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April 18, 2007
41 years later, another lone gunman terrorizes a university
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/18/7 So on August 1, 1966, the news from Austin, Texas, that University of Texas engineering student Charles Whitman had climbed to the top of the UT Tower armed with three rifles, two pistols and a sawed-off shotgun shocked a nation that knew nothing of school shootings. The Virginia Tech tragedy is…
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April 18, 2007
Cochran’s re-election fundraisers net $630K
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/18/7 Sen. Thad Cochran kept his promise to start raising money in earnest for re-election, raising $630,250 in the first three months of this year, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Cochran’s term is up next year, and some had speculated the 69-year-old Republican would not…
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April 18, 2007
Gov. OKs $3.5B education bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/18/7 Gov. Haley Barbour signed education spending bills Tuesday while flanked by Democratic and Republican legislators. A measure granting a 3 percent pay hike for teachers also was approved. Education spending – $3.5 billion – is a majority of the state’s almost $5 billion annual budget. The budget goes into effect July 1.…
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April 18, 2007
Military health care system ‘adversarial’
The Sun Herald, 4/18/7 Members of the Independent Review Group told a House government oversight committee the military health care system has systemic flaws that go beyond the poor care and conditions found at Walter Reed. Those flaws include care that is focused on inpatient medical procedures rather than outpatient rehabilitation, a blind spot when…
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April 18, 2007
Insurance: Allstate verdict a telling one
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/18/7 A federal jury’s $2.8 million judgment against Allstate Insurance Co. this week should be a wake-up call to the industry. Congress is reviewing dozens of complaints that insurance companies pressured engineers to attribute destruction to flooding, which 4th District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor has called “a fraud against the U.S. taxpayers.”
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April 18, 2007
Lott pushing for more freight movement by rail
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/17/7 ?With highways and airways becoming increasingly congested, pressure is on the railroads to accommodate the rising tide of freight,? Lott said in a news release. ?Tax relief in the bill would help freight railroads and railroad shippers expand their operations ? adding tracks, rail spurs and signals.? The bill would create a…
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April 18, 2007
Melton?s list of witnesses growing
Melton?s list of witnesses growing Mayor Frank Melton?s defense team has added eight people to its list of witnesses for next week?s trial, including three Jackson police officers. Melton and Jackson Police Detectives Marcus Wright and Michael Recio are scheduled to stand trial Monday on several felony charges related to their role in damaging a…
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April 17, 2007
Toyota prepares for groundbreaking
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 4/17/7 The spokesperson for Toyota Motor Corp. has worked day in, day out with area businesses to pull off her company’s first major party – the invitation-only groundbreaking Wednesday for the automaker’s Northeast Mississippi production plant.
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April 17, 2007
Education does well in legislative session
The Hattiesburg American, 4/17/7 State Rep. Harvey Fillingane provided highlights of the 2007 legislative session Monday, noting that public education did well during the session. “Almost two-thirds of the state budget went to education,” Fillingane told about 25 members of the Area Development Partnership. “We were able to approve a 3 percent raise for teachers…
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April 17, 2007
Assistant fire chief takes pay cut, still running dept.
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/17/7 Former interim Jackson Fire Chief Todd Chandler took a $31,000 pay cut and was demoted to assistant chief after the City Council rejected him as chief last week. Mayor Frank Melton told the council on Monday that he would stick to the 90-day recruitment plan for a new fire chief that he…
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April 17, 2007
Mississippi slated for $61.8 million in oil royalties
The Sun Herald, 4/16/7 Mississippi will receive more than $61.8 million in Coastal Impact Assistance Program funding over the next two years from offshore oil royalties, U.S. Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran said Monday. “This allocation will allow south Mississippi’s citizens, resources and wildlife to remain vibrant as energy diversification and domestic production grow…
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April 17, 2007
LOTT – We can cut drug costs
We can cut drug costs The AARP is trying to bully members of Congress into legislating government interference in your prescription drug program. When was the last time more bureaucratic red tape improved any program? It hasn’t, but I have joined in introducing legislation that will cut prescription drug prices by making lower-priced generic drugs…
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Russ Latino
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June 29, 2026
Hinds County DA Jody Owens pleads guilty in Jackson bribery case, resigns from office
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Frank Corder
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June 29, 2026
Nine Mississippi sites listed in National Register of Historic Places so far in 2026
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June 29, 2026
From teacher pay to illegal immigration: New laws set to take effect in Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Robert St. John
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June 29, 2026
Yonderlust, Mississippi
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Alistair Begg
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June 29, 2026
Saved by sacrifice
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Matt Friedeman
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June 28, 2026
Walking is what we do as Christians
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Russ Latino
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June 26, 2026
An American Inheritance for Everyone
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Russ Latino
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June 25, 2026
An American Inheritance: The Longest Surviving Constitution on the Planet
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Sid Salter
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June 24, 2026
Neshoba County Fair continues to evolve, but the core family principle abides
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