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NANCY ANDERSON: Gun culture has got to change in America

I don’t like guns. My father had an old shotgun he kept in the closet, unloaded of course. He was a country boy who never took to hunting, so I had no experience with firearms and the sport surrounding their use. Two husbands, no hunters. When I married Ken, he had a small handgun. He [...] [...]

FBI investigating Southaven mayor Greg Davis

JACKSON — The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating the mayor of Mississippi’s third largest city who was already ordered by state officials to pay more than $170,000 for travel, stress counseling and other personal expenses billed to taxpayers. >> SEE MBJ COLUMNIST NANCY ANDERSON’S COLUMN ON DAVIS Southaven Mayor Greg Davis had already [...] [...]

Ditching the ‘South’ maybe best thing for the evolving C Spire

by Nancy Anderson Published: October 23,2011

Tags: C Spire, Cellular South, for sale, marketing firm, MBJ column, Mind Over Money, Nancy Anderson

Cellular South recently changed its name to C Spire. I’m sure they paid a marketing firm a lot of money for that name. And I’m sure the marketing firm paid a lot of focus group people to sit around and rate various names. But, for the life of me, I can’t understand how they landed [...] [...]

If the economy stinks, why are so many folks at Disney World?

by Nancy Anderson Published: October 9,2011

Tags: Disney World, economy, MBJ column, money, Nancy Anderson

Ninety percent of Americans say the U.S. economy stinks. A CNN online poll shows that 72 percent think we’re heading into another recession. No surprises here. We’re all walking around with a cloud hanging over us. Doom and gloom is all I hear these days. Then, I attend a conference in Orlando, Fla. You know, [...] [...]

Banks penalizing us for their idea … geez!

by Nancy Anderson Published: October 2,2011

Tags: MBJ column, money, Nancy Anderson

One Sunday morning, I opened my paper to find that my bank was instituting monthly debit card fees. What!?! Don’t they make enough off us? A new law caps the charges on debit fees. This is in recognition of the change in our system of exchange. I rarely have cash in my pocket anymore. Who [...] [...]

Marketing a challenge for small businesses

by Nancy Anderson Published: September 25,2011

Tags: Facebook, marketing, Nancy Anderson, small business, social networking

Marketing for a small business has always been a challenge, but with the advent of social networking, it’s now a lot cheaper. Anyone with access to the Internet can spread the word about a business. Most of the social sites are free and allow for instant access to hundreds, if not thousands, of potential customers. [...] [...]

Living as part of the ‘in-between’ generation

by Nancy Anderson Published: September 18,2011

Tags: in-between generation, MBJ column, Mind Over Money, Nancy Anderson

I grew up in the 60s and 70s in South Mississippi. Our house was in one of the new subdivisions of modest homes. Of course, it was segregated. I remember going to Dr. Benefield’s clinic and waiting in the whites only portion. I noticed another room beyond the partition, but I was clueless about the [...] [...]

Practical not the way to describe government

by Nancy Anderson Published: September 11,2011

Tags: MBJ column, Nancy Anderson

I’m getting ready to climb out on a limb. For the past few years, I’ve kept my mouth shut and listened to piles of manure being spouted by both sides. I’m not a small government or a big government person. I’m a reasonable government person. In fact, I’m just a reasonable person — practical to [...] [...]

The Fed doing its job way it was meant to be

by Nancy Anderson Published: September 4,2011

Tags: MBJ column, Mind Over Money, Nancy Anderson

Hgh treason? Them’s fighting words! I must come to the defense of the Fed. The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 in response to the booms and busts in our economy. Booms were great, but the busts were causing too much pain. We were looking for a way to smooth out our business cycle, and [...] [...]

Will technology kill the classroom experience?

by Nancy Anderson Published: August 28,2011

Tags: education, MBJ column, Nancy Anderson

Education is a business. And this business gets more competitive each year. Public colleges in the State of Mississippi are governed by boards. Each institution is limited to a certain geographical section of the state. The idea was to provide educational services to citizens in a particular locale. While private colleges don’t operate under these [...] [...]

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