A legal black eye for Mississippi
The recent decision on our state flag here in Mississippi has left an aftermath of derision and controversy. There are those who still wish to replace the flag by “any means necessary” in spite of a fair, democratic vote.
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LETTERS
Reader responds to Hirst Column
Reader responds to Hirst Column
After reading your editorial on guns and violence in your May, 2001 issue, I was deeply affected-but not in a positive way. Your words read as if you were the homecoming queen of your school, never subjected to teasing or ridicule of any kind. If you had been, you might understand more the affect that ìbullyingî can have on young, insecure child.
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Delta Development
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June 1, Issue
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From the Delta to D.C.
Yazoo City native Chris Henick plays major role in Bush White House
 By ROBERT MCFARLAND, JR. DBJ Contributing Writer
It’s quite a mystery. Whether there’s something in the water, or just an abundance of talent (probably the latter), the state of Mississippi has, and has had, outstanding representation in our nation’s capitol. One need only think of Trent Lott, Thad Cochran, Mike Espy, among many, many others. Now a new native son, a Delta son at that, can be added to the illustrious list of Mississippi movers and shakers in our nation’s capitol. Chris Henick, born and raised in Yazoo City, has the ear of none other than President George W. Bush. His life journey, from an idyllic Delta boyhood to the most prestigious address in the world, is one of perseverance and dedication.
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Clarksdale native to head new Delta Regional Authorityr
President Bush picks longtime political activist Pete Johnson
By Allen Roark DBJ Contributing Writer
Former Mississippi State Auditor and Clarksdale attorney, Pete Johnson, was recently selected by President George W. Bush as federal co-chairman of the newly established Delta Regional Authority. The DRA is a government organization aimed at providing multi-state region federal assistance.
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