Columnist: Kevin Cooper

We need less vilification, more of a willingness to come together

As the parent of two small children the last two weeks has me confounded. Fortunately, with one age ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Bryant still needs to take stance on flag

This morning for the sake of accuracy, I must swallow a little crow. That’s OK. As my mother ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Court forces governor to take flag stand

Phil Bryant may be the closest thing to a king existing in Mississippi now that B.B. King and ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Constable reaffirms faith in some public officials

Losing faith in our community’s elected officials is easy to do. It’s not uncommon to see some of ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Moody, others made the world better

More than 50 years after she was mocked and demoralized for having the audacity to question a fundamentally ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Two local men join the Navy to help others

Two Natchez men last week formed a navy. All it took was a 22-foot, center console boat, a ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

We have opportunity to help hurricane victims in Texas

All eyes — particularly in the South — were on the Texas Gulf Coast this week as Hurricane ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Time better spent focused on future, not worrying about past

Could Natchez be the next Charlottesville?

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Country needs serious dialog about divisions

A few years ago, I met a Vicksburg woman who unintentionally explained to me how divided our country ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Community needs to address violence issues

Two Adams County residents recently received 30-year prison sentences, punishment for committing atrocious crimes against other human beings.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Civility difficult, but needed

Natchez and Adams County could learn an important lesson on civility from, of all places, Washington, D.C., or ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Prejudices can be dangerous

Let’s face it; we all make judgments about people, almost constantly and often unconsciously.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Voters’ opinion on consolidation could shape future

In a few months, Natchez and Adams County have an opportunity to shape the future, with only a ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Does school district have other options?

Leaders of the Natchez-Adams School District are in an unenviable position.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Local man stands up for  what he believes

Adams County resident Lynn Wirtz says his wife might be correct when she says her husband is “just ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Help restore treasured pieces of history

Old things, especially things that were built in a different era but still functional today, are intriguing. They ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Farmers Market opening shows great potential of downtown area

Saturday’s opening of the Downtown Natchez Farmers Market was a great first day in what holds the potential ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Self-driving dreams are closer to reality

Driving the streets of Natchez — and most other places for that matter — is a study in ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Here is some advice from the old guy in the mirror

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and thought, “What happened?” I can relate.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Fred Callon contributed much to community

As Alvin Shelby and dozens of others in the room bowed their heads Thursday night in a moment ...

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