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OpinionFielder’s Choice Seafood, not turkey It was not the typical Thanksgiving meal. But for our family, it has become pretty common. There was no turkey - instead steamed shrimp, grilled shrimp and fried clam strips. Close to Nowhere Black Friday? • I went Christmas shopping, the Friday after Thanksgiving! Well, maybe not Christmas shopping exactly. And certainly not “Black Friday” shopping. There were horror stories on Facebook. Tales of sitting for hours on end to get $100 off something or get a television at an incredible price or, in some instances, just to get “whatever” at all. • Wicker co-sponsors balanced budget amendment U.S. Senator The national debt topped $15 trillion earlier this month – an alarming figure unprecedented in our nation’s history. Our government’s debt has eclipsed the size of the entire U.S. economy, and Americans are right to be concerned. Wyatt’s World The verdict is indisputable after 20 years One of the few nice things about growing old is historical perspective. It’s one thing to read about history. It’s another to live through it. I vividly remember the skyrocketing crime of the early 1990s and the huge debate about how to battle it. Hometown Heroes Please take time to remember our local “heroes,” who are serving in war zones around the world. Justin Ash, Navy, Persian GulfSusan Ash, Navy, Middle East Immanuel Betts, Marines, 2nd tour, Afghanistan Chad Bowman, Afghanistan Houston Brimmage, National Guard, Iraq Frederick D. Brown, Army, Afghanistan Shanika Buffington, National Guard, Iraq B.J. Butler, Army Wesley Crutcher II, Afghanistan John Davis, Army, Iraq John Westley Day, National Guard, Iraq Michael Dunworth, Navy, Iraq LaCourtney Ellis, Army, Afghanistan Tiffany Erwin, Army, Afghanistan, now in Iraq Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq; now in Afghanistan Wayne Gowland, Army, Iraq Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq Jorty “Bubba” Holmes, Army, Iraq Lee (Brandon) Hutchens, Marines, Iraq Sammie Ivy, National Guard, Iraq Jason Janicki, Army, Iraq Robert Jordan Jr., Army, Iraq Scott King, Navy, Afghanistan LaVandes Lester, Marines, Iraq James Light, Army, Afghanistan Sale T. Lilly IV, Navy, Afghanistan Antione McNeil, Army, Iraq Victor Miller, Army, Iraq Chad Minor, Air Force Will Olita, Navy, Arabian Sea (Afghanistan) Chadwick (Chad) Phillips, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq Scott Poff, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq Deron Randolph, Marines, Iraq Darryl Wayne Ricks, National Guard, Iraq Justin Sanders, Army, Iraq Cody Sanderson, Air Force, Iraq Willie E. Snow Jr., Navy, Afghanistan Mitch Swann, Army, Iraq Candace L. White, Army, Afghanistan Landon Tucker, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq Chauncy Turnage, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq Supporting Our Troops 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: southreporter@dixie-net.com |
     
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