented child abuse of her son, outside the Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About three dozen parents and supporters staged a protest at the Los Angeles-area school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children. They demanded greater communication with education officials and the placement of cameras in classrooms and hallways at Miramonte Elementary School. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - The entire staff at an elementary school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school district investigates, the Los Angeles school superintendent said Monday night.


Mon Feb 06 23:36:08 UTC 2012
Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money (AP)
AP - The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.
Tue Feb 07 01:03:11 UTC 2012