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March 9, 2009
Tobacco tax may go up in smoke
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 Negotiations between lawmakers on a proposed cigarette tax increase have stalled at the state Capitol, and a key House leader says it’s possible an agreement won’t be reached this year. Formal negotiations between the House and Senate have not begun with four weeks left in the legislative session. House Ways and Means…
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March 9, 2009
It’s a no-brainer: Take the money
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/8/9 Mississippi’s unemployment rate jumped to an alarming 9.2 percent in January. When February numbers are released they probably won’t be much better. Nationally, the latest numbers show an unemployment rate of 8 percent with many experts predicting the rate will soon hit double digits. They are staggering statistics that provide irrefutable…
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March 9, 2009
Who spends the stimulus not yet clear
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/8/9 One of the basic precepts of the American form of government is that the legislative branch controls the purse strings. That is what Republican Gov. Haley Barbour successfully argued when he blocked funds from the settlement of the state’s lawsuit against the tobacco companies from being diverted to the…
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March 9, 2009
Designated funds
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/8/9 Passage late last week of the omnibus appropriations bill funding much of the federal government for the rest of the 2009 fiscal cycle affirmed the much-debated but unquestionably helpful right of Congress to earmark appropriations for specific projects. Mississippi gained millions of dollars in the omnibus bill because…
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March 9, 2009
Next Jackson mayor will have big effect on JPS
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 The next mayor of Jackson will have a hand in keeping or replacing all five Jackson school board members. One board member’s term ended last week. Two other members’ terms ended more than a year ago. The remaining two board members’ terms will end during the next mayor’s four years in office.…
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March 9, 2009
Hinds Co. case plan replaced
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 A year-old case assignment plan for Hinds County Circuit Court judges that drew the ire of the county’s two African-American circuit judges has been replaced. Judges Tomie Green and Winston Kidd, both African American, had complained they were excluded from hearing major criminal cases under the assignment plan that began Jan. 1,…
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March 9, 2009
Nick Saban hires former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh… as a GA?
Nick Saban hires former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh… as a GA? Remember when we asked if you remembered former Alabama player and graduate assistant Lance Taylor? (And some of you actually did.) Is it possible Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban hired a former offensive coordinator at a major conference school to take Taylor’s place?…
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March 9, 2009
College football’s gray area
http://blog.mlive.com/fireupchips/2009/03/college_footballs_gray_area.html Remember the good ol’ days of recruiting? When a head coach would let a recruit borrow his Corvette, an envelope of cash in the driver seat and directions to the local brothel posted on the steering wheel? Those days ended about the same time “Charles in Charge” was canceled. And along with the end…
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March 9, 2009
Ole Miss recruit Hornsby arrested
Ole Miss recruit Hornsby arrested OXFORD — One of the Ole Miss football team’s most highly-regarded football signees, defensive back Jamar Hornsby, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and petit larceny earlier this week in Starkville. UM defensive backs coach Kim Dameron said the coaching staff was aware of the arrest, which was published…
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March 9, 2009
Beane’s latest strategy has A’s in the chase again
Beane’s latest strategy has A’s in the chase again As we enter the 42nd season of a nonexistent Bay Area baseball rivalry, the A’s and Giants drift yet farther apart, different in most every way. That goes for the stadiums, the payrolls, the philosophy, the fan base, the future and the specific nature of this…
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March 9, 2009
Bird-Magic showdown of 1979 was start of something special
Bird-Magic showdown of 1979 was start of something special Bird and Magic. Magic and Bird. Their names are forever linked largely because of many memorable battles during their days in the NBA. But that rivalry has its roots in college basketball. Thirty years ago this month, Larry Bird of Indiana State and Earvin “Magic” Johnson…
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March 9, 2009
Ole Miss football signee arrested
Ole Miss football signee arrested OXFORD — Ole Miss football signee Jamar Hornsby was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and petit larceny earlier this week in Starkville. clarionledger.com 3/8/09
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December 16, 2025
Ole Miss playoff game gifts Oxford, region economic holiday surge
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 16, 2025
IHL requesting $130 million bond to address aging university facilities
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December 16, 2025
The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 16, 2025
Christmas magic on the Coast: Holiday wonder at Beau Rivage
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Alistair Begg
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December 16, 2025
Gospel ABC
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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