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Our View: Mississippi needs MPB
At the end of last year's session, the Mississippi Legislature approved a $6.1 million budget for Mississippi Public Broadcasting, a state agency that operates a statewide network of television and radio stations.
Our View: City needed deeper examination of spending before blanket freezes
Columbus residents, like people all across the country, have been awaiting word on a possible government shutdown.
Our View: From a modest start, Happy Irby fund is an example of how we can all help
In keeping with the spirit of the season, we take note of the many opportunities we have to help the less fortunate, often through large, well-organized charities.
Our View: Labat and Shelton show admirable leadership, cooperation
Since her arrival as superintendent for the Columbus Municipal School District this summer, Cherie Labat has taken pains to carefully craft and nurture the image the city's schools present to the community.
Our View: 4-County honors its mission with 'keep the change' grants
"Keep the change" is an old expression, usually a small, seemingly insignificant gesture motivated as much by convenience (who wants to fool with a few coins?) as charity.
Our View: A good start for The Retail Coach
It's still too early to tell just how effective The Retail Coach will be in reinvigorating Columbus' retail sector.
Our View: In Mississippi, dogs and cats are a shameful export
Some exports are better than others. In Mississippi, poultry, forest and agricultural products such as corn, cotton and soybeans are exports that share the state's economy. Other exports aren't exactly something to crow about.
Our View: New life for a struggling airport
Pending approval by the Columbus City Council and the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, the Columbus-Lowndes Airport will be "under new management," as the saying goes.
Our View: Hydroelectric studies at area dams generate interest
Since its completion in 1984, efforts to maximize the benefits of the Tenn-Tom Waterway have focused heavily on increasing commercial traffic and, of course, recreational opportunities.
Our View: Chancery judges are quite possibly the most important positions decided yesterday
Tuesday, roughly 880,000 Mississippians went to the polls to determine who will represent the state in the U.S. Senate, a great turnout for a runoff election.
Our View: One more time
Today, and for the fourth time this year, Mississippians are headed to the polls.
Our View: The holiday that is as diverse as we are
Long before Abe Lincoln proclaimed it a national holiday in 1863 and long before the Pilgrims' 1621 feast that inspired it, a guy in Rome best expressed the idea behind what we recognize as Thanksgiving: "A thankful heart is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the other virtues," Cicero wrote more than 2,000 years ago.
Our View: Rumors swirl around New Hope shooting death
The death of 20-year-old Tyler Hall is a tragedy, and that is something everyone can agree on.
Our View: Academic improvement isn't 'one size fits all'
In his novel Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy observed: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family in unhappy in its own way."
Our View: MSU's Veterans Day ceremony rightly recognizes Montgomery
On Saturday, Mississippi State will honor veterans during its final home football game, a tribute that the university observes each November.
Our View: New taxes for local projects likely to get a lot easier next year
In normal years, the idea of asking the Mississippi Legislature to increase a tax would be about as logical as asking Gov. Phil Bryant to speak at a Black Lives Matter rally.
Our View: Who won Tuesday's election? The voters
Much of Wednesday's attention will be focused on the winner's of Tuesday's general election and the unfinished business that still awaits in those races requiring a runoff to determine the winner on Nov. 27.
Our View: CMSD's lack of communication on some stories is troubling
When Cherie Labat took over as superintendent at Columbus Municipal School District, the people of Columbus viewed it as a fresh start and a new path for the school district after the troubled tenure of Philip Hickman, a four-year series of self-inflicted wounds, mistrust and evasions.
Our View: You can help improve voter turnout
Since the country's founding, the United States has been governed by a representative form of government. Well, sort of.
Our View: Benefits of dual enrollment go beyond finances
This semester, hundreds of high school juniors and seniors in Lowndes and Oktibbeha County are getting a head start on higher education through dual enrollment programs.
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