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November 3, 2008

Budget cuts may put 20 school districts in red

The Clarion-Ledger, 11/3/8 More than 20 Mississippi K-12 public school districts may fall into a deficit when districts statewide trim 2 percent of their fund balance to offset a decrease in state funding. Another 10 or 15 districts could go into the red in the 2010 fiscal year if proposed cuts of 4 percent are…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 3, 2008

Fame or infamy lies in wait for next chief

The Clarion-Ledger, 11/3/8 America’s newest president could one day be remembered as this generation’s Franklin D. Roosevelt – or Herbert Hoover. “The next president is going to inherit one big mess,” said Leslie Burl McLemore, professor of political science at Jackson State University. “We’re in an economic morass, and we’re involved not just in one…