Columns
Bert Montgomery: The double-wide gospel  3/19/2010 10:54:00 AM
Roger Miller sings about trailers, be they for sale or rent. Kid Rock reminds us that unlike Ice Cube, he ain't outta Compton but straight outta trailer. And Jimmy Buffet, the son of a son of a sailor, is just glad he doesn't live in a trailer.

Steve Mullen: What would Ulysses do?  3/17/2010 2:10:00 PM
It’s worth taking a tour of Mississippi State University’s newly digitized version of “The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant," a chunk of the president’s writings and other Grant-related items now housed there.

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Roses & Thorns
Roses and thorns 3-21-10  3/20/2010 9:25:00 PM
Army National Guard Alpha Battery 2-114 Strike Battalion; Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman; Leslie Frazier; organizers and visitors for the Mississippi Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship’s 16th Annual State Conference; and city leaders

Roses and thorns: 3-14-2010  3/13/2010 11:33:00 PM
Roses and thorns 3-12-2010

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Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)
Three ways to improve health care  3/19/2010 10:54:00 AM
The health care reform debate has gripped the public's attention. Some people like the reform, others dislike it because it either does too much or not enough. In my opinion, this reform is way too broad and sweeping to really do what people expect or want it to do. Instead of a massive bill, I have a simple, three step plan to correct health care in the United States.

Lost jobs and the federal government  3/18/2010 10:52:00 AM
Mr. James Hunt seems to have done some cogitating on the job situation at The W and elsewhere. Years ago, when NAFTA was proposed and became law, I (and probably hundreds of others) saw jobs moving overseas/out of the country. The only end result could be people out of work which leads to a recession, or depression if you are one of those out of work.

Nathan Bedford Forrest in West Point  3/18/2010 10:48:00 AM
To Steve Mullen re: What would Ulysses do? You said in this column that you imagine S. D. Lee and Nathan Bedford Forrest rode their mounted soldiers through at some point. (Highway 45A near the Clay County line) Forrest certainly did.

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Dispatch Editorials
Domtar closing: Sad and painful news  3/18/2010 3:41:00 PM
The Domtar Columbus paper mill closing is tragic and a blow to the local economy. The facility, forever known by many as simply “Weyerhaeuser,” has for decades been an economic cornerstone of Lowndes County, and its employees have played a significant role in the civic life of this community. This is sad news, indeed.

Harry's Baaack ...  3/10/2010 10:57:00 AM
That was quick. What appeared to be a political shakeup in the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors ended practically before it started.

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