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February 2, 2009

Jury selection begins in Jackson mayor’s trial

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 One hundred potential jurors are expected today at the federal courthouse in Jackson for jury selection in the trial of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and his former police bodyguard Michael Recio. They will come from counties stretching north to Holmes County and south to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. And once the jury…
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February 2, 2009

Think it over before selling governor’s jet

The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 2/1/9 We applaud the Mississippi Legislature’s efforts to find ways to save money from wherever they can. But we hope the lawmakers consider the long-term impact of some of their actions. An example is an effort to sell the state-owned jet that Gov. Haley Barbour and other state officials use. The…