Roses and Thorns: 4-25-26
A rose to community efforts to provide area children with programs to stimulate and entertain students through the summer break. In Columbus, the Frank P.
Thom Caraccio: My friend was a teenage werewolf
When Burt Reynolds was starting out his career in the late 1950s, he met a lot of struggling actors who were in the same boat as him. Some of them eventually found their way into the big time, but most of the actors didn’t.
Marc Dion: Vote for the buttery past
I was lucky enough to be born at the intersection of three great pancake traditions. My mother made the American pancake from a box mix called Bisquick, which can also be used to make biscuits and dumplings.
Ask Rufus: A story of floods and steamboats
The Tombigbee floods of 1847 and 1851 were devastating, but for two steamboats they could have been even more disastrous.
Jamie Stiehm: Dinner is served: Will Trump be pressed?
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday is the hottest ticket in town, but a tempest is brewing among journalists on Donald J. Trump’s presence at the posh gathering.
Our View: From BRAC to Blech and beyond
You don’t have to have lived in Columbus too long to remember a time when any discussion of the future of Columbus Air Force Base was more ominous than optimistic.
Letter: National Day of Prayer observance coming up
America has had a rich history of prayer since the founding fathers sought God’s help in establishing this nation in 1776. As we celebrate the
Hunter Estes: From Mississippi to the moon
My wife and I went to see Project Hail Mary last week. The film was nothing short of incredible, truly one of the most inspiring and hopeful movies I’ve seen in a long time. Its depictions of space are beautiful and deserve to be seen on the big screen.
Our View: ‘Train your own’ is a smart move for Columbus
On Tuesday, the Columbus City Council approved a new employment strategy that covers the cost of training in exchange for the employee agreeing to stay with the city for five years.
Letter: The amazing bird fauna of the Columbus Riverwalk
For an entire year and walking around 800 miles, I recorded daily the bird species at the Columbus Riverwalk using my vision and a bird-ID
Jeff Robbins: Universities continue to squirm under anti-semitism spotlight
Congressional hearings aren’t known for generating Must-See TV, so the rare exceptions tend to be notable. Attorney Joseph Welch’s takedown of the demagogic Senator from Wisconsin during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings — “At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency?” — became iconic.
Letter: Thanks to the admissions team and leadership at MSU
I recently returned home to Nashville, TN after a two-and-a-half-day visit to Mississippi State University last week, and I felt compelled to share my gratitude
Letter: Trump’s broken promises
Well, America, let the drama begin. We are less than 72 hours away from the expiration of the fragile ceasefire between the United States and
Our View: MUW culinary arts deserves a bigger audience
It might surprise many to learn that Mississippi University for Women’s culinary arts program has been around for 30 years now. For much of that time, the program was a low-key operation for students whose career paths would take them into different fields.
Possumhaw: Photogenic or not
A week or so ago I sat down at one of the small tables inside the coffee shop. Another lady joined me. There on the table laid out the Tuesday Dispatch.
Bobby Harrison: Philip Gunn eyes rare Mississippi feat of serving as speaker and then governor
As speaker of Mississippi House from 2012 until 2024, Philip Gunn was a zealous defender of the powers of the Legislature from the overreach of the governor. Now, he wants to be governor.
Slimantics: Hard Times are here again for farmers
One of my favorite photographs of my mom’s side of the family shows my grandfather and grandmother with their six daughters, although you see only five of the girls because the youngest is still in grandmother’s womb.
Thom Caraccio: A dirty story for you
The United States of America is the cleanest country on Planet Earth. In all of world history. Hyper-clean. No one else is even close. You have to go to a national park or certain parts of New York City to take a break from it.
Roses and Thorns: 4-18-26
A rose to Steens native and MUW graduate Dr. Doris Taylor, whose pioneering work in the field of heart bioengineering may soon result in a
Letter: Building on successes
Your newspaper is an excellent source for staying updated on GTR-related local news. I read with great interest your coverage of industrial growth in the
