tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post2894216541485296013..comments2023-11-03T04:34:08.300-05:00Comments on Delta Scoop: What Parents Don't Know...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-27017435932209098812008-05-19T18:35:00.000-05:002008-05-19T18:35:00.000-05:00Ray Humphreys announced today that this is only th...Ray Humphreys announced today that this is only the third year that DRMC has lost money since the purchase of KDH. Wow, it was purchased in 2005... and this is 2008... do the math!<BR/><BR/>The NICU is finally complete and ready to open. All they need are doctors and nurses to staff the unit... a minor detail!<BR/><BR/>New ER is coming right along. The contruction has provided the staff with a handy excuse for the 8 to 10 hour waits... although construction workers outnumber nurses 2 to 1. <BR/><BR/>LTACH... what a grand idea! It requires twice the staff of an acute care facility and Ray can't even staff the hospital. <BR/><BR/>Just another "build it and they will come" folly. By the way, what crop are "we tax payers" raising this year in Ray's field of dreams?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-41191051595868388212008-05-15T23:04:00.000-05:002008-05-15T23:04:00.000-05:00Also on the news we see Cleveland School District ...Also on the news we see Cleveland School District to the north with the government breathing down there neck about racial inequality. To the east is Indianola with allegations that the students had help with there subject area tests.But right in the middle sits Leland with more test "help" than anybody else in trhe state. Any teacher can tell you that our students don't pass that test on there own. But nobody ever questions us. Watchful in LelandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-90444304809603118872008-05-15T21:01:00.000-05:002008-05-15T21:01:00.000-05:00African americans are a minority so even if your l...African americans are a minority so even if your logic were the only issue then obviously it is not African americans alone voting for him. Perhaps some ( of all races ) are voting becuase minority in office shows a positive change for the country but I think it is a bit insulting to a racial group to suggest they would automatically vote for a candidtate just becuase they are the same skin color and not becuase of their politics.<BR/><BR/>So all this comes back to ... why are they voting? ... because they like position on issues and his approach to running the office. Personally I couldn't understand why Bill Clinton got elected ( or re-elected ) but the answer, whether I like it or not, is that most people liked his way of running the country. I didn't, but thats democracy for you.<BR/><BR/>So same goes for Obama. If you can't understand then take a closer look at what the vast majority of people are interested in, on every level, and there are the answers.<BR/><BR/>Of course he hasn't even squared off with McCain yet so that remains to be seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-84769010921606599432008-05-15T18:01:00.000-05:002008-05-15T18:01:00.000-05:00OK,, Giving the fact that if I was a Black man, I...OK,, Giving the fact that if I was a Black man, I would vote for Obama. I can understand that!! And God bless you!<BR/> But I am not a Black man, and I can not for the life of me figure out why anyone would vote for this man and how did he get this far in the elections!! If Obama was a white man he would have been put out long long ago! Are people blind? How? Is he getting votes because he is black? What is the justice for his votes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-43291540464638266302008-05-15T17:34:00.000-05:002008-05-15T17:34:00.000-05:00http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=20...http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=2036Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-58091275835562075492008-05-13T18:51:00.000-05:002008-05-13T18:51:00.000-05:00Greenville finally made the CBS national news toni...Greenville finally made the CBS national news tonight! The story was about poverty that transcends race. We rank among the most impoverished places in America. Wow! A visit by Obama and national recognition as the best of the worst... we are on our way now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-69162110221605757262008-05-11T14:22:00.000-05:002008-05-11T14:22:00.000-05:00To Semi Regular Reader: You're missing the whole p...To Semi Regular Reader: You're missing the whole point. If driver education and safety were the real issue, then this would be enforced all over town, not just where the drivers can afford to pay. Yes, I was technically speeding. But I resent being held to a standard that is not fairly enforced throughout the town, nor upheld by the arresting officer when driving his vehicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-67857297018961577532008-05-11T08:28:00.000-05:002008-05-11T08:28:00.000-05:00To the Ticketed Lady,You were speeding and there w...To the Ticketed Lady,<BR/><BR/>You were speeding and there was a flashing street light telling drivers the speed limit is 15 mph. Sorry, but you're busted. I've been caught in the same identical situation and learned from it. I couldn't play dumb and I didn't know why the cop pulled me.<BR/><BR/>Now, there have been speakers and gurus promoting the idea of "Broken Windows." It means cops crack down on "small" crimes to set a tone that helps prevent for larger crimes. Greenville, you shouldn't mind that local police are writing tickets for 31 mph in a 15 mph zone on a school morning. You've been asking for it for years.