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January 27, 2009
REDBLUE – Great post by Taggart – Barack Obama does Neville Chamberlain
Barack Obama does Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister who sacrificed Czechoslavakia to the Nazi war machine in 1938. Upon his return to London, Chamberlain proclaimed that he was convinced that his deal with Adolf Hitler would result in “peace in our time.” Less than two years later, the world was at…
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January 27, 2009
Primary funders of US Rep. Travis Childers campaign (DCCC) attacks Rush Limbaugh
Dear Friend, Last week, Rush Limbaugh gave us a preview of the outrageous Republican attacks that are on the way against President Obama and every Democrat working for change. Rush actually said that he ‘hopes’ President Obama fails to meet America’s challenges. Listen to Rush in his own words, saying “I hope he fails.” Limbaugh’s…
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January 27, 2009
State Auditor Stacey Pickering makes recovery in Lauderdale County Embezzlement Case
Funds Recovered from Samantha Boutwell, Lauderdale County Embezzlement Case (Jackson, Miss.) Following an investigation by State Auditor Stacey Pickering’s Office, Samantha Boutwell was indicted on the charge of embezzlement over $500. The indictment was served on March 27, 2008. Following a guilty plea, she was sentenced to eight years in the custody of the Mississippi…
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January 27, 2009
SLABBED – We say yes, they say no – Renfroe and Rigsby respond to Acker
We say yes, they say no – Renfroe and Rigsby respond to “say what” order issued by Judge Acker Acker’s First Question: Is the court to understand that plaintiff is waiving any claim it may have to damages in the form of its attorneys’ fees except for the previously paid $65,000? Rigsbys’ Response: The Defendants…
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January 27, 2009
Mental health bill to revamp board
The Hattiesburg American, 1/27/9 Another mental health-related bill pending in the Legislature would reconstitute the board and revise the qualifications of the executive director of the state Department of Mental Health. The nine-member state Board of Mental Health would add a nurse and two consumers, under a bill now before the House Public Health Committee.…
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January 27, 2009
Fitzgerald soaring to reach every pass and level that comes his way
Fitzgerald soaring to reach every pass and level that comes his way TAMPA, Fla. — Back in the desert, Larry Fitzgerald perpetually, habitually looks up. For the ball. For the Ring of Honor around University of Phoenix Stadium. For his Pro Football Hall of Fame aspirations and the atmosphere into which he soars, trying to…
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January 27, 2009
Mayor wants to double city workers’ raises
The Sun Herald, 1/27/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has proposed a new plan to double the raises that city employees received this fiscal year. But the $1.2 million plan faces a battle from the city council. Melton wants to give nonsworn employees an additional $600 a year and sworn employees, such as police officers, an…
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January 27, 2009
Medicaid debate will heat up again before this session ends
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/27/9 It seems like a million years ago – even thought it was only last summer – when the Legislature was in special session debating how to fund a $90 million shortfall in Medicaid. Since that special session, an economic slump that some pessimistically say may be historic in…
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January 27, 2009
Tuition cap: Lack of stable funding critical
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/27/9 Since 2000, the average tuition at Mississippi’s eight universities has increased from an annual rate of $2,864 to the current $4,742. That fact doesn’t take into account the fact that a sputtering economy is dragging down Mississippi’s current revenue collections. Gov. Haley Barbour has been forced to make two rounds of…
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January 27, 2009
Lt. gov. discusses proposed tobacco tax hike
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/27/9 The state Senate could pass a tobacco tax increase this week, but it likely will not be as high as the 82 cents per pack that already has cleared the Mississippi House. Lt. Gov Phil Bryant figures the Senate will consider adding 50 to 60 cents to the existing 18-cents a-pack tax…
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January 27, 2009
Childers at odds with GOP leaders over SCHIP
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/27/9 U.S. Rep. Travis Childers took the case for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to the doctor’s office Monday, while Gov. Haley Barbour and the state’s two Republican U.S. senators voiced their opposition to expanding the program. “Covering more eligible children is not only the right thing to do,”…
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January 27, 2009
Paul Finebaum: The Crimson Tide made the right call on Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried
Paul Finebaum: The Crimson Tide made the right call on Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried On the 26th anniversary of Paul Bryant’s death, there was breaking news again across the state of Alabama. This time, however, the state didn’t stand still, frozen in time, head’s bowed in mourning. This time, there was no regret. No…
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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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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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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 21, 2025
The conspiracy of the insignificant
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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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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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