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August 15, 2007
Maybe the citizens are the political joke
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/14/7 Politicians are an easy target. If it wasn’t for politicians, who could we in a politically correct society make fun of – not many groups. They are easy targets, and they continually do things to make it easy for people like David Lettermen and John Stewart to parody.…
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August 14, 2007
Barbour appoints Jackson man to workers’ comp. board
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/13/7 Gen. Leon Collins of Jackson was appointed to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today. “His business qualifications along with his service in a variety of community organizations will help him in his work on this important commission,” Barbour said in a statement. Collins, a Booneville native, will serve…
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August 14, 2007
Council may tap reserve fund
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/7 Jackson City Council members could consider as early as today whether to take $3 million from the city’s reserve fund to balance the budget. Rick Hill, the city’s director of administration, said the council also has the option of refinancing long-term debt to draw down money from bonds. Either method would go…
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August 14, 2007
Trouble in Wilkinson County
Majority in Mississippi, 8/13/7 For many readers from rural counties, voting fraud may still be commonplace although we like to pretend that it no longer exists. Unfortunately, there are Ike Brown’s all over the state- including Wilkinson county where a strange story has become dangerous. I was tipped off on this story where rumblings within…
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August 14, 2007
Dems push wind policy
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/7 Hundreds of Gulf Coast residents struggling to insure their homes and businesses joined U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats Monday to push disaster insurance reform. But at the town hall meeting hosted by Fourth District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, the delegation said it would be a challenge…
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August 14, 2007
Ward 1: Voters to choose new councilman today
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/14/7 Voters in northeast Jackson will go to the polls today to choose a replacement for Ward 1 City Councilman Ben Allen. Ward 1 voters need to choose a leader who will step into the void created by Allen’s resignation and contribute to consensus, not conflict, in the conduct of city business.…
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August 14, 2007
GOP appeals decision to close ’08 primaries
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070813/NEWS/70813030 The Mississippi Republican Party today appealed a federal judge’s decision to close party primaries in 2008. The state GOP joins the NAACP, the state Democratic Party and Attorney General Jim Hood in asking the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn parts of U.S. District Judge Allen Pepper’s ruling. The Mississippi Republican Party…
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August 14, 2007
Bryant: Circuit Clerk’s Punishment Too Light
WLBT, 8/13/7 Adams County Circuit Clerk M.L. “Binky” Vines and Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Burnell Harris are preparing for a run off in their respective counties that would put them one step closer to re-election, despite the fact they are both convicted felons. It’s a fact that has many residents and officials shaking their heads.…
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August 13, 2007
Ward 1 seat on Council significant to future
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/12/7 Its sturdy mix of young and old families, upscale shops and tree-lined streets make it one of Jackson’s most desirable areas. A sizable amount of the city’s tax base comes from the concentrated Ward 1 area, where geography does matter and is emphasized. Residents don’t just say they’re from Jackson; they…
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August 13, 2007
Former land commissioner credited with eliminating own elective office
WMCTV, 8/13/7 In 1976, there were 10 statewide elected officials in Mississippi. Now, there are eight. It could be argued the elimination of 2 statewide offices is governmental reorganization in the extreme. Yet, governmental reorganization has not come easily in Mississippi.
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August 13, 2007
Insurance race tough when the wind blows
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/12/7 Veteran Insurance Commissioner George Dale was collecting one of his old campaign signs late last week for a keepsake. He joked that he would only be 70 when the next election rolls around and he might have use for it again when people start calling “bring back Dale.” Dale was joking…
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August 13, 2007
Election ’07: Issues to broaden now
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/12/7 With the Nov. 6 general election now less than three months away, Mississippi voters are beginning to focus on the major issues that will confront them in choosing the state’s political leadership for the next four years. During the party primaries, voters saw candidates debate mostly narrow differences on key issues.…
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February 25, 2026
Pascagoula Metal Trades Council approves new contract with Ingalls Shipbuilding
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February 25, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: February 25, 2026
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Will Weissert, Associated Press
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February 25, 2026
Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that U.S. is ‘winning so much’
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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February 23, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
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Frank Corder
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February 18, 2026
Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford
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Daniel Tyson
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February 13, 2026
Billions in new economic development projects in the works for Mississippi in 2026
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Richelle Putnam
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February 25, 2026
The Capital River Region joins Mississippi Songwriters Alliance in historic Natchez
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Alistair Begg
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February 25, 2026
The blood that frees to serve
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Meredith Biesinger
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February 24, 2026
The Painted Lady: A Victorian Mississippi beauty made for memories
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Sid Salter
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February 25, 2026
When taxpayers incentivize jobs, the state should protect workers’ privacy in union votes
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Philip Wegmann
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February 23, 2026
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court as under “foreign influence”
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Justan Rice
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February 23, 2026
Mississippi’s independent workers deserve better. House Bill 1072 is the answer
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