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August 18, 2005

SALTER – Guess who has a helicopter? Yep, it’s MDOT

Guess who has a helicopter? Yep, it’s MDOT Suppose a state agency spent half a million dollars on a helicopter and didn’t ask the Legislature? That’s what Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said happened during his tenure as director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. Melton said in an e-mail after reading my last column on…

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August 18, 2005

CL – Mayor cannot shirk responsibility

Mayor cannot shirk responsibility Mayor Frank Melton is new to the job, so maybe it’s understandable that some glitches might occur early on. But when the administration presents a budget to the City Council, that’s the mayor’s budget. It shows his priorities. The mayor is responsible for day-to-day operations; the Council is the policy-making board.…

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August 18, 2005

Recount may spur election challenge

Recount may spur election challenge Clarion Ledger 8/18/5

Opinion | Magnolia Tribune •

August 18, 2005

Anti-war fringe descends on Jackson

50 people who apparently failed 8th grade World History, held an anti-war vigil in downtown Jackson

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August 18, 2005

House Special Election Candidates

House Special Election Candidates Candidates have qualified with the Secretary of State’s Office to run in three August 30 special elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives. Currently, there are vacancies in House District 28, formerly held by Rep. Charlie Capps; House District 96, formerly held by Rep. David Green; and House District 86, formerly…

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August 18, 2005

BOBBY HARRISON: McCoy v. Smith discussed in a speaker’s race

BOBBY HARRISON: McCoy v. Smith discussed in a speaker’s race Somehow, more than two years from the next statewide general election, a speaker’s race – at least talk about a speaker’s race – has broken out. In recent days, on state political web sites, such as the Magnolia Report, there has been talk of a…

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August 18, 2005

Olive Branch celebrates Trex grand opening

Olive Branch celebrates Trex grand opening Memphis Business Journal 8/17/5

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August 18, 2005

Pickering pledges to lookout for Woodville

Pickering pledges to lookout for Woodville Natchez Democrat 8/17/5

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August 18, 2005

Chancery clerk resigns, faces three charges of embezzlement

Chancery clerk resigns, faces three charges of embezzlement Mississippi Press 8/17/5

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August 18, 2005

Moody: Medicaid tightening up on providers and recipients

Moody: Medicaid tightening up on providers and recipients Medicaid’s interim director, Bobby Moody, says the program is trying to “weed out the greedy” so it can take better care of the needy. During an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press staff in Jackson, Moody said Medicaid workers are tightening up in two areas – on…

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August 18, 2005

HA – Why didn’t McCoy act sooner?

HA – Why didn’t McCoy act sooner? In this case, the “homework” is the proposed economic development projects that come before the Mississippi Legislature. We appreciate the speaker’s new insight and welcome his latest decision: to create a study committee to set guidelines for future projects being considered by lawmakers. We just wonder: Why did…

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August 18, 2005

Northrop plans to cut 900 jobs

Northrop plans to cut 900 jobs Clarion Ledger 8/17/5

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News | Frank Corder •

April 21, 2025

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, dies at 88

News | Jeremy Pittari •

April 17, 2025

Regulating kratom in Mississippi: Age restriction, local bans, business concerns

News | Daniel Tyson •

April 17, 2025

State Defender hopeful pilot program will receive funding in special session

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

April 17, 2025

GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville

Business | Lynne Jeter •

April 15, 2025

ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County

Business | Lynne Jeter •

April 9, 2025

Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections

Culture

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

April 21, 2025

God’s children now

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

April 20, 2025

The Power of the Cross

Culture | Laura Lee Leathers •

April 20, 2025

Mississippi Legends: Folk-rock singer and songwriter, Steve Forbert

Opinion

Opinion | Jonathan Bain •

April 18, 2025

“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi

Opinion | Sam Franklin •

April 17, 2025

Tariffs at the dawn of the American republic

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

April 16, 2025

Magnolia Tribune

SALTER – Guess who has a helicopter? Yep, it’s MDOT

CL – Mayor cannot shirk responsibility

Recount may spur election challenge

Anti-war fringe descends on Jackson

House Special Election Candidates

BOBBY HARRISON: McCoy v. Smith discussed in a speaker’s race

Olive Branch celebrates Trex grand opening

Pickering pledges to lookout for Woodville

Chancery clerk resigns, faces three charges of embezzlement

Moody: Medicaid tightening up on providers and recipients

HA – Why didn’t McCoy act sooner?

Northrop plans to cut 900 jobs

News

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, dies at 88

Regulating kratom in Mississippi: Age restriction, local bans, business concerns

State Defender hopeful pilot program will receive funding in special session

Business

GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville

ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County

Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections

Culture

God’s children now

The Power of the Cross

Mississippi Legends: Folk-rock singer and songwriter, Steve Forbert

Opinion

“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi

Tariffs at the dawn of the American republic

Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do

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