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Our view: It's time for Dale to step down
Nadia Dale is the sort of person you want for just about any committee or board. Bright, conscientious and community-minded, Dale is just the kind of dynamic young leader Columbus desperately needs.
Our view: 'Just Say No' a bankrupt strategy for governing
During his successful campaign to retain his seat in Congress, Alan Nunnelee (R, Tupelo) put much emphasis on the 32 "no'' votes he cast against Obamacare during his first term in office.
Our view: Dreaming of a white Thanksmas ...
Happy Thanksgiving or -- as it will soon be called -- Thanksmas.
Our view: The wars we didn't have to fight
It is doubtful that Josie Shumake was chosen to speak at Tuesday's meeting of the Columbus Rotary Club in deference to Thanksgiving.
Our view: Shop locally and keep it in the family
In a Dispatch online poll a few days ago, we asked readers where they would likely do their Black Friday shopping. Although we make no claim of scientific accuracy, the poll results do at least provide some insight into the attitudes of our community.
Our view: Enthusiastic public greets new museum
The H.L. Hunt Museum and Cultural Center held a grand-opening ceremony Thursday at the old high school, which served as Columbus' black high school until integration.
Our view: For your eyes only? Think again ...
A wise mother once said, "Be careful what you do. Someone is always watching you." It's easy to forget this rule applies to our online activities.
Our view: Boys and Girls Club can be catalyst for profound change
It is a sad truth that often the people who most need a thing are those who can least afford to pay for it.
Our view: We're not there yet
This week's ugly incident on the University of Mississippi campus is a stark reminder that race relations in Mississippi continue to be an issue, not just for the university but for our state.
Our view: Questions need answering before we get on the bus
Last week, Lawrence Transit System, an Indiana company that wants to establish a bus service in Columbus, sent a letter to local media via Travis Jones, the city's director of federal programs.
Our view: Now's the time to do your part: Vote today
Today marks the end of another presidential campaign, and while the race for the White House may be hotly contested, there is at least one point on which everyone can agree: This day could not have come soon enough.
Our view: All the right moves ...
We were greatly encouraged Monday when the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors agreed with the City of Columbus to address a mutual problem -- the facilities at the Columbus Soccer Complex.
Our view: Your tax dollars at work...
Given the record federal budget deficit, it is no surprise there is a growing sentiment for shrinking the government.
Our view: Kids should 'mix it up'
On Oct. 30, a national tolerance group will again encourage schools across the county to "mix it up at lunch." This is not an invitation to a food fight, as the campaign's name might indicate.
Tri-county alliance: First step proving more difficult than anticipated
A month or so ago, hundreds of people packed into the Lyceum at East Mississippi Community College's Mayhew campus for the unveiling of what we now know as the Golden Triangle Regional Development Authority.
Our view: Harry, Ralph need 'a night in the box'...
Strother Martin's character in the movie, "Cool Hand Luke" said it best: "What we have here is failure to communicate.''
Our view: Term limits: an idea whose time has come
One of the universal criticism of a free press is that bad news seems to dominate its pages. Although that claim is more imagined than real, it is a charge that newspapers cannot dismiss out of hand.
Our view: 'Ideas Tour' an encouraging initiative
Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn brought his "Mississippi Solutions -- An Ideas Tour" to Columbus on Tuesday. About 75 citizens, a third of them 10th-graders from Lowndes County Young Leaders group, packed themselves into the old municipal courtroom at City Hall.
Our view: Is Hazel in charge of the Columbus Soccer Complex?
In the movie version of John Steinbeck's "Cannery Row," the central characters of the story -- a motley group of malingerers, derelicts and misfits -- are confronted with a problem.
Can we send them to bed without dessert?
Welcome to third grade, or as we say in Columbus and Lowndes County, local politics. During Tuesday's Columbus City Council meeting, Kabir said he didn't want to play with little Harry anymore because Harry called Kabir and his playmates a "bad word."
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