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January 3, 2009
Pickering recruited to lobby
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/2/9 Former Rep. Ronnie Shows hopes the man who took his job in Congress, Rep. Chip Pickering, will join forces with him in the lobbying business. Shows, a Democrat, was forced to run against Republican Pickering in 2002 when the state lost a congressional district to reapportionment. Shows lost that race by 29…
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January 3, 2009
Diaz makes compelling plea on death penalty
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 1/2/9 MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT Justice Oliver Diaz Jr. did not go out with a whisper. He ended his career on the bench with a dissent in the case of Doss vs. State, issued in mid-December, that was a plea to end the death penalty. Diaz’ argument was primarily a moral one:…
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January 3, 2009
Odds are long on landing job on Obama’s team
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/1/9 It’s 100-1 odds that an applicant will land a job with the new Obama administration, if you just look at the statistics. More than 330,000 people have applied for some 3,000-4,000 jobs likely to be filled as Barack Obama takes office Jan. 20. “We’re just telling people to use…
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January 2, 2009
Mixing religion, football easy in the Big Easy
Mixing religion, football easy in the Big Easy NEW ORLEANS – On a second-floor wall, right above the Poydras Street entrance to the Superdome, site of tonight’s Sugar Bowl, there are two poster-sized photos side by side. They are candid black-and-white shots of the two greatest religious icons to have appeared at the Superdome: Pope…
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January 2, 2009
Saban, knowing he could lose some assistants from his all-star staff, says change brings opportunity
Saban, knowing he could lose some assistants from his all-star staff, says change brings opportunity Change is inevitable. Nick Saban didn’t invent that phrase, but he’s doing his best to bring it back in style. The Alabama football coach said it three different times during his final pre-Sugar Bowl press conference Thursday, the last time…
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December 31, 2008
Showdown set over financial records
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/8 Mayor Frank Melton told the Jackson City Council on Tuesday that nothing short of a subpoena will force him to turn over basic financial documents requested by the chairman of the city’s Budget Committee. It is the latest in a series of clashes between the council and the mayor’s administration about what…
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December 31, 2008
Melton ‘in good spirits’
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/8 While a federal judge was preparing to rule Tuesday if Mayor Frank Melton is too sick to stand trial, Melton made several public appearances – from a news conference to a council meeting. The day captured the fine line Melton is walking between being too sick to stand trial but well enough…
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December 31, 2008
Judge consults physician on Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/8 After hours of testimony from Mayor Frank Melton’s personal physicians and mulling the decision for a day, U.S. District Court Judge Dan Jordan asked for a second opinion. In an order issued Tuesday afternoon, Jordan asked Tupelo cardiologist J. Murray Estess to look at Melton’s medical records and give his opinion on…
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December 31, 2008
Former Sen. Morgan to lead state tax group
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/30/8 Former State Sen. Ed Morgan is the new leader of the Mississippi Tax Commission, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today. Morgan, a Republican from Hattiesburg who lost his 2007 re-election bid, begins his new job Thursday. He takes over for Tax Commission Chairman Joe Blount, who is retiring. Morgan served four years in…
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December 31, 2008
Voter ID, early voting intertwined as partisan initiatives
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/31/8 While the merits of both issues would seem to make partisan infighting almost silly, the fact remains that Mississippi legislators will find the contentious issues of voter identification and early voting politically intertwined during the 2009 regular session. State Republicans have long pushed for voter ID requirements, citing voter fraud concerns.…
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December 31, 2008
Auburn’s fall, Crimson Tide’s rise rule 2008
Auburn’s fall, Crimson Tide’s rise rule 2008 What a year. What other point can be made about 2008? It had everything from Alabama’s improbable quest for a 13th national title to Auburn’s shocking crash and burn (although Gene Chizik may have stopped some of the hemorrhaging with the excellent choice of Gus Malzahn as his…
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December 31, 2008
New Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn is not Tony Franklin 2.0
New Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn is not Tony Franklin 2.0 Associated Press Auburn’s new offensive coordinator, Gus Malzahn talks with reporters during a news conference at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Ala., Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. Auburn’s newest assistant football coach is not unlike some of the program’s old assistants. Gus Malzahn never bought…
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 15, 2025
Twelve states are restricting junk food purchases from SNAP. Mississippi could be next
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Daniel Tyson
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August 15, 2025
Grant funding in 5 Mississippi counties aimed at reducing financial strain in Youth Courts
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Frank Corder
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August 15, 2025
MSU Ag report: Row crop producers in Mississippi facing a very tough road ahead
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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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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Alistair Begg
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August 15, 2025
The weight of glory
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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August 14, 2025
A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season
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Ben Smith
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August 14, 2025
Passing the time until deer season
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Dr. Kendall Conger
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August 15, 2025
I challenged Duke’s DEI dogma – and paid with my job
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
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