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May 14, 2009
Holly Springs rep: Two new hospitals in same area counter-productive
Holly Springs rep: Two new hospitals in same area counter-productive The effort to bring a hospital to Northwest Mississippi is a tale of two counties — DeSoto and Marshall. If one fails, the other is said to be waiting in the wings to capitalize on the efforts that have already been made. For the past…
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May 14, 2009
WikiScruggs has been busy trying to peice P.L. Blake’s history
WikiScruggs has been busy trying to peice P.L. Blake’s history PL Blake and Tom Anderson: Why? One would like to know what the connection between PL Blake and Tom Anderson was all about. PL Blake seemed to be with his wife (Shirley F. Blake) firmly placed int Greenwood, MS. From there they operated PLB Grain…
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May 14, 2009
Minor – What about ‘terbacci’?
Minor – What about ‘terbacci’? Lo and behold, Haley Barbour, the anti-tax champ, perhaps in a giddy mood after signing the 50-cent cigarette tax hike, told reporters he wished smokeless tobacco (snuff, chaws for instance) were hit with a higher tax. He went on to say that the state could pick up $25 million if…
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May 14, 2009
Perry – Melton made for good TV
Perry – Melton made for good TV Melton made drug dealers famous. He stalked dangerous neighborhoods and saw the thugs the police were not arresting. He called them by name on television. He put their faces on billboards that said “This Man Sells Drugs.” Gov. Ronnie Musgrove named him Director of the Bureau of Narcotics.…
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May 14, 2009
Neshoba – Stalling the Kemper coal plant
Neshoba – Stalling the Kemper coal plant Mississippi Power’s proposed $2.2 billion coal-fired power plant in Kemper County would create 260 permanent jobs and bring 1,000 construction jobs, so who could be against that? Attorney General Jim Hood asked the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to have the utility provide more details on the proposal…
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May 14, 2009
Respond Miss – Thompson Spends Contributions in Las Vegas, Miami
Respond Miss – Thompson Spends Contributions in Las Vegas, Miami In regards to our post from yesterday, if the Clarion Ledger or others in the Mississippi media reviewed Bennie Thompson’s quarterly filing to look at his campaign travel expenses, they would see that the man who represents a district with one of the highest poverty…
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May 14, 2009
Majority In Miss – Americans for Tax Reform Doesn’t Think Much of Cigarette Tax Hike
Majority In Miss – Americans for Tax Reform Doesn’t Think Much of Cigarette Tax Hike The anti-tax organization released this statement yesterday in reaction to the state House and Senate overwhelmingly voting to increase cigarette taxes last week. They also had this to say about legislators who have previously signed a pledge to not raise…
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May 14, 2009
Barbour signs cigarette tax into law
Barbour signs cigarette tax into law Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, a former tobacco lobbyist long opposed to raising Mississippi’s cigarette tax, has relented in the face of slumping budget revenues and signed the state’s first increase in nearly a quarter century. Mississippi’s 18-cents-a-pack excise tax hadn’t changed since 1985 before Wednesday’s bill signing. On Friday,…
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May 13, 2009
SNL – Banks show Geithner who the boss is
Saturday Night Live on Hulu 5/13/9
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May 13, 2009
Jackson mayoral endorsement – Horhn endorses H Johnson, R Johnson endorses Crisler
Jackson mayoral foes win support State Sen. John Horhn announced his support for mayoral candidate Harvey Johnson, Jr. at a news conference this morning. While former Police Chief Robert Johnson plans to announce his support for mayoral candidate Marshand Crisler at 11:30 a.m. today. Both Horhn and Robert Johnson were among the 10 candidates who…
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May 13, 2009
Recio trial is a go for Monday, despite prosecutors request … gag order for Reeves not enforced
Recio trial is a go for Monday despite prosecutors request Federal prosecutors announced this morning they will proceed with the civil rights violation trial against former Jackson mayoral bodyguard Michael Recio. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday. Mayor Frank Melton and Recio were charged with conspiring to violate the constitutional prohibition against unreasonable…
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May 13, 2009
Native Mississippian invites Cochran to Erie
Native Mississippian invites Cochran to Erie Not as “someone with clout” but as a native Mississippian who has spent many years in Erie County, perhaps U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., would respond to my invitation to visit Erie after his wisecracking about no longer needing to campaign in Erie for U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (Erie…
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court allows Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Auditor White to continue
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Thompson calls on Trump to “put politics aside,” nominate a qualified FEMA Administrator
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Laura Lee Leathers
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May 11, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Lacey Chabert, queen of Hallmark movies
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Matt Friedeman
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May 11, 2025
The graduation speech that’s hardest to listen to
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 11, 2025
Wisdom in war
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Bill Crawford
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May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
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Roger Wicker
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May 9, 2025
Trump-Zelensky agreement could be pivotal moment toward ending Putin’s war
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Bishop Vincent Mathews
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May 9, 2025
The Church’s next mission field: Universal school choice
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