Marshall County Tribune: Opinion

NAACP speaks out (02/03/12)
The Marshall County Branch NAACP would like to thank each and everyone that came to the Town Hall/School Board Meeting Jan. 21. We would also like to thank those of you who asked or turned in questions. Sometimes you may have to stand alone. Nevertheless we encourage you to stand. Stand for what matters to you and what's important. Yes Mr. Keny told Pres. Davis on Saturday morning that he would not be in attendance on Saturday afternoon...

You can't un-ring a bell, attorney tells woman (02/03/12)
Maxine Henderson married a man who became one of the biggest oil distributors in the area and he had a pool table and friends came in and enjoyed their home and companionship. They also enjoyed her art. Her landscapes, still life paintings and portraits ranged from impressionistic to faithful oils portraying people doing ordinary things. One of those was what became known as "Nude Gwen."...

Kennedy speaks out (01/27/12)
To the editor: Regarding your front-page article "Absent board sparks outrage," I am compelled to respond with an alternate headline: "Board members outraged by accusation of apathy." Since my appointment and consequent election, I have returned every single phone call and responded to every single person who has written, e-mailed or stopped me in the grocery store to express concerns about our school system. ...

Board members did right thing (01/27/12)
To the editor: I am often tempted to respond to issues I read in the "Trib" (too often, to some peoples' thinking, I'm sure) when it is extensively covered that some particular organization or group thinks one of our "elected" governmental boards, commission, or council, etc., must do as the proffering entity desires ("directs")...

Ronald Shelton case still active (01/27/12)
Jan. 29, 2011, or one year ago on Sunday this weekend, three bullets were fired through a window of the door to Ronald Shelton's apartment on 7th Avenue South. The gunfire was heard by neighbors. Police were called, and early this week, Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. David Henley said Shelton's murder is an active case and still under investigation...

We have a story to tell here, there, everywhere (01/20/12)
"We have a story to tell" was a theme for the African-American Heritage Society of Williamson County nearly a decade ago. On the Martin Luther King holiday this week, that phrase came to mind before the NAACP started marching east on West Commerce Street...

Is Marion's influence a factor for Spivey? (01/13/12)
History only seems to repeat itself to those who don't pay attention to details. One of America's best news commentators said so when quoting one of his history teachers. Still, believing words engraved in stone at the National Archives - Past is Prologue - leads folks to study history...

Boosters toasting, others need cash (01/06/12)
This week the Marshall County High School Marching Band is to be commended for landing a $25,000 grant from Pepsi, one of America's iconic companies with marketing executives who, no doubt, would like the crowds at MCHS football games to drink their employer's product...

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