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December 30, 2008
How will tobacco funds be spent?
The Hattiesburg American, 12/30/8 The tobacco tax once again will be a front-and-center battle of the 2009 legislative session, said state Sens. Tom King, R-Petal, and Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, during a meeting Monday with the Hattiesburg American editorial board. But this time, the battle won’t be whether there will be an increase in the tax…
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December 30, 2008
Voter-law issues
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 12/30/8 Consideration by some legislators and other elected officials of various proposals to enact an “early voting” law in Mississippi provides opportunity to fully examine our state’s election statutes, making voting “clean, easy and accessible,” as one key lawmaker described the issue. Indeed, as Senate Elections Committee Chairman Terry…
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December 30, 2008
Investigation clears MSU research center on Coast
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/30/8 “As of today … the case involving Mississippi State Coastal Research and Extension Center has been closed and no illegal activity was found,” State Auditor Stacey Pickering said on Monday. Authorities have not identified the targets or the nature of the investigation but said it was initiated by allegations made in October…
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December 30, 2008
Auditor’s office finds no wrong-doing at MSU
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/29/8 The state auditor’s office has found no wrong-doing in its investigation into Mississippi State University’s Coastal Research and Extension Center. A complaint was filed with the office in October 2007, and an investigation was opened that month to look into allegations made, according to a news release from the auditor’s office. State…
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December 30, 2008
Childers against automatic pay raises
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/30/8 U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville says he plans to fight an automatic pay raise coming in January for members of Congress. The pay raise – about $4,700 or a 2.8 percent increase – will boost U.S. House and Senate members’ salaries from $169,300 to a little more than…
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December 30, 2008
Year in Review: Rich-Rod, Big 12 bottleneck and ‘Bama grab the headlines
Year in Review: Rich-Rod, Big 12 bottleneck and ‘Bama grab the headlines Biggest stories from 2008 1. Rich Rodriguez: Let’s see, where do we begin? Rich-Rod leaves his alma mater for Michigan, gets embroiled in a contract buyout lawsuit that airs dirty little secrets, watches his new school eventually pay up, and his new team…
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December 30, 2008
New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton has no timetable set for decisions on coaching staff
http://blog.nola.com/saintsbeat/2008/12/new_orleans_saints_coach_sean_2.html Saints coach Sean Payton didn’t offer any drastic solutions for improving his team Monday after missing out on the playoffs for the second straight year with a disappointing 8-8 record. He chafed at the idea of making defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs a scapegoat, though he also declined an opportunity to offer a vote of…
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December 30, 2008
Three years out, city seems to sag
http://blog.nola.com/jarvisdeberry/2008/12/in_2006_the_first_full.html In 2006, the first full calendar year after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints were miraculously ascendant, and those of us in their devastated hometown felt just as much on the rise. In 2008, the third full calendar year after the hurricane, the Saints played beneath their potential and, at 8-8, turned in a…
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December 30, 2008
GEORGIA TECH REPORT: Jersey color choice kept under wraps
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/12/29/technotes.html Blue or gold? Georgia Tech, which has worn white jerseys all season, will wear either blue or gold for Wednesday’s Chick-fil-A Bowl because LSU is wearing white. “We’re going to have one,” coach Paul Johnson said with a laugh. “We’ll let that be a big surprise.” Tech is the home team, but not because…
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December 30, 2008
Mizzou shouldn’t celebrate this victory
Mizzou shouldn’t celebrate this victory SAN ANTONIO | When it was over, when the 12-point-favorite, former-national-title-contending Missouri Tigers finally subdued Northwestern in overtime, the Tigers danced across the Alamodome as if they’d beaten Kansas or won the Big 12 title. When he was handed the microphone at the Alamo Bowl trophy ceremony, Gary Pinkel shrieked:…
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December 30, 2008
A Franchise With No Direction Known
A Franchise With No Direction Known The news media horde was led into the Jets’ sprawling, but largely empty, locker room around noon Monday. Players began to trickle in: Jay Feely, Laveranues Coles, Kellen Clemens. For the first time all season, players and sportswriters were on the same page: everyone was stunned by the early-morning…
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December 30, 2008
Trojans are stirring up some trouble
Trojans are stirring up some trouble Picked up the Monday newspaper to see Preacher Rick coming off once again as Slick Rick. That sure didn’t take long. Ken Norton Jr., the onetime Bruin of all people and now a USC assistant coach, was slinging the mud — obviously alluding to Colorado and Washington, two places…
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May 7, 2026
Wednesday night storm spawns several tornadoes that damage hundreds of homes in three counties
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Susan Marquez
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May 7, 2026
Noah “Soggy” Sweat’s “The Whiskey Speech” to be presented at Two Mississippi Museums
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Alistair Begg
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May 7, 2026
Purchased for God
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Susan Marquez
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May 6, 2026
Canton Flea Market returns for 62nd year
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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