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February 12, 2009
Taylor: ‘No one needs to panic’
The Sun Herald, 2/11/9 U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor said Wednesday that South Mississippians shouldn’t panic over a proposed federal private property buyout plan that’s moving toward Congress for funding. In fact, Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, said that the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Plan has some excellent aspects, such as restoration of the barrier islands. And even…
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February 12, 2009
“POPULAR” sends letter to Rep. John Conyers about his aid to Paul Minor
February 12, 2009 Via Facsimile and U. S. Mail The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee 2426 Rayburn, HOB Washington, D. C. 20515 RE: The House Judiciary Committee’s Investigation of Allegedly Political Prosecutions Including that of Mississippi Lawyer Paul Minor Dear Chairman Conyers: POPULAR, Inc. (POPULAR) is an association of public…
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February 12, 2009
MITCHELL – Judge Bobby DeLaughter to be formally charged today in Dickie Scruggs II mess
DeLaughter in court on criminal charges Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter is slated to appear in federal court in Oxford on a charge he was influenced to rule in favor of former high-profile lawyer Dickie Scruggs, who was sentenced this week to seven years in prison in the case. DeLaughter has maintained his innocence,…
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February 12, 2009
SLABBED traces roots of Dickie Scruggs’ civil mess
Plea Tree of Scruggs II has roots dating back to 1984 tangled in 1998 Coahoma County Chancery Court Decision In 1984, Richard F. Scruggs and William Roberts Wilson, Jr. agreed to associate one another in a number of asbestos-related personal injury cases. Accordingly, they formed an intermediary corporation in 1985 known as Asbestos Group, P.A.…
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February 12, 2009
YP – AG Jim Hood and PSC Brandon Presley get put on defense by Entergy
In a turn of events, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, seemingly speaking for the Commission as a whole, and Attorney General Jim Hood attempted today to counter the impact of an audit requested and paid for by the PSC. Both pols were long on rhetoric, but short on specifics. From Presley’s release “With respect to…
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February 12, 2009
House passes Voter ID
MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REP BRIAN ALDRIDGE, PASSES VOTER ID Jackson, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed comprehensive Voter ID legislation. Numerous Mississippians have expressed with great conviction their support for government issued photo ID, and today their hard work has come to fruition. While Aldridge disagreed with some portions of the…
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February 12, 2009
LAWANDMORE – “I see Dickie Scruggs shackled, orange-jumpsuit-and-all”
“I see Dickie Scruggs shackled, orange-jumpsuit-and-all,” Alan Lange, Y’all Politics The King [why does that term always default on Southern lads – e.g. Elvis, King George Bush] was in court to plead to a one count information of mail fraud involving corrupting a public official from providing “honest services” to the state. That count has…
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February 12, 2009
NMC – Was Dickie Scruggs II also a state felony?
The Government’s Factual Basis implies that the scheme was also a state felony… The factual basis used by the prosecution yesterday incorporates a state criminal statute as part of outlining the crime relating to Scruggs and the circuit judge. The statute is cited and then attached to the factual basis. Here’s what the document says…
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February 12, 2009
NMC – Scruggs II Guilty Plea and Sentencing (Part Two)
Scruggs II Guilty Plea and Sentencing (Part Two) Question: Does this possibility of a Rule 35 reduction only affect the new sentence? Norman then read the factual basis, which has been posted elsewhere on the blog. Among the interesting parts are: Langston wanting Peters not to enter an appearance but to corruptly influence the judge…
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February 12, 2009
YP – Dickie Scruggs court filings from 2/10/9
Scruggs Plea Agreement Scruggs Information Scruggs Fact Basis
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February 12, 2009
SH – Scruggs’ exploited judge’s ‘vulnerabilities’ (with Scruggs documents)
Scruggs’ exploited judge’s ‘vulnerabilities’ To bribe Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter, Dickie Scruggs exploited two vulnerabilities, according to court records: DeLaughter’s close friendship to former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters and “his known ambition to become a federal judge.” The Scruggs legal team’s strategy to bribe DeLaughter is outlined in court records filed with…
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February 12, 2009
US Attorney Jim Greenlee’s presser after Dickie Scruggs plea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq5tG4E4qLg&e YouTube via Paul Quinn 2/11/9 hattip NMC
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August 22, 2025
IHL Board initiates search for new Jackson State president
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Frank Corder
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August 22, 2025
One dead, suspect in custody in Ingalls Shipbuilding shooting
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Frank Corder
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August 22, 2025
Shooting reported inside Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Ben Smith
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August 22, 2025
Women’s archery growing in Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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August 22, 2025
Thacker Mountain Radio to highlight Mississippi Poet Laureate, songwriters in Ocean Springs
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Alistair Begg
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August 22, 2025
As you have always obeyed
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Lesley Davis
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August 22, 2025
Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it
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Sid Salter
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August 20, 2025
Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy
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Philip Wegmann
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August 19, 2025
Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
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