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May 16th, 2022

Open eyes, open minds.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Appreciates Mother Goose event coverage

By Glenn Lautzenhiser • 30 mins ago

I would like to thank The Commercial Dispatch for their coverage of this event on May 12. Brian Jones in his excellent article captured the

Letter: Comments on conflicts, differences in governments

By Bill Gillmore • 31 mins ago

How many of you are old enough to remember the anti-war slogan, “Hell no. I won’t go. I won’t kill for Texaco.” People resisting the

Letter: Details of early childhood learning crucial for success

By Walter P. Okhuysen • 1 day ago

I note in your article an absence of any details as to the “how and why” of early childhood education. Call me skeptical, but are

Letter: More big families would exacerbate waste, water problems

By Bill Gillmore • May 12, 2022

In a recent interview, Governor Reeves not only described Mississippi’s trigger law which would ban abortions in the state, but he also refused to rule out a ban on contraception, if the Supreme Court ruling allows such. Justice Alito and his colleagues may well let him.

Letter: Spare the rod, spoil the child

By Rebecca Gibson • May 5, 2022

Here we go again. This time I’m coming at you with the real Rebecca. By that I mean, my unbridled truth. I will let you

Letter: Juror upset over forced candidate solicitations

By Hubert “Buddy” Nabors • April 27, 2022

I was recently summoned for jury duty in the Clay County Circuit Court. Sixty people were gathered into the courtroom. Then, by instructions, we were told that we could not just get up and walk out until we were properly dismissed by the court.

Letter: Appreciates Wicker’s support of wildlife conservation act

By Eric Cosby • April 26, 2022

As an avid angler and the Vice President of Top Brass Tackle, proudly located in Starkville, I want to thank U.S. Senator Roger Wicker for supporting the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) (S.2372). Senator Wicker is a co-sponsor of the legislation, which was approved by the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works.

Letter: Disagrees with criticism of Confederate Heritage Month

By Bob Raymond • April 16, 2022

I have a few words to say about your editorial slamming the governor for proclaiming Confederate Heritage Month. The world has changed a lot since

Letter: Soothe my feet

By Walter Okhuysen • April 16, 2022

Let me soak my foot in this warm water. A little despotic act here, a little there. A bit more here, a bit more there.

Letter: Once finances are untangled, city needs investigation

By Will Sanders • April 14, 2022

“We didn’t start the fire. No, we didn’t light it, but we tried to fight it” are lyrics from a Billy Joel song. Right now,

Letter: Supports liability insurance enforcement

By Lee Roy Lollar, Jr. • April 12, 2022

Bob Raymond was 100 percent correct in his April 11 letter. The law abiding citizens are being penalized for obeying the law. The adage is

Letter: Excuses shouldn’t be made for uninsured drivers

By Bob Raymond • April 11, 2022

I find it troubling that our mayor and some city councilmen can make excuses for anyone driving a car without insurance. They seem to think

Letter: Proposes committee to help inform recreation plans

By David M. Chism • April 9, 2022

The county’s decision to build a sportsplex in the miry meadows west of the Tombigbee has generated more questions than answers. Many are asking for

Letter: Sees little value in VP visit to Delta

By Erle Chenney • April 5, 2022

I was glad to see that readers wrote in correcting the letter by Jim Terry who said Sugar Ditch is in Greenville and that this

Letters: Issues with letter’s Greenville claims

By Martin Pomphrey and Bob Raymond • April 4, 2022

I would never dispute the claims of poverty and inequalities in the Mississippi Delta. That was the main reason I turned down an offer in

Letter: Appreciates continued quality performances at Arts Council

By Bob Raymond • April 2, 2022

John Rankin played at the RAC Friday night to a rather full house. He is an amazing musician/songwriter from New Orleans, and tonight he brought

Letter: Comments on Greenville

By Jim Terry • April 2, 2022

Man, it was nice to see Vice President Kamala Harris on her visit to Greenville, Mississippi on April 1. Sometime ago, when I served as

Letter: Red Barber memories

By James Hodges • April 1, 2022

Lots and lots of years ago, Red Barber had a 5-minute program on the radio. And everytime I hear his name, what he said at

Letter: Red Barber bio contains many Columbus references

By Glenn Lautzenhiser • March 31, 2022

A little over two years ago I received a call from two university professors from Chicago, Illinois. They were Judith R. Hiltner and James R. Walker. They informed me that they were starting to undertake a thorough and comprehensive biography of one of the most important people who ever lived in Columbus, Mississippi. They were referring to Walter Lanier “Red” Barber, the broadcasting legend.

Letter: Response to last week’s Salter column

By James Hodges • March 30, 2022

I do not believe for any moment that we should compare the price of poultry or anything else caused by Putin and his war against

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