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February 15, 2009
Scarbinsky: Michigan State’s Izzo to Alabama? Don’t bet on it
Scarbinsky: Michigan State’s Izzo to Alabama? Don’t bet on it Tom Izzo to Alabama? I don’t believe it. Not because I’m against it. Or I can’t get my mind around it. No, I don’t believe Izzo to Alabama for one reason. An insider who should know tells me not to believe it. Tells me it’s…
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February 15, 2009
NOLA – Righteous one day, flawed the next
Righteous one day, flawed the next When Louisiana officials mess up, voters often wonder if they were corrupt before seeking public office or if they went in clean and got dirtied by the political process. If Melton and DeLaughter are found guilty of the charges against them, people in our neighboring state will certainly raise…
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February 14, 2009
REDBLUE – Steve Patterson, spin doctoring all the way to prison
Steve Patterson, spin doctoring all the way to prison Did I mention that job is like the state’s chief watchdog? But instead of “undo[ing] the mistakes and stupidity” from his first go-round, it seems that Mr. Patterson has been knocking down $80,000 a month from the proceeds of the state’s tobacco settlement. Now granted, $80,000…
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February 14, 2009
Melick: Alabama athletics recession proof?
Melick: Alabama athletics recession proof? It’s been an uncomfortable couple of weeks if your business is college athletes. The athletic department that has been the gold standard for NCAA revenue, Ohio State, announced it is expecting a $1.5 million shortfall this year. Florida State’s athletic department projected ticket revenues to be down $1.5 million, instituted…
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February 14, 2009
DJ – Balducci, Patterson each get two years in prison in bribe scheme
Balducci, Patterson each get two years in prison in bribe scheme Leniency was key to 24-month prison sentences Friday for judicial bribery co-defendants Timothy Balducci and Steven Patterson. It was Senior U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr.’s first “slack” shown in the federal case, which has scandalized the legal profession and public, and brought down…
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February 14, 2009
Indicted Judge Bobby DeLaughter well liked in Raymond
Indicted judge well liked in Raymond Some in Raymond, population 1,600, call the judge a friend. “We are laden with grief,” said Mary Lou Lott, a Friends of Raymond member. “He is a vital part of our community and we love him dearly.” DeLaughter, also a member of the Friends of Raymond, has dedicated himself…
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February 14, 2009
QUINN – Feds still digging on Scruggs cases
Feds still digging Norman said in court Friday that Balducci has been digging ditches on the highway since pleading guilty and, otherwise, couldn’t support his family. Balducci represented himself. “I have to consider that you were the bagman,” Biggers said minutes before sentencing. “You’re the one who talked to the judge to try and get…
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February 14, 2009
Watchdog probe against Bobby DeLaughter ongoing
Watchdog probe ongoing DeLaughter has been on suspension with pay since March 2008 as the state Commission on Judicial Performance investigates complaints filed against him. A circuit judge is paid $104,700 a year. “At the present time, the commission is proceeding with its complaint regardless of the indictments,” Commission on Judicial Performance Executive Director Brant…
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February 14, 2009
NYT – Civil Rights Hero, Now a Judge, Is Indicted in a Bribery Case
Civil Rights Hero, Now a Judge, Is Indicted in a Bribery Case This week though, Mr. DeLaughter, now a Mississippi judge, suffered an abrupt reversal of fortune: he appeared in leg irons and handcuffs in federal court in Oxford, Miss., pleading not guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of unduly favoring the celebrated former…
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February 14, 2009
SALTERBLOG – Steve Patterson: New pursuits in license plate technology…
Steve Patterson: New pursuits in license plate technology… I remember back in the mid-1990s when former State Auditor Steve Patterson lost a political crop while trying to save money on buying a Hinds County car tag. That license plate eventually proved to be Patterson’s political undoing. Now, in light of another “second chance” squandered, one…
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February 14, 2009
Miss. delegation splits on spending bill
Miss. delegation splits on stimulus bill Democrats Travis Childers and Bennie Thompson voted for the bill. Democrat Gene Taylor and Republican Gregg Harper voted against it. NE MS Daily Journal 2/13/9
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February 14, 2009
NMC – Steve Patterson sentencing: what the lawyers said
Patterson sentencing: what the lawyers said Michael spoke for him as defense counsel. He said: “Some 14 months ago when the indictments were handed down, the first person I called was Patterson. I knew that if the facts were true my friend was going to [be facing a great deal] and in spite of that…
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May 15, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: May 15, 2025
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
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May 14, 2025
House Republicans pull an all-nighter on Trump’s tax bill. There’s more work to do
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May 14, 2025
Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds
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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2025
Nissan says Canton factory strategically important as company announces workforce reductions
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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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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 15, 2025
Be sure
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M.C. Reid
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May 14, 2025
Pascagoula sailor Nelson Walker sets out for solo circumnavigation aboard Persimmon
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Richelle Putnam
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May 14, 2025
It all begins with a song: The heart of the Mississippi Songwriters Alliance
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Sid Salter
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May 14, 2025
MS Gaming: Legislative standoff over off-premises online sports betting continues
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Kelley Williams
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May 12, 2025
Bad energy policy represents risk to ratepayers
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Bill Crawford
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May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
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