Columnist: Kevin Cooper

We need to aim to end violence

Last week’s horrible shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., brought America’s battle over firearms to the forefront again.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Community needs effective investigations

Before the first day of an Adams County murder trial was in the books last week, anyone following ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Depot deal is troubling for public

The City of Natchez’s deal to declare the Broadway Street depot surplus and lease it out to a ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Depot move is shameful, needs to be reconsidered

Three Natchez aldermen and the mayor are blatantly trying to game the system to get a pet project ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Hospital signals good things for the area’s future

Our 2-year-old is practically a professional sightseer. Anna is not all that big on travel, mind you, she ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Looking forward to another 150 years of news

Inside today’s edition, The Natchez Democrat celebrates a recent and historical milestone — its 150th anniversary.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Could crime be curbed with stop-and-frisk policy?

Any American citizen should be able to live their life without inordinate fear of being a victim of ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Organizers make balloon race possible

Standing on the side of Louisiana 131, a few miles southwest of Vidalia, the 2015 Great Mississippi River ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Tricentennial could set good course

Has the City of Natchez lost its swagger and its direction?

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Could recreation provide city needed boost?

Last week Natchez aldermen took a key step toward moving the long-discussed city-county recreation project forward a bit.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Hiring freeze right move by aldermen

Natchez aldermen deserve a little extra credit this week for finally making a move to stop the apparent ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Lessons to be learned from lawsuit outcome

One news story last week thrilled and mortified me simultaneously.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

State leaders wrong on flag controversy

Mississippi’s general election is more than a month and a half away, but my mind is already made ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Say ‘thanks’ to shelter at Bark in the Park

Clearly, based on their attitudes toward me, I’ve been ignoring the two women of the house recently. Work ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

10 years later, we remember Katrina

During the latter part of last week, my mind drifted back 10 years and two vastly different questions ...

Ben Hillyer

School’s out; Let’s go to Applebee’s

The news that Applebee’s plans to bring its endless apps and bar snacks to a small corner of ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Square on Carter unraveling into dramatic ordeal

Vidalia’s Square on Carter project keeps getting more and more intriguing.

Ben Hillyer

Add bridge workers to hero list

In a world where politicians and celebrities crave the spotlight, it is hard to figure out who the ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Isle’s closure is a sad, harsh reality to swallow

Rumored for months, the once proud Isle of Capri Casino in Natchez raised the white surrender flag this ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Election process could be improved

After last week’s party primary elections, a couple of things strike me as takeaways.

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