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At Week’s End For Nov. 2, 2012

Brislin Leaving Main Street Columbus In A Strong Position Amber Brislin has a lot to do before vacating her recently resigned position as director of Main Street Columbus. “I am currently working on all of the holiday events, to make sure these events go off without a hitch,” she explained Friday. “I’ve even started meetings, […]

At Week’s End For Oct. 19, 2012

It’s Been A Year…And We Have Just Started To Rock! Today marks the one year anniversary of The Real Story joining the world of the internet. It is hard to imagine, but at this time last year Kevin Gregg, Kate Spencer and I were turning on our web presence. And who would have thought that, […]

At Week’s End For Aug. 31, 2012

  The GOP Convention – Sorting Sense from Bombast As much as “progressives” would like to think so, the Republican Party is not a complete bunch of zealots and out-of-touch ideologues because a large proportion of the American people believe what they do.  These same “progressives” blame Romney and Ryan, claiming that somehow the public’s views […]

At Week’s End For August 10, 2012

Radicals and the Left Sean Wilentz, writing in the New York Review of Books discusses Michael Kazin’s “American Dreamers: How The Left Changed A Nation,” a book which looks at the role of radical politics and the impact they have had on American society. The radical Left, Kazin observed, has succeeded far less than is commonly […]

At Week’s End for July 13, 2012

Misconstruing the Constitution The Constitution is a document which both establishes the structure of government and sets forth rights which provide the foundation for American democracy. More than just a document of guiding principles, it is a statement of our values, ideals, and vision.  Moreover, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, these rights are inalienable […]

At Week’s End for June 29, 2012

Homeownership Means Little to Economic Growth A recent article in the Atlantic documents the finding that home ownership is not correlated or even associated with economic growth – that is, buying a home does not guarantee individual wealth; and policies to promote home ownership are extravagant wastes of money. Robert Shiller of Yale University documents that from “1890 to […]

At Week’s End for June 22, 2012

Curiosity Human beings are curious. While some will stop at investigating the noise in the alley, many more will wonder where words come from, why we age, and why the sky is blue. In an interesting article in BBC News, the author talks about the evolutionary roots of curiosity, and why it is one of our most characteristic and […]

At Week’s End for June 8, 2012

The Age of Innocence – The Failure of Liberal Democracy David Brooks has written an insightful article about governance in the New York Times (5.18.12), in which he reviews the different paths to liberal democracy taken by Europe and the United States, but laments the fact that we both have lost our way: The people […]

At Week’s End for June 1, 2012

Why Do Poor White Voters Reject Democrats? In an interesting article in the Manchester Guardian (5.27.12), the author wonders if poor white voters are being duped by the Republicans; or whether they know exactly what they are doing and are being patronized by the Left. This liberal sentiment has been around for a long time.  Democrats […]

At Week’s End for May 25, 2012

The Decline of American Institutions and the Rise of Individualism An article in the Atlantic (4.12.12) describes the decline of American institutions – church, government, school – and discusses the increasing alienation of those who have not adapted to a world without them.  This alienation is the reason why many have turned away from the Democratic Party, […]

At Week’s End for May 18, 2012

Oh, What a Week it Was! Lowndes County politics is often feast or famine, and this week was a prime example of the area at its crazy, busy best.  Starting with a school board meeting that went from boring to interesting in the span of sixty seconds to a city council meeting that ensured that […]

At Week’s End for May 11, 2012

Cooler heads prevailed at the special-called meeting of the Mayor and City Council, on May 10, 2012.  The topic was redistricting, but, unlike last month’s meeting, no fireworks or name-calling ensued.  The meeting lasted about an hour, with the focus staying on the matter at hand. Chris Watson led the meeting and professionally steered the […]

At Week’s End for April 27, 2012

Please join Porkchop and The Real Story team, tonight, as we celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer. We, along with many other dedicated volunteers in the war against Cancer, will be at this year’s Relay for Life event, which begins at 6pm, at Columbus High School’s soccer field/track, on Hemlock Street. Porkchop […]

At Week’s End for April 20, 2012

Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain Often, what is seen is not reality.  And, Tuesday’s City Council Meeting may have been one of the better examples of this principle.  While it would be easy to say that the meeting was calm – with just a few hiccups – that would be a […]

