Letter: Concerned about political pressure methods concerning audit
Peter Imes’ opinion concerning the audit was right on, especially after reading opinions from the pro-audit seekers reminded me of how one group is trying
Letter: City leaders’ performance hurts chances at growth
Mayor, city council, Wednesday you not only embarrassed yourselves, you embarrassed the city of Columbus. Some of you need to be reminded that you are
Letter: Columbus commentary from Lamar County
From out here, the controversy in the Columbus city council over whether or not to have a forensic audit seems to fall somewhere between high
Letter: Wants city to move forward in healthy way
We are at a tender junction right now with our city council and mayor. First of all, as a white person, I understand why some
Letter: Doesn’t like some council members’ attitude toward mayor and audit
If you’re like me, you find it appalling the way in which our new mayor is being treated by council members. It seems the “old
Letter: Supports audit, wants professional behavior
Well, son of a gun, you can’t make this stuff up. The paper reported it so it must be true. In a special called meeting,
Letter: Non-profit announces intentions to conduct private forensic audit
“You can’t get there from here” is what some council members would have many of the citizens of Columbus believe regarding a review into prior
Letter: In response to columns by David McRae and Sid Salter
McRae states in his column that Democrats announced a plan that would allow the IRS to more closely monitor any deposit or withdrawal over $600
Letter: In support of two local non-profits
I am writing about two local non-profit organizations that are close to my heart: Safe Haven Domestic Violence Shelter and 100 Women Who Care —
Letter: Support for forensic audit
When Columbus CFO Milton Rawle was arrested in August of 2020, City Hall became ground zero for a criminal investigation, leaving taxpayers with 288,000-plus reasons
Letter: Finds it odd that long-serving council members don’t support audit
Does it strike anyone else as odd that all (and only) Columbus city council members who served in the “Time of Financial Fraud” voted to
Letter: Open letter from voter to councilmen
Hey, Brother Joe (Mickens), just a short rebuttal to your comments in The Dispatch and a thought-provoking song for you. “Know ye not that the
Letter: Many reasons to consider an audit
Because of past spending, in some cases like “a drunk sailor” the city’s finances are in bad shape to say the least. Mr. Mickens wants
Letter: Has started petition calling for audit
We have started this petition to show the citizens’ support for a forensic audit. Only citizens of Columbus should sign the petition: https://chng.it/KVHmkh4npm Bob Raymond
Letter: Mayor and board fail citizens with ARPA plan
I wholeheartedly agree with the Opinion page and the open letter written by Starkville Strong in the September 22 issue of The Dispatch, which pointed out the city’s total disregard for the citizens of Starkville (my words). By voting to allocate $5.5 million (out of $6.4 million) of the American Rescue Plan to parks and the Cornerstone Park, they are rejecting the needs of all citizens.
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”
