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Comment on Jon Maynard out as GSDP CEO by Chloe Curtis

Chloe Curtis — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:06:55 +0000

I believe Mr. Maynard did great things for the city of Starkville. I believe his presence, knowledge, and efforts will be missed. Mr. Manchester states, “..why can’t GSDP quit playing around and hir(e) (a) competent professional with some sense and courage”. The expansion slated for SemiSouth with the addition of 100 jobs AND the II-VI, Inc. expansion took more than sense from being content with “playing tea and cookies”.
I have enjoyed the revitalization of downtown. The unWine Downtown is great for getting women together to enjoy some relaxed shopping time with a “girls night out” theme. We, the women who likes playing tea and cookies, are excited on these types of nights where we would usually stay home WITH OUR WALLETS.

Comment on Jon Maynard out as GSDP CEO by allen manchester

allen manchester — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:20:07 +0000

Wow, why can’t GSDP quit playing around and hir competent professional with some sense AND courage. Starkville has everything it needs to be hugely successful in economic development and instead seems content to play “air patrol”.

Above ALL ELSE, do NOT let the economic future of Starkville depend on Columbus Link or anyone else. Just quit playing tea and cookies and get to work.

Comment on Starkville Northside residents: Snakes alive! by david carr

david carr — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:07:12 +0000

i think this should be a more important project than widing louisville street from yellowjacket drive to lynn lane

Comment on Thai in Starkville by hutch

hutch — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:36 +0000

I love when people put negative comments about a place, how about if you are not satisfied, tell the proprietors of the place. If they don’t get feedback from its customers how can they make improvements? If you want it spicier tell them, if you think the portions are small tell them, but as for prices not much different than any other place. What people fail to realize is that there are certain ingredient’s that are not bough locally. Most of the vegetables that are used to prepare their dishes are fresh and cut and prepared daily unlike many other places that use flash frozen vegetables. A lot of other items are made by hand too not bought frozen, I will stop with this, it is nice that people have the options to voice their opinions on the web but it does the owners of business no good. I would have to say that a majority of the time they don’t even see comments like these, so it always good to hear it from the consumers themselves so they can improve on things i happen to run across there facebook page too post some comments there http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thai-Siam-Restaurant/138306612927646

Comment on Thai in Starkville by J Edelmann

J Edelmann — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:05:44 +0000

I was excited to see a Thai restaurant in SVille since there are so very non-Southern options in town, and since Thai food is generally vegetarian friendly. We waited for over an hour (granted, it was their first or second week), were served a “vegetarian” spring roll with a shrimp in it, the food seemed undercooked and a bit under or wrongly spiced, and left a bit hungry even though we ordered regular dinner plates + side dishes. I loath try it again, although I probably will because there are no other Thai options in SVille. I hope they improve!

Comment on Norton fined $50 for hitting Morgan in May by amazed

amazed — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:25:30 +0000

Neal, I don’t recall saying $50 was reasonable, so please don’t put words in my mouth. It was an accident, and it’s over, period.

Comment on Norton fined $50 for hitting Morgan in May by Neal

Neal — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:59:08 +0000

If I accidentally litter, I could be fined up to $500. If I accidentally leave my license at home the fine is up to $250. If I accidentally drive with a busted tail light, the fine is up to $250.

If I accidentally almost kill someone while talking on my cellphone, the fine is $50. Seriously, “amazed” you think that $50 is reasonable? I have a feeling if this happened to someone that you knew you would be screaming louder than anyone else.

Comment on Norton fined $50 for hitting Morgan in May by Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:09:25 +0000

Amazed,

It has been well documented on this site that we do not agree on a single issue so I really do not know why we waste each other’s time commenting back and forth. That said, let me proceed and waste more of our time.

I am not sure how your “darting out in front, riding close to the line, and wearing dark clothing” comments relate to Mrs. Morgan riding on a wide open stretch of rural highway on a bright sunny day in brightly colored clothing relates to this story, but maybe I am missing something. If someone accidentally hit a child walking on the shoulder of the road, I would guess that most people would see $50 as being unjustified. My point was that alot of people are forming completely different opinions of this story just because she was riding a bike.

My point with the tractor comparison was not absurd. I was pointing out that in the “rules of the road” bicycles are to be treated as any other slow moving vehicle. A tractor is a good example of a slow moving vehicle that is commonly seen on Mississippi roads. Most people do not understand that and would never treat John Boy riding his tractor down the highway with the same amount of anger and hostility as they do cyclists. Again, you miss an obvious point.

I realize that it was an accident and I am not saying that Norton should get “25 to life,” but I think that most reasonable people would see a $50 fine as absurd. I understand that with our current laws $50 might be as severe as it gets under these circumstances. If that is the case, we need to work to change the laws to better protect pedestrians, cyclists, and other types of road users.

Comment on Norton fined $50 for hitting Morgan in May by amazed

amazed — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:38:02 +0000

Jeremy, it was an accident – they happen. From your rant, I gather that you think Ms Norton should be doing 25 to life? Personally, I’m glad that Ms Morgan is doing well with her recovery and wish her the best. Ms Norton made a mistake and I would like to think that she regrets it. Of course, it would have helped if she had done the right thing by apologizing, but from what I’ve read, that didn’t happen, which is unfortunate.

I suppose that if I were to accidently hit a biker that darts out in front of me, rides as close to their little white line as they can (instead of staying in their lane) or wears dark clothing after dark, you would have me hung, too?

I hope that you feel better now that you have vented and I assume that your comparison of a tractor to a bike was written in haste and that you were really not thinking about how absurd it would sound?

Comment on Norton fined $50 for hitting Morgan in May by Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:12:08 +0000

Wow, a whole $50! The judge should have just walked down, slapped Jan in the face and been done with it all. This entire story is ridiculous. I hope that Mississippi wakes up at some point and actually uses some common sense. Everyone deserves to be protected. Would the judge have ruled the same way had someone plowed into the back of a tractor driving 18 mph down the highway while talking on their cell phone? My guess is that it would have been a much steeper penalty. The fact is that, like it or not, bikes have the same rights to the road as any other vehicle. They should be treated just like a slow moving vehicle such as a tractor. Why do people view cyclists so differently? Why is there so much anger towards cyclists in this area? I don’t care if you never even want to own a bike, no one deserves to be hit by a car. The penalty for Norton should have been worse. Fifty dollars is an insult.