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December 18, 2008
Right answer . . . Bush considering “orderly” auto bankruptcy
Bush considering “orderly” auto bankruptcy The Bush administration is seriously considering “orderly” bankruptcy as a way of dealing with the desperately ailing U.S. auto industry. “The president is not going to allow a disorderly collapse of the companies,” White House press secretary Dana Perino said Thursday. “A disorderly collapse would be something very chaotic that…
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December 18, 2008
Auburn hire: More incompetence than bad intent
Auburn hire: More incompetence than bad intent Whether Charles Barkley was right when he said “race was the No. 1 factor” why Auburn chose Gene Chizik over Turner Gill is something only a few higher-ups in the athletic department and the administration at his alma mater will ever know. But Barkley may be giving them…
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December 18, 2008
PERRY – The migration of politics online
PERRY/The migration of politics online Msgop.org was the first party web site in Mississippi. That year Bishop also worked on State Auditor Phil Bryant’s campaign web page, the first statewide official to have a web presence apart from a government site. Brad Morris, now chief-of-staff to First District Congressman Travis Childers, produced an early landmark…
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December 18, 2008
LNL – Like Scruggs, Langston gets maximum sentence
Like Scruggs, Langston gets maximum sentence Mills opined that he had never witnessed a more talented lawyer than Langston, calling him an ‘outstanding litigator.’ Still, Mills sentenced Langston to the maximum three-year stay in federal prison for his role in a judicial bribery scheme involving disgraced plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Langston asked to be…
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December 18, 2008
NMC – Justice Diaz’s remarkable dissent in Doss v. State
Justice Diaz’s remarkable dissent in Doss v. State The most remarkable part is a long opinion by Justice Diaz about the failure of the death penalty. He is joined in full in that opinion by Justice Graves and in part by Justice Dickinson (the opinion has two parts, one about mental retardation and one about…
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December 18, 2008
Auburn’s football coach choice far from black and white
Auburn’s football coach choice far from black and white Jay Jacobs answered the question, and he didn’t lie. He didn’t lie because he didn’t answer the question. Not exactly. Not directly. The Auburn athletics director – the most maligned man in college football at the moment – wouldn’t allow himself to be painted into a…
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December 17, 2008
Auditor: Ex-Jones Co. worker embezzled
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/8 A former Jones County deputy court clerk could face up to 30 years in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 and altering public records to hide the crime, state officials said Tuesday. Natalie Brooke Ward, 30, surrendered to Jones County deputies Tuesday after she was indicted by a grand jury on two…
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December 17, 2008
Crime lab: State must modernize investigations
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/17/8 It’s past time to bring Mississippi criminal investigation into the modern era. That’s no slam on the people working in the existing system, but it is a slam on the system. Mississippi has consistently failed to adequately fund the state’s crime lab, to fund a state medical examiner or to enact…
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December 17, 2008
Blue Springs plant delay prompts ‘wait and see’ mindset in region
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/17/8 Toyota’s announced indefinite delay of its Blue Springs plant on Monday created a “wait and see” attitude for many businesses and projects related to the automaker’s arrival. Here is what some of them were saying Tuesday: – REAL ESTATE: “I don’t see the Toyota announcement negatively affecting our market…
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December 17, 2008
Langston proceeding points to more charges
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/17/8 Tuesday’s sentencing of former top plaintiffs’ attorney Joey Langston of Booneville brought more than hints about a second round of indictments in the state’s ongoing judicial bribery investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Dawson spoke the words “Scruggs II” in the courtroom before Langston was sentenced to 36 months in…
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December 17, 2008
Trips to Caribbean appear to have broken House rules
The Hill, 12/16/8 For at least five of the last six years, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and several other members of the Congressional Black Caucus have spent a few days each fall at a different luxurious Caribbean island resort. The trip’s official mission is to facilitate business and diplomatic relationships between the region and the…
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December 17, 2008
Melton’s discussion of legal woes may violate gag order
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/8 Mayor Frank Melton talked about his legal troubles at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting in what could be a violation of a federal gag order. Melton goes on trial Jan. 5 on federal civil-rights charges related to a 2006 police-style raid on a Ridgeway Street duplex. After repeated statements about the incident,…
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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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Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
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August 15, 2025
Retail sales rise a solid 0.5% in July from June helped by rebounding auto sales
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August 15, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: August 15, 2025
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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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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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Lesley Davis
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August 12, 2025
From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America
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