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February 9, 2012

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Scott Colom: Help paint the town
Posted 2/1/2012
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Birney Imes: Chocolate chip pancakes and homemade sausage
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Roses and thorns: 2/5/12
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Adele Elliott: Lost and found
Posted 2/4/2012 in Local Columns |

Our View: Board appointments
Posted 2/3/2012 in Dispatch Editorials |

Harry Sanders is good at pointing the finger. Tuesday, he turned it toward one of his favorite targets, the city of Columbus.

Toni Caldwell: Disgraceful behavior
Posted 2/1/2012 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com) |

The way that some board members of the CVB, employees and elected officials attending the meetings conduct themselves is a disgrace to Columbus and deserving of chastisement from citizens.

Jack White: A letter to city judges
Posted 2/1/2012 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com) |

Dear Judge Marc Amos and Judge Nicole Clinkscales: More than 60 households in The Northside Neighborhood Watch have realized that citizens must accept responsibility for the quality of life in Columbus.

Robert A. White: War on drugs a failure
Posted 2/1/2012 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com) |

The city is experiencing a increase in crime, and burglary is just one aspect. I attended the Jan. 17 city council meeting. Police Chief McQueen is concerned about the level to which crime in the city has risen.

Our View: So many reasons to love CAFB
Posted 2/1/2012 in Dispatch Editorials |

Columbus Air Force Base is Lowndes County's largest employer, providing 3,000 military and civilian jobs. The average salary is more than $41,000, well above $35,000, the approximate state average.

Selby Parker: Response to column
Posted 1/31/2012 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com) |

"Absent fathers: King's Dream?" by Scott Colom was featured in the Clarion-Ledger on Sunday, Jan. 29 and twice referenced Mississippi in regards to absentee fathers.

Roses and thorns 1-29-12
Posted 1/28/2012 in Roses & Thorns |

A rose to the good Samaritan who saved a Starkville apartment manager's life Friday afternoon when a fire swept through Summer Chase Apartments on Carver Drive. Property manager and resident Lynda Woods said she wasn't aware of the fire until an unnamed convenience store clerk saw the flames and kicked down her door to rescue her.

Cameron Triplett: One root cause of crime
Posted 1/26/2012 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com) |

Just as there is no one cause for the crime in Columbus, or anywhere else, there is no one solution, either. The economy is surely one, but it is not beyond the control of "the man on the street."

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