Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Our View: Preserving a piece of Americana
You can still spot a “See Rock City” message painted on a handful of barns across Tennessee, although the Burma Shave signs and their humorous
Our View: Working among others allows for cross-pollination of ideas
For small businesses and start-ups, every penny counts, which is the idea behind Mississippi State E-center’s plans to provide shared workspaces for companies at the former Cadence bank building in downtown Starkville.
Roses and thorns: 6-10-23
A rose to Major Allen Williams, who has transformed the Air Force Junior ROTC at Columbus High School into a dynamic program that offers students
Our View: Lumber manufacturer brings needed jobs to Noxubee County
When you consider the history of economic development in Noxubee County, it’s a pretty short list.
Our View: Citizens benefit when county and city collaborate
As a general rule, when county and city governments work together it benefits all residents. By contrast, when the working relationship between the county and
Our View: Council should not turn down county aid for mowing MDOT rights-of-way
On Monday, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors made a tempting offer to the Columbus City Council to resolve a dispute over Mississippi Department of Transportation right-of-way maintenance at highway interchanges inside city limits.
Our View: Soft-opening at Cornerstone Park was a wise decision
Back when Mike Tyson was the terror of heavyweight boxing and his opponents were strategizing on how to attack him, Tyson dismissed the talk, observing, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
Our View: Plenty can be learned from success of West Lowndes third-graders
Almost any discussion of the success of the Lowndes County School District begins with Caledonia Elementary School.
Roses and thorns: 5-27-23
A rose on this Memorial Day weekend to all who laid down their lives in military service for our nation. For that reason, of the
Our View: Del Rendon gallery just the latest addition to a rich arts community
Del Rendon was a regionally-known rock-and-roll artist who for 20 years was the driving force in the Starkville music scene.
Our View: 132 people take their lives daily; we need to be discussing suicide more
At roughly the same time the term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was entering the lexicon, Joseph Wambaugh published “The Choirboys,” a 1975 novel that described some of the behaviors of police officers who are repeatedly exposed to traumatic situations, based on his 14 years as a Los Angeles police officer.
Our View: As college towns, we should offer support to students far from home
The Shelton family of Columbus and the de la Cruz family of Starkville have been casting their bread upon the waters, as the saying goes, for decades.
Roses and thorns: 5-20-23
A rose to the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District for looking into technology to protect its students from gun violence in a way that doesn’t
Our View: With the Oktibbeha Safe Room, ‘ours’ is better than ‘mine’
In many cases when a city and the county where that city is located have a conflict, it’s a matter of understanding the important difference between “mine” and “ours.”
Our View: Salvation Army is more than Red Kettles and Angel Trees
When most people think of The Salvation Army, the images that emerge are the bell-ringers and their red kettles encountered outside retail stores during the Christmas season or the Angel Tree program.
Roses and thorns: 5-13-23
A rose to all the mothers, moms and mamas this weekend as we celebrate Mother’s Day, the most personal of our national holidays, as was
Our View: Presley is the clear choice for governor
In November, Mississippians will choose their 66th governor. Republican incumbent Tate Reeves faces off against Democrat Brandon Presley, a public service commissioner and former mayor of Nettleton.
Our View: ‘Well-treated’ bondage is unfortunately an enduring myth
Since 2005, students in the African American history class at Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science have staged a program in conjunction with the Eighth of May, the day Columbus slaves were emancipated by federal troops – May 8, 1865.
Our View: Wolfe’s Pulitzer a reminder of journalism work state-wide
In the field of print and online journalism, there is no higher honor than the Pulitzer Prize. Originally conceived to honor journalism exclusively when it
Roses and thorns: 5-6-23
A rose to the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, which with the support of Mississippi State’s psychology department and local first-responders will implement the state’s