Letter costs
taxpayers
Anyone getting an Economic Impact Statement by mail knows it has arrived when it appears in their mailbox; those getting a direct deposit know it has arrived when they check their account--and anyone can visit IRS.com or call 800-919-9835. Being conservative, if 150M (million) first class letters are being sent out that’s a cost of $75M--$75M that Trump stole from OUR pockets for a puff piece to increase his hopes for re-election. Similarly his daily briefings substitute for political rallies not possible because of COVID-19 and are nothing but self-congratulatory exercises (it is all about Trump)--filled with misstatements of the facts (averaging 16 lies a day) and derogatory denunciations of reporters asking legitimate questions.
And again he is shifting the blame to China saying the extent of the virus was not made transparent until an adequate stockpile of their medical supplies could be had--but taking NO responsibility for doing NOTHING for six weeks after learning of the first case in Washington except for blocking Chinese from entering the country (but not Americans returning)\--assuring the nation all under control--even refusing face masks from the WHO saying the CDC would make our own (and those initial faulty masks resulted in another 3 week delay in production)--firing anyone with the audacity to correct his “facts” as unloyal--naming those with no expertise as heads of inspection.
Signed,
Florence Fulgham
Thanks to County
We would like to thank Mr. Goss, Vincent, Sed, and Billy for repairing the culvert to our property on Rural Dempsey Road. Our daughter contacted them about a rusted out culvert under the highway. They immediately came assessed the problem and gathered the necessary items and repaired it.
These guys get a lot of complaints from a lot of people, but Jo and I would just like to say thank you for responding quickly to what could have been a serious problem.
Joanna and Jimmie Burton
Rambling
Praise the Lord everyone. I pray this will find you all well and reach out with all the means you have to stay away from this Coronavirus. I never thought something like this would happen in American but it has gone so much further. It’s all over the world. The way I see it is that we only have one choice, We’ve got to pray and depend on God to come on the scene and heal people who get it. We’ve got to ask God to move this virus from all over the world and restore us to a normal life. The Bible teaches that all things are possible through Christ Jesus. His word says to ask believing and it shall be done. If we pray together, God will be faithful to heal our land and all the people. I believe this with all my heart. We have a faithful God who loves us so much.
But this goes a lot further than asking God to help us. We’ve got to make a commitment to see the work of God move forward. In all my years of living for God, I’ve never seen such a falling away like what is happening right now. I have friends that I never thought would turn their back on God and stop going to church. It is happening in every church I know of. When God looks down from Heaven, how do you think it makes him feel to see his children turning their backs and forgetting all the things God has done for them.
I know in this babysitting business I’ve had for 42 years, I’ve bent over backwards to help people just to have them leave owing me money and have them never pay. It really hurts when people do us wrong. But I learned a long time ago to put it in God’s hands and leave it alone. If you will think about this for a little while, you will begin to understand how God feels when we turn away from him and go back out into this world that will destroy us. I pray God will open our blinded eyes so we can be faithful to God and put him first in all we do.
This time of Coronavirus taking away lives and making people sick has been a really hard thing to deal with. It puts fear in all of us to a certain extent. So many people have lost loved ones dear to them. In my opinion, I don’t think it’s over yet. All of us need to bend our knees before God and ask him to heal people everywhere, all over the world, and heal our land. Begin to pray and ask God every day what you can do to be a blessing to those who don’t know God. I don’t know of anyone alive who doesn’t owe God their life. He is a good God who wants us to love him. Then he will pour out blessings you never dreamed of. Please make your choice to live for God. Call me at 662-803-4690 or write me at 40 West Alice Street, Noxapater, MS 39346 and we’ll pray together. God bless each and every one. I hope to be back next week with love to all.
Arlene Barrett
Editorial roundup
Legislature tells Reeves who’s boss
Tate Reeves’ first confrontation as governor with the Mississippi Legislature was not just a defeat. It was a shellacking.
By a unanimous vote in the House and with only two dissenting votes in the Senate, the Legislature speedily let Reeves know who’s going to be boss when it comes to spending state money, and it’s not going to be him. Even if Reeves decides to veto Friday’s action, he’s likely to be overridden.
Lawmakers acted quickly to stop Reeves’ plan to decide how all $1.25 billion in federal stimulus money the state is receiving to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic would be used. They left him with discretion on $100 million, but the other $1.15 billion will go through the normal legislative appropriation process.
Both sides in this dispute had a legitimate argument. Reeves said it’s difficult to manage an emergency by committee. With the Legislature in charge of spending decisions, it will reduce his ability to act nimbly to deal with the pandemic. Legislative leaders, meanwhile, didn’t like the idea of Reeves hiring consultants to manage the spending, and giving them — perhaps as a reward for supporting him during last year’s election — a slice of the money.
Interestingly, the last two GOP governors — Phil Bryant and Haley Barbour — were not checked this way when they had emergency money to spend after major disasters. What’s different this time?
Reeves has to be asking himself that.
Tim Kalich
Editor and Publisher
Greenwood Commonwealth
