Letter: Voters deserve a debate with both Democratic candidates
The citizens of Columbus deserve to see a nonpartisan, independent and fairly administered democratic debate between Councilman Stephen Jones and Supervisor Leroy Brooks on February
Letter: The US dollar is being diminished
I wrote earlier about Dick Cheney proclaiming the U.S. dollar to be almighty. The almighty dollar is the stuff of legend. It never occurred to
Letter: Thinks food assistance is mismanaged
As anyone who buys groceries already knows, food prices have gotten way out of hand. Sleepy Joe’s failed economic policies (Bidenomics) led to sky high
Letter: Would not have sent son to MSMS if it had been at MSU
The proposed relocation of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) from the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) campus to Mississippi State University (MSU)
Letter: If you build it, they won’t come
All MSMS current parents and those anticipating sending children to MSMS, stop and consider for a moment. Everyone’s concern over having resident high school students
Letter: DOGE interested in destroying government
Back in the W. administration, Vice-President Darth Vader (a.k.a. Dick Cheney) scowled at the television camera and growled, “Deficits don’t matter.” He was right. The
Letter: Form letter for writing lawmakers about MSMS
Editor’s note: The following letter was written by Columbus city attorney Jeff Turnage. Turnage encourages readers to use this letter as a template for reaching
Letter: Oktibbeha county taxes will increase
During 2024, the Oktibbeha Board of Supervisors (BOS) hired a new County Administrator, Mr. Wayne Carpenter. Being a person who enjoys a good laugh and
Letter: Duck Tails in DC
Donald Duck’s uncle was the world’s richest Duck — Scrooge McDuck — who liked to dive and swim in his money bin. Today, we have
Letter: Wants to know where others stand on the grant writing saga
I reckon there is such a thing as taking sides in the “grand writer” saga. And after reading the story beginning on page 1A of
Letter: Stakeholders need a say in MSMS’s future
For over 40 years, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) has provided exceptional opportunities for our state’s most talented students. Mississippi’s families and
Letter: It was just sitting there!
In 1979, Garry Trudeau published a “Doonesbury” book called, But the Pension Fund Was Just Sitting There, in which his Hunter S. Thompson parody, Uncle
Letter: We need new leadership in the city
There is a serious void of strong and effective leadership down at City Hall with the current incumbent elected officials. We don’t have leadership that
Letter: Thank God for new candidates!
The Bible tells us to be sober minded, transformed by the renewing of our minds, transformed from unholiness, lying, cheating, backbiting, back stabbing, adultry, whoremongering,
Letter: Endorses Jason Spears for councilman
I am writing to express my strong support for Jason Spears as the next Ward 6 City Councilman in Columbus. While Jason and I are
Letter: Frustrated with tax office
I want to address an issue that is frustrating to me and I would imagine to a lot of others as well. And the issue
Letter: Transparency needed in Mississippi healthcare
I was reading with great sadness the story of a senior citizen—a lady well known to the New Hope Community—who had a terrible experience at
Letter: Why is Michael Guest such a hypocrite?
Rep. Michael Guest says he backs the blue. Yet he was on TV openly gushing about how he can’t wait for The Convicted Felon to
Letter: Amphitheater was poorly conceived
I was not surprised for the council to start the completion of the “Money Pit” west of the river. I have been vocal about this
Letter: Get on the Trump Train
Remember “Chicken Little” and “The sky is falling, the sky is falling?” That’s what the Trump Derangement Syndrome is. When President Trump was sworn in,
