Wyatt Emmerich: Good times in New Orleans
On the drive down to the Sugar Bowl, I checked my Worldometer App for the latest COVID stats.
Possumhaaw: Wacky world of weather
Born and raised in the South, you’d think you’d be used to the erratic weather. For weeks in December, we languished with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s. It’s a little hard to Christmas shop and enjoy decorating your Christmas tree at home wearing Bermuda shorts and flip flops with the air conditioner running.
Bobby Harrison: Hosemann wants to shun the term ‘Medicaid expansion.’ Is he appealing to Gunn, Reeves?
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann believes a plea to Mississippians’ better angels ultimately will lead to Medicaid expansion.
Steve Chapman: The damage to the 2024 election has already been done
The 2016 presidential election may be remembered as the last one in which the voters on the losing side trusted the result. It used to be the unquestioned norm. But in the era of Donald Trump, norms are like eggs — made to be broken.
Letter: In response to Shapiro’s column
In his January 5 column, Ben Shapiro summarized the 1/6/21 events as “an ugly but not pivotal moment in American history.” Shapiro did describe the
Partial to Home: On the road with The Pre-Dawn Five
Craddock Boyd is in a talkative mood this afternoon.
His friend Ray McIntyre has brought over a box of Popeyes chicken, and they’ve just finished lunch.
Roses and thorns 1-9-22
A rose to all those who have responded to a call for help in the wake of Thursday’s fire at Chanticleer Apartments, which left 17
Ask Rufus: Columbus 1819-1822
History is never simple and can be awfully confusing, especially when you fall down a rabbit hole.
Our View: While Omicron isn’t as dangerous, the need to vaccinate persists
It’s been almost three years since the first American died of COVID-19. The death toll, as of Thursday, stands at 832,392, a figure which includes 10,4511 Mississippians. On Wednesday alone, 7,079 cases and eight more deaths were reported in our state.
Letter: Formation of neighborhood association
Our first Uptown Neighborhood Association meeting will be January 24, at Bill Nelson’s Warehouse at 1219 4th Ave N. from 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Other Editors: Project Safe Neighborhoods will benefit all in Warren County
There’s no denying it: We have a crime problem in Vicksburg and Warren County.
Mona Charen: Did the Jan. 6 coup fail?
Jan. 6 should have been the point of no return, the pivot point at which even the most blinkered sugarcoaters of Trumpism recoiled in disgust from what they had wrought.
Our View: Approving raises now would be grossly irresponsible
Since the city’s 2022 budget meeting in August, city employee pay raises have been discussed by the Columbus City Council.
Other Editors: Spend with view to long term
Mississippi lawmakers should be very busy for the next three months. The 2022 legislative session, which begins Tuesday, is about as jam-packed with significant — or significantly distracting — matters as any in recent memory.
Armstrong Williams: Why can’t we be friends, Joe?
The unpredictability of COVID-19 shocked the entire world. In the United States, we were a country already divided due to politics and decades of cultural conflicts. COVID’s carnage could have sparked a moment of national unity in the battle against this unknown foe.
Our View: Finalist interviews for city positions should be held in public
Until now, the identities of the approximately 100 total applicants for three open positions in Columbus city government have been a secret, which we believe to be reasonable policy.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Jan. 6 insurrection a dress rehearsal for something far worse
It was an act of country love. This is what we have repeatedly been told about the insurrection at the Capitol, one year ago this
Ben Shapiro: The Democrats’ exploitation of January 6 gives away their game
This year, Jan. 6 will be commemorated with all the ballyhoo and rigamarole Democrats and their media allies can muster. CNN plans an entire special around the anniversary, titled “Live from the Capitol: January 6th, One Year Later”; the show will feature the “heroes who protected our democracy in the face of an insurrection,” and will include interviews with such luminaries as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and January 6 Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are also expected to commemorate Jan. 6 with special remarks, and Pelosi has organized a bevy of events in memory of the riot.
Bobby Harrison: Gov. Reeves still holds some cards in regular session medical marijuana showdown
An early fight between the legislative leadership and Gov. Tate Reeves could be brewing if he vetoes a medical marijuana bill as he said he would do if it does not meet his specifications.
Letter: How anti-smoking arguments could apply to vaccines
I was amused by the Mike Luckovich cartoon in the Sunday paper. It said, “Apologies to Gary Larson,” and I laughed because I had the