At the Week’s End for April 13, 2012

In our special SUN tabloid segment of at the “At the Week’s End,” we will address the importance of not being distracted by what tantalizes our eyes and the necessity of staying focused on the prize of searching for real information.  The most critical thing the citizenry can do is stay informed about their community, […]

At Week’s End for April 6, 2012

The Resurrection of Jesus X 4 There is no greater story than the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  It is the story that means the most to all Christians.  It is the story of a wonderful redeemer, who loved mankind enough to die for us. The authors hope that while you read this book you reflect […]

At Week’s End for March 16, 2012

Beginning with the next print edition of The Real Story, we are devoting at least one page to the North Mississippi “RANT.” It is your opportunity to share your views and opinions with the community:  What you love, what you hate, and what needs to be fixed. It will be a “no-holds-barred, rock & roll […]

At Week’s End for February 24, 2012

Education.  It has been a topic of great debate for the past several weeks, or ever since the community found out that the City of Columbus was going to cut 69 jobs from its work force.  The unfortunate problem is that no one ever says anything about education until there is trouble and, in the […]

At Week’s End: Interim Superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell Speaks Out

Interim Superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell gave a no-holds-barred speech at Thursday’s Exchange Club meeting at the Columbus Country Club.   Holding nothing back, she addressed what could be a pending emergency situation regarding the Columbus Municipal School District (CMSD).  Instead of the usual flowery speeches given by most department heads and politicians, she dove into the […]

At the Week’s End – A Preview

A passionate CMSD Interim Superintendent  Dr. Liddell spoke, alongside School Board President Glenn Lautzenhiser, at today’s Exchange Club meeting, at the Columbus Country Club. The content of this meeting will be the focus of tomorrow’s At the Week’s End.  In the meantime, it would be beneficial for everyone to review the The Budget Update for […]

At Week’s End for February 3, 2012

As we continue the trend of discussing crime in our community, it is imperative that citizens are educated. It is easy for a police department or a city to handle the problem of crime with a panicked response. Sending every available officer out onto the street with no plan or direction is pure folly. It […]

At Week’s End for January 27, 2012

Who would have thought it? The little paper that could, did it… Today’s article is going to be short, but the phones are ringing off the hook — and I couldn’t be happier. My staff and I are taking care of a ton of business. Next week, I will be able to again resume writing the […]

At Week’s End for January 20, 2012

As the week comes to an end, it is crime that dominates the landscape in Lowndes County. From the murder on Sunday, to the rash of crimes throughout the week, the street and blog conversation has been focused on this one issue. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Smith read a letter that he submitted […]

At Week’s End for January 13, 2012 – GET A LIFE!

That’s right campers! If you have concerns about your local CCVB, you know, one of the groups that spend your tax dollars… The only member of the CCVB who was willing to write about the concerns of our community has one thing to tell you: GET A LIFE! The head of the marketing /consulting firm […]

At The Week’s End – January 6, 2012

Tuesday’s morning Lowndes County events may have only been a whimper at the Supervisors meeting, but Tuesday afternoon was a new beginning at the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO).  Sheriff Mike Arledge ushered in a new day at the department with a staff inspection, a swearing-in ceremony and new promotions. Sheriff Arledge took over the […]

At Week’s End – December 30, 2011 – Columbus, MS Facebook Watch

Social media is the new wave, and never has that been more apparent as this week with the creation of a new brand of local Neighborhood Watch called Columbus, MS Facebook Watch. The brainchild of Lynn Sanders Nordquist, it was born out of the need to share information about the criminal events that are occurring […]

Good Grief, It’s Christmas

All you need to know about Christmas in America you can learn watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. The 1965 classic is a timeless treasure and Charles Schulz’ almost prophetic story still holds true today. And, you have to wonder if even Schulz himself would have envisioned that America would have corporate fascists that would not […]

At Week’s End – The Uninformed Electorate

Many political observers have commented that the American electorate is more uninformed than ever; that rational assessments are trumped over and over again by preconceived, subjective notions.  Totally unfounded conspiracy theories abound.  People vote on appeal and image, and respond to emotional issues that have less to do with their future economic and social well-being than […]

At the Week’s End – And What a Busy Week it Was!

The Week of December 5 proved to be a very busy week indeed. Supervisors Meeting, City Council meetings, the Columbus Lowndes Development LINK Annual Luncheon, Town and Tower Club meeting and the Columbus Chief’s interview process. Lowndes County and the City of Columbus is booming in activity — some good and some bad. The 2011 […]