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May 29, 2009

Fiscal issues define Oxford mayor’s race

Fiscal issues define Oxford mayor’s race After eight years of municipal activism that led to major change in the city, Oxford’s city government will, under a new mayor, likely focus for the next couple of years on fiscal conservatism. Democrat George “Pat” Patterson, 54, and Republican E.K. “Ken” McCullough, 47, will meet in the June…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 29, 2009

Black farmers still fighting for fair treatment

Black farmers still fighting for fair treatment To say that Black farmers are getting the run-around in Washington might be something of an understatement. Since 1997 Black farmers have been protesting racial discrimination in loans and access to other services from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 1997 Timothy Pigford, a farmer from North Carolina…