Sid Salter: Mississippi is breaking new ground in tech recruiting
Mississippi is sporting a growing ability to recruit and land high-technology economic development prospects.
Letter: Appreciates Main Street and volunteers
What a treasure we have in our Main Street Columbus group! And more importantly right now, hats off, or should I say toboggans on, to
Possumhaw: Not our first rodeo
As I write this the weather people say cold, rainy, possibly ice and snow will greet us later in the week. We’ve done what we can to protect the homestead.
Our View: Input from estheticians is crucial for industry rules
Is technology evolving faster than society can handle?
Letter: Letter based in partisanship instead of facts
Raymond Gross’ January 11 letter blaming Democrats for the California wildfires lacks both facts and consistency. He does not explain how the governor and mayor
Jiben Roy: A travelogue
After a long time, we decided to get out of home and go somewhere. Our destination is Honolulu, Hawaii where once 40 years back I did my post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Hawaii.
Thom Caraccio: Maximum Bob, my first TV pilot
More stories from the film set.
Letter: Hopes California Democrats change parties
The majority of Californians voted for the Democrats to lead them. So let’s pray that this terrible destruction in L.A. will open their eyes to
Roses and Thorns: 1-11-25
A rose to the Golden Triangle Homeless Coalition, the city of Columbus, its sponsors and volunteers as the first three tiny homes have been delivered
Ask Rufus: ‘Follow the Drinking Gourd’: A pathway to freedom
In 2017 I wrote a column about the song “Follow the Drinking Gourd.” The column told how within the stories of the Underground Railroad as a pathway to freedom for enslaved people in the antebellum South one account merges into local history.
Our View: The best resolution? Don’t quit.
A current television ad pointed out that most people who make New Year’s resolutions quit by the second Friday in January. “Look it up,” the ad said, before proceeding to reveal that the secret to keeping New Year’s resolutions is buying a particular brand of smart watch.
Sid Salter: Miss. ‘yellow dog’ Democrat remembers Carter’s moderate stance on race, strong faith
Native Mississippian Wilson Golden is a proud “yellow dog” Democrat. A Marshall County product with strong ties to Clarksdale and Greenville, Golden’s connections to the presidential campaigns of former President Jimmy Carter are significant.
Possumhaw: Choose your word
It wasn’t until late Friday after New Year’s Day that life seemed to slow down at the Bardwells from Christmas parties, plays, pageants, cooking and planning, entertaining family members, receiving Christmas cards and sending out digital cards, a little gift shopping and decorating, not to forget Christmas movies.
Roses and Thorns: 1-4-25
A rose to Columbus Police Department community liaison officer Glenda Richardson for her plans to implement a program to protect pedestrians. Mississippi has a high
Thom Caraccio: Fast Eddie tries to kill us all
You would be surprised at how people end up in the film business. The only thing that counts is that you know how to get things done. That goes for crew members and the positions higher up the food chain.
Jiben Roy: A new dawn or …
The year 2024 is no doubt a dramatic year in many ways. For the USA, a national election resulted in a come-back for Trump, not by a narrow margin. It was a landslide regarding electoral counts as well as popular votes with an easy majority in the Senate but only a narrow majority in the House. Still overwhelming. More importantly, mega-star in the tech world, Elon Musk, joined Trump’s politics. The year 2025 will be a year to watch.
Letter: A reflection on 2024 politics
On Christmas Eve I received a thoughtful card from an old friend. The card caught me by surprise since the sender is a Hindu who
Sid Salter: Hard debates ahead over Medicaid, highway funds, PERS, and taxes
As they gather to convene the 2025 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature on Jan.7, state lawmakers face several thorny issues from a political and policy standpoint. In other words, the problems are hard to solve in and of themselves even without considering the political consequences of the solutions they choose.
Slimantics: Municipal election candidates: Don’t describe the water
Today marks the start of the qualifying period for those who intend to run for municipal office in the Golden Triangle. Although some people have announced their intentions to run for office, it won’t be official until they have completed the qualifying process.
Stanly Godbold: Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States
To take the measure of Jimmy Carter as a man, a President, and the creator — along with his marriage partner — of a legacy that will surely endure for many generations to come, would require many more words than possible in a brief memorial account.
