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February 3, 2009
Melton attentive, relaxed in courtroom
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/3/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton held his chin high, rubbed his eyes, smiled when potential jurors described their hobbies to the judge, and frequently studied his fingernails. Melton, 59, appeared relaxed and attentive in federal court in downtown Jackson on Monday, often scrutinizing the faces of those who could decide whether he goes…
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February 3, 2009
Judges face unfilled promises
The Hattiesburg American, 2/2/9 A report in the November-December issue of The Mississippi Lawyer magazine, noted the National Center for State Courts’ July 2008 salary ranking – which also includes the District of Columbia – of Mississippi’s trial court judges’ salaries 50th out of 51. Mississippi circuit and chancery judges’ salaries are $104,170; Montana trails…
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February 3, 2009
Miss. tax collections down in Jan.
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 Mississippi revenues in January were better than the previous month, but most of the state’s tax collections remain sluggish. The state collected a total of $362 million for the general fund in January, according to the state Tax Commission. That’s $24 million, or 6.2 percent, below what was anticipated. Total tax collections…
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February 3, 2009
College athletics recruiting services declare winners, losers
College athletics recruiting services declare winners, losers If it’s the first week of February, that means it’s time for the recruiting services to declare winners and losers. Sometimes, the rankings look brilliant in hindsight. Other times, they are puzzling upon further review years later. Between 2004 and 2008, the University of Southern California easily produced…
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February 3, 2009
Keeping Busy: Vince Dooley isn’t coaching football anymore, but that doesn’t mean he has any idle ti
Keeping Busy: Vince Dooley isn’t coaching football anymore, but that doesn’t mean he has any idle time During Vince Dooley’s 25 years as Georgia’s head football coach, there were only two programs that ever tempted him into thinking about leaving Athens. One was Oklahoma in 1966, after his second year at Georgia. The other one…
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February 3, 2009
Sports has worse drug issues than Phelps’ dopey behavior
Sports has worse drug issues than Phelps’ dopey behavior More than 150 million Americans tuned into the Super Bowl on Sunday, most not caring that among the behemoths bouncing around the field, some surely had artificial, lab-produced fuel coursing through their veins, inflating their muscles, improving their performance. Yet the finger-wagging that greeted us this…
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February 3, 2009
One Final Look Before Signing Day
One Final Look Before Signing Day In the final edition of our Top 25 recruiting classes before Wednesday’s national signing day, a few subtle changes have been made and a couple teams have been added. Keep in mind that Alabama, USC and Florida have opportunities to skyrocket up the rankings as some important uncommitted prospects…
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February 3, 2009
It’s time to make those college ‘commitments’ real
It’s time to make those college ‘commitments’ real If you have no more than a passing interest in college football recruiting, you’ve seen about a million variations of the same story. Joe Jockstrap makes a verbal commitment to School A. It’s merely “verbal” because even though he believes he is absolutely certain where he wants…
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February 3, 2009
Redshirts to watch in 2009
Redshirts to watch in 2009 Check out the top redshirts from the BCS conferences. rivals.com 2/3/09
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February 3, 2009
Warrs secretly indicted in 2008
Warrs secretly indicted in 2008 Mayor Brent Warr and his wife, Laura, were originally indicted in November on 11 counts of Katrina fraud, but court records show those charges were sealed while the investigation continued. The second indictment against the Warrs, unsealed last week in U.S. District Court, contained 16 charges against each of them.…
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February 3, 2009
SALTERBLOG – Mabus: Frontrunner for Obama’s Secretary of the Navy?
Mabus: Frontrunner for Obama’s Secretary of the Navy? Defense industry publications “Inside The Navy” and “Inside Defense” are reporting that Ray Mabus, a Navy veteran and former Mississippi governor who served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, has emerged as a frontrunner for the Navy secretary post in President Obama’s administration. Sid Salter…
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February 3, 2009
CL – Stimulus: Fiscal woes trump partisanship
Stimulus: Fiscal woes trump partisanship The voting among Mississippi’s U.S. House delegation reflects national trends. Democrats 2nd District U.S. Reps. Bennie Thompson of Bolton and 1st District U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville voted in favor of the package; Republican 3rd District U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper of Pearl and conservative Democratic 4th District U.S. Rep.…
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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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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