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December 22, 2010
Crawford – Dance of sugar plum politicians
Dance of sugar plum politicians Ho, ho, ho. No, no, that’s not Santa Claus. Those are chuckles at the spectacle of sugar plum politicians as they dance around potent issues. The Washington Post featured the new dance of our own Senator Roger Wicker last week. He had put 223 earmarks worth $415.5 million into the…
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December 22, 2010
The Fix – Why Haley Barbour might not be toast
The Fix – Why Haley Barbour might not be toast So, Barbour has done what he needed to do in the short term. The longer term is more difficult to predict. It’s hard to imagine the race narrative surrounding Barbour ever totally disappearing and so he will need to develop a better — and more…
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December 22, 2010
YALLPOLITICS – Governor Haley Barbour makes statement on the Weekly Standard Article
GOV. BARBOUR’S STATEMENT REGARDING WEEKLY STANDARD ARTICLE “When asked why my hometown in Mississippi did not suffer the same racial violence when I was a young man that accompanied other towns’ integration efforts, I accurately said the community leadership wouldn’t tolerate it and helped prevent violence there. My point was my town rejected the Ku…
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December 22, 2010
Mississippi will remain with four Congressional seats, Census numbers show
Mississippi will remain with four Congressional seats, Census numbers shows WASHINGTON — In what Commerce Secretary Gary Locke declared to be the “this latest portrait of America” in an announcement this morning, the U.S. Census 2010 determined that there are 308 million people in the country but the apportionment of seats for the U.S. House…
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December 22, 2010
Is Cochran on board with START Treaty?
Is Cochran on board with START Treaty? In addition to Lugar, Brown, and Corker, other GOP senators such as George Voinovich of Ohio and Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine have also said they will vote for the treaty. The GOP’s Judd Gregg of New Hampshire has said he is inclined to support it,…
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December 22, 2010
MIM quoted in POLITICO – Apathy in Yazoo
MIM quoted in POLITICO – Apathy in Yazoo Brett Kittredge, editor of a conservative Mississippi political blog, emails: As for the comments Barbour made about it not being that bad, I don’t think there is a whole lot unusual about what Barbour said and I think you’d see that with many of his white contemporaries.…
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December 22, 2010
MIM – Did Barbour hurt himself?
There are a couple issues here: 1) I think Barbour is guilty of apathy here. The “not bad” comment was probably geared toward what he saw in Yazoo City compared to what everyone else saw on the news (and what we read in the history books today). But at the same, Barbour was like a…
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December 21, 2010
YP Special – Some fallout from Haley Barbour’s recent remarks, spokesman responds
NYT – Discussing Civil Rights Era, a Governor Is Criticized USA TODAY – Haley Barbour touches off debate on race THE HILL – Barbour doesn’t remember Civil Rights era being ‘that bad’ National Journal – Haley Barbour’s Recall of Civil Rights Fight: ‘Not That Bad’ POLITICO – Yazoo Citizens Haley Barbour spokesperson responds to uproar…
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December 21, 2010
NPR – Haley Barbour’s Praise For Racist Group Gets Noticed
Haley Barbour’s Praise For Racist Group Gets Noticed Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is getting much more national attention than he usually does this week following a Weekly Standard profile in which the Republican with presidential aspirations lauds a group that was part of the racist reaction to the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s. In…
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December 21, 2010
MDOT probed over $800K adviser paid
MDOT probed over $800K adviser paid The state auditor’s office is investigating a Mississippi Department of Transportation contract that reportedly paid a Virginia railroad consultant more than $800,000. Lisa Shoemaker, a spokeswoman for Auditor Stacy Pickering, on Monday confirmed the probe that was first reported by The Sun Herald. The contract paid $100 an hour…
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December 21, 2010
Hinds rejects used voting machines
Hinds rejects used voting machines Hinds County supervisors say they want to discard the county’s 8-year-old, $1.5 million voting system and start anew. The Board of Supervisors denied a request Monday by some election commissioners to purchase 300 used voting machines. Instead, the board wants the commission to shop for a new system, such as…
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December 21, 2010
Riders: JATRAN cuts would change lives
Riders: JATRAN cuts would change lives Anthony Coleman’s voice began to crack and his eyes welled with tears Monday night as he tried to paint a picture of his life without JATRAN buses. Dressed in his work clothes, he pleaded with Jackson City Council members to reconsider proposed cuts and service changes to his only…
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April 10, 2026
Soaring gas prices lead to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years
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April 10, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: April 10, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 9, 2026
Governor Reeves cuts three line items out of opioid settlement funding
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 10, 2026
Joan Williams: Gifted author and Faulkner’s protégé
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Alistair Begg
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April 10, 2026
Protected by His presence
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 9, 2026
The Mississippi Gift Company spreads the best of the Magnolia State across the globe
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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Russ Latino
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April 3, 2026
Lawmakers owe Reeves a ‘thank you’ for stopping Medicaid expansion
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