Upcoming mayor's race - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Apr 27, 2005

RE: Upcoming mayor's race

Date: Apr 27, 2005

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Originally posted by: Kudzu King
" I tend to agree with the point that Thames time should come to an end. But, that's not really this topic of this thread. The topic of this thread is that Dupree/Fairly has been as bad or worse for the city, than Thames has been for the University."

Okay, I jumped into the fray because of your comments about Toy McLaughlin and because of the implications of groupthink. I'll back out and return to focusing on the Lamar County bond issue.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

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Originally posted by: Crossroads of the South
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Kudzu King,
Kindly specify the characteristics of "Jackson-South" which displeases you. I know many responsible citizens who grew up on the streets of South Jackson. "

The term Jackson-South, means not South Jackson. It means that Hattiesburg could very well turn into mirror image of Jackson, only geographically to the south. I am amazed that I have to explain such as simple concept to a group of individuals that claim to be academic elitists.

The characterists of Jackson that I hope Hattiesburg dose not mirror are:

Corrupt Police Department - Sorry, we've got that.

Decreasing population - population in the city is stagnet, not declining...yet.

Economically stagnet - growth rate has slowed in the last 4 years.

Blighted downtown area - could happen, but downtown H'burg is nice right now.

Infrastructure in disrepair - Drive down Lincoln Rd, Broadway Dr, West Pine, Hardy St, and 4th and 7th streets and tell me we're not there. I won't even get into storm drainage and sewer problems. At least we have clean water, I hope.

Balloning City Government: The number of city employee's has skyrocked under the Dupree admin. We are a city, not a job bank.

I really don't have time to go on....but I think most get the point.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: OLDIEGOLDIE
"Perhaps it would be more appropriate to create a new board for discussions of this type. Many readers/posters are not city of Hattiesburg voters, and to inject city specific political discussions into the overriding theme of this board has little purpose."

But Kudzu King and others have injected other issues by statements such as "And a few incompetent faculty members." It's virtually impossible to separate town and gown.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Kudzu King
"I am amazed that I have to explain such as simple concept to a group of individuals that claim to be academic elitists."
Academic elitists? I hold an appointment at USM and I'm just a good ole boy from Mississippi. It's likely that my Mississippi heritage goes back even further than yours. Who has self-identified themselves as "academic elitists?" None of my colleagues, that's for sure. It sounds like you've had very little direct contact with faculty members.