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Over the weekend, the rains came again. On Saturday night, my sister was in Jackson. When the alarms went off, she was at the local mall with her kids and she said there was a bit of panic. Not the kind of panic one would have from a zombie apocalypse, but a bit of...
“It is right and just that the lowly mule be thus honored.” ~ Paris Post Intelligencer, 1938 In many ways, today is the day that Columbia, Tn celebrates the Mule with a parade led by Naomi Judd, small-town life and some kick-ass music. Mule Day is a hootenanny of epic proportions and it’s also...
From Norris Burke from the Jackson Sun, words of advice on how hating and condemning everything is not helping anyone. The money quote is “Stop all this promoting of causes and start prompting conversations” I don’t mean to stir the pot; I’m trying to be the chaplain walking down the middle of the battlefield...
From the release: Tennessee has again been ranked among the top states in the nation in Site Selection magazine’s annual Governor’s Cup rankings for its economic development performance in 2009. The economic development publication put the Volunteer State at No. 5, the highest ranking of any Southeastern state. The Governor’s Cup award recognizes states...
It’s going to be a tough year for Madison County non-profits according to Nicholas Beadle. I just got notice that Madison County’s Non-Profit Agencies Committee will meet on March 15, which could be the start of a painful spring for nonprofit groups and organizations that get a cut of county money to help keep...
Jason Tippett has information on how to help. Donations may be made at their Web site or mailed to WRAP, 62 Directors Row, Jackson, TN 38305. I urge you to send a gift of whatever size you can manage; domestic violence is a problem everywhere, especially in these tough economic times, and I hear...
Jason Tippett is telling you the upside during a down period. If there’s a silver lining to getting shown the door by my employer after nearly 11 years’ service — besides being forced to move ahead with my graduate school plans — it’s that I’ll be a little more free to speak my mind...
