Welp, if at first you don’t succeed, try try again. The Lamar County School District is giving its bond issue another chance in front of voters. It’s the same one as before. As before, it needs a 60% supermajority of yes votes. If it clears that hurdle, it will mean new buildings for Purvis High …
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It’s been about seven years since I last produced a newscast. There’s been a pandemic since then. Certain perpetrators of satellite media tours apparently closed their office for good (thank goodness). So maybe the following advice is a little antiquated. But — with autumn on the horizon, organizers of satellite media tours may be thinking …
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The results are in — and it’s bad news for the Lamar County School District… YES 53.82%NO 46.18% …a 60% supermajority of yes votes was needed for the win — hence why it’s a loss. I’m writing this reaction to the results from the perspective of an Ohioan. Yes, I know Lamar County, Mississippi, long …
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Random thoughts on recent game show developments. There’s word CBS will reboot “Hollywood Squares” in primetime next January. About all that’s known is Drew Barrymore will be the center square. Good pick. There’s a generation, and I’ll include myself in it, who’s seen her grow up in front of the camera from “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” …
Roughly four and a half years after the Mississippi Lottery sold its first scratch-off tickets, we may have our first sign it’s not helping our state’s schools. The Lamar County School District is putting a bond referendum up for votes in May. District leaders say the maximum amount of the bond issue would be $117 …
Huh boy — let’s hope this doesn’t start another series of long posts. To see the first five parts, go to DougMorris.org/search and search “You’re a fake, baby. You can’t conceal it.” Maybe I shouldn’t open up about this but I will. I gave up online dating for Lent — for the third time. Unless …
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We begin with this image that’s made the rounds on Facebook. Did the creator of this sign lose a job? I can’t say with certainty. I’ve seen worse. I remember seeing “F BREAKFAST” on a similar display at a certain restaurant in town. There was noticeable space between “F” and “BREAKFAST” — with the sixth …
It seems appropriate one day after Pi Day that this happens. As this writer sees it, the only people who really wanted the relocation of the Mississippi University for Women and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science to Mississippi State University, or to have any MSU involvement at all, are the legislators who proposed …
(Hmmm, wonder why I’d go with Rush lyrics in the title for this post?) It’s been about 24 hours since “that happened” — so I suppose it’s safe to comment on “what happened.” For the last few months, I’ve been following “La Poule aux œufs d’or” — one of only two lottery TV game shows …
The most recent version of the United Kingdom’s version of “Jeopardy!” has concluded its most recent series (“season” in American terms) after nearly one month. If ITV commissions another series, I’ve got ideas for improvements. But first, let’s look at the positives. As the old saying goes, if it looks like a duck and quacks …
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