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May 17, 2007
Group seeks cigarette tax hike promise from candidates
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 The Communities for a Clean Bill of Health is asking candidates for legislative offices to pledge their support for a cigarette tax hike. The group wants the 18-cent- per-pack cigarette tax raised to $1. Efforts in 2006 to increase the tax were vetoed by Gov. Haley Barbour, and lawmakers could not override…
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May 17, 2007
Cochran pushing Katrina, war funds
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/17/7 Sen. Thad Cochran won Senate support Wednesday for an amendment calling for speedy approval of a new emergency spending bill that would pay for the Iraq war and funnel more than $6 billion in hurricane aid to Mississippi and Louisiana. Cochran’s amendment, attached to a water resources development bill approved by the…
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May 17, 2007
Falwell’s activism brought change in politics, education
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 “To the evangelical community, he gave a voice to us when we had no voice,” said the Rev. Phillip Knight, president of the Florence-based Congregational Methodist Church. “In over 100 years of Christianity in America, no one has had this kind of influence in the political and social and educational aspect of…
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May 16, 2007
Rejected candidate running city parks
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Charles Melvin, rejected this month by the Jackson City Council as parks and recreation director, continues to run the department – only from a different location and with a different title. Council members learned of Melvin’s title of assistant chief administrative officer at Tuesday’s special council meeting. And they learned about two…
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May 16, 2007
No proof chemical in trailers causing illnesses, FEMA says
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Complaints that mobile homes and trailers housing hurricane Katrina and Rita victims have unhealthy levels of formaldehyde were dismissed by Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison on Tuesday. Rep. Bennie Thompson asked Paulison about the complaints at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on FEMA’s ability to respond to the 2007…
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May 16, 2007
2 in GOP spurn Franks’ tobacco tax pledge
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 State Rep. Jamie Franks, the lone Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, promised to support a cigarette tax increase and challenged the two Republican candidates to do the same. “No way,” Bryant said. “As a Republican, it’s not my nature to sign a pledge to increase taxes.” Said Ross: “I’m not into making…
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May 16, 2007
Setting a ‘Standard’: Proposals to revitalize Miss. landmark weighed
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Through its nearly 80 years, Jackson’s iconic Standard Life Building has been home to assorted operations, from an insurance company to a police department, but now officials hope to turn the skyscraper into a combination of residential, office and retail space. Three proposals under scrutiny by the Jackson Redevelopment Authority would repurpose…
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May 16, 2007
Lightning turns Taylor into fireman
The Sun Herald, 5/16/7 Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, was sleeping soundly early May 4 in his brother’s house in Kiln when a lightning bolt cracked through the night sky. As the Kiln Volunteer Fire Dept. prepared to battle the fire, Taylor, who had firefighter training from his days in the Coast Guard Reserve,…
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May 16, 2007
Farish district business turns away inspectors without appointments
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Jackson police, city code inspectors and Fire Department personnel were refused entry Tuesday to A-1 Pallet Co. Inc. and told to come back after making appointments. Charlotte Reeves, who owns the facility at 1000 N. Mill St. along with her husband, Carl Monte Reeves, said they arrived about 10 a.m. to find…
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May 16, 2007
Franks: Economic Issues Are Dividing Line In Lt. Gov’s Race
WLOX, 5/15/7 State Rep. Jamie Franks, the only Democrat running for lieutenant governor this year, says that on social issues such as banning abortion and same-sex marriage, he’s at least as conservative as the two Republicans in the race. “The real issues that we are going to talk about once you set those aside, are…
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May 15, 2007
Phil Bryant eVideo Message #7
Phil Bryant for Lt. Gov., 5/15/7
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May 15, 2007
BOBBY HARRISON: Campaign cash asks who wants what accomplished
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 5/15/7 The express purpose of candidates being required to file as open records campaign finance reports is supposed to be to provide sunshine on election efforts. It allows the voting public to know who is giving to what candidate. If a candidate is getting all his money from one source,…
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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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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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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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