By: Kent McCarty Given the judgment lapses that the AMAs and CMAs have experienced when giving out awards at their latest ceremonies, it’s refreshing to see that the Grammys still have a clear view of what real talent is. Though the Grammys haven’t yet voted on who the recipient of each award will be, the [...]
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December 11, 2009
Dysfunction Junction: Tweety has flown the coop
By: Kent McCarty Throughout my life, my family has had many pets, all of which have failed to earn my affection. Between all of the cats and dogs we’ve gone through, all of them have done nothing but push me closer to the edge of my sanity. When I was six, however, I convinced myself [...]
November 13, 2009
Music Review: “Play On” by Carrie Underwood
By: Kent McCarty After winning American Idol’s fourth season in 2005, Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood released her debut single “Jesus, Take the Wheel” to country radio. The song shot up the charts, spent six weeks at number one, won countless awards, and the rest is history. Ten million albums and eleven consecutive number ones later, [...]
November 13, 2009
NHS inducts new members
By: Kent McCarty National Honor Society recently inducted its 2009-2010 members in a ceremony held at Oak Grove United Methodist Church. Current club president Amy O’Steen, as well as club officers Anne Caroline Lovitt, Ashley McLeod, Shelby Sims, and Hailee Bradford, introduced new members to the organization with speeches, followed by a photo-op and presentation [...]
November 13, 2009
LCSD cuts schools’ budgets
By: Kent McCarty As state sales tax revenue falls due to the poor economy, the state is cutting back education funds across the board by 5% to compensate. As a result, the Lamar County School District now has to cope with a loss of $1.85 million in state funding; a task that school district officials [...]
November 13, 2009
National 10-point grading system needed
By: Kent McCarty Moving to a new school during the middle of high school is hard enough for most students, and the last thing a student has on his or her mind when starting at a new school is what type of grading system the new school uses. That is, until the student realizes his [...]
November 13, 2009
Dysfunction Junction: The Breakfast Nazi
By: Kent McCarty One of the most legendary episodes of Seinfeld, one of my favorite sitcoms, is “The Soup Nazi,” in which Jerry, George, and Elaine stop by a local soup stand that is owned by a tyrant who runs a ludicrously tight ship and has no regard towards his customers’ feelings. I recently encountered [...]
October 5, 2009
Congress continues intense debate over healthcare reform
By: Kent McCarty As members of the House and Senate continue to debate which direction to take on healthcare reform, the major details of the proposed healthcare reform bill, H.R. 3200, are still undecided. While nearly all congressmen and women agree that some reform is needed, they cannot agree on how exactly to carry out [...]
October 5, 2009
Cafeteria dishes out upgrades
By: Kent McCarty In an effort to combat the rising obesity problem in Mississippi and win the Gold Award in the National Healthier Schools Challenge, the cafeteria has undergone many changes to give students healthier food options during the 2009-2010 school year. While many of the changes are noticeable, a few could possibly go undetected. [...]
October 5, 2009
Upgrade/Downgrade
By: Kent McCarty With Paula gone, America’s favorite reality show needed to fill the empty seat in the judges’ panel with someone who could live up to Paula’s craziness, yet still manage to make sense. The producers did just that by picking comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres. Ellen will not only provide plenty [...]
