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August 6, 2005
Mayor Melton Learns Rules of Engagement
Mayor Melton Learns Rules of Engagement Jackson ‘s mayor has completed his first thirty days in office. And over the past month there has not been a shortage of news stories, with Mayor Melton’s uncanny ability to often be where the news is. Many of the issues the mayor has brought to the forefront have…
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August 5, 2005
Clubs celebrate newly elected officials
Clubs celebrate newly elected officials The Harrison County Republican Club and the Harrison County Republican Women hosted a victory celebration for all Republican municipal elected officials. The June 30 event at the Great Southern Club in Gulfport acquainted the newly elected with party leadership and their respective rolls in Jackson. There were more than 275…
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August 5, 2005
Fully funding schools remains a big priority
Fully funding schools remains a big priority Gov. Haley Barbour and his allies in the Legislature defend current education funding on the grounds that it was increased over last year and takes up about 60 percent of the state budget. True. What they don’t discuss much, however, is the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula…
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August 5, 2005
Melton’s enthusiasm great, but rules have reasons
Melton’s enthusiasm great, but rules have reasons We admire Frank Melton’s tough talk and his obvious commitment to cleaning up the capital city, reducing crime and simply making it a better place. Obviously, the voters of Jackson do, too, given his landslide victory in the mayoral race this year. Sometimes, though, the quick-talking Melton goes…
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August 5, 2005
What Needs Fixing and What Does Not
What Needs Fixing and What Does Not He has a history of brutally attacking women and girls. Now Edward Johnson is behind bars for the same thing. He got out last year after serving 10 years for cutting up women after he attacked them. A former parole board member who knows him says there are…
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August 5, 2005
Eminent Domain Bill Proposal
Eminent Domain Bill Proposal It’s an issue that affects any home or land owner. Should the government be allowed to take property, for private development? In June, the U.S. Supreme court ruled private property could be taken by governments for economic development. Now some lawmakers in Mississippi say they disagree, and are planning to make…
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August 5, 2005
Health & Human Services Secy. Visits WLBT
Health & Human Services Secy. Visits WLBT You will soon be able to get prescription drug coverage through Medicare. You should start receiving information about this new program in October. The coverage will be good news for people age 65 or older, or who qualify for Medicare because of a disability. It will include virtually…
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August 4, 2005
BOBBY HARRISON: Tuck’s and Bryant’s fair absences noted
BOBBY HARRISON: Tuck’s and Bryant’s fair absences noted Often what a politician does not say speaks volumes. Such was the case last week at the Neshoba County Fair where two Republican stalwarts – state Auditor Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck – did not address the crowd at the annual political speaking that draws…
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August 4, 2005
Bennie Thompson In Court for Paul Minor
Bennie Thompson In Court for Paul Minor Defense attorney Abbe Lowell has lost his voice when he needs it most. Lowell is scheduled to deliver closing arguments for his client, Biloxi attorney Paul Minor, in a judicial bribery case. He’s developed a cold and, for the first time in his noted legal career, laryngitis. Closing…
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August 4, 2005
Anti-Melton Jihad
Jackson alt-weekly in full anti-Melton jihad mode
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August 4, 2005
Melton: Test 6th-12th Graders for Drugs
Melton: Test 6th-12th Graders for Drugs Jackson Mayor Frank Melton wants students to be able to pass one test in particular… a drug test. Announcing his commitment to improve Jackson’s public schools, Melton wants officials to consider across-the-board drug testing. “The only way that I can know to do it without profiling and selecting certain…
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August 4, 2005
City Workers Caught Stealing Gas
City Workers Caught Stealing Gas Last week we first told you about Jackson police investigating fellow city workers for the theft of gas. They’re not driving off from the pumps, but using taxpayers money to fill gas tanks on their personal vehicles. Two men were the first to be arrested in the city gas theft…
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February 11, 2026
House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections
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Frank Corder
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February 11, 2026
Mississippians can now show their love for freedom and liberty with a “Don’t Tread On Me” car tag
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 11, 2026
Education freedom advocates continue their push for more choice for parents, students
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Frank Corder
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February 10, 2026
Spartan Composites investing $49 million in Saltillo manufacturing facility
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Frank Corder
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February 6, 2026
Karman Space and Defense acquires Gulfport’s Seemann Composites, Material Sciences
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Frank Corder
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February 3, 2026
Siemens Energy investing up to $300 million in new high-voltage switchgear facility in Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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February 11, 2026
Governor’s Arts Awards recognizes Mississippi arts culture bearers
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Alistair Begg
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February 11, 2026
The wisdom our world needs
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Meredith Biesinger
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February 10, 2026
Shaped by Hand: The heart behind Sumrall’s Coral Depot
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Samuel Gonzalez
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February 10, 2026
Education Savings Accounts recognize a simple truth: No two students are the same
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Kimberly Ross
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February 10, 2026
Walz ‘Civil War’ rhetoric irresponsible, absurd
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Grace Breazeale
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February 4, 2026
The Weight They Carry: Life as a teacher in Mississippi
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