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February 26, 2009

Sex-ed bill aimed at teen-birth statistic

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/26/9 Some lawmakers are hoping a proposal to develop a sex education program for Mississippi’s public schools survives this session. A bill filed by state Rep. Alyce Clarke awaits consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee. A similar Senate measure died earlier this session. House Bill 234 would allow the state boards of education…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 26, 2009

Jackson mayor’s trials taking their toll

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/26/9 From firebrand TV commentator to iconoclast mayor, some might say Frank Melton has a larger-than-life persona. Yet while spending much of the past week waiting for a federal jury to decide his fate, the 59-year-old Melton appeared almost smaller than life. Then, suddenly – as it often does – a spark reappeared.…