Editorial Editorials
Public Notices protect your rights
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- Published on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 14:06
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
By Susan Reeves
For the past 10 years, the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald has not published a newspaper on the last Thursday of the year.
Mixed signals for our school
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- Published on Thursday, 29 September 2011 13:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
By Susan Reeves
Many parenting books talk about how consistency in raising children is critical.
Mayor steps down
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- Published on Thursday, 02 June 2011 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
By Susan Reeves
It came as quite a shock last week when Mayor J. D. Baumgardner abruptly resigned.
Annexation should have gone through
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 17:30
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
By Susan Reeves
Shocking is a term that might be applied to the decision of the Mount Vernon City Council not to annex MiCasita restaurant into the city.
Robbery in broad daylight
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- Published on Thursday, 26 May 2011 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
An Editorial by Susan Reeves
The citizens of Mount Vernon have been robbed. The amount taken is approximately $100,000. Those who witnessed the mugging were momentarily stunned and speechless.
Hats off to our firemen
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 15:30
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
By Susan Reeves
Franklin County has four fantastic volunteer fire departments. It is overwhelming to think that these men and women put their lives at risk to protect the homes and property of our citizens,
Ill will toward city permit fees
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- Published on Thursday, 07 April 2011 15:16
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
By Susan Reeves
The Optic-Herald recently received a letter signed by City Manager Lee Elliott blaming the newspaper for all the ill will related to the city permit fees. He stated that the editorial written in June 2010 was the root cause of the problem.
We need band uniforms
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- Published on Friday, 01 July 2011 13:48
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
An Editorial By Susan Reeves
Have you seen what the Mighty Tiger Marching Band students have to wear to perform in? From a distance the band uniforms look okay, but upon closer inspection they are showing their age.
Change is inevitable
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- Published on Thursday, 17 March 2011 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
By Susan Reeves
There are a lot of changes being made in our community right now. Sometimes change is a good thing, and sometimes change is not such a good thing. One thing that is certain is that change is inevitable.