<BR/><BR/>Yes, there is a measure of revenue collection involved with writing tickets and issuing fines. But, the laws are concrete and you run a risk by breaking them - a risk to your lunch money.<BR/><BR/>Now, let's hope they start cracking down on out-of-date license plates - a great source of income being stolen by many tax cheats and the expense of property tax valuations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-60168472784416745332008-05-10T08:19:00.000-05:002008-05-10T08:19:00.000-05:00Maybe the Mayor needs more money for her globe tro...Maybe the Mayor needs more money for her globe trotting trips??? I, for the life of me, have no clue what all her overseas trips can do for Greenville. So far I have not seen anything that it has helped. Must be nice to take such trips on the tax payers hard earned dollars. Nice perk indeed!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-2976919479400706642008-05-10T04:37:00.000-05:002008-05-10T04:37:00.000-05:00That's right, funds are tight, so the order was se...That's right, funds are tight, so the order was sent out from City Hall to crack down on the public to make up the difference.<BR/><BR/>My husband travels Broadway and Broadway extended nearly every day. He says that the GPD works that strip hard too.<BR/><BR/>My question is rather than harass the public over a mile or two difference, why not focus on collecting the presently, long overdue tickets and fines? That is money already owed and should already be collected.<BR/><BR/>Law abiding citizens should not be fined or ticketed at random, for a mile or two indiscretion that could be for varied traffic reasons and then used like we are the local piggy bank of City Hall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-63928877875554963502008-05-09T19:45:00.000-05:002008-05-09T19:45:00.000-05:00Good grief. Look at this week's local paper. One G...Good grief. Look at this week's local paper. One GPD officer charged with domestic assault, a GFD employee charged with rape. Whom can we count on? And where does accountability begin? <BR/><BR/>Regarding our "stellar" police force and their effectiveness: I have driven the same route to work for umpteen years. My fellow drivers and I literally crawl along Bowman Boulevard to stay under the imposed speed limit. On Monday morning, I was pulled over at the stop sign. Yes, the blue lights came up behind me and flashed as I sat stock-still in front of the crossing guard. (This same crossing guard gleefully motioned for the early-model car ahead of me to move through the intersection, even though she had already signaled that traffic should halt.) As the crossing guard motioned for me to turn onto Holly Lane (I assumed the cruiser was after someone else!), I couldn't imagine why I'd been pulled over. The officer---after calling for backup---informed me that I'd been speeding in a school zone. According to his technology, I had been driving 31 MPH in a 35 MPH zone (yes, 4 miles under the limit), except that the school lights had been flashing, indicating that I should have slowed to 15 MPH by the time I'd crossed that invisible threshhold. I had been braking for the crossing guard that was posted at the intersection less than 30 yards from the flashing lights. Tell me if I am guilty of speeding. <BR/><BR/>Can you smell bacon? Does anyone else sense a moneymaking machine to add to the City's bleeding coffers? <BR/><BR/>After I was given my citation (with backup! Dangerous middle-aged white lady in good neighborhood!), the police cruiser followed me back to Bowman Boulevard, then SPEEDILY passed me, made a U-turn, and took off with blue lights in pursuit of some other poor schmuck who was creeping along Bowman at an unrealistic MPH. <BR/><BR/>Just so you know---I drove past Carrie Stern, Melissa Manning, Em Boyd, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Washington School this morning. There were no officers present, other than crossing guards. No monitoring of speed. No monitoring of any activity. The policemen had been assigned to the area where the ticketed could afford to pay the fines. <BR/><BR/>I will find an alternate route to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-17355492134040760542008-05-09T07:04:00.000-05:002008-05-09T07:04:00.000-05:00Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty h...Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. lPeter 5:6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-54164992418807703782008-05-09T05:31:00.000-05:002008-05-09T05:31:00.000-05:00The casinos were believed to be our golden goose, ...The casinos were believed to be our golden goose, just as in Tunica's success story. Somehow it is not happening here. Why NOT?? Where are the gaming dollars? The gamblers funded these dollars, we can only hope we get to share them to save this city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-66389653206854673252008-05-09T05:26:00.000-05:002008-05-09T05:26:00.000-05:00** http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90G3OU...