Columnist: Kevin Cooper

It’s tough when it’s simply out of our control

I’ve probably spent days of my life sitting at the intersection of Canal Street and John R. Junkin ...

Ben Hillyer

Don’t be daunted by all this data

There is no doubt about it — we are under an information flood emergency. Whether it is from ...

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Be adults, don’t spread rumors now

Concordia Parish leaders are fighting a major battle against the Mississippi River, but they need muzzles, not buckets.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Early leaders of country were often anonymous

Wouldn’t the world be such a nicer place if everyone stood at attention at a snap of your ...

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‘Major flooding’ is misleading

Most of the world knows little about the topography of Natchez.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Only God gives out the true trophy

A strange thing happened sometime in the 1980s — every child got a trophy.

Ben Hillyer

Fathers can be foot washers too

Any parent knows that children can be downright stinky. They may start out with what my mother calls ...

Editorials

Full recovery must continue on gulf

One year ago this week, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig led to a terrible disaster ...

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Bluff, it’s hills, are place to be

Exhaustive research for the latest community story can be tough — long, sunset walks high above the banks ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Delaying inevitable is painful

Delaying the inevitable is just human nature, I suppose.

Ben Hillyer

Heroes raise up the whole community

When nine-year-old Zemirah Singleton stepped up to the microphone Thursday evening, the words came out softly and clearly. ...

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President’s reversal is right call

An important story from our ongoing war on terror has received little attention. Last week, Attorney General Eric ...

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University leader embraces cuts

President M. Christopher Brown is quick to quote a bit of his grandmother’s wisdom.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Washington foolishness must end

What happened to the America of long ago? That was the America in which as a child, we ...

Ben Hillyer

Our stories are down here somewhere

Watching the sunset over the Mississippi River from the bluffs may be on many people’s lifetime checklist, but ...

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Alcohol attitude is root of problem

An issue that has been — no pun intended — brewing in our community for weeks is nothing ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Success of trails depends on planning

If you haven’t ventured out to the Natchez bluffs lately, you may be missing the birth of something ...

Ben Hillyer

Son’s boots were made for sleeping

One of the rules in the Hillyer house is “No shoes on the bed.” It has become a ...

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Cut the drama, make a budget

Chanting and throwing shouldn’t be a part of our state’s budget bill ritual; lawmakers know that.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Can we trust the expensive census?

Nearly one year after the official “Census Day” of 2010, the whole process still has me scratching my ...

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