Letter: Mississippi gears up for Spelling Bee
The Mississippi Spelling Bee season has begun and K-8 schools across the state are engaging in activities that focus on our English language, its spelling
Sid Salter: Federal elections in Mississippi unlikely to produce any significant political surprises
Mississippians will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to cast their ballots in the nation’s federal presidential and congressional elections. However, given the state’s history in presidential balloting and reliance on the seniority system for clout in Congress, few surprises are anticipated.
Russ Latino: Tax cuts for billionaires, utter nonsense
Watching football on Saturday, I saw several political advertisements representing the 2017 Tax Cut & Jobs Act (TCJA) as “tax cuts for billionaires.”
Possumhaw: Overnight came the cool
As a child I wished summer would never end; as an adult I love the coming of fall in all its splendor.
Bobby Harrison: The key to Jim Kitchens’ reelection to the Mississippi Supreme Court: Kamala Harris voters
Democrat Joe Biden won in the Mississippi Supreme Court central district by a comfortable margin of 220,405 votes to 193,785 votes against Republican Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Raymond E. Barranco: The public is increasingly concerned about crime even though murder rates have decreased for 30 years
In a recent op-ed in The Commercial Dispatch, Sid Salter discussed crime rates, the presidential candidates, and Americans’ fear of crime.
Thom Caraccio: Care and feeding of your musician
I remember the day I stood in front of the mirror – 14 years old – with the $15 pawn shop guitar I had just acquired, mimicking the Beatles who I had just seen on Ed Sullivan.
Roses and Thorns: 10-19-24
A rose to all of the volunteers who will be driving around Columbus Saturday to pick up unwanted tires from residents and businesses in town.
Ask Rufus: Ghost steamers of the Tombigbee
For 97 years, between 1823 and 1920, steamboats plied the Tombigbee between Columbus or Aberdeen and Mobile.
Our View: LINK’s input should be welcomed by elected officials
Some people are naturally imbued with wisdom, insight and vision and can make good decisions instinctively.
Letter: Fox interview reveals Harris’ weaknesses
Poor Kamala should just bow out and resign. Everybody knows the truth about her after the Fox interview, and it’s not good. She and Joe
Jiben Roy: True happiness
Who doesn’t want to be happy? Happiness is not only for humans, but for the animal kingdom too. Human happiness, in general, can be based on different issues, outcomes, and sources.
Our View: Takeaways from this week’s runaway boar
Bobo the fugitive boar is back home in New Hope after a week-long manhunt, an event captured and preserved for posterity by a Columbus Police officer and others on the scene.
Sid Salter: New non-fiction book: October is a busy month for Mississippi author John Grisham
A self-described “just about full-time grandparent” to three grandchildren, bestselling Mississippi author John Grisham is a few months shy of his 70th birthday – some facts that belie his packed calendar this month.
Our View: Career coaches help fill disconnect between K-12 education and workforce
From the time we are small children, we are presented with the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Possumhaw: Cotton pickin’
Last week Wilhelmina and I sat on the porch watching the crop duster sweeping over the cotton field. Wilhelmina is a scaredy cat; she thinks a big swooping yellow bird is going to get her.
Thom Caraccio: Time… it’s all about the math
I went to the doctor recently for the follow up to my physical.
He took me into a little exam room to speak privately.
Roses and Thorns: 10-12-24
A rose to the city of Columbus as it celebrated the re-opening of the Old Highway 82 Pedestrian bridge Sunday, 4 1/2 years after it
Ask Rufus: The Vienna Landing
For those who are interested in history, there are some real gems to be found in the Billups Garth Archives of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.
Our View: Neighborhood polling places encourage more people to vote
In a Letter to the Editor published in Thursday’s edition of The Dispatch, Bob Raymond recommends the city use a single polling site for its municipal elections.
