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July 15, 2008
Where’s Obama? McCain asks
Where’s Obama? McCain asks At nearly every town-hall meeting that John McCain conducts with voters these days, he stops to point out someone missing from the room: Barack Obama. “I’ve asked Senator Obama to join me in town halls across the nation,” McCain said here the other morning. His notion was that the two of…
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July 14, 2008
Barbour: Cuts in 23 days. Is Medicaid going under the knife?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/13/8 Unless either House Democrats or Republican Gov. Haley Barbour retreat from current positions over the next three weeks, Mississippi Medicaid recipients could begin feeling massive budget cuts as soon as Aug. 4. Barbour notified the state’s Medicaid providers on Friday of his intention to cut $34.5 million per month from the…
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July 14, 2008
Two sides to FEMA’s surplus declaration
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/13/8 Last Sunday, I wrote about a recent visit to the Gulf Coast and the very complex problems that still confront many Mississippians there – problems of affordable housing, insurance woes and the difficulty in rebuilding one’s life in that struggling environment. Want to criticize the Federal Emergency Management Agency? I’ll help…
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July 14, 2008
Medicaid: Politics, not policy, at issue issue
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/13/8 Gov. Haley Barbour has formulated what appears to be a fair, sustainable funding mechanism for Medicaid in the long term that might, just might, keep Medicaid from being a political football every few years. The failure of the Legislature to provide stable funding for the Medicaid program lawmakers authorize is a…
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July 14, 2008
Barbour: Hospitals may close
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/12/8 Some hospitals and nursing homes could shut down, doctors could stop seeing patients and thousands of health- care workers could lose their jobs statewide, according to providers responding to $375 million in Medicaid cuts revealed late Friday. The cuts also would affect home health care agencies, pharmacists, dentists and others, according to…
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July 14, 2008
Death row inmate: Jury selection unfair
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/14/8 A federal appeals court should throw out Paul Woodward’s death sentence because prosecutors plotted to keep blacks off a Jackson County jury, according to Woodward’s attorneys. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing on the issue for Sept. 3 in New Orleans. The panel did not rule on…
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July 14, 2008
Melton wants former lawmaker for Municipal Court judge
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/14/8 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he plans to tap former state Rep. John Reeves as the replacement for Municipal Court Judge Melvin Priester. Priester, who was appointed by Melton in 2005, was promoted by the Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday. Priester will be one of two new special judges to assist Hinds…
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July 14, 2008
State lawmaker returns to Vietnam
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/14/8 It was May 1968 when a then-21-year-old John Mayo climbed into a plane in Saigon, Vietnam, and headed back to the United States after 18 months of war, much of which was served as a lieutenant platoon leader in a combat engineer battalion. “When I left during the war I really didn’t…
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July 14, 2008
Obama would send 2 more brigades to Afghanistan
Obama would send 2 more brigades to Afghanistan “As president, I would pursue a new strategy, and begin by providing at least two additional combat brigades to support our effort in Afghanistan,” Obama said in an op-ed published Monday in The New York Times, a day before he plans a speech here on his vision…
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July 14, 2008
Bush to lift executive ban on offshore drilling
Bush to lift executive ban on offshore drilling In another push to deal with soaring gas prices, President Bush on Monday will lift an executive ban on offshore drilling that his stood since his father was president. But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts as well. The president plans to officially…
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July 14, 2008
DJ EDITORIAL:Call his hand
EDITORIAL:Call his hand There are strong arguments for using the cigarette tax to fund the Medicaid deficit. Cigarettes contribute greatly to Medicaid costs. It makes sense to connect funding for health care with the greatest single risk to personal health. But there’s also logic to Barbour’s argument that hospitals have been paying into the system…
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July 14, 2008
High court will honor Lackey
High court will honor Lackey Circuit Court Judge Judge Henry L. Lackey of Calhoun City will receive the 2008 Chief Justice Award, the court’s highest honor, on Saturday at an awards presentation that concludes the Mississippi Bar’s annual convention in Destin, Fla. “The judiciary of our state is forever grateful to Judge Lackey for his…
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Frank Corder
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court clears way for Crawford execution
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi Child Protective Services partners with Sunnybrook Children’s Home to license more foster parents
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Associated Press
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September 12, 2025
A 22-year-old Utah man is in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting
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Frank Corder
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September 12, 2025
HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy
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Daniel Tyson
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September 11, 2025
Domtar shuttering Grenada paper mill, impacting more than 150 employees
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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September 11, 2025
US inflation worsened last month as the cost of gas, food and airfares jumped
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi’s “Literary Lawn Party” returns this weekend
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Alistair Begg
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September 12, 2025
Who shall dwell on Your holy hill?
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Laura Lee Leathers
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September 11, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: The Handpie Guy
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Kimberly Ross
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September 11, 2025
Misapplied rage permeates throughout modern society
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Russ Latino
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September 10, 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk presents a turning point opportunity
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Sid Salter
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September 10, 2025
‘Walking Tall?’: Sordid allegations against legendary Tennessee sheriff are shocking
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