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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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July 14, 2008
West Jackson crime rises: Drugs, economy eyed
West Jackson crime rises: Drugs, economy eyed With a dramatic increase over the past year, downtown and west Jackson have become home to the city’s most violent crimes. One of every three violent crimes in the city this year has taken place in the southwest quadrant of the city, including almost half Jackson’s homicides and…
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July 14, 2008
Right or wrong, Melton’s hero status could increase
Right or wrong, Melton’s hero status could increase Melton’s Law: (n) The belief that other laws don’t apply as long as you’re “doing the right thing.” Melton said last week he thinks he was ethically and morally right in the situation involving what he believed was a drug house. He made that comment after a…
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June 24, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 24, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 23, 2026
Attorney General announces indictments against 11 Mississippians for $12.3 million in Medicaid fraud
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Mississippi Dept. of Public Safety reverses course on AI traffic cameras
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Susan Marquez
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June 24, 2026
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with fireworks, family fun, and affordable beach getaways in Mississippi
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Alistair Begg
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June 24, 2026
The folly of favoritism
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 23, 2026
H.C. Porter Gallery Loft in Vicksburg: The stories waiting inside
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Sid Salter
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June 24, 2026
Neshoba County Fair continues to evolve, but the core family principle abides
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Russ Latino
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June 23, 2026
An American inheritance that nearly wasn’t
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Russ Latino
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June 19, 2026
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