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Project needs manager, not just coach

Who is in charge of efforts to ensure Natchez and Adams County build a recreation complex in the ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Are things looking up, and cleaner?

Last week, the City of Natchez was on the move and things were churning again.

Ben Hillyer

Call gave gift Facebook never could

I received more than 60 “Happy Birthdays” on Facebook Tuesday. Ever since I joined the social media site ...

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White must get right to work at NPD

Danny White has his work cut out for him.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Sheriff Taylor more than just TV character

Last week, our family lost a true friend. Interestingly enough, he was a friend we’d never actually met.

Ben Hillyer

All Natchez men get your shovels ready

Those who think the good days of Natchez are in the past and not in the future should ...

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Fourth of July was best day of summer

For one of the most patriotic communities in the country, the Miss-Lou lets the Fourth of July come ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Do you know who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Words can be powerful, staggeringly so sometimes.

Ben Hillyer

Is accounting a popularity contest?

If there were an annual meeting of elected Mississippi city clerks, their convention could be held around a ...

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Changing for the future, or the past?

The more things change in the Miss-Lou, the more they stay the same.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

What do you gain from Facebook?

With each passing day it becomes clearer that I’m fast becoming an old man.

Ben Hillyer

Get ready for a new kind of city leadership

Butch Brown is ready to get down to business. Butch Brown is ready for results.

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What makes good TV these days?

Twice in the last year I’ve settled in for a relaxing evening on the couch, ready to step ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

“You are just like your father”

Identical twins and other multiple-birth siblings have always fascinated me.

Ben Hillyer

My how the time really does fly

I have never been much of a crier.

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Be careful with attitude toward education

At some point, probably soon, our society is going to have to rethink education.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

How insane is our election system?

With the Natchez city election finished and a presidential race heating up soon, one has to wonder: Is ...

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Who will be the mayor of tomorrow?

It’s time to find the mayor of tomorrow.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

One of these companies is not like the others

Lots of local people rolled their eyes earlier this year when fuel technology company KiOR announced plans to ...

Ben Hillyer

Generosity reaffirms small town values

Sometimes it takes a very bad day to make me thankful that I live in a small town.

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