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November 18, 2008

Courts: Judicial races demean courts

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/16/8 This state’s judicial elections continue to demean the dignity of the court and to see voters manipulated by special interest groups seeking to hold sway over the judicial philosophies of the courts. The 2008 judicial elections in the state were a textbook case for why judges should be appointed, not elected.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 18, 2008

New vote on raises planned

The Clarion-Ledger, 11/16/8 The Jackson City Council will vote again on Mayor Frank Melton’s proposed $2-per-hour raise for low-paid public works employees, and this time it could be approved. The proposal is back on the council’s agenda for Tuesday, about a week after it died on a 3-3 vote. It needs four votes to be…