Letter: Thoughts on Governor’s comments as state hits highest number of COVID deaths per capita
Gov. Reeves called the Biden mandate “tyranny” and believes the President issued the mandate to try to distract the world from the fallout over his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Letter: Comments on budget mistake and fiscal priorities
The city of Columbus continues to be plagued by accounting problems. In the last administration, significant embezzlement was only finally discovered with the help of an outside CPA. Now we have to deal with a “clerical error” amounting to one and a half million dollars, a discovery by the COO prompted by questions from a Commercial Dispatch reporter, not the mayor, council or the CFO who was quickly outta here before her error was discovered.
Voice of the people: Appreciates new attitude in government
We are one Columbus, with many geographical areas: south, north, east, west. We have various boundary lines that constitute different judicial systems: city and county.
Voice of the people: Comments on recent column
In his Aug. 26 column, Wyatt Emmerich states: Recall that the idea that COVID was created in a lab was banned by Facebook and Twitter
Letter: City resources shouldn’t be spent to sidestep open records laws
The long-running production that was the City of Columbus’ previous regime had many characters. Some notables were the strong-arm brawler mayor, the “circumventing the law”
Letter: Friendly City earns its nickname for Ida refugee
Hurricane Ida was the first hurricane in years that I was able to evacuate with my family. Three years with the Sun Herald and three
Letter: Open letter to Mayor Gaskin regarding masks
Dear Mayor Keith Gaskin: No guts; no blue chips. You have had your fifteen minutes in the sun on the mask ban issue and failed,
Letter: Notes lack of parking space courtesy
Earlier this week I scheduled a pickup from a Columbus grocery store. The store has designated several parking spots for customers using this service. The
Letter: Presents reasons to consider a fiscal audit
“Out, damned spot” is a line spoken by Lady Macbeth related to the blood on her hands from involvement in murder. In that play, there
Letter: Believes audit would benefit city
I was shocked by the editorial in today’s paper. To question what a forensic audit would uncover that the State Auditor hadn’t already uncovered shows
Letter: Believes Governor’s COVID response obviously political
Governor Tate Reeves says the COVID response is not political. But in a speech at the Neshoba County fair, a mostly conservative political gathering, he
Letter: Encourages proper mask usage
I’m thinking our medical personnel, newspapers and TV stations are missing out when masks are discussed. The word “correctly” needs to be added to the
Letter: Afghanistan failure has local implications
As a professor, I am comparing the current Afghanistan situation with a student who was preparing for a test for 20-plus years. Tuition and training
Letter: MML praises Senator Wicker
Cities and towns across the country, including the 289 member municipalities of the Mississippi Municipal League, have been calling on Congress to help with aging
Letter: Appreciates views on vaccine
I am grateful to The Dispatch for their interview of former UMMC head and Columbus native, Dr. James Keeton. This interview, along with the recent
Letter: Comments on recent pieces on Mississippi lawmakers in DC
o me, Trent Kelly committed the unpardonable sin in politics when he voted to overturn the election because of the “big lie.” My vote was
Voice of the people: Agrees with vaccine mandate
As an M.D., I applaud Peter Imes’ courage to give the facts about the necessity to get the well tested and effective Covid vaccine and
Letter: Unhappy with Wicker’s voting record
Senator Wicker has been Mississippi’s Senator for way too long. Surely, his nest is feathered by now. He has been around so long in D.C.
Letter: Reader sees ‘COVID beacon’ in Governor of Alabama
Honorable Governor Ivey, I am a Mississippi citizen and reside in Starkville. I, along with a few colleagues, have been actively promoting the rational, aggressive
Letter: Messy Columbus paving
I agree with both Bob Raymond and Lee Roy Lollar that councilpersons voting in favor of spending money on items they haven’t reviewed is not
