Letter: Teachers are in unique position to be impactful
I heard a quote over the weekend that I found impactful and wanted to share: “Treat a man AS HE IS, and he will REMAIN
Letter: Payout changed trajectory of non-profit
During the very early spring of 2024 I was contacted by Danette Clear Moore letting me know that Sunshine Stables was selected to be one
Roses and thorns: 8-24-24
A rose to Starkville mayor Lynn Spruill and the Board of Aldermen for sacrificing pay raises to help the city provide equipment for its police
Ask Rufus: Dinosaurs in the park
Last Monday I was in Jackson visiting with George Phillips, the curator of paleontology at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. While I was there, he showed me the huge mammoth tusk that recently made the news when it was found in Madison County. It was an impressive sight. However, it was the fossil bones of Mississippi dinosaurs that got my attention.
Thom Caraccio: ‘Thom is here’
More stories from the film set.
Letter: Financial responsibly
Or the lack thereof. Borrow, beg or steal. When are we going to understand there are no free lunches? Money doesn’t grow on trees on
Our View: Boosting capital improvement fund is a good idea for Columbus
You don’t have to be a magician to make a large sum of money disappear, especially if you’re in charge of managing taxpayer money. All you have to do is put it in the general fund. Poof!
Our View: Redistricting approval should happen sooner rather than later
For most people, the voting process is viewed as a one-day event.
Jiben Roy: Humanitarian USA
What a humane country I have been living in since 2001! So diverse, so peaceful, so much freedom, no discrimination and above all, no issue of being a minority.
Sid Salter: Will state legislative leaders join growing national trend toward property tax limits
As Mississippi legislative leaders contemplate additional tax reforms in the coming 2025 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature, the spotlight has been on additional state income tax cuts and yet another examination of reducing the state’s highest-in-the-nation 7% grocery tax.
Slimantics: If it can happen in Moss Point…
As many readers know, I’ve spent the last three years working for The Dispatch remotely. And I do mean remotely, 246 miles remote, according to my GPS.
Letter: Teaching school, not play
Editor’s note: The following is a letter to the editor, written some time prior to 1915 and submitted for re-publication by Columbus resident Lee Roy
Possumhaw: The wind blows, sun rises
The fisherman leaves before daylight. I awaken later with the morning sun rising slowly. The air is cooler than it has been in months.
Our View: New positions should take a back seat to raising pay for existing city employees
For local governments, budgeting is never an exact science. There are just too many variables that have to be estimated, which is a strong inducement for governments to be conservative in their revenue projections and take more of a worst-case approach to expenses.
Roses and thorns: 8-17-24
A rose to the Columbus Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is kicking off a new advertising and marketing campaign, built around a new slogan,
Thom Caraccio: I’m a miner of humor
People often ask me why I don’t write politics. Here’s my list:
Ask Rufus: On Aug 21, 1820
I have written articles in the past about how Columbus was founded and recognized in 1819 by the Alabama Legislature as the Town of Columbus, Alabama.
Letter: Historic significance of Ukraine’s incursion
The army of Ukraine is striking targets in Kursk, in Russia. It occurs to me that there might be a symbolic reason for this attack.
Our View: Clear workplace marijuana laws are needed
Among the charges that Ward 4 city councilman Pierre Beard pleaded guilty to on Tuesday in Gordo was possession of marijuana, which like the other charges is a misdemeanor.
Our View: Faster action on blight is good for neighborhoods
There are neighborhoods where the sound of a lawn mower cranking on a Saturday morning sets off a chain reaction up and down on the street, a kind of unspoken peer pressure dynamic that helps keep neighborhoods tidy, appealing, perhaps even safe.
