UPDATED: LETTER: Comments on Presidential election

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Opinions
Wednesday, November 26. 2008
Comments (11)
Dear Editor:
Many recent letter writers to The Jackson Herald have bandied back and forth over the value of the recent Presidential election. Many see this as victory after years of oppression; others see it as a severe blow to what it means to be an American. [ Full Story » ] 

LETTER: Says BJC should continue to offer OB services

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Opinions
Wednesday, November 19. 2008
Comments (3)
Dear Editor:
I have lived in the Banks-Jackson area since 2001. I believe we should support our local businesses, services and charities. I believe so strongly in this, that I have supported our local hospital, BJC Medical Center, and asked others to do so as well because after having met most of the staff, I believe them to be well educated, wonderfully supportive, and ready to provide the basic services all of the citizens of this area need. [ Full Story » ] 

COLUMN: ‘Be a man,’ says lawmaker

Posted by
Mike Buffington
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Wednesday, November 12. 2008
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He said it. He really did say it. Standing before the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning, Sen. Ralph Hudgens threw down the gauntlet. Speaking through the media to controversial state House Speaker Glenn Richardson, Hudgens challenged Richardson to “be a man.” [ Full Story » ] 

LETTER: Doesn’t like adding 30 minutes to JCCHS schedule

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Opinions
Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Comments (45)
Dear Editor:

For those of you who were lucky enough to have gone on the school web site the week before school started or had a freshman attend Panther Prep day you may have heard of the extra 30 minutes being added to the beginning of the school day. [ Full Story » ] 

EDITORIAL: McCain deserves support

Posted by
Mike Buffington
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Friday, October 31. 2008
Comments (11)
To say that the nation stands at a crossroads would be an understatement. Seldom has the country faced the kind of stark choices it does today. The Iraqi War and national economic problems have hit with hurricane force. The nation’s mood is sour.

If there was ever a time for strong, consistent leadership, it is now. [ Full Story » ] 

Will “Joe the Plumber” help McCain?

Posted by
Mike Buffington
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Friday, October 24. 2008
Comments (39)
The last presidential debate of 2008 will be remembered in history books at the “Joe the Plumber” debate. But it may be that candidates McCain and Obama got Joe’s profession all wrong; it could turn out that Joe operates a wrecking ball rather than a wrench. [ Full Story » ] 

EDITORIAL: School Bible class is not a good idea

Posted by
Mike Buffington
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Friday, October 17. 2008
Comments (35)
Should elective Bible history classes be taught in public schools? That is the core question surrounding a proposal to have Bible history and literature classes taught in local high schools. [ Full Story » ] 

OPINION: Church free speech effort a fascinating fight with IRS

Posted by
Mike Buffington
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Thursday, October 9. 2008
Comments (44)
Sparking a court case over free speech in churches is the goal of some 30 churches across the nation. [ Full Story » ] 

COLUMN: The problem? No leadership

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Opinions
Friday, October 3. 2008
Comments (15)
Are we living in a Third World country? It certainly feels like a it as we scurry around like rats looking for gas and watch extraordinary upheavals in the nation’s political and financial spheres. [ Full Story » ] 

COLUMN: Avoiding the 'D-word'

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Opinions
Friday, September 26. 2008
Comments (3)
Seldom is history made while we watch. Only in retrospect do we usually recognize the important turning points of history.
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