Bobby Harrison: Lawmakers dealing with finances, taxes may soon be dealing with a major headache
The fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2022, concluded the short but unprecedented period of state revenue growth that was fueled by massive federal funding and inflationary factors that occurred in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Letter to the editor: In support of the arts
The much admired Pianist Andre Watts passed away on July 12, 2023. Sixty years earlier, Leonard Bernstein, Director of the New York Philharmonic, enlisted the
Roses and thorns: 12-14-24
A rose to Emily Liner, owner of Friendly City Books, who is the recipient of a 2025 Public Humanities Awards from the Mississippi Humanities Council.
Ask Rufus: When the Mississippi River flowed backward
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for earthquakes.
Other Editors: Senate has shrinking window to protect press freedoms
In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland established new, but long-needed, press protections barring federal prosecutors from pursuing journalists’ communication records with confidential sources except in extreme circumstances. But these protections are only as good as the administration controlling the Justice Department.
Geoff Pender: Want to launder some money? Just use your Mississippi campaign account
According to federal authorities, when some crooked Magnolia State politicians wanted to launder bribe money, they didn’t use a shell business or offshore bank, they just used a good-old Mississippi campaign finance account.
Other Editors: Donald Trump and the dreamers
Donald Trump sat for an interview with NBC News that was released on Sunday, and most of it was focused on the usual media preoccupations of whether Mr. Trump will arrest his opponents or deport millions of illegal migrants.
Our View: To curb enrollment declines, CMSD must identify causes
The first step in solving a problem is understanding.
Sid Salter: Congressional politics of disaster funding revisited in the wake of Helene, Milton
Mississippi has a history of natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts, and, on rarer occasions, ice and snowstorms.
Slimantics: CEO’s murder sparks a harsh spotlight on America’s healthcare crisis
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week unleashed an unexpected reaction: There were many who expressed no sympathy for the 50-year-old father of two while hailing the accused shooter, identified as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, as a hero striking a blow against a system that piles up enormous profits at the expense of those who are desperately ill.
Bobby Harrison: No, dead people are not receiving Medicaid benefits
People do not get paid any money for being on Medicaid.
Letter to the editor: Jiben Roy
Lesson from history American writer, novelist and Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck once wrote that “knowledge of history as detailed as possible is essential if
Possumhaw: Days of Christmas Past
Of all the holidays I think Christmases would be the most remembered at any age.
Roses and thorns: 12-7-24
A rose to Main Street Columbus staff and volunteers for what many spectators believe was the best Columbus Christmas Parade in years. Tuesday’s parade attracted
Thom Caraccio: The new Civil War is not very civil
This is not a political column. If anything, it’s very anti-politics.
Ask Rufus: The storied Gilmer block in downtown Columbus
On Wednesday, The Dispatch ran an article on the Gilmer block in downtown, which is one of Columbus’ most historic city blocks.
Other Editors: In the race for missile supremacy, competition fuels a dangerous escalation
Five years ago, the collapse of a landmark cold war arms treaty opened a Pandora’s box, unleashing missile-shaped furies that have struck Ukraine.
Our View: Going for 13 in West Point
Anyone who arrived in the Golden Triangle during the past decade might be forgiven if they assumed the name of the high school football power in Clay County was “West Pointwon.”
Our View: A cell tower is not the red carpet we want to roll out to visitors
The Columbus City Council will soon be asked to sign off on a project that will install a 155-foot cellular tower on a parcel of land just north of the Roger Short Soccer Complex and the Burns Bottom redevelopment district.
Sid Salter: Trump’s planned deportations may trigger economic consequences
One of the capstone issues that the majority of American voters embraced in electing former President Donald Trump to a second term in the White House was his hardline stance on immigration and his pledge of mass deportations of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants already living in the U.S.
