Opinion

The National Newspaper Association, working with the research arm of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism, is completing its fourth year of research on the readership patterns of America’s community newspapers. The NNA, of which The South Reporter is a member, has been serving community newspapers since 1885. Early data from the survey was released in the recent edition of the NNA’s publication, Publishers Auxiliary.

Our quilt show at the First Baptist Church in Oxford was not quite the resounding success that our chair Charlotte hoped it would be.

She thought that if we planned the show for a “home game” weekend for the Ole Miss Rebels, that we’d have a huge turn-out.

And, as Barry (the editor) said, we might have with any game besides the one with Alabama. He heard that this was the biggest crowd ever in Oxford for a football game. Apparently, it’s a big rivalry?

Medical reform is the hot topic and I’m eager to weigh in. In summary, I think Obama’s plan is completely misguided.

First, let’s assess the problem: Forty-six million people in the country without health insurance. But wait, 9.7 million are illegal aliens; 14 million are already eligible for Medicaid but haven’t taken the time to enroll; 17.6 million have incomes over $50,000 but declined to buy health insurance.

In the past year, the American public has grown increasingly unhappy with the way business has been done in Washington, D.C. As deficits have risen, so has the level of anger across the country. Much of the discontent has been driven by an alarming lack of transparency in how taxpayer dollars are being spent.

Letters To The Editor

Project Graduation:
Dear Editor,

Project Graduation is a nationally recognized event designed to keep seniors safe on graduation night. It was coined 21 years ago in Maine when 18 people died due to alcohol-related crashes during the graduation season. Project Graduation is a gift from the parents and our community to our graduates by providing an all-night alcohol- and drug-free celebration. I am working on my son’s class activities along with the other senior parents to raise money, provide a safe environment and create memories that last a lifetime. Let’s try to make this a tradition that our school and community can be proud to be a part of.

Will you help the parents of the 2010 senior class keep our children safe on graduate night by supporting our cause? Please invest in our youth and make your tax deductible donation to Project Graduation at Marshall Academy, 100 Academy Dr., Holly Springs, MS 38635.

Thank you for your support.

Patti Baker,
President of Marshall Academy’s 2010 Project Graduation and mother of a senior

Thank you:
Dear Editor,

Many thanks to Alliance HealthCare System of Holly Springs and Judith Owens, director of the Senior Care Unit, for supplying gifts for the bingo game at the Victoria congregate meal and activity program on Friday, Aug. 28.

George Zinn
Holly Springs

Please take time to remember our local “heroes” who are serving in war zones around the world.

If you’d like to add a name to this list, please contact The South Reporter, Attn. Linda Jones, P.O. Box 278, Holly Springs, MS 38635; 662-252-4261; or email: south@dixie-net.com


Thursday, October 15, 2009
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