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April 25, 2005
Clarion Ledger LTE – 4/25/5
Clarion Ledger Letters to the Editor 4/25/5 What’s Melton got as track record? Week after week we “outsiders” read The Clarion-Ledger and witness events unfold before the city of Jackson. Ah, yes, those who do not live within the city limits of our capital city are referred to as aliens by Jacksonians. “Mind your own…
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April 24, 2005
Consider me a ‘mouthpiece’ for change
Consider me a ‘mouthpiece’ for change Critical issues face this city. Its housing stock in the inner city, much of it falling in Stokes’ ward, is crumbling. The tax base is eroding. This is becoming a city of the wealthy and the poor. Missing in that picture is the middle class, which economists say bears…
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April 24, 2005
Citizens have a right to criticize capital – CL LTE
Citizens have a right to criticize capital In response to letters saying people not from Jackson need to butt out, let me remind them that the bad decisions made by people in Jackson affect the entire state. Jackson is the capital, remember? Furthermore, many of us were raised in Jackson and would like to live…
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April 24, 2005
Must choice be governance ‘or’ glitter for mayor – not both?
Must choice be governance ‘or’ glitter for mayor – not both? I think that is the question voters face in the Jackson mayoral election between incumbent Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and challenger Frank Melton. Melton is full of style; Johnson full of substance. After eight years in office, voters should know that Johnson is not…
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April 24, 2005
Housing issue emerges in Jackson mayoral race
Housing issue emerges in Jackson mayoral race Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. sees the need for more moderately priced homes, and his administration has been talking with a developer about a mid-priced subdivision for south Jackson. Democratic challenger Frank Melton, on the other hand, says homes are falling apart in central Jackson and, if elected,…
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April 24, 2005
Voters will weigh candidates’ leadership, business sense
Voters will weigh candidates’ leadership, business sense Duane O’Neill, president the past 12 years of the MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce, has worked with mayors in nine cities including Jackson. In that time, O’Neill has seen vision-inspired leaders quarterback their cities to success. And those mayors possess common traits, he said. “They must be a strong…
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April 24, 2005
I’ll take passion over paranoia any day
I’ll take passion over paranoia any day THE DEFINING MOMENT of the Jackson mayoral debate came when a panelist asked Mayor Johnson who “them” is. Johnson has been running ads about “them” — the “powerful and privileged” who seek to turn back the clock and ruin Jackson. Johnson responded, giving his personal definition of “them”:…
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April 23, 2005
Man Dies After Workplace Shooting In Downtown Jackson
Man Dies After Workplace Shooting In Downtown Jackson Authorities in Jackson are investigating a fatal shooting at a downtown business. Jackson police said the shooting took place Friday at about 11 a.m. at Anglin Tire Co., and involved two mechanics at the business. Police spokesman Lee Vance said Eddie Mitchell and Cliff Patterson, 43, had…
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April 23, 2005
Millsaps Young Democrats Club Endorses Harvey Johnson
Millsaps Young Democrats Club Endorses Harvey Johnson According to organizers, Millsaps Young Democrats Club involves about 100 students, 20-30 of those actively. Press release is pending. Talking points of the endorsement include (Johnson’s) Party Loyalty Melton’s Misrepresentation of the facts Melton’s Voting Record Melton’s Support (where/who it is coming from) Official Documents show Melton never…
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April 22, 2005
Man shot in head, side in dispute at Jackson business
Man shot in head, side in dispute at Jackson business A man was shot twice, allegedly by a fellow employee, this morning at Anglin Tire Co., 926 I-20, Jackson police said. The two men had been involved in an ongoing dispute for weeks over missing tools, Jackson police Cmdr. Lee Vance said. He would not…
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April 22, 2005
From the Memory Division – Dale stands by comments that Democratic party needs white leadership
Dale stands by comments that Democratic party needs white leadership by Nikki Burns Derrick Johnson, president of the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, said he would like to know if the comments were racially motivated “or was it for political strategy? “As political strategy goes, you try to figure out ways to keep your…
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April 22, 2005
Mayoral debate at JSU canceled
Mayoral debate at JSU canceled A debate between Democratic Jackson mayoral candidates scheduled for Thursday night was canceled when two of the three candidates pulled out. Marcus Chanay, Jackson State University’s interim dean of students, said organizers got word Thursday afternoon that challenger Frank Melton would not be able to make the event. Melton said…
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September 16, 2026
Retail sales rise a better-than-expected 1.2% in August after shoppers pulled back spending in July
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September 16, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: September 16, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 15, 2026
Seven human trafficking victims found in Southaven as part of AG’s participation in nationwide operation
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2026
General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2026
C Spire expanding fiber network with new high-capacity corridor between Jackson and Olive Branch
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Richelle Putnam
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September 16, 2026
Storyteller Anne McKee: The Rose on the Hill
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Alistair Begg
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September 16, 2026
I want to see
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Parrish Alford
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September 15, 2026
While trying to ignore, victory would be the Rebels’ best response
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Sid Salter
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September 16, 2026
Despite many statutory protections, there is no clear constitutional right to clean water
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Russ Latino
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September 15, 2026
Sydney Sweeney Novig Ad: Body positivity’s double standard
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Merle Flowers
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September 10, 2026
Mississippi does not have pharmacies to spare
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