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June 22, 2007

Council: Allen’s replacement at critical juncture

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/22/7 Citing health reasons, City Council President Ben Allen has stunned Jacksonians by announcing he will step down today, as the city faces a critical juncture in finances, crime-fighting and building confidence in the city’s leadership. Vice President Frank Bluntson of Ward 4 will serve as president, and a special election must…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 22, 2007

MINOR – Listen to his words when Barbour starts his re-election spiel

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/22/7 By chance on a recent Friday night, I caught Gov. Haley Barbour part-way through an interview with National Public Broadcasting’s veteran Charlie Rose. Barbour’s appearance had not been announced locally. Obviously Barbour was in full re-election campaign mode. He pictured himself as a modern-day miracle worker who left his cushy perch…