Have you written a "letter to the editor?"

"Letters to the Editor" at the Vicksburg Post are about the only means for the average Vicksburg/Warren citizen to publicly voice his or her opinion. They are effective if they are published, as many well-written letters have been. But despite the time and effort spent by concerned citizens in composing their letters, some are not published. That decision is made by the Post's administrative department. It's a form of censorship.

What has been your experience with the Post's policies regarding "letters to the editor?"

Entergy - Vicksburg's source for electricity

From Entergy's website:

"Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $13 billion and approximately 14,300 employees."

Entergy owns and operates two large power plants near Vicksburg, the Baxter Wilson plant in Warren County, and the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Claiborne County, each with a capacity of approximately 1,300 megawatts.

Though Entergy has reliably supplied electricity to Vicksburg and Warren County for years, Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood has filed suit against the company, claiming that Entergy has been overcharging Mississippi customers. A similar suit in Louisiana forced Entergy to return some seventy million dollars to customers in that state.