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July 18, 2008
John Agnew: Here’s a news item beyond all comprehension
John Agnew: Here’s a news item beyond all comprehension Let me say at the outset that I have never conspired to bribe a judge, not one single time, and probably you never did, either. This is one of several things that separates us from Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, Esq., of Oxford, Miss. I am not particularly…
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July 18, 2008
MDOT official forced to retire by Butch Brown
MDOT official says he was forced to retire The man responsible for overseeing Mississippi’s highway construction projects says he was forced to retire by Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Butch Brown. Harry Lee James, 54, who was chief engineer/deputy executive director, had worked for MDOT for more than 26 years. The Stack, which links…
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July 18, 2008
City’s Road Rut
City’s Road Rut Jackson needs to spend nearly $70 million to bring city streets up to standards, but will be able to do only $1.5 million worth of paving in the program that kicked off this week. This year’s project will involve the repaving of more than 8 1/2 miles, including parts of Fortification Street,…
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July 18, 2008
Childers voted against House drilling plan before he voted for it
Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) voted today in support of legislation to speed oil development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), but announced that Congress needs to go further to open up lands for oil drilling in the face of the country’s current energy crisis. “Today’s legislation is a small step in the right direction,” said…
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July 18, 2008
Reps Bennie Thompson (D) and Chip Pickering (R) win 2nd Lewis-Houghton Leadership Award
2nd Lewis-Houghton Leadership Award The 2nd Lewis-Houghton Leadership Award will be given to Congressmen Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Chip Pickering (R-Miss.). Robert G. Liberatore will also receive the award, as will Institute co-founder Anne Bartley. Congressmen Thompson and Pickering have exhibited extraordinarily compassionate and courageous leadership in bridging political and personal divides in order to…
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July 18, 2008
LAWANDMORE – Apology [if determined to be sincere] & American Justice
Apology [if determined to be sincere] & American Justice Unlike Dickie Scruggs, former member of the Scruggs law firm Sidney Backstrom apologized at the sentencing hearing for attempted bribery of a judge. And unlike Scruggs, Backstrom got his choice of prisons. Incidentally, Scruggs’ son Zach also seems to have been penalized with a prison sentence…
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July 18, 2008
MS-03 – Gill to hold fundraiser on Saturday in Pickens featuring Rep. Bennie Thompson
Gill to hold fundraiser A fundraiser rally for Joel Gill, who is running as a Democrat for the 3rd District congressional seat, is Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Al & Roses in Pickens. The cost is $20 for a catfish dinner. The event begins with entertainment and speakers from 9…
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July 18, 2008
Many of the world’s best humbled by Royal Birkdale, Mother Nature
Many of the world’s best humbled by Royal Birkdale, Mother Nature SOUTHPORT, England — Ever play golf in a car wash? Wish you could hit 4-irons in a wind tunnel? Enjoy watching your fingers turn Dodger blue? Well, we’d love to have you here at the cold and flu season known as the 137th British…
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July 17, 2008
MSGOP welcomes Howard Dean to MS
The Mississippi Republican Party joins Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Jamie Franks and U.S. Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove in welcoming their leader, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to Jackson on Friday. “I’m thrilled that Howard Dean is coming to Mississippi. We wish he would come more often,” Mississippi Republican Party Chairman-Elect Brad White said. “As…
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July 17, 2008
Wicker to host town hall meeting
The Hattiesburg American, 7/17/8 Republican Sen. Roger Wicker will host a town hall meeting from noon-1:15 p.m. Monday at the University of Southern Mississippi. Wicker, a former Mississippi congressman who was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour to serve out the unexpired term of former Sen. Trent Lott , will face former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove in…
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July 17, 2008
Our Opinion: Time for someone to blink on Medicaid
The Mississippi Press Editorial, 7/17/8 The unresolved $90 million Medicaid question for the continued special legislative session next month deserves a resolution. Gov. Haley Barbour has announced $375 million in cuts to the Medicaid program effective Aug. 6. Legislators return to session Aug. 4. Clearly there is some brinkmanship involved here. Those toe-to-toe negotiations on…
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July 17, 2008
1st District candidate putting off fundraising
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/17/8 Republican Greg Davis, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Travis Childers in November’s election in the 1st District, has taken a break from fundraising. The latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show Davis, the mayor of Southaven, has raised only $6,644 since he was defeated by Childers in a special election in…
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Bonnie Coblentz
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April 10, 2026
Strategic, unified vision transforms Carthage
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 10, 2026
Joan Williams: Gifted author and Faulkner’s protégé
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Alistair Begg
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April 10, 2026
Protected by His presence
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 9, 2026
The Mississippi Gift Company spreads the best of the Magnolia State across the globe
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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