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July 3, 2008
WONKETTE – Missisippians believe ‘women are for making babies and and the Negro is for slave labor’
Today, Ken Layne of Wonkette in his snarky celebration hit-piece celebrating the divorce of Chip Pickering declared the following. They’re old fashioned in Mississippi, that’s what! They believe in the old fashioned way of life, such as women are for making babies and the Negro is for slave labor on your plantation or maybe for…
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July 3, 2008
Farish Street bill stalls in Senate
Farish Street bill stalls in Senate A bill that would allow developers of the Farish Street district to sell alcohol failed to clear the Mississippi Senate today. The bill needed 25 votes to pass. Twenty-four senators voted for it, and 17 voted against it. It could be debated again. “You’re kidding,” Mayor Frank Melton said…
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July 3, 2008
DJ – Stern justice — Biggers’ sentences reflect gravity of bribe offenses
Stern justice — Biggers’ sentences reflect gravity of bribe offenses Dickie Scruggs, Zach Scruggs, and Backstrom, all of Oxford and in the same firm, Timothy Balducci and former state Treasurer Steve Patterson (a non-lawyer and former employee of Balducci’s defunct law firm), both of New Albany, in the Lackey case; and, Joey Langston, a noted…
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July 3, 2008
SH – Zach Scruggs prison date set – Aug 15
Zach Scruggs prison date set Attorney Zach Scruggs has been ordered to begin serving his prison sentence Aug. 15, although his attorneys plan to ask that Judge Neal B. Biggers Jr. delay the date until after his third child is born in October. Copy of the order Sun Herald 7/3/8
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July 3, 2008
Senator Roger Wicker (R) Joins in Introducing “Gas Price Reduction Act”
With the average price for a gallon of gasoline remaining over $4.00 per gallon, Americans continue feeling the effects of record-high prices at the gas pump. A recent Associated Press poll revealed that 9 in 10 Americans expect high gas prices to squeeze them financially over the next six months. These anxieties are also changing…
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July 3, 2008
YP – Mike Moore stretching credulity a little
Mike Moore stated on MPB radio that he and Todd Graves, Zach Scruggs’ attorneys, “had no expectation that the judge would sentence him to jail today. None.” From the plea hearing, it seemed pretty obvious that it was being stated that the Judge could alter from the Government’s recommendation on probation and maybe even emphasized…
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July 3, 2008
Barbour has high ground in tobacco tax fight
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 7/2/8 Let’s preface this column with one clear-as-glass observation: Gov. Haley Barbour’s die-in-the-ditch opposition to a cigarette tax increase as part of an overall Medicaid funding solution is one that is irrational both from public policy and political standpoints. Barbour’s unwavering protection of Big Tobacco from fair taxation throughout his tenure…
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July 3, 2008
McCain: Cochran’s claim he roughed up Nicaraguan not true
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/3/8 John McCain denied a Republican colleague’s claim that he roughed up an associate of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on a diplomatic mission in 1987, saying the allegation was “simply not true.” Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., told a Mississippi newspaper that he saw McCain, during a trip to Nicaragua led by former Sen.…
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July 3, 2008
Lawmakers still at odds over funding; will House walk out?
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/3/8 Medicaid funding negotiations between House and Senate lawmakers produced no results Wednesday, and some House members suggested the chamber might walk out today. “The (discussions) caved in, and we’re not making any progress,” said House Majority Leader Tyrone Ellis, D-Starkville. “We don’t need to stay here and continue to waste the taxpayers’…
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July 3, 2008
FOLO – Mike Moore’s sentence prediction
Mike Moore’s sentence prediction Mike Moore on MPB: “We had no expectation that the judge would sentence him to jail today. None.” FOLO 7/3/8
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July 3, 2008
Some unemployed residents get raise
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 Unemployed Mississippians will receive a boost in benefits under a bill that cleared Gov. Haley Barbour’s desk today. Senate Bill 2011 hikes the $210-per-week unemployment pay by $20 per week beginning July 1 and an extra $5 per week next year. It applies only to people who made $10.51 an hour or…
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July 3, 2008
Musgrove’s pay will take hit if he’s elected to Senate
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/3/8 Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove would take a sizable pay cut if he were elected to the U.S. Senate. Musgrove earned nearly $300,000 last year from his law practice and from teaching and consulting jobs, according to financial disclosure records recently filed with the secretary of the Senate. Senators earn $169,300 annually.…
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Frank Corder
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October 23, 2026
Attorney General to Colom: Remove AI ads or face injunction
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Cass Rutledge
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October 23, 2026
Eller, Foster work to unseat odds-on favorite Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District
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Frank Corder
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October 23, 2026
Fired Trooper Williams running for Governor of Mississippi as a Democrat
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 22, 2026
New Albany’s claim to cake fame: Sugaree’s Bakery
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Frank Corder
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October 20, 2026
Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility
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Cass Rutledge
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October 20, 2026
Lumber manufacturer investing $8.3 million in Macon expansion
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Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
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October 23, 2026
Struggling Texas QB Arch Manning says he’ll be ‘letting it rip’ against No. 7 Ole Miss
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Susan Marquez
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October 23, 2026
83rd National Folk Festival and Mississippi Arts Commission unveil captivating program for festival’s Mississippi folklife area
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Alistair Begg
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October 23, 2026
Together is where we belong
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David Guenthner
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October 23, 2026
When teachers are free, students win
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Sid Salter
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October 21, 2026
Social Security and Medicare: The promise America made and the bills we postponed
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Ellery Jones
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October 19, 2026
Forest products industry contributes heavily to Mississippi, U.S. economy
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