** http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90G3OU81&show_article=1<BR/><BR/>Owner of Tropicana casinos files for Chapter 11 protection <BR/>May 6 07:06 AM US/Eastern<BR/>By WAYNE PARRY<BR/>Associated Press Writer<BR/>ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - <BR/><BR/>The owner of Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, nearly five months after New Jersey regulators<BR/>stripped the Tropicana Casino and Resort of its license. <BR/><BR/>The bankruptcy filing covers nine properties: The Tropicana Casino & Resort in Las Vegas; Bayou Caddy's Jubilee Casino in Greenville, Miss.; Casino Aztar in Evansville, Ind.; Horizon Casino Hotel in Vicksburg, Miss.; Horizon Casino Resort and the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, both in Lake Tahoe, Nev.; the Tropicana Express Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nev.; River Palms Resort & Casino in Laughlin, Nev.; and the Sheraton Hotel and Belle of Baton Rogue Casino in Baton Rouge, La. **<BR/><BR/>Even the big bucks Casinos are struggling, especially one of our own. Another hit on our tax dollars being lost from the gaming funds. More jobs lost, more bills upaid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-87392044565111260462008-05-09T05:08:00.000-05:002008-05-09T05:08:00.000-05:00Let's start at the top, the Mayor's office and the...Let's start at the top, the Mayor's office and the County Supervisors! Let's CLEAN HOUSE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-14444592472703740042008-05-09T04:57:00.000-05:002008-05-09T04:57:00.000-05:00Sales taxes down, casino in bankruptcy, streets in...Sales taxes down, casino in bankruptcy, streets in shambles, businesses failing, more industry loss, more jobs lost, gas prices rising, daily living costs increasing with no way for salaries to keep up, mortgages being foreclosed, troubled and frightened citizens, children with nothing to do to keep them off the streets and out of trouble, crime rates rising, unemployment rising, welfare applicants increasing, wasteful spending within our local political city and county offices, internal illegal behaviors by our elected officials.....<BR/><BR/>Greenvillians/Deltans, we are in serious trouble. We are going to "hell in a handbag" at this rate. Something has to happen, we need miracles!<BR/><BR/>We need to push for progress! We need to demand accountability of our tax dollars! Millions are being lost or stolen everyday of our tax dollars, due to unethical, self serving, self promoting actions of too many of our locally elected politicians.<BR/><BR/>The City and regions of Greenville are under a siege of poor leadership and self serving actions. The lack of cooperation between our city and county government offices is disgraceful!<BR/><BR/>Some of these Elected officials disregard obvious internal actions of staff; such as theft, wastefulness or are guilty of the same. They have no concern for poor job performances by themselves or their subordinates and the consequences of this lack of concern. There is a "favors hiring system" everywhere with unqualified, untrained, nearly illiterate people in key positions of our city and county. All of that leads to what we read in the news, time after time, about our local government offices. <BR/><BR/>Greenville needs to clean house! We need to be better informed of where and how our tax dollars are being spent. We need leaders unafraid of the "favor" system retaliations of their co-officials and to stand up for injustice and demand change! We need ethics, trust, nobility, accountability, pride and honesty from our leaders. It is time for our leadership to stop passing the buck and take a stand within the offices of these politics. We need a "citizens rise up" in demands for our community, for our children and for our future. <BR/><BR/>GET INVOLVED! BE HEARD! DEMAND CHANGE! RISE UP TOGETHER FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY!<BR/><BR/>If some miracles and changes do not happen very soon, Greenville and the Delta region will be lost beyond repair. <BR/><BR/>Pay attention! Greenville has been "flooded" way before any chance of the levee break waters, we are drowning in negativity, bitterness, dishonesty and lack of actions being taken by our leaders. Families are losing their homes, they are bankrupt and starving. The homeless numbers are rising. <BR/><BR/>We need FEMA right now, way before any chance of floods or acts of nature! Our city and county officials' self serving and unethical actions have done more damage to our citizens than any tornado, flood or earthquake. We are dying each day, breath by breath! <BR/><BR/>Each day more tax paying citizens are escaping Greenville and the Delta region with no chance of wanting to return. These people, good people, have given up on Greenville and why shouldn't they, Greenville is in serious financial and political leadership trouble. <BR/><BR/>Political promises have not been kept! Actions are not being taken! Cover ups, conspiracies, criminal behaviors are rampant with little or no exposure. Those who know of these actions are too afraid to lose their job because there are too few jobs for replacement.<BR/> <BR/>Something has to change! We need good and honest leadership. We need our civic pride regained! We need our citizens and leaders to become watchdogs of our community and our government offices. <BR/><BR/>We need a city and county wide campaign started to remind these con artists, thieves and liars in office and their conspiring staff members that there are consequences to their unethical actions and they will be held accountable. We should demand accountability of every city and county tax dollar being collected and spent from every city and county office. More audits and checkpoint systems need to be in place to stop the stealing or misappropriations of our tax dollars. <BR/><BR/>With all these actions, those who are sincerely trying to make a difference are being set up to fail, with no chance of success.<BR/><BR/>Start a campaign in your local civic and church organizations to "Pray for Greenville", add Greenville to the church prayer list. God knows we need help, but we need to ask him for it, to pray that it happens. We need to bring Greenville/Delta back to her grass roots of pride, ethics, integrity and honesty.<BR/><BR/>If not....I hope I escape in time, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com