Letters
to the Editor:
Reader
says DBJ is not balanced
Every time I receive the Delta Business Journal, there are
more commentaries than I can count, on: A) slamming the
Democrat party and never slamming the Republicans; and B)
extreme right wing commentaries.
As a member of the media, one would think that you all would
do your best to provide the state with a balanced publication.
I have yet to read any balanced opinions in your paper.
Your columnist, Nancy Hirst, is the most right wing biased
writer I have ever seen. Why your readers don’t call
for you to drop her from your paper is beyond my understanding.
Maybe this is just how it is today in that newspapers do
whatever they want to without worrying about their readers.
It seems to me that your paper, The Clarion-Ledger, and
almost any newspaper I read today has lost their balance
in news reporting. It is as if the owners of newspapers
today run their papers the way they want and not the way
that is best for their readers.
Obviously, advertising dollars drive all newspapers and
if you would concentrate on providing a balanced publication,
this would translate to more readers, which would then translate
to more advertising dollars. Think about it.
You have a good paper. You could have a great paper if you
would balance your commentaries.
Rob Cormick
Grenada
Senate
Democrats are not supporting tax relief efforts
Creating jobs and fostering economic growth needs to be
our number one national priority. President Bush recognizes
this and has delivered a jobs and growth plan that will
create 1.4 million new jobs in the next two years. Some
in Congress want to reduce or cut President Bush’s
plan and in so doing, reduce the number of jobs created.
That’s hundreds of thousands of jobs fewer than the
1 million jobs the stimulus package passed by the House
of Representatives would create.
Twelve Senate Democrats understood the important impact
tax relief has on growing our economy when President Bush’s
tax relief was passed into law. Why are Senate Democrats
ignoring their previous support for tax relief and its economic
impact? They should vote with President Bush and give the
economy the boost it needs. It’s the right thing to
do to grow the economy.
BYRON
WILLIAMS
Gulfport, MS
Reader
appreciates DBJ’s coverage of minorities
I have been reading your journal for the past year and want
to commend you for your coverage of the Mississippi Delta’s
minority business community. You have often featured articles
on minorities and I not only appreciate your paper’s
dedication to this group, I encourage you to feature even
more articles on minorities.
The South’s minority business population is growing
at a great pace. I encourage others in the business media
to also dedicate coverage to this special group.
Again, good for the DBJ for leading the other Mississippi
media into this direction. You all have an excellent paper!
Jim Whitney
Hernando
