Letter to the editor: Due process

Letter to the editor: Due process

Due process refers to the legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person, ensuring fair treatment through the judicial system.

Letter to the editor: Speak up!

While debating the morality of current ICE raids, I heard, "What part of illegal don't you understand?" No. Absolutely not. "Illegal" is not a word we use. "Illegal" is not a word we use. "Illegal" is meant to dehumanize. Those being targeted by ICE are humans. Humans like you, like me. All humans have inalienable rights. Yes, "people without documentation" also have rights. Due process is a right to all, citizens and non-citizens alike. Due pro…

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,Governor Reynolds vetoed HF 639, which would have restricted companies from using eminent domain for projects like the proposed carbon pipelines unless they qualify as a “common carrier”, and agreement to serve the public fairly by transporting other resources such as gas for the common good. This veto illustrates the undue influence corporations like […]

Letter to the editor: Larry Watson

There’s good work to be done Congratulations to Mayor Stephen Jones and the new and former members of the Columbus City Council. We are embarking on a new chapter filled with promises, opportunities, challenges and expectations! We must now come together, work together and break bread together to become that shining city upon a hill known as the City of Columbus, Mississippi, The Friendly City. Let the politics of the past political campaign sta…

Letters to the Editor 7/2/2025

Protect and serve To the Editor: A few weeks ago I went for a ride-along in a police car with Lt. Chad Davis, the Sisters substation commanding officer for the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office As a retired police officer this was a real treat. I haven’t been in a police car (for any reason) since I retired in 1999. Lt. Davis seemed like a “young’un” to me. Some things have changed and some not. I...