by For the MBJ Published: April 17,2011
Tags: MBJ Letter for Editor
Editor, I have a few comments regarding the ignorant rantings of one Idaho writer: let’s start with, “ leave him to his ignorance!” I’m not always excited about the decisions that Gov. Barbour makes, but he is an EXCELLENT businessman; he knows how to hang on to money, and he has enough sense not to spend money [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: April 17,2011
Tags: Idaho writer needs a Missisippi education, letters to editor
Editor: RE: “Idaho writer needs a Missisippi education” (Ross ReilyColumn, April 11) … Having traveled out west several times on trips that included Idaho, I did not see one thing that would lead me to say anything derogatory about the State of Idaho or the people who live there. In fact, except for the mountains, the scenery [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: April 3,2011
Tags: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor, Walton Gresham is right (“Retailer Sees Cap Delay As Another Bailout of Banks”) that the swipe fee reforms enacted in last year’s Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act are critical to a small business like mine. I own a Bops Frozen Custard, which is a high-volume, low-ticket business. Merchant service fees on every card swiped [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: March 27,2011
Tags: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is falsely claiming that the Kemper coal project would benefit Mississippi’s economy. The truth is that ratepayers, who can ill afford higher electricity bills, are going to be stuck with up to a 48 percent increase to pay for an experiment. Mississippi Power says that the huge upfront costs to ratepayers’ [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: March 20,2011
Editor, Your concentration on the Mississippi catfish industry, which is under assault from across the nation, is a credit to your publication. It does appear there has been a choice made between Vietnam and the United States and our U.S. leaders, including those from Mississippi, have chosen Vietnam. That is sad. Please keep the pressure on. I hope someone [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: February 13,2011
Editor, Times are tough here in Mississippi, with an unemployment rate still above the national average. But since peaking above 12 percent in February of 2010, job creation is starting to pick up and unemployment has now dropped below 10 percent. One of the areas seeing increased job creation is our thriving auto manufacturing industry. Global [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: November 7,2010
Tags: letter to the editor
Editor, In the recent article on electric utility audits (“Mississippi PSC selects companies to perform electric utility audits” 10/31/2010), the reporter wrote, “In instances where an outside source, such as Independent Power Producer (IPP), can generate cheaper power, utilities are required to buy that electricity.” Typically, electric utilities are held to standards to provide customers electricity in [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: October 24,2010
Editor, The MBJ story on utility company donations caught my eye (Oct. 4, 2010 issue). I have long felt that utility companies should not be allowed to donate ratepayers’ money to charities since utilities are monopolies. It’s totally different if a private company chooses to donate funds to charity since, in fact, the owners are making the [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: October 17,2010
Tags: Entergy, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor, I am writing in response to your article “It’s Legal in Some States” in your October 3rd issue regarding community support by energy companies, specifically Entergy and Mississippi Power. Energy companies are regulated and limited to how much profit they can make so it isn’t as if they can base their giving back to the community [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: October 10,2010
On Oct. 3, 2010, Mississippi Business Journal editorial (“Payday loans won’t go away”) described payday lending as a “scheme.” Well, we would agree. But we would also describe these loans as “predatory” and “debt traps.” And the Women’s Fund of Mississippi is not alone in our disdain for payday lending. In 2006, the Department of Defense [...] [...]
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