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January 26, 2009
Education funding
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/25/9 Mississippi’s undeterred public education community has set its sights on restoring virtually full 2009 funding to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the bedrock state funding formula cut $76.6 million by Gov. Haley Barbour to rein in spending in a recession-crunched state budget. We support those efforts. The House…
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January 26, 2009
$500K in burial funds missing
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/24/9 More than $500,000 could be missing from pre-need funeral providers’ trust accounts to cover burial obligations for hundreds of Mississippians, officials say. The state has pending legal action or hearings planned for owners of at least eight pre-need burial pro-viders. “It’s a growing concern,” Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Friday. Misapplying…
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January 26, 2009
CL EDITORIAL – HB 1090 to move Public Utility Staff under PSC political control is a bad idea
PSC: Knee-jerk effort won’t solve problems In reaction to that scandal, the Legislature in 1990 mandated a reorganization of the Public Utilities Staff. The “old” Public Utilities Staff was abolished and the “new” Public Utilities Staff was established as a completely separate and independent entity from the elected PSC. Under the 1990 law, the executive…
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January 26, 2009
Biden sees Afghanistan ‘uptick’
Biden sees Afghanistan ‘uptick’ Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Sunday that there will be an “uptick” in American casualties in Afghanistan as the U.S. military increases its presence in that country, which he characterized as “a real mess.” The vice president’s prediction prompted outrage from liberal antiwar groups who characterized it as “cavalier,”…
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January 26, 2009
Two ex-Guantanamo inmates appear in Al-Qaeda video
Two ex-Guantanamo inmates appear in Al-Qaeda video One of the two former inmates, a Saudi man identified as Abu Sufyan al-Azdi al-Shahri, or prisoner number 372, has been elevated to the senior ranks of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, a US counter-terrorism official told AFP. Three other men appear in the video, including Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi,…
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January 26, 2009
Ways to pay for Medicaid considered
Ways to pay for Medicaid considered The Clarion-Ledger obtained a copy of two methods recently presented to lawmakers to consider this legislative session. Lawmakers and a powerful hospital association agree the proposals smooth inequities in a system that allows some Mississippi hospitals to be reimbursed much more for caring for low-income patients. Also, the per-day…
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January 26, 2009
SALTER – Funding MAEP and Medicaid drives politics in 2009 session
Funding MAEP and Medicaid drives politics in 2009 session ‘Rainy day fund’ raiders? After constitutionally mandated budget cuts made necessary by the state’s revenue shortfalls, House leaders now want to use most of the increase in tobacco taxes to make up the 3.50 percent cuts made to the Mississippi Adequate Education program appropriations – the…
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January 26, 2009
AGNEW – There’s no shortage of candidates for mayor
There’s no shortage of candidates for mayor A crowded field Marshand Crisler, the two-term councilman and former council president, has spent the past several years prepping for a run at the mayor’s office. He has positioned himself as a voice of reason on a council that has provided cable watchers entertainment worthy of Seinfeld. John…
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January 26, 2009
STAR – Q & A with U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper
Q & A with U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper The Star: How many more bailouts will we see? Is this the proper answer to our economic crisis? Harper: “We have a lot of people that are hurting and we’re very sensitive to that. We have lots of folks who have lost fortunes, their life savings, their…
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January 25, 2009
Recruiting wars: Saban, in hiring Auburn’s James Willis, gets perfect replacement for Lance Thompson
Recruiting wars: Saban, in hiring Auburn’s James Willis, gets perfect replacement for Lance Thompson So this is the way it plays out in the high schools of the top prospects in the Mobile area during the next two weeks. Lance Thompson still calls and visits, but whereas last week he wore Alabama crimson and extolled…
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January 25, 2009
On the list of history’s great traitors, asst football coaches don’t even deserve honorable mention
On the list of history’s great traitors, assistant football coaches don’t even deserve honorable mention Benedict Arnold. Lance Thompson and James Willis? Please. On the list of history’s great traitors, assistant football coaches don’t even deserve honorable mention. Or, in this case, dishonorable mention. I’d never seen football fans in this state lose perspective as…
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January 24, 2009
SALTERBLOG – Chancery Judge Larry Buffington strikes again
Chancery Judge Larry Buffington strikes again When I heard the news that Chancery Judge Larry Buffington of Collins had ordered the Simpson County Board of Supervisors to hire defeated former state Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz as a Simpson County Youth Court public defender, I wasn’t at all surprised. Buffington told the Clarion-Ledger that he…
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Frank Corder
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court clears way for Crawford execution
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi Child Protective Services partners with Sunnybrook Children’s Home to license more foster parents
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September 12, 2025
A 22-year-old Utah man is in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting
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Frank Corder
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September 12, 2025
HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy
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Daniel Tyson
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September 11, 2025
Domtar shuttering Grenada paper mill, impacting more than 150 employees
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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September 11, 2025
US inflation worsened last month as the cost of gas, food and airfares jumped
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi’s “Literary Lawn Party” returns this weekend
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Alistair Begg
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September 12, 2025
Who shall dwell on Your holy hill?
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Laura Lee Leathers
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September 11, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: The Handpie Guy
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Kimberly Ross
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September 11, 2025
Misapplied rage permeates throughout modern society
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Russ Latino
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September 10, 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk presents a turning point opportunity
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Sid Salter
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September 10, 2025
‘Walking Tall?’: Sordid allegations against legendary Tennessee sheriff are shocking
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