Our View: Food for thought and competition

Generally, we don’t advocate arguing. Lord knows, our country is divided enough as it is.

But we will make some exceptions.

Food is one of those.

Roses and thorns: 1-22-23

A rose to Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin for discovering funds to greatly offset the cost of providing the Columbus Police Department with 62 new handheld

Our View: Too big to succeed?

In 2008, a new phrase entered the American lexicon, something many consider a paradox: A recession hit the U.S. hard that year, making many large companies vulnerable to collapse, particularly banks and the auto industry. Following the premise that the auto industry was of vital importance to the economy, the federal government extended $17.4 billion in loans to GM and Chrysler to keep those companies solvent.

Columbus makes the right move in favoring action over more studies from Waggoner

Early in the Civil War, during the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign, Union troops under the command of General John G. Barnard stalled at the Chickahominy River as officers debated whether or not the river’s depth would permit troops to cross.

Our View: More than a blast from the past, public pools are a community asset

For older citizens, childhood memories of summer almost always include trips to the public swimming pool. It was as much a part of summer as

Roses & Thorns: 1-15-23

A rose to local organizers for their efforts to honor the memory and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, with a variety of events on

Our View: 9-8-8 needs increased awareness and volunteers

All across America, including here in the Golden Triangle, phone calls from those suffering from mental health to crisis centers have almost doubled over the past six  months.

Our View: A touch of expertise

We live in an automated world, a world where most of the “man-made” objects we see are the result of a machine or robot using

Roses and thorns: 1-8-23

A rose to Harry Sanders, who said last week he will not seek a seventh term as Lowndes County District 1 supervisor. His tenure on

Our View: We have to start talking about suicide

Imagine a group of 10 high school kids hanging out at a park or fast food restaurant. Two of them have seriously considered suicide in the past year. If it is a group of a dozen high school girls, three of them have considered suicide. In a group of 10 LBGTQ teens, half of them have thought of ending their own lives.

Our View: New BMH-GT unit a welcome addition to help address mental health

Mental illness continues to be an elusive target in our nation, as the data shows. A Mental Health America study found that 21 percent of Americans experience some form of mental illness, yet just 45 percent of that group ever receive any treatment for it.

Roses and thorns 1-1-23

A rose to everyone on this New Year’s Day! We hope 2023 finds you healthy, happy and safe and that the year will continue on

Our View: Amphitheater can’t be abandoned, but local funds will be needed

There is nothing at all wrong with having some skin in the game.

Our View: Against the backdrop of a culture of violence, a new chief is sworn in

On Tuesday, for the fifth time in 11 years, the city of Columbus swore in a new police chief.

Roses and thorns 12-25-22

A rose to everyone on this Christmas Day! America’s favorite holiday has come to symbolize the warmth and comfort of family and friends as we

Our View: Questions are the “yellow light” of economic development

The first traffic signals in the U.S. were installed in 1912 and featured two lights: Green for “go” and “red” for stop.

Our View: Unconventional people like Leach aren’t soon forgotten

Tuesday afternoon, Mississippi State held a memorial service for Mike Leach, the MSU football coach who had died eight days earlier.

Our View: Local legislative delegation seems uninformed, ambivalent on closed door ruling

Ignorance can be just as destructive as malice, which is why we are sorely disappointed by the reaction of our local legislative delegation to the Mississippi Ethics Commission’s final report that exempts the legislature from the state’s Open Meetings Act.

Roses and Thorns: 12-18-22

A rose to the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors and the Columbus City Council, for working together to consummate the sale of the former Maxim

Our View: Dismissed charges end long-running case against editor

It was a minor incident that could and should have been resolved in a matter of minutes.