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February 24, 2009
Medicaid getting $137M-plus
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/24/9 President Barack Obama said Monday that Mississippi will receive more than $137 million this week for Medicaid costs. The money is part of $15 billion in the recently enacted stimulus package aimed at lowering state costs to run the health-care program for the poor. Obama warned the nation’s governors, in Washington on…
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February 24, 2009
House Democrats push Barbour for all funds from stimulus
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/24/9 House Speaker Billy McCoy of Rienzi and members of his Democratic leadership team said Monday that it would be a mistake for Gov. Haley Barbour to turn down any of the federal stimulus funds. “I for one believe we should access every dollar possible,” McCoy said in a prepared…
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February 24, 2009
Lack of confidence undermines judiciary
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 2/24/9 Last week, in a meeting with the Hattiesburg American editorial board, new Mississippi Chief Justice Bill L. Waller said he hoped to restore public trust in the state’s judicial system by promoting a “fair and efficient administration” in the state’s Supreme Court. It’s a tall order in a state whose…
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February 24, 2009
Stanford customers may have access to funds
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/24/9 A court-appointed federal receiver overseeing an investment firm facing fraud allegations announced Monday that some accounts such as mutual funds held by a third party may be released to customers. The receiver in the case last week froze nearly $391 million managed for more than 4,500 Mississippians. “I am hopeful this is…
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February 24, 2009
Miss. Senate rejects tax option for local parks
The Sun Herald, 2/23/9 Mississippi senators on Monday narrowly rejected a proposal to let cities increase property taxes to pay for parks and recreation. Supporters said local officials need more flexibility to build ball parks, golf courses and other facilities. Opponents said it’s a bad idea to put more financial burdens on homeowners during a…
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February 24, 2009
Reed’s speeches now part of the written record
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/23/9 Thousands of Mississippians know Jack Reed and what he believes about the important public issues in our state during the past 50 years because he has made hundreds, perhaps thousands of speeches - disturbing the conscience of the status quo, moving people to a change of mind and heart,…
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February 24, 2009
Big time college athletics: A dangerous American obsession
Big time college athletics: A dangerous American obsession Once again, big time college athletics is under scrutiny for its corruption of the historic mission of the university and for exploitation of student-athletes. A recent investigation done by Mike Knobler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed huge gaps and special admission procedures for top football and basketball…
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February 24, 2009
Crazy salaries of athletes are examples of ‘who-do’ economics
Crazy salaries of athletes are examples of ‘who-do’ economics The crazy money athletes make has long been a sore spot with fans. Now it feels more like an open wound. The economy stinks. A culture of greed has come back to bite us. And nobody does greed like jocks, right? Wrong. We’ve seen that jocks…
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February 24, 2009
CFB Astrologer: After all these years, Alabama’s happy just to be nominated
CFB Astrologer: After all these years, Alabama’s happy just to be nominated Alabama: Mickey Rourke • A well-earned reputation for brawlsomeness. • Recent application of equally crazy discipline (Saban’s advent; rehab) has resulted in new prestige and tangible accomplishments (Oscar nomination/Sugar Bowl berth). • Lost quite unexpectedly to a teensy (Utah; Sean Penn is short,…
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February 24, 2009
Melick: Andre Smith gets introduced to the real world
Melick: Andre Smith gets introduced to the real world The “yes” years are over for Andre Smith. You know, the ones he’s lived in for most of his life. The years in which all the big guy with the big football talent ever seemed to hear was the word “yes.” As in, “Yes, Andre, we…
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February 24, 2009
Gene Marsh, former chair of NCAA Infractions Committee, joins Birmingham firm
Gene Marsh, former chair of NCAA Infractions Committee, joins Birmingham firm Alabama law professor Gene Marsh, the former chairman of the NCAA Infractions Committee, has joined the Birmingham law firm of Lightfoot, Franklin & White to work in the firm’s collegiate sports law department, Marsh told The Birmingham News. The law firm helps colleges and…
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February 24, 2009
Alabama enters the chase for Joe Montana’s quarterbacking son
Alabama enters the chase for Joe Montana’s quarterbacking son When does an early scholarship offer become genuinely newsworthy at such an early stage in the recruiting game? When the target happens to be the son of one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. Alabama’s football program has officially entered the recruiting race for Westlake…
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September 19, 2025
Congressional midterms taking shape in Mississippi
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 19, 2025
AGB Search chosen to assist IHL in nationwide search for new JSU president
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Frank Corder
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September 19, 2025
Mississippi’s Thompson votes against U.S. House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Susan Marquez
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September 21, 2025
Music world lost a legend with passing of Bobby Whitlock
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 19, 2025
Discover treasures at Relics in Tupelo
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Alistair Begg
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September 19, 2025
Theology for life
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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Sid Salter
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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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