From the Quill
Ross Reily, executive editor of the Delta Democrat Times on participating last week in an MVSU lecture series on race, politics, gender and culture: “While it would seem logical to include the editor of a regional newspaper in an event like this, I was honored to be a part of a panel that included some of the heavyweights of our business…I sincerely hope it doesn’t come off as boasting, because I was truly humbled in the presence of some of the people I have admired all of my professional life.”
LLoyd Gray, editor of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on the revitalization of downtown Tupelo: “An old maxim suggests that problems are just opportunities in disguise. As with any cliche, it evolved of a basic truth…Tupelo had several downtown-oriented problems in the early 1990s. The eastern entrance to the heart of the city was unattractive and vastly underutilized, an unsightly approach that countered the image of Tupelo as a progressive, welcoming, action-oriented community.”
Wyatt Emmerich, publisher of the Northside Sun on the Governor’s commitment of energy to a campaign for a healthier Mississippi: “The Mississippi economy must be good if the governor can spend a big chunk of his energy exhorting his fellow Mississippians to go on a diet…Most people know they need to lose weight, but they are preoccupied with day-to-day emergencies. We live in a busy time and balancing family, work and play can divert us from the big picture.”
Bill Minor, dean of Mississippi political writers on the quiet death of a controversial figure: “With the death of Sam Bowers at Parchman Penitentiary, another dark chapter in the racial history of Mississippi has been closed. He was 82.”