Sid Salter: State’s incarceration rate tops nation and exceeds most nations
The Mississippi Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations for the State Department of Corrections – the state’s prison system – included $424.3 million from the General Fund, State Support Special Funds of $7.5 million, $19.5 million in federal funds, and other special funds of $27.07 million for a total of $458.9 million.
Our View: Potential K-Mart tenant is further cause for optimism
Six years ago, two major parcels along Highway 45 South in Columbus, the city’s major retail corridor, were becoming ghost towns.
Letter: Endorses Harris due to opponent’s lies
I have seen several Presidential elections but nothing quite as ridiculous as the 2024 Presidential election. The contestants lie, but Trump and his running mate
Thom Caraccio: Tales from the Pink Pussycat: Part One
Most people have stories about their “wild younger days.” Mine fall into the category of “barely survived by the skin of my teeth” days. This is one.
Slimantics: The not-so-good old days are here again
When I was kid, I dreaded returning to school after the Thanksgiving break.
Letter: You get what you put into your community
Have you heard the old axiom, You get out of something what you put into it? When I moved to Columbus a little more than three years ago, I knew I wanted to invest my time and resources in my new hometown.
Jiben Roy: High and low
What an achievement! The first commercial spacewalk by a daring billionaire tech CEO Jared Isaacman, who funded this program which was operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Possumhaw: Hurricanes & History
Last Thursday we stayed home, watched the weatherman, filled jugs of water in case we needed water, checked flashlights, and hoped we could rely on the generator if need be.
Bobby Harrison: Will Trump or Harris match record-setting voter turnout of 2020?
One of Vice President Kamala Harris’ most devastating zingers in last week’s debate with former President Donald Trump was when she looked at him and said he “was fired by 81 million people … Clearly he is having a difficult time processing that.”
Letter: The mental gymnastics of the State Auditor
With the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics now officially over, it’s time to focus a little closer to home and award the medals for the 2024
Letter: Appreciates driving school
After two citations in as many months from law enforcement officers in and around Columbus, I was forced to acknowledge that my driving skills needed
Letter: Pay raises and debate thoughts
“I was for the raise before I was against it.” Sounds familiar from a politician. Councilman Mickens has never seen a pay raise he did
Roses and thorns: 9-14-24
A rose to organizers, volunteers and performers for putting together the Tennessee Williams Tribute this week. It’s the 23rd year of events celebrating America’s greatest
Ask Rufus: A weekend of blues and Thunderbirds
The weekend of Sept. 20-22 will be a world class weekend in West Point and Columbus.
Letter: Trump endorsement
Why are the undecideds still in the dark about Kamala? It’s probably the goal of her handlers or puppeteer to keep us in the dark
Our View: Golden Triangle Theatre and The W: A great pairing
Some organizations take a “Field Of Dreams” approach to growth. (If you build it, they will come.) Others employ a “Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters’’ approach (We’ve built it, now we’ll go get them.)
Our View: Hell to pay over tone-deaf council pay raise
As Columbus homeowners are being hit with a 21% property tax increase, the mayor and city council Thursday will be discussing pay raises for themselves, perhaps as much as 14% over their current pay and a whopping 65% increase since September 2022.
Sid Salter: Mississippi leaders eye additional tax cuts after 2022’s historic tax cut package enacted
In 2022, Gov. Tate Reeves signed the largest tax cut in Mississippi history – the Mississippi Tax Freedom Act. The tax cut plan promised to eliminate $525 million in Income tax relief by 2026.
Possumhaw: Rain and water
Wilhelmina has not been feeling very well lately. She doesn’t seem to be sick, no real symptoms, just a little lethargic. She’s spent most of the day hiding under the recliner.
Home Base: Mississippi’s ‘DEI Scare’ champion has lost his sense of decency
As a U.S. senator, Joseph McCarthy made a name for himself during the “Red Scare” by claiming communists abounded in the State Department, Hollywood, labor unions and universities.
