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February 12, 2009
Two key factors indicate Favre is likely retiring for good this time
Two key factors indicate Favre is likely retiring for good this time “Yeah.” That’s the text message I got back this morning from Brett Favre after I sent him one that said, simply: “Can I confirm the report that you’re retiring for good?” Yeah, right. That’s the thing it seems I’m hearing from everyone as…
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February 12, 2009
Brett Favre’s legacy: Tough player, great star, winner
Brett Favre’s legacy: Tough player, great star, winner He played through a first-degree separation of his left shoulder, a deep thigh bruise, a severely sprained ankle, a broken thumb, a softball-size bruise in his thigh, at least one concussion and myriad other injuries we never heard about. He refused to allow any of them to…
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February 12, 2009
Four Downs: Leach’s contract controversy and more
Four Downs: Leach’s contract controversy and more FIRST DOWN: Is Texas Tech crazy for allowing its contract negotiations with Mike Leach to continue in this seemingly constant stalled state? Hayes: There’s a reason Leach has interviewed for a few jobs and inquired about many others. It has nothing to do with money; $2 million a…
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February 12, 2009
Is Favre Leaving Football, or Just the Jets?
Is Favre Leaving Football, or Just the Jets? For one day, at least, Brett Favre challenged Alex Rodriguez for the big headlines. On Wednesday, Favre, one of the N.F.L.’s most exalted quarterbacks, announced his retirement. Again. Hold the video tributes and rocking chairs. We’ve been down this road before. “We’re just taking him based on…
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February 12, 2009
MITCHELL – Judge Bobby DeLaughter to be formally charged today in Dickie Scruggs II mess
DeLaughter in court on criminal charges Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter is slated to appear in federal court in Oxford on a charge he was influenced to rule in favor of former high-profile lawyer Dickie Scruggs, who was sentenced this week to seven years in prison in the case. DeLaughter has maintained his innocence,…
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February 12, 2009
SLABBED traces roots of Dickie Scruggs’ civil mess
Plea Tree of Scruggs II has roots dating back to 1984 tangled in 1998 Coahoma County Chancery Court Decision In 1984, Richard F. Scruggs and William Roberts Wilson, Jr. agreed to associate one another in a number of asbestos-related personal injury cases. Accordingly, they formed an intermediary corporation in 1985 known as Asbestos Group, P.A.…
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February 12, 2009
YP – AG Jim Hood and PSC Brandon Presley get put on defense by Entergy
In a turn of events, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, seemingly speaking for the Commission as a whole, and Attorney General Jim Hood attempted today to counter the impact of an audit requested and paid for by the PSC. Both pols were long on rhetoric, but short on specifics. From Presley’s release “With respect to…
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February 12, 2009
Hamilton: Kiffin learning from mistakes
Hamilton: Kiffin learning from mistakes KNOXVILLE — It’s been a rough week for Tennessee Coach Lane Kiffin. And his boss is well aware of it. After wrongfully accusing a rival of cheating, being reprimanded by a conference commissioner and having his own school turn him in for two minor recruiting violations, Kiffin is quickly realizing…
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February 12, 2009
House passes Voter ID
MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REP BRIAN ALDRIDGE, PASSES VOTER ID Jackson, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed comprehensive Voter ID legislation. Numerous Mississippians have expressed with great conviction their support for government issued photo ID, and today their hard work has come to fruition. While Aldridge disagreed with some portions of the…
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February 12, 2009
LAWANDMORE – “I see Dickie Scruggs shackled, orange-jumpsuit-and-all”
“I see Dickie Scruggs shackled, orange-jumpsuit-and-all,” Alan Lange, Y’all Politics The King [why does that term always default on Southern lads – e.g. Elvis, King George Bush] was in court to plead to a one count information of mail fraud involving corrupting a public official from providing “honest services” to the state. That count has…
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February 12, 2009
NMC – Was Dickie Scruggs II also a state felony?
The Government’s Factual Basis implies that the scheme was also a state felony… The factual basis used by the prosecution yesterday incorporates a state criminal statute as part of outlining the crime relating to Scruggs and the circuit judge. The statute is cited and then attached to the factual basis. Here’s what the document says…
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February 12, 2009
NMC – Scruggs II Guilty Plea and Sentencing (Part Two)
Scruggs II Guilty Plea and Sentencing (Part Two) Question: Does this possibility of a Rule 35 reduction only affect the new sentence? Norman then read the factual basis, which has been posted elsewhere on the blog. Among the interesting parts are: Langston wanting Peters not to enter an appearance but to corruptly influence the judge…
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September 22, 2025
AG delivers overdose boxes to City of Jackson in hopes of saving lives
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 22, 2025
Lawmakers to consider school choice viewpoints in House Education Freedom hearing
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Frank Corder
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September 22, 2025
State Auditor questions nonprofit oversight, spending of taxpayer dollars
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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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September 22, 2025
Ole Miss speaks the loudest in weekend of Big 3 statement games
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September 22, 2025
From roast to toast
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Matt Friedeman
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September 22, 2025
Life abundant begins when we hear God say, “But, now.”
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Ashby Foote
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September 22, 2025
Foote: Obvious connection between great feats of engineering and global leadership
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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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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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