Letter: Challenges for new elected leaders
After a hard fought election, Columbus will have some new leaders within city hall. All of Columbus’ decline can’t be laid at Mayor Smith’s feet.
Letter: Thoughts on unemployment rates
The Wall Street Journal states the Biden administration chalks up the slow jobs rebound to lack of child care or fear of COVID. The Federal
Letter: Alarmed at city’s swift revocation of Bird business license
Yesterday, I saw where our Board of Alderman voted to remove the Bird scooters around town. I must agree that I’m disappointed with that vote,
Letter: Invites public to Lemonade Day
I’d like to invite everyone in the Golden Triangle to have a glass of lemonade this Saturday. It’s the second annual Golden Triangle Lemonade Day
Editor’s note: The following letter was postmarked from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi prior to Memorial Day but wasn’t received at our office until last week.
Letter: Proposes ‘litter literacy’ in schools
I moved down here to Mississippi 13 years ago, and I have marveled nearly every day at the beauty of this country! The trees, flowers,
Letter: Concerned over Republican attacks on democracy
It’s hard to imagine that the day has come to protect our democracy on our home soil. But it’s here. Trump has been telling people
Letter: First time voter endorses Gaskin for mayor
If I may, allow me to be candid concerning my endorsement of Keith Gaskin. Unlike several endorsers that have preceded me, I cannot claim to
Letter: Starkville resident advocates for restoring rail line
This letter is in response to Mayor Spruill and Alderman Beatty’s recent comments about the railroad line through Starkville. Both have commented that they want
Letter: Reader has voter integrity concerns
One man, one woman, one vote. This is the way it should work. Corruption in the voting process is rampant today. I’m not going to
From the Mayor’s Office: Mayor claims erroneous Dispatch debt reporting in cease and desist letter
Editor’s note: The following letter, written by Columbus mayor Robert Smith on city letterhead and addressed to former Dispatch publisher Birney Imes III, was delivered
Letter: Mayoral candidate Gaskin asks for vote
My name is Keith Gaskin and I’m running for mayor. Now, there’s a sentence I never thought I’d write. The truth is, I never aspired
Letter: Columbus mayor issues cease and desist regarding Dispatch reporting on city debt levels
Editor’s note: The following letter, written by Columbus mayor Robert Smith on city letterhead and addressed to former Dispatch publisher Birney Imes III, was delivered
Letter: Supports Keith Gaskin for mayor
As a resident of Columbus for almost 10 years and having served in municipal government 33 years (16 years as mayor of Canton, Mississippi), it
Letter: Thoughts after researching Confederate secession
Throughout my lifetime I have heard or read varying debates on Confederate (Southern) heritage and the rebel flag. Upon reflecting on current events recently, I
Letter: Thoughts on Giuliani
Dr. Finck states in his column the reason for the decline in crime in the ‘90s was because of men like Rudy Giuliani with his
Letter: Ward 1 candidate asks for vote
Although our city is broken with debt, crime, poor education, and a thuggish reputation; there is hope. It doesn’t have to be this way. It
Letter: A problem, unresolved
Columbus owes its origin and its flourishing in the 19th Century, when the Industrial Revolution began, to four things. Two are physical and two are cultural.
Letter: Wants more conservative views in paper
Wants more conservative views in paper I’ve never written to a newspaper before, and I am easily over 70 years old. When The Dispatch came
Letter: Agrees taxpayer funds shouldn’t be used to move monument
I agree with every point Terry Joe Young made concerning moving of the monument. We have spineless representation in our city and in the county.
