Letter: Starkville business owner expresses concern about increased parking fee proposal
Dear Mayor Spruill, Thanks for contacting me about your upcoming request to charge Saturday parking in the areas that Park Mobile serves, and the fee
Letter: Wishes columnist would chill out
Sixty years ago, in the hippie sixties, I sat in many circles and passed a joint around. Of course, I never inhaled. Those who did
Letter: Critique of Trent Kelly’s Big Beautiful Bill email
How do you tell if a politician is lying? He sends an email. Trent Kelly just sent me a whopper. In it, he claims the
Slimantics: Revenge of the old me
On July 9, 1948, Satchel Paige, already a legend in the Negro Leagues, made his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians amid much speculation about his age.
Letter: Open letter to Gov. Tate Reeves about the loss of forests
I am writing from a place of deep concern and heartbreak over the rapid loss of our precious forests to development, including solar farms and
Letter: Roses to Sheriff Eddie Hawkins
We would like to commend Sheriff Eddie Hawkins and his experienced staff of investigators who worked the Devion Bankhead/Columbus Police Department Case. Normally we are
Letter: Help us save independent pharmacies
For more than 30 years, Family Pharmacy at the Donut Factory has proudly served the Columbus community. We’ve been more than a pharmacy — we’ve
Letter: In defense of social sciences
Bill Gilmore, whom I usually agree with, typically offers “informed opinions” in his letters to the editor. However, in his response to Daniel McCarthy, his
Letter: McCarthy column paints too rosy a picture
Daniel McCarthy is right about one thing—social science is not science. This is mostly because one cannot do experiments…well, the Nazis could, maybe Stalin, but not ethical researchers. Sociology and economics depend on statistical analysis (“lies, damned lies, and statistics”) and surveys (subject to statistical analysis). What sociologists and economists say are informed opinions only.
Letter: Pierre Beard responds to District 41 opponent
Leroy Brooks here is my response to your letter in The Commercial Dispatch. I’m done with it after this. District 41, you are witnessing first
Letter: From Civil Rights to civil regression
If it bleeds, it leads. If it burns, it churns. One burning trashcan gets more media attention than 10,000 peaceful protestors. So why do the
Letter: Yes, indeed!
While reading 99-year-old Mr. Edwin Humphries’ letter to the editor titled “A revelation in life,” I was reminded of a poem written long back by
Letter: Endorses Kabir Karriem for District 41
I’m writing to endorse Kabir Karriem, our current Representative in Mississippi District 41. I have had the pleasure of knowing Kabir for many years. I
Letter: A revelation on life
All my life I was taught that if you lived a Christian life, that when you died you went to heaven, otherwise you went to
Letter: From Two-Buck to Ten-Buck Chuck, thanks to ICE
Mississippi lacks one of the great grocery chains in the United States because we have a very peculiar rule. Stores that sell beer cannot sell
Letter: Professor: Maintaining science funding is crucial
In Mississippi, everyone has likely lost someone to cancer. That’s because the state has the highest cancer mortality rate in the nation, with 6,500 people
Letter: SCOTUS to lower courts: Solve less, exempt more
The Supreme Court has ruled that lower court decisions can affect only the litigants in the case at issue. So, if an executive order is
Letter: Youth continue to find themselves in Scouting
I was not a model Boy Scout. From a merit badge perspective, I did just about the bare minimum required to achieve Eagle. I never
Letter: Local news with national reach
Just wanted to tell you a cool thing that happened. Ed McNees — songwriter Dan Penn’s unofficial manager – just called me to tell me
Letter: A clean slate after 17 years
It’s been some 17 years since I underwent the crushing crucible of the Mississippi justice system, being found guilty of the crime “fraud OR embezzlement”
MSU quarterback Shapen earns Philanthropic Spirit award
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