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July 18, 2008
Mississippi still ranked as nation’s fattest state
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/18/8 The South tips the scales again as the nation’s fattest region, according to a new government survey. More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame Southern eating habits, poverty and demographic groups that have higher obesity rates. Colorado was the least obese,…
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July 18, 2008
Reeves sees Mississippi’s positives
The Sun Herald, 7/18/8 State Treasurer Tate Reeves said tough economic times are coming, but he believes Mississippi is in a good position to deal those challenges because of revenue growth and job creation over the last five years. Reeves said the state’s revenue was $3.6 billion in 2004, but had grown to $5.1 billion…
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July 18, 2008
Governor commutes killer’s sentence
The Mississippi Press, 7/18/8 A Jackson County man serving life in prison for the 1989 murder of his ex-wife has had his sentence commuted by Gov. Haley Barbour and will be released from prison Saturday. Michael David Graham, who has been incarcerated since 1989, was convicted of the shotgun slaying of Adrienne Klasky Graham, who…
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July 18, 2008
Melton: Doesn’t understand civil rights abuse?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/18/8 In all the craziness of Mayor Frank Melton’s term in office, perhaps one of the most bizarre came Wednesday when he said he didn’t understand the federal charges against him. When Melton and co-defendants police bodyguards Marcus Wright and Michael Recio made their court appearance before federal Magistrate Linda Anderson, she…
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July 18, 2008
Wicker Report 7/18/8
WICKER DEMANDS ACTION ON GAS PRICE LEGISLATION BEFORE AUGUST The Senate is scheduled to spend this week debating energy legislation, but it is uncertain whether votes will be allowed on measures to permit increased production of American energy. With record-high gas prices hurting Americans across the country, it would be a mistake for the Senate…
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July 18, 2008
Poll: McCain’s backers less fired up than Obama’s
Poll: McCain’s backers less fired up than Obama’s While overall interest in the presidential campaign has swelled since last fall, backers of Barack Obama are more fired up and express more loyalty to their candidate than McCain’s do, a poll by The Associated Press and Yahoo News showed Friday. In addition, individual groups backing Obama…
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July 18, 2008
Red/Blue on Dean’s Mississippi visit
Howard Dean’s Visit Howard Dean, ultra-liberal former Vermont governor and current Democratic National Committee chairman, visits Jackson and Hattiesburg tomorrow. No word yet on whether he plans one of his death defying screams, but one can hope. While we are hoping, I hope he stays longer and comes back often. The more of his and…
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July 18, 2008
NRSC – Truth vs. Ronnie Musgrove’s “Fiscal Common Sense”
NRSC 7/18/8
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July 18, 2008
John Agnew: Here’s a news item beyond all comprehension
John Agnew: Here’s a news item beyond all comprehension Let me say at the outset that I have never conspired to bribe a judge, not one single time, and probably you never did, either. This is one of several things that separates us from Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, Esq., of Oxford, Miss. I am not particularly…
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July 18, 2008
MDOT official forced to retire by Butch Brown
MDOT official says he was forced to retire The man responsible for overseeing Mississippi’s highway construction projects says he was forced to retire by Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Butch Brown. Harry Lee James, 54, who was chief engineer/deputy executive director, had worked for MDOT for more than 26 years. The Stack, which links…
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July 18, 2008
City’s Road Rut
City’s Road Rut Jackson needs to spend nearly $70 million to bring city streets up to standards, but will be able to do only $1.5 million worth of paving in the program that kicked off this week. This year’s project will involve the repaving of more than 8 1/2 miles, including parts of Fortification Street,…
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July 18, 2008
Childers voted against House drilling plan before he voted for it
Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) voted today in support of legislation to speed oil development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), but announced that Congress needs to go further to open up lands for oil drilling in the face of the country’s current energy crisis. “Today’s legislation is a small step in the right direction,” said…
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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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Steve Peoples, Associated Press
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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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