Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Bankruptcy not a cure all for NRMC

The secrecy surrounding the cash incinerator known as Natchez Regional Medical Center may not end anytime soon. Many ...

Ben Hillyer

Son winning pop culture race for now

What does it mean when the only person in our house who has seen an Academy Award winning ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Heroes make community amazing place

Each year, The Democrat sets aside a little time and some newsprint to do something important — highlight ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Nothing boring about our community

Nothing exciting ever goes on around here. Ever heard someone say that in the Natchez area? If so, ...

Ben Hillyer

Miss-Lou’s unique story told in Profile

When I got married, I was convinced my wife and I shared the same opinions on almost ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Time is too precious to let it pass on by

Exactly 368 days ago, my world changed. At 1:07 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, a 7-pound, 6-ounce creature ...

Ben Hillyer

Homemade cards shape our Valentine’s

We have been learning what love is in the Hillyer house. It is Valentine’s Day after all.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Community was misled by hospital board

Like many local residents, news last week that Natchez Regional Medical Center was seeking to file bankruptcy came ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Team effort through snow made it work

Last week was an interesting week for most of us warm-weather loving southerners. Almost certainly, everyone in the ...

Ben Hillyer

Snow brings out best in community

I don’t think it ever got to the point that I prayed.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Let’s hold our chins up high, Mississippi

Many other states seem to treat the state of Mississippi as the pudgy, nerdy kid, an easy target ...

Ben Hillyer

Future of our health care is at stake

When it comes down to it, there are five people that hold the health care futures of more ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Help us find Miss-Lou’s superheroes

Quick, who is your favorite Miss-Lou superhero?

Ben Hillyer

Being the duck in a row just fine by me

I am not a “ducks in the row” kind of person.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Legislators enjoy riches of service

Which came first, the congressional office or the cash? That’s a question many people may be asking after ...

Ben Hillyer

Common Core support needed now

It doesn’t take another national report to know that Mississippi is failing its students.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Greater crime focus could save lives

Natchez Police are investigating a homicide they believe, at least in part, started with a fight over a ...

Ben Hillyer

No one was chopped this time around

Move over Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse and Mario Batali. The next great American chef has made his debut. ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Good people can be seen all around us

Days grow shorter as I grow older.

Ben Hillyer

Natchez still a city to ‘Get On Up’ for

James Brown has left the city.

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