Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Sportsplex
Re: Sportsplex land. I don’t see a rich verses poor plot, however, I think the Country Club is looking for a “bail out.” If golf was booming, there is no way they would offer that property for sale.
U.S.News recognizes MUW’s ‘strong commitment to teaching’
Mississippi University for Women was the only Mississippi institution to appear in the “strong commitment to teaching” category of U.S.News & World Report’s latest college rankings, landing at No. 7 among other Southern institutions including Elon, James Madison and Mercer universities.
16th Circuit Court in session in Lowndes County
Cases heard in this session of 16th Circuit Court in Lowndes County:
Charges against Columbus teen dropped
Charges have been dropped against 19-year-old Titus Tavirus Little, who was arrested Aug. 12 for resisting arrest, failure to obey a police officer and burglary of a house or dwelling.
The charges were dropped the same day Little was arrested.
Schools, colleges report wave of swine flu cases
School districts around Mississippi have reported suspected cases of what is being called the novel H1N1 swine flu.
State health officials have not recommended any closings.
Woman arrested in Aug. 2 ax attack
The Columbus Police Department Saturday arrested Shirley Harris, 46, of 1709 Fourth Ave. S., for hitting a man in the head with an ax.
Harris is charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, stemming from an Aug. 2 incident in which a man sustained a blow to the head from an ax.
Bands and BBQ coming to Columbus
Sweet smells and sounds will be in the air in late October as the Lowndes County United Way kicks off its first Best Bands and Barbecue Festival.
Schools get low interest rate on $8.6M in bonds
STARKVILLE – The Starkville School District accepted a 3.4 percent interest rate Tuesday on $8.6 million in bonds it is issuing to fund ongoing school construction across the district.
Four board members were present to accept the bid, which passed unanimously on Pickett Wilson’s motion and Keith Coble’s second. Bill Weeks was absent from the recessed meeting.
Rob Hardy: The last member of Hitler assasination plot tells story in memoir
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager died in May 2008. He was the longest surviving member of the most famous assassination plot against Hitler. Before he died he sat down for long conversations with Florence and Jérôme Fehrenbach, and together they have produced the memoir “Valkyrie: The Story of the Plot to Kill Hitler, by Its Last Member” (Knopf).
Concerned about healthcare plan funding abortions
If you have paid attention to the healthcare townhall meetings held across the nation this month, you know there is lots of fear surrounding the Obama administration’s proposal to reform the way we receive health care in this nation. Those fears may or may not be justified.
Unhappy with congressman
The health care package is Obama’s newest trick, sometimes I think it’s only a big diversion play in an effort to cover up the first six months of boo boos.
Congress is on vacation: Now is our chance
Dear Editor, I am a primary care physician and have been practicing since 1989. I am very active in healthcare reform and I have a Web site (www.OurHealthReform.com) devoted to that reform. This is my second mass mailing to US newspapers in an effort to give a perspective that is not often offered: one from the mid-point of the reform spectrum.
Minor injuries reported after three MSU campus accidents
A pedestrian and a cyclist were struck by cars in separate incidents Monday morning during the first day of fall classes on the campus of Mississippi State University.
Ousted West Point police chief plans appeal
West Point Police Chief Steve Bingham plans to appeal his recent termination at the hands of the Board of Mayor and Selectmen.
Ethics 101: New training works to promote integrity
With the Monday start of the fall semester, Mississippi State University unveils a new training program, reporting system and policy changes to better promote ethics and integrity at the university.With the Monday start of the fall semester, Mississippi State University unveils a new training program, reporting system and policy changes to better promote ethics and integrity at the university.
Public chimes in tonight on Sunday booze sales
The Starkville Board of Aldermen is expected to vote tonight on proposed amendments to the city’s alcohol ordinance after it holds a second public hearing on the matter.
MEMA: Prepare for Claudette’s effects
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency urges residents of East Central and Northeast Mississippi to be prepared for gusty wind, heavy rains and potential for power outages because of Tropical Storm Claudette.
What we will become
Other industrialized nations provide universal health care, from Australia to Canada and Finland to Israel. Our Medicare and the Veterans Health Administration have demonstrated what can be done, even with a shortage of funding and focus.
Golf course could be put to better use
Re: A New Possibility for Soccer Complex: Columbus Country Club Golf Course (Our Opinion, Aug. 13)
The article was well written and thought provoking.
