Christmas at the Vicksburg Animal Shelter

Southern Paws Rescue is happy once again to be sponsoring Christmas at the Vicksburg City Animal Shelter. We are asking for donations of dog, puppy, cat and kitten food. Along with dog treats, dog toys/chew bones, cat treats, cat toys and cat litter. We are gladly accepting donations until Dec 23rd, 2009. The following businesses are donation drop off locations: Vicksburg City Animal Shelter, 100 Old Mill Road. Belvedere & Co at the Flower Center, 3150 S Frontage Road. Adolph Rose, 717 Clay Street. Warrenton Farm and Garden, Hwy 61 South. Southern Paws, 1200 Openwood Street. Hometown Medical, 814 Belmont Street. Please call Southern Paws or the Vicksburg City Animal Shelter if you have any questions. Please consider adopting a shelter animal. Debbie Lowery, Southern Paws Standard Poodle and Small Breed Rescue, Vicksburg,MS. http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/MS89.html

Animal hoarding - Meridian MS

These videos depict the results of the inhumane treatment of dogs at a site near Meridian, Mississippi. The dogs were removed by rescuers. Locally, both Southern Paws Rescue and Paws Rescue are actively involved in rescuing and saving abandoned and mistreated animals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wR9S-0WXo4&feature=email

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arz0VXp5eVQ&feature=related

Mississippi Tea Party

Several Vicksburgers have organized a Tea Party group. Join here, at the main Mississippi Tea Party site:

http://msteaparty.ning.com

Bennie Thompson voted FOR cap and trade bill

Rep. Bennie Thompson, who represents Warren County in the U. S. House of Representatives, voted "aye" on the cap and trade bill, which has been described as the biggest tax increase in the history of the USA.

Property values in Warren County increase?

Property values nationwide have plummeted, yet property values in Warren County increased by 5.9% last year. So says the Warren County Tax Assessor. Can that be true? Do you believe it? Or is the Warren County Board of Supervisors so desperate for money that it will go to any lengths to get it?

Winfield, Mayfield & Beauman: Vicksburg's new leaders

Our new mayor and aldermen have been sworn in, and have held their first official meeting. What's your impression so far? Any predictions?

Warren County Board of Supervisors

There's been lots of attention given the mayor and aldermen, and the mayoral race. What about the county supervisors? What kind of job are they doing?

Race relations in Warren County

An editorial in Monday's Vicksburg Post on the subject of race relations in Warren County stated that "The numbers (of the various races) don't matter nearly as much as people's acts and attitudes about other races. Warren County has a pretty good score on the inclusiveness scale." This writer, having interacted for over thirty years with citizens of all races represented here, agrees. There is crime and finger-pointing, of course, but the criminals and the malcontents are certainly not confined to a single race. Neither are the compassionate and the unselfish, who outnumber the former by a hundred to one. With the nation facing an uncertain future, it is essential that all peoples of Vicksburg and Warren County continue to maintain their respect for one another and to work side by side to preserve our common interests.

Vicksburg Tea Party July 4

Read one story about upcoming plans for a July 4 "Tea Party" here:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97144

We in Vicksburg should have one on July 4 as well. Get involved!

VICKSBURG'S MAYORAL RACE: LEYENS VS. WINFIELD

Attorney Paul Winfield's victory in the Democratic primary placed him in a one-on-one matchup in the race for mayor against incumbent Mayor Laurence Leyens. The general election is slated for June 2.






Mayor LaurenceLeyens:







http://www.leyensresults.com/

Attorney Paul WinfieldWinfield:

http://winfieldforvicksburg.com/

JULY 4 - AMERICAN FREEDOM DAY

Newt Gingrich is calling on Tea Party activists to make July 4, 2009, "American Freedom Day." To quote Speaker Gingrich:

"...we should make July 4, 2009 "American Freedom Day." Tea Party activists across America should plan to go out and recruit supporters from every Fourth of July celebration in their community.

"If one million freedom-loving Americans work from now to July 4, the size of the Tea Party movement will grow dramatically.

"As Tea Party leaders around the country email, chat, and call each other, they should learn the lessons from this past week and begin laying plans to make July 4, 2009 a day that goes down as a decisive turning point in the history of defending freedom."

If you would like to read Mr. Gingrich's entire column, "Will the Tea Parties Matter?" go here:

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31547

The Vicksburg Tea Party was disappointing because the word did not get out. Can we make July 4 much more successful?

Freedom & Islam: Can they coexist?

This topic has been discussed before on the initial VS site. However, it is more relevant today than ever. Does Islam present a threat to our way of life? If so, what do we do about it?