Thinks Tea Party movement misguided

Mr. (Randolph) Lipscomb says the goal of the local and national Tea Party is to kick the bums out of the Congress. We did that this past November. I noticed the group stopped short of endorsing candidates to replace the pork barrel politicians. When Glen Beck was on CNN, he said, “Chad Cochran took $653 million out of that barrel of pork.” During the program someone from Cochran’s office called and informed Beck that Cochran’s name was Thad and not Chad. Then Beck said, “I don’t care if his name is Thad or Chad” with such anger in his voice you could see the veins popping out of the side of his neck. Beck said, “I just want people to know that he got that much money.” If we do away with the pork barrel our state will miss it and we certainly need it.

Disagree with column

Your paper is getting better with each issue.

I really like the give and take of the 1. Political cartoons 2. Opinions of other editors 3. E-mails 4. Letters to editor.

Beautiful picture

We are all quick enough to complain when we don’t like something, but we seldom take five minutes to say thanks when something suits us.

Alcohol in Columbus

I see no way a person who has a personal relationship with God can vote for alcohol sales in his city or county! If you need more money, raise taxes, cut out new vehicles, turn your lights off, turn your A/C and heat down and slow your city/county vehicles down. You can do all of the city/county business by slowing your vehicles down 5 MPH below the posted speed limit.

Traffic accident claims life of EMCC student

A traffic accident on Highway 45 near Scooba claimed the life of Davishe Walker of West Point. Walker, a freshman, was an honors student at East Mississippi Community College and a member of the concert choir and marching band.

Rob Hardy: The art of Harvey Kurtzman

If you have never heard of Harvey Kurtzman, you have seen his work; for instance, his cover logo for MAD Magazine is one of the most easily recognized of trademarks. Kurtzman was with MAD from the beginning, and it is perhaps what he is most famous for, but he did plenty else, and it isn’t exaggeration to say that if Kurtzman hadn’t put out such prodigious and respected (and funny) work, we might not have had R. Crumb or Art Spiegelman, or Monty Python or the Simpsons.

YMCA hosts America On the Move events

The downtown Columbus YMCA is hosting a health fair and open house Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to noon with bone density testing, blood pressure testing and cholesterol screening, as well as body fat analysis, blood sugar testing, vision screening and more.

MSU announces game day traffic, parking changes

With record fan attendance Sept. 5 at the home football opener and the resulting congestion leading to campus, Mississippi State is adjusting traffic management strategies to improve vehicle flow for Saturday’s game.

Guest artist to speak at MSU

Alexander Bostic, an artist educated at the Pratt Institute and Syracuse University, will be featured in two public programs Thursday at Mississippi State.

Noxubee man dies in one-vehicle wreck

A Noxubee County man died this morning in a one-vehicle accident three miles south of Shuqualak on Highway 45 South, the Mississippi Highway Patrol reported.

Another MSU fraternity under scrutiny

For the second time in the past month, Mississippi State University police and school officials are investigating fraternity members for possible violations of university policy, though details of the alleged incident are few and far between.

Best of the Triangle winners

Here is a complete list of the 2009 Best of the Triangle winners. For the first time ever, The Dispatch opened the contest to the entire Golden Triangle area. Additionally, we have published the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners.

Starkville man dies in collision with 18-wheeler

A two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Highway 82 just west of the Highway 45 Alternate exit claimed a Starkville man’s life.

Crime Report 9-21-09

The following crimes and felony arrests were reported by the Columbus Police Department:

Roses and thorns 9-20-09

Lowndes County supervisors, Columbus City Council and Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority; Columbus-Lowndes Development Link; Penny Bowen; and Heritage Academy students who helped compile “Passionately Pink”

In the news: Quotes on recreation

With the exception of the excerpt from Steve Rogers’ column, the following quotes were taken from a Sept. 17 joint meeting of the Lowndes County Supervisors and the Columbus City Council to discuss the county’s recreation needs. They were compiled by Birney Imes.

Betty Stone: A day in the life of …

For some of us it is not easy to get out of bed in the mornings, and some days make it seem hardly worth the effort. The other day I staggered to the kitchen intent on fixing myself a bowl of cereal with some raspberries for breakfast. I had a new box of cereal. I never expected it to be difficult to open.

In bizarre incident, Columbus man arrested for assaulting fireman

Thursday, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a suspicious individual on Mill Road; they had received several calls concerning the suspicious character.

Alabama girl, 13, dies in Lowndes County crash

A 13-year-old Vernon, Ala. girl was killed Saturday morning in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 12 in Lowndes County.

Columbus woman missing since Thursday

Twenty-one-year-old Kaila Morris got into a van Thursday and hasn’t been home since.