Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Roses and thorns: 5/10/20
A rose to United Way of Lowndes County, its affiliated volunteers, the East Columbus Lions Club and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office for its wildly
Voice of the people: Martin Pomphrey, M.D.
Dislikes back-and-forth attacks on opinion page I enjoy reading the opinion pages on a regular basis in the St. Louis Post- Dispatch, the Wall Street
Voice of the people: Hunter Perrigin
Thankful for strong women In the late 2000s, Bonnie Keen, a Nashville native and Grammy-nominated recording artist, co-wrote a song entitled “The Women I Come
Voice of the people: Derrick Turner
Appreciates Columbus teachers As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, I would like to pay special tribute to some of my favorites educators. I
Voice of the people: Lavonne Latham-Harris
Responds to Kerry Blalock’s explanation Do you know the first thing that most white people say when someone points out their actions as racist? They
Our View: Participation in public board meetings skyrockets during COVID
Despite our desire to “get back to normal,” there have been some positive outcomes created by the crisis that we hope can be preserved. From
Voice of the people: Unsigned
United or untied? In a brief video last Saturday, former president George W. Bush called on Americans to “rise as one” to combat the insidious
Voice of the people: James Hodges
Additional comments on gas prices The bottom is falling out of the wholesale price of gasoline. It’s lower than it was in the 70s. Gas
Marion Whitley: Finding a way to…
Last Saturday I made two trips up to the farmers’ market on 6th Street in search, not for farm fresh produce, but for a sense of normalcy… for the relaxed friendly smiles of the vendors under their frayed beach umbrellas and their proudly displayed “oh so fresh corn, peppers. onions and thyme.”
Voice of the people: Sherman Meadows
Gas price observations We were returning to Columbus from a trip to Birmingham when we stopped for something to eat in Northport. There is no
Voice of the people: Jeremy Whitmore
Appreciates help with Scouts project The Scout slogan is “Do a good turn daily.” On Saturday, May 2nd, the local Pushmataha Area Council, BSA, conducted
Voice of the people: Raymond Gross
Questions letter from NAACP leader Surely state leaders of the NAACP do not condone a letter printed in both Columbus newspapers this week. It was
Roses and thorns: 5-3-20
A rose to Columbus Light and Water general manager Todd Gale and the CLW board of directors for its decision to further delay utility shutoffs
Voice of the people: Robert Smith Sr.
Plan to restart Columbus This week the Mayor’s office is forming the “Restart Columbus Committee” to begin work on a three-step long-term plan to bring
Voice of the people: Hunter Perrigin
Still small voices Thursday afternoon I ventured into Walmart to buy some things I had been needing for days. Once the shopping had concluded and
Voice of the people: Kerry Blalock
Rebuts claims of racially-motivated letters In Tuesday’s paper Mrs. Latham-Harris of the NAACP appeared to insinuate that I am a racist because I stay on
Voice of the people: Lavonne Latham-Harris
Believes letters are one-sided Mr. Blaylock, in your opinion piece in the April 30 “Voice of the People,” you once again spewed your racist attack
Voice of the people: Greg Trout
Doesn’t like message of cartoon The picture in the Opinion page of Wednesday’s Dispatch really left me with some questions. Just what is the picture
Our View: State’s portion of federal funds should be used to expand testing
A lot of attention has been focused on Congressional efforts to stabilize the economy through the $2.1 trillion CARES ACT. As part of that act and an subsequent allocation, $610 billion has been set aside to help companies keep their employees off the unemployment rolls and their businesses operational through a program called Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Voice of the people: Kerry Blalock
Applauds city for cuts I stayed up last night and watched the city council in special session pertaining to cutting the pay for city employees.
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Propst Park
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