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April 25, 2005
Elections – Crime is Jackson’s No. 1 Issue
Elections – Crime is Jackson’s No. 1 Issue By all accounts, crime is the No. 1 issue in Jackson’s city elections and likely will figure predominantly in voters’ minds as they go to the polls in the primaries on May 3. In the race for Jackson mayor, incumbent Harvey Johnson Jr. faces a tough-talking former…
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April 25, 2005
And . . . The Metro Area is Not Immune – CL Editorial
And . . . The Metro Area Is Not Immune In late 2003, a home invader who forced his way into a woman’s home in Madison County was shot dead. Last year, the rape of a jogger on the Ridgeland Multipurpose Recreational Trail shocked the community. School officials in Madison and Rankin counties talk openly…
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April 25, 2005
Clarion Ledger LTE – 4/25/5
Clarion Ledger Letters to the Editor 4/25/5 What’s Melton got as track record? Week after week we “outsiders” read The Clarion-Ledger and witness events unfold before the city of Jackson. Ah, yes, those who do not live within the city limits of our capital city are referred to as aliens by Jacksonians. “Mind your own…
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April 24, 2005
Consider me a ‘mouthpiece’ for change
Consider me a ‘mouthpiece’ for change Critical issues face this city. Its housing stock in the inner city, much of it falling in Stokes’ ward, is crumbling. The tax base is eroding. This is becoming a city of the wealthy and the poor. Missing in that picture is the middle class, which economists say bears…
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April 24, 2005
Citizens have a right to criticize capital – CL LTE
Citizens have a right to criticize capital In response to letters saying people not from Jackson need to butt out, let me remind them that the bad decisions made by people in Jackson affect the entire state. Jackson is the capital, remember? Furthermore, many of us were raised in Jackson and would like to live…
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April 24, 2005
Must choice be governance ‘or’ glitter for mayor – not both?
Must choice be governance ‘or’ glitter for mayor – not both? I think that is the question voters face in the Jackson mayoral election between incumbent Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and challenger Frank Melton. Melton is full of style; Johnson full of substance. After eight years in office, voters should know that Johnson is not…
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April 24, 2005
Housing issue emerges in Jackson mayoral race
Housing issue emerges in Jackson mayoral race Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. sees the need for more moderately priced homes, and his administration has been talking with a developer about a mid-priced subdivision for south Jackson. Democratic challenger Frank Melton, on the other hand, says homes are falling apart in central Jackson and, if elected,…
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April 24, 2005
Voters will weigh candidates’ leadership, business sense
Voters will weigh candidates’ leadership, business sense Duane O’Neill, president the past 12 years of the MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce, has worked with mayors in nine cities including Jackson. In that time, O’Neill has seen vision-inspired leaders quarterback their cities to success. And those mayors possess common traits, he said. “They must be a strong…
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April 24, 2005
I’ll take passion over paranoia any day
I’ll take passion over paranoia any day THE DEFINING MOMENT of the Jackson mayoral debate came when a panelist asked Mayor Johnson who “them” is. Johnson has been running ads about “them” — the “powerful and privileged” who seek to turn back the clock and ruin Jackson. Johnson responded, giving his personal definition of “them”:…
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April 23, 2005
Man Dies After Workplace Shooting In Downtown Jackson
Man Dies After Workplace Shooting In Downtown Jackson Authorities in Jackson are investigating a fatal shooting at a downtown business. Jackson police said the shooting took place Friday at about 11 a.m. at Anglin Tire Co., and involved two mechanics at the business. Police spokesman Lee Vance said Eddie Mitchell and Cliff Patterson, 43, had…
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April 23, 2005
Millsaps Young Democrats Club Endorses Harvey Johnson
Millsaps Young Democrats Club Endorses Harvey Johnson According to organizers, Millsaps Young Democrats Club involves about 100 students, 20-30 of those actively. Press release is pending. Talking points of the endorsement include (Johnson’s) Party Loyalty Melton’s Misrepresentation of the facts Melton’s Voting Record Melton’s Support (where/who it is coming from) Official Documents show Melton never…
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April 22, 2005
Man shot in head, side in dispute at Jackson business
Man shot in head, side in dispute at Jackson business A man was shot twice, allegedly by a fellow employee, this morning at Anglin Tire Co., 926 I-20, Jackson police said. The two men had been involved in an ongoing dispute for weeks over missing tools, Jackson police Cmdr. Lee Vance said. He would not…
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Frank Corder
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April 8, 2026
Governor approves second disaster loan program for cities, counties effected by winter storm
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 8, 2026
Student cell phone use bans fail to find support in Mississippi House, Senate
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Daniel Tyson
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April 8, 2026
Dept. of Public Safety set to consolidate divisions, providing more strategic collaboration and cost savings
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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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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Will Graves, Associated Press
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April 8, 2026
Pirates sign teenage shortstop Konnor Griffin to a 9-year deal worth at least $140 million
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Richelle Putnam
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April 8, 2026
Where the Light Falls: The landscape of Marshall Bouldin
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Alistair Begg
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April 8, 2026
More than a name
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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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Russ Latino
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April 3, 2026
Lawmakers owe Reeves a ‘thank you’ for stopping Medicaid expansion
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