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Piece of Brookhaven history vanished

Until a week or so ago, a casual look south as one crossed the railroad track in downtown, the old wooden overhead bridge could be ... Read more

by My Turn, Saturday, June 11, 2016 10:09 pm

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I guess I just love trees

I can see hundreds of trees from where I sit; all are unique — no two exactly the same. There are tall ones, short ones, ... Read more

by My Turn, Thursday, June 2, 2016 10:02 am

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Choosing to support our teachers

“You always take the teacher’s side!” I am still amazed, in my second decade as a school principal, that this statement is hurled at me ... Read more

by My Turn, Friday, March 11, 2016 9:51 am

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City begins new paving plan

Contrary to the way city paving has been carried out in past years, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen embarked upon a much larger paving ... Read more

by My Turn, Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:32 pm

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Accountability scores lack reliability

In the next few weeks, Mississippi will release the latest school and district ratings under the new Accountability Model.  This rating – A to F ... Read more

by My Turn, Friday, February 12, 2016 10:16 am

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Area resident questions candidate’s tax plan

At this particular place in time, what astute politician would mess with senior citizen retirement benefits or pronounce tax increases before winning a select government ... Read more

by My Turn, Thursday, February 11, 2016 9:57 am

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Compassion and high tech finally tame pain

Years of chronic, debilitating pain had left Traci Smith feeling like a burden to those she loved. Sometimes the agony left her unable even to ... Read more

by My Turn, Friday, February 5, 2016 10:38 am

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Despite popular opinion, schools have improved

As a new legislative session begins in Mississippi, one of the hot topics will be education. Bills will be filed and proposals made to “improve” ... Read more

by My Turn, Friday, January 15, 2016 9:55 am

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I’m voting for I-42 for better schools, opportunities

I usually try to avoid anything political, but I have strong feelings about this. I want to give you my opinion on this initiative 42. ... Read more

by My Turn, Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:08 am

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Mississippi fourth-graders earned their promotions

By Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Education   Every fourth-grader who is sitting in one of Mississippi’s public school classrooms this year has ... Read more

by My Turn, Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:20 am

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