OPINIONS

Our opinion: What was the tourism board thinking?

Posted 5/20/2011 in Dispatch Editorials

We're not attorneys. But it doesn't take one to see that recent actions by the board were unethical, if not illegal. State law agrees.

Scott Colom: Redistricting questions still unanswered

Posted 5/18/2011 in Local Columns

After months of endless debate, newspaper stories, partisan bickering and lawsuits, the United States District Courts were suppose to resolve the redistricting battle for the 2011 elections.

Jay Lacklen: Education's misdirected mission

Posted 5/18/2011 in Local Columns

Since the 1970s America has doubled its per capita education spending yet gained no increase in standardized test scores.

Our opinion: Tourism board's open meetings violations disturbing

Posted 5/18/2011 in Dispatch Editorials

Where are our heroes in Lowndes County? We know there is a shortage of heroes on the board of the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, which has made what appear to be some clear-cut violations of the state's Open Meetings Act.

Claude Simpson: Impressed with Liddell

Posted 5/16/2011 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)

I had the opportunity and pleasure to attend the presentation of Dr. Martha Liddell mentioned in your article today.

Pat Kaye: Goodbye, Friendship House

Posted 5/16/2011 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)

In the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday May 10th, stealthily taking place at 317 Seventh Street N. was destruction and demolition of a National Register Victorian gem, Friendship House.

Shannon Bardwell: Presentation is everything

Posted 5/16/2011 in Local Columns

I've been thinking about writing a cookbook called "Cheater Cooking." The idea came to me when I was explaining to the girl at the Shell station why I wanted six chicken nuggets.

Birney Imes: Southside Saturday

Posted 5/14/2011 in Local Columns

Cameron Triplett: Doesn't understand church's attitude

Posted 5/14/2011 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)

Roses and thorns 5/15/11

Posted 5/14/2011 in Roses & Thorns

Our opinion: Let's learn our lessons from New Hope

Posted 5/13/2011 in Dispatch Editorials

What's in the water in New Hope? The unincorporated community east of Columbus in Lowndes County has had its share of controversy in recent weeks.

Jay Lacklen: 13-year cicadas emerge

Posted 5/13/2011 in Local Columns

What is that noise outside?, Several days ago I heard a constant background hum in the distance but couldn't figure out what it was.

Our view: A historic treasure gone, with little explanation

Posted 5/12/2011 in Dispatch Editorials

The Friendship House belongs to the ages. The home, built in 1890, was razed to the ground Wednesday by its owner, First Baptist Church. Back hoes and dump trucks were on the property mere hours after a deadline expired set by the church, which was offering the home for $1 to anyone who would move it.

Tom Locke Mayfield: A piece of family history gone

Posted 5/12/2011 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)

I hope you write a story about my great grandfather who built Friendship House. He died in the house. My grandfather, Thomas J. Locke Jr., was born in this house.

R.T. "Bob" Wilbur: A church downtown

Posted 5/12/2011 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)

The prospect of Hope Community Church having a presence in downtown Columbus is indeed an exciting one.

Cheryl Williams: Overtime pay for police officers

Posted 5/12/2011 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)

Hooray for Cpl. Donnie Elkin and whatever he makes working for the City of Columbus. He earns every dime he makes, whether it is on straight time or overtime.

Cameron Triplett: Think before you toss

Posted 5/12/2011 in Letters to the Editor (voice@cdispatch.com)

Today I saw on TV a story about two sisters, 8 and 7, who wanted to help the victims of the recent tornadoes that hit the Golden Triangle area.

Birney Imes: 'Love is a cattlefield'

Posted 5/12/2011 in Local Columns

I felt like a stray dog sniffing empty streets on a walk through Southside early this morning. A flattened turtle just down the street from (supervisor) Jeff Smith's mother's house I did not sniff. Nor did I the remains of a chicken dinner in styrofoam the ants were polishing off on Eighth, just this side of the tracks.

Scott Colom: Making smart cool

Posted 5/11/2011 in Local Columns

Last Thursday and Friday, LeShawn Orr, Nadia Dale, and Shakia Sullivan, young employees of Columbus High, coordinated an event focused on the cultural challenges facing high school students.

Our opinion: Give an audience to this church's theater plan

Posted 5/11/2011 in Dispatch Editorials

The Varsity Theater is an eyesore. The empty cinema, abandoned by Malco when it opened its new multiplex on Highway 45 near Kmart, has sat dormant for years.

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