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September 2, 2008

Rep. Alyce Clarke refuses to have House Ethics Committee investigate Tyrone Ellis DNC travel voucher

On August 14, Rep Tyrone Ellis (D-Starkville) received a $5,000 state travel voucher to attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorada for educational purposes. Of course, a firestorm ensued. Ellis and House Speaker Billy McCoy (D-Rienzi) began to waffle mightily. First, McCoy said that he would offer the same courtesy to Rep Mark Baker…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 2, 2008

Day 2 – Gustav, Palin, anarchists and people who smelled

Obviously the story of the day was Gustav. As around most of the rest of the country, all eyes were fixed to coverage. After it appeared that there would not be a cataclysmic levee failure, the RNC scheduled an afternoon business meeting of the delegates that adopted leaders, rules and a platform. It was two…