Columnist: Kevin Cooper

We need to keep Natchez’s heart beating strong

If Natchez were a person, downtown would be its heart.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Doing nothing in face of tragedy getting nowhere

Once again, our nation finds itself watching in horror as teenagers flee a gunman.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Winter Olympics are intriguing mystery

In case you missed it last week, the Olympics started again, this time the winter variety. The international ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Isn’t it time to resurrect some trust?

Twenty-five years ago a journalism professor told me, “If you mother tells you she loves you, you’d better ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Dog takes advantage of insistent child

The little man in our house is becoming rather insistent on getting his way. His non-verbal confidence occasionally ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Gandy’s homecoming is exciting for community

Rarely do we forget the firsts in our lives. The first time I rode a bike, drove a ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Area doesn’t need to dwell on its failures

Getting down on Natchez is easy right now, but disparaging our city and larger community while it is ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Do we need to have people do everything for us?

Once you get a taste of “first-class” anything else is unacceptable. Just ask the good folks living in ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Here’s to an exciting, bright new year

As a child, the end of the year was daunting. Three hundred, sixty-five days once seemed an eternity.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Natchez blessed with many gifts

All of the Christmas preparation ends today: Christmas Eve. The Christmas season usually causes us all to pause ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Community needs to shape interstate discussions

An interstate through Natchez? The concept must seem as novel to most of us as the notion to ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Different reactions to abuse stories curious

News tends to come by either eyedropper or fire hose. Last week was certainly on the fire hose ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

One-year-old son offers life lessons

Saying time flies is a cliché, but such things become overused phrases and earn that name because they ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Is state agency undermining economic development?

Joe Max Higgins has never been accused of being a wallflower.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

What are we thankful for this holiday?

For what or whom are you most thankful? The question is often asked this time of year as ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Fortunato was one of NFL’s greatest players

The National Football League lost one of its greatest linebackers last week, and sadly many modern sports fans ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Who is best suited to be next justice court judge?

Five people are vying to be the next Adams County Justice Court Judge for the Southern district. The ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

We must teach tolerance, compromise to our children

Of late, I’ve begun to realize the world around us is not terribly different in temperament than our ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Loudest voices do not need to control future

Natchez lives and dies, unfortunately, by the powerful voices of the mighty few.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Population decline affects us all

Anyone who has lived in Natchez and Adams County for any length of time can quickly point to ...

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