IT’S HARD to believe it’s been almost 25 years since Bravo! opened. It seems like yesterday. My how time flies.
The horrific wildfires in California that have wiped out thousands of homes and killed scores of people in recent weeks has prompted a similar question as one raised in Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Should areas prone to natural disaster be rebuilt?
Here’s a great idea from Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel: Since some of last weekend’s college football conference championship games essentially are the first round of the playoffs, how about replacing these games by bringing four more schools into the chase for the national title?
Donald Trump is faced with the same dilemma all U.S. presidents face in dealing with U.S. allies who don’t live up to American values. Do you stick by principle and reduce ties with an economic or security partner who violates our nation’s norms? Or do you gloss over the ally’s transgression and conduct business as usual?
Hyperbole, the art of extravagant exaggeration, is a useful tool in politics.
So is lying if you want to call it that, but let’s stick to the nicer version in the interest of civility.
In my short life, I’ve done a fair bit of traveling.
In my experience, it never fails that when the people I meet along the way ask me where I’m from, they almost always gawk.
Dear Editor:
_3.JPG?itok=5o9v9DYB)
Fines mounting up for Superior Asphalt’s airport contract
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines could be on tap for a major paving contractor, who has fallen months behind on a project to overlay a runway at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.
St. Anthony plans holiday gala
The holiday season is here and the grinches are out. The Madison and Ridgeland police have some tips and reminders for Northsiders to ensure their holidays remain merry and bright.
According to Ridgeland Police Chief John Neal, crime increases some during the holiday season.
Jackson Academy seniors Avery Hederman, Erin Hederman, Darby Douglas and Columbia Holeman signed to play collegiate sports. The signing was held in the Jackson Academy Learning Commons.
_3.JPG?itok=S6GZRy-f)
_3.JPG?itok=il4nEGsv){kind=small}
_3.JPG?itok=QKHwefoM)
