Ask Rufus: Columbus steamboats
When warm weather arrives, it’s time for people to head to the river. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway provides a wide range of recreational boating.
Our View: Common sense needed in professional licensure
One of the clearest indicators of a bad law is when people can’t agree on whom it should apply. That appears to be the case Lowndes County and the city of Columbus are facing after being informed of a Mississippi law that requires those who are paid a fee to plant trees, shrubs – perhaps even grass seed or sod – to have a horticulturist license issued by the state.
Letter: White House Medical Clinic usage
During a press briefing Monday, the White House Press Secretary was asked about visits by a doctor who specializes in Parkinson’s to the White House
Letter: Positivity in life
Last week we as a family went to a small party at our departmental chairperson’s house. There was one person whom I met for the
Our View: State’s sales tax holiday is good but could be better
According to data provided by the credit card company Capital One, the average family spends close to $1,000 on K-12 back-to-school supplies and almost $1,400 for back-to-college supplies. Those costs have risen more than 40% since 2015.
Sid Salter: Federal courts order legislative redistricting changes after NAACP state chapter files suit
The most recent federal court ruling ordering Mississippi to make changes in state legislative districts based on federal Voting Rights Act violations isn’t your grandfather’s federal court order on legislative redistricting or even your father’s.
Letter: Shocked council won’t address flooding issues
I find it amazing that the city council members were unwilling to commit the 25% matching funds to alleviate some of the flooding in East
Our View: Your property taxes could go up 18-20%. Should they?
The Mississippi Department of Revenue adjusts its appraisal manual once a decade or so, which probably doesn’t pique the typical homeowner’s interest.
Possumhaw: Here comes the sun
Lately the sun has been holding heat around the 90’s and occasionally up to the 100s.Grass is suffering as are the shrubs, flowers, pets, wildlife, and humans.
Slimantics: 65 is calling…and calling….and calling
Research has shown that the leading cause of gun violence among persons about to turn 65 is people trying to sell them Medicare supplement insurance.
Roses and Thorns: 7-6-24
A rose to organizers Mike and Jackie Savage and everyone who turned out to make Caledonia’s inaugural Fourth of July Parade a star-spangled success. Since
Thom Caraccio: The Old West was rougher than you thought
I was working on two columns at a time, my standard mix of grouchy complaining and flights of nostalgia. Then my brain shut down and told me to write this one.
Letter: Biden is unfit
Hey Brandon, there are three branches of the government: Executive Branch, Judicial Branch and the Legislative Branch. Each branch serves as checks and balances to
Sid Salter: Baby Boomers face an unavoidable healthcare crisis based on personnel shortages
Last year and likely next year as well, the Mississippi Legislature was focused on the question of Medicaid expansion. The tenor of that debate focused on the perceived impact on the bottom line of beleaguered Mississippi hospitals under an expanded Medicaid program, particularly those in rural areas of Mississippi.
Slimantics: A republic… if we can keep it
On Thursday, we acknowledge the 248th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We call it Independence Day.
Letter: Trump choice obvious after debate
After watching the Presidential Debate held Thursday night, how could anyone (regardless of party affiliations) think that Biden should/could try to run our great country
Letter: Public appears engaged in fate of MSMS
Last Thursday’s Town and Tower luncheon drew by far the largest turnout I have seen for the event. The future of MSMS appears to be
Letter: Thoughts on reducing rubbish
I found it very interesting, as I returned from a trip to Germany, to read the issues of the Dispatch that I had missed while
Possumhaw: Feel the heat
We had a magical thing happen just outside our kitchen window but first let’s get into how and what to do when the heat is stifling.
Letter: Trump endorsement
After reading some confusing feedback on the Opinion Page recently, I think it might help if I share some good food for thought for those
