Letters to the Editor | The Yazoo Herald

Prison reform is simple: give inmates incentives to improve themselves

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Wed, 02/12/2020 - 10:24

Dear Editor,

I said it once a few years back in this paper in an article titled, “Give inmates incentives to better themselves.” We need help too.

Your article on Jan. 15, 2020 has a lot of merit, but inside the system it is flawed.

Parents should be proud of these students

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Mon, 02/10/2020 - 09:58

Dear Editor

I started back teaching in the school system as a substitute. I worked at the high school for about 10 days, I was later called to the middle school right before the Thanksgiving holidays teaching science.

Check with attorney or county engineer for bridge updates

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Fri, 12/13/2019 - 17:47

Dear Editor,

I want to say thank you to the residents of Yazoo County and District 1. I truly devoted my efforts to the improvement of the county and the district in every avenue possible. Most early mornings in prayer I have asked the Lord’s wisdom and guidance in all I do.

Garbage collection failures continue

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Wed, 12/04/2019 - 09:27

Dear Editor:

One of the basic services controlled by the City is garbage collection. For the past several months, garbage collection has been sporadic at best. Sometimes the garbage is collected and at other times, the cans may sit on the streets for an entire week.

Our aldermen are paid more than this city can afford

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Wed, 11/20/2019 - 17:55

Dear Editor,

Recently is was reported in your paper that "based on a MS Municipal League Survey, Yazoo City's salary for aldermen is the third-highest in the state."

Let's all come together and save Yazoo

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Wed, 11/13/2019 - 10:00

Dear Editor,

I would like to express my deepest appreciation to those who saw fit to select me as the 2019 Officer of The Year.

I'm being punished for a crime I didn't commit

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Mon, 10/21/2019 - 11:16

Dear Editor,

I am writing this letter in hopes that Alderman Sir Jonathan Rucker will read about my situation where I have been incarcerated at the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility for false charges.

Standing for over a century - time to be torn down

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Mon, 09/09/2019 - 10:23

Dear Editor,

Yazoo must respond to changing circumstances

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Tue, 09/03/2019 - 18:40

Dear Editor,

God loves the citizens of Yazoo City. Surely there is a future for Yazoo, and our hope will not be cut off.

South Delta residents deserve the pumps

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Mon, 08/26/2019 - 17:20

Dear Editor,

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