Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 5,647 Reads
On Thu, 05/14/2020 - 11:30 AM

Stimulus aid not well-targeted While Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves squabbles with his own party leaders in the Legislature over who should control the spending of $1.25 billion in COVID-19 stimulus money, an Associated Press analysis shows that some states received more of the federal money than justified.

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Editorial roundup Winston 091119

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 1,277 Reads
On Wed, 09/11/2019 - 10:17 AM

Two large issues

for charter schools

The Mississippi Supreme Court this week cleared the way for charter schools to continue operating in the state, ruling that using local property taxes to pay for the schools is constitutional.

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Editorial roundup Choctaw 091119

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 2,301 Reads
On Tue, 09/10/2019 - 02:34 PM

Names will

surface

The desire of law enforcement officials to not give notoriety to mass killers is understandable. You don’t want to reward the murderers with the publicity they might have been seeking, nor do you want to encourage copycats who might have the same twisted idea of going out in a blaze of carnage.

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Editorial roundup Winston 081419

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 1,625 Reads
On Wed, 08/14/2019 - 01:26 PM

Employers create lure for illegals

This week’s massive raid of seven chicken-processing plants in Mississippi has prompted applause from those angry about illegal immigration and disgust by those who accuse the federal government of picking on vulnerable people for political purposes.

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Editorial roundup Choctaw 080719

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 1,929 Reads
On Tue, 08/06/2019 - 11:36 AM

The price of energy efficiency

Mississippi homeowners who are thinking about becoming seriously energy efficient now have one good estimate on how much that might cost: $15,000.

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Editorial roundup Winston 042419

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 1,473 Reads
On Wed, 04/24/2019 - 11:45 AM

Hats off to Jan Sturdivant

It worried Jan Sturdivant when she would see young riders on horseback with nothing but a cowboy hat, if that, to protect their head.

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Editorial roundup Webster 042419

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 2,103 Reads
On Tue, 04/23/2019 - 04:45 PM

Hats off to Jan Sturdivant

It worried Jan Sturdivant when she would see young riders on horseback with nothing but a cowboy hat, if that, to protect their head.

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Editorial roundup Choctaw 042419

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 1,277 Reads
On Tue, 04/23/2019 - 01:36 PM

Why seniors are

scam-susceptible

Scam artists who use the telephone to hook their victims are well aware that their greatest chances for success occur when an elderly person answers on the other end of the line.

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Editorial Roundup Winston 041019

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 1,900 Reads
On Thu, 04/11/2019 - 12:37 PM

Editorial Roundup

Pork-barrel politics alive and well

Jeff Smith, the Republican chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in Mississippi’s House of Representatives, may get a slap on the wrist from his party’s leadership for saying it, but he confirmed what Capitol observers know to be true.

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Editorial Roundup Choctaw 041019

By Tim Kalich Editor and Publisher Greenwood Commonwealth, READ MORE > 1,241 Reads
On Thu, 04/11/2019 - 11:01 AM

IRS needs lesson from Willie Sutton

American folklore has it that when a reporter asked 20th century bank robber Willie Sutton why he robbed banks, Sutton replied, “Because that’s where the money is.”

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