Opinion

Time is now to apply for John S. Callon Scholarship

To the editor: Each year since 1983, the Krewe of Phoenix has provided fun, food and great entertainment ...

Opinion

When conservatism is no such thing

“And the Lord said unto Moses, ‘Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of ...

Opinion Main

Let’s hope this is the best Pilgrimage ever

The City of Natchez has made it through some massive issues in the last year — double hurricanes, ...

Opinion

Future looks promising this legislative session

The legislature is in session. Hold on to your pocketbook! So goes the old saying. Covid-19 has put ...

Opinion

Better bond rates would boost recovery at little cost to taxpayers

The Senate will soon begin debating a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill written and passed by House Democrats. Unlike ...

Opinion

Use common sense, wear mask

President Joe Biden came down pretty hard on Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves recently when Reeves lifted the state’s ...

Opinion

Pushing income tax elimination uphill

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was doomed to an eternity of pushing a boulder uphill. Modern proponents of state-based ...

Opinion

Voting machine search a political minefield

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — If Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin needed another indication about the politically dicey ...

Opinion

Oh, the places we’ve gone, thanks to Seuss

Think back to the very first book you ever read, even before grade school. For some, it’s “One ...

Opinion

Thank goodness St. Mary damage can be repaired

Fear struck my heart last week when I heard St. Mary Basilica suffered water damage during our unusual ...

Opinion

Natchez Stewpot fundraiser next week fights hunger one bowl at a time

Empty Bowls will be held Sunday, March 7 from 11:30am until 1pm at the north end of Broadway ...

Opinion

Be like Tiger, pick up the pieces and press on

This week, Adam County Christian School’s head baseball coach Jake Winston said his team had learned to play ...

Opinion

Now that ice has melted, we are left with potholes

Once the several-inch-thick coat of ice melts from the highways and roads of Mississippi, expect another hazard to ...

Opinion

What a wonderful world in which we live

2021 is picking right up where 2020 left off. As the Chinese proverb ominously declares: May you live ...

Opinion

Kudos to Natchez Police officers arrests in cold murder case

It’s not often law enforcement officials solve cold case homicides. We hear how the first hours and days ...

Opinion Columnists

Cassidy sees backlash over impeachment vote

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy seems ready to move on from his vote to convict former President Donald Trump ...

Opinion

State finds wedge issue even amid pandemic

Some Mississippi legislators thought the 2021 session might be tightly focused on responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and ...

Opinion Main

Help your area by reporting storm damages

Undoubtedly, many have suffered damages from last week’s severe winter storms. We’ve seen reports of trees on houses, ...

Opinion

This week will only be a memory soon

Call it Snowpocalypse, Snowmaggedon or simply the Winter of Our Discontent, the storm that rolled in overnight a ...

Opinion

Not everyone in jail deserves to be there

There is increasing political movement toward introducing less punishment and more rehabilitation into the Mississippi criminal justice system. ...

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