Election - opinion

What if we had the best of each candidate?

Phillip West preaches the word of Natchez. Put him behind a lectern with a live microphone and he’ll ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Steamboat, city have much in common

Saturday morning as the sun began to pop up over the Mississippi River, the connections between the American ...

Ben Hillyer

Is it time to start pushing out of the nest?

If love is about letting go then why does it have to happen so fast?

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Squawk that turns to talk is worthwhile

Does the Natchez-Adams School District pay its top administrators too much? Or does it have too many top ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Speak now or forever hold your griping

And they’re off! With the close of the qualification period Saturday, all the players are set in the ...

Ben Hillyer

Why does lottery make difference?

I received a sign from God in the wee hours of the morning Thursday. Or at least I ...

Election - opinion

Here’s what we’ll do during city elections

Small windows of time crop up on the Miss-Lou news calendar that allow for catching up and getting ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Local leadership needs taming

Human beings are amazingly similar and simultaneously insanely different.

Ben Hillyer

Can you sketch the next outrage?

I am tired of the outrage. Aren’t you?

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Can pride fuel future successes?

Texans certainly have impressive egos. Mississippians and Louisianans know that from a young age.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

What will it take to get your vote?

The yard signs are up and jabs have already begun to fly in the Natchez mayor’s race.

Ben Hillyer

Vidalia is making its move again

Vidalia has always been and always will be the city on the move. It’s in residents’ blood, It’s ...

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It’s good to matter on national scene

Our exits were worth polling Tuesday, and that means something special for our great state. Four years ago, ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Has this race already gone down the toilet?

Jake Middleton has joked publicly about making his living selling toilet paper, and a fitting reminder of his ...

Ben Hillyer

Can parenting prevent cavities?

Say the name Miss Jenke and my jaw will reflexively start to quiver. Beads of sweat will form ...

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Hot pink draws our tourists

The leaves begin turning a beautiful shade of red in northern New Hampshire during the last week of ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

City should work together to see progress

Like any mystery novel reader can tell you, characters with ulterior motives and deception always cause problems.

Ben Hillyer

David beat Goliath and ate well, too

You may have missed it last week, but David slayed Goliath on the streets of Natchez.

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Can Natchez change history?

History has been making news lately in Natchez.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Profile is talkin’ about our generations

You’re just like your father. You act just like your mother. How many times did we hear this ...

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