Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Our view: A West Point boy that could
Gray Swoope’s successes in Mississippi have been noticed nationwide, and that’s bad news for us, but great news for him.
MSU Brazilian Festival to feature noted pianist
Two free Mississippi State University piano concerts this weekend will highlight the university’s ninth annual Brazilian Festival.
Our view: City, county right to stay out of strike
Unions are having it tough all over. We’ve seen the battles in Wisconsin and other states over public employee unions and collective bargaining rights, which allow workers to sit at the table and negotiate wages and benefits.
Bob Raymond: Second City a big hit
Anyone who did not attend the show Tuesday night at the Trotter missed a really fun event.
Cameron Triplett: The function of government
The “Concentrate on essentials” column, from Sunday’s Washington Post, appeared in Monday’s Dispatch, and I take issue with part of it.
Our view: The sweet sights — and sounds — of spring
In these parts, the sounds of spring include more than birds chirping and bees buzzing. The sounds of Mississippi blues, New Orleans jazz, and even orchestra arrangements will fill the air — punctuated by a shout of “Stella!” or two.
David Creel: Sometimes, less is more
One of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to makeup application is the belief some women have that more is better. Yes, if you are competing in the next episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race series on VH-1, then by all means pile it all on! For most women, makeup should not be about covering up or camouflaging, but instead about emphasizing and shedding light on beautiful features already present.
Our view: A decent education starts at home
It’s crunch time for some high school seniors across the state — 11 percent of them, to be exact, who may spend another year in 12th grade if they can’t pass the state’s standardized tests.
Ella Carodine
COLUMBUS — Ella Mae Bonner Carodine, 62, died Feb. 21, 2011. Services are Monday at 1 p.m. at El Bethel MB Church with Leroy Jones
Our view: Barbour should confront state’s past head-on
Will there ever be a president from Mississippi? Maybe someday, but it would take a Herculean effort, which Gov. Haley Barbour is discovering. Unfortunately for Barbour, our reputation precedes us. We’re the place where Medgar Evers was shot and Emmitt Till was lynched, where three civil rights workers were buried in a Neshoba County levee, where students and townspeople rioted in Oxford to keep Ole Miss lily white.
Rob Hardy: Stolen World
When you consider collecting as a hobby, say stamp collecting, you expect for some collectors to be informal about their collections and others to be obsessive, and you expect some collectors to be in it for love and others for money.
Our View: A sign of the times: Along the Riverwalk, you’re being watched
As the weather turns warmer, more of us are getting outside. Those of us shaking off the cobwebs of winter and taking in some exercise along the Riverwalk have noticed more than the signs of spring emerging.
Shannon Bardwell: Progress in the Prairie
She said she thought I’d understand as she shoved the folded paper in my hand.
“I think they ought to know the other side. I thought you might tell them.” She turned, gripped her walker and slowly moved away. I opened the paper; the message was handwritten on notebook paper.
Our view: Nathan Bedford Forrest plate a shameful idea
To the rest of the world, the idea is beyond ironic. It’s incredulous. Mississippi, 150 years almost to the day after it seceded from the union, is considering putting Nathan Bedford Forrest on a license plate.
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Propst Park
July 26, 2025
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