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April 15, 2009
CL: In local elections, voters face growing issues
Local elections: Voters face growing issues Across Mississippi, the 2009 municipal elections will see voters fill 2,050 various municipal officials in Mississippi’s 296 municipalities. Time is growing relatively short for voters to make those decisions. Voters will go to the polls in party primaries on May 5 with runoff elections scheduled for May 19 and…
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April 15, 2009
“Super Thad” brings in most earmarks
“Super Thad” brings in most earmarks Congressional earmarks for projects – such as funding for wood utilization research and a tri-state peanut research project – increased by 14 percent to $19.6 billion since last year, a new report reveals. Citizens Against Government Waste, a watchdog group critical of pork-barrel spending, released a summary, called the…
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April 15, 2009
Daily Journal: Legislature’s issues in waning days reveal political ambitions
Daily Journal: Legislature’s issues in waning days reveal political ambitions When the Legislature reconvenes in the coming days in an attempt to put the important finishing touches on the 2009 session, it will be helpful to know the story behind the story – or as Paul Harvey used to say, “the rest of the story.”…
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April 15, 2009
SALTERBLOG – Sylvia Minor: A little compassion and decency? . . . well said
Sylvia Minor: A little compassion and decency? I don’t condone or defend Paul Minor’s actions nor do I subscribe to the notion that he is some type of political prisoner. Paul’s father Bill Minor and I have frequently disagreed over public policy and political issues in the past — sometimes in public disagreements. But I…
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April 15, 2009
Legislature’s tax measures a mixed bag
Legislature’s tax measures a mixed bag People toiling to have their income-tax returns done by Wednesday’s deadline can look ahead to a variety of changes the state Legislature recently made for Mississippi’s tax structure. Most of the legislation impact sales taxes and take effect in July. Among the new laws are a sales-tax holiday and…
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April 15, 2009
Principal resigns amidst prostitution allegations
Principal resigns amidst prostitution allegations An elementary school principal from Petal was suspended and then resigned after his arrest in a prostitution sting in Gulfport. Christopher Furdge, 38, was principal of East Travillion Attendance Center in Hattiesburg. He’s among 15 men accused of soliciting sex for money from an undercover officer posing as a prostitute.…
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April 15, 2009
Seepe a no-show at hearing
Seepe a no-show at hearing Former Jackson crematory operator Mark Seepe is a wanted man following a missed court appearance Monday in Hinds County. “He failed to show, and the judge issued a bench warrant for Mr. Seepe’s arrest,” Attorney General Jim Hood said in a statement released Tuesday. “Law enforcement will be looking for…
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April 15, 2009
Minor seeking leave to go to wife’s funeral
Minor seeking leave to go to wife’s funeral The wife of former Mississippi lawyer Paul Minor died of brain cancer this week while he was hundreds of miles away in a federal prison camp seeking an emergency temporary release to be with her. Minor’s attorney, Hiram Eastland Jr., said Tuesday he is hoping the Justice…
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April 15, 2009
Car-tag price hike looms
Car-tag price hike looms Lawmakers said Tuesday they will revive negotiations soon on a cigarette tax increase to prevent Mississippians’ car-tag costs from rising July 1 by as much as $202. A sluggish economy is forcing the State Tax Commission to decrease the annual tag discount given to drivers. Commission members voted Tuesday to lower…
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April 15, 2009
YP – A pretty pathetic attempt to pick a blog fight – JFP’s Jim Hood articles
Monday, Adam Lynch popped out a quick and rather poorly thought out article about the Jim Hood/Entergy Case entitled Mississippi Entergy Case Proceeding Despite Louisiana Decision. It embodied what we have come to expect from the JFP. Multiple errors. No source checking. The usual. Entergy supporter, Alan Langue, at political blogspot ‘Ya’ll Politics’ framed the…
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April 15, 2009
More word mangling in the Paul Minor mess
Innocent Victims of the Criminal Justice System The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Paul Minor’s request for bond pending appeal, then also denied his request for a brief furlough to visit his wife. Predictably, some folks are posting that this is just what he deserves. Jim Craig’s World 4/14/9
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April 15, 2009
Relationships could help AU recruiting
Relationships could help AU recruiting The Rev. Quinton Gibson is the pastor at St. James United Methodist Church in Temple, Texas. Normally, that wouldn’t mean much around here, except that Gibson has a connection to two people who seem very important to the future of Auburn football. He’s not his natural father, Gibson said, but…
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December 16, 2025
Ole Miss playoff game gifts Oxford, region economic holiday surge
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 16, 2025
IHL requesting $130 million bond to address aging university facilities
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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December 16, 2025
The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 16, 2025
Christmas magic on the Coast: Holiday wonder at Beau Rivage
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Alistair Begg
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December 16, 2025
Gospel ABC
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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