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July 28, 2008
Oil right now is the Obama of commodities
Experts still forecast that oil will trade for $150… $175… $200 a barrel by December. Just last week, oilman T. Boone Pickens predicted $300 oil before a Senate panel. And new Russian Prez Alexander Medvedev recently pegged the upside at $500. It’s supply and demand, the argument goes. The new economic superpowers China and India…
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July 28, 2008
Barack Obama (D) / Larry Craig (R) campaign button
Change we can believe in……. BTW, that’s Larry Craig pictured, the Republican senator NOT running for US Senate and whom, last year, was caught in the airport restroom tapping feet under the stall walls. Someone picked the wrong Larry for the picture in an attempt to create a campaign button for Larry LaRocco, who is…
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July 28, 2008
Medicaid solution involves face-saving
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/27/8 There appears to be little movement toward finding a solution on funding the state’s ailing Medicaid program. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour is insisting on his proposed hospital assessment to help plug the $90 million funding gap. Democratic House Speaker Billy McCoy is insisting on a tobacco tax. Republican Lt. Gov. Phil…
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July 28, 2008
State revenue: Cut taxes cautiously
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/27/8 By his own admission, one of the goals that Gov. Haley Barbour had for his Tax Study Commission was a thorough examination of the state’s tax structure in hopes of being able to deliver a restructuring of the system that might enable some state tax cuts. In 2003, Barbour ran on…
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July 28, 2008
Lawmaker wants to strip governor’s pardon power
The Sun Herald, 7/27/8 Brandon Jones was 12 when Adrienne Klasky Graham’s ex-husband gunned her down at a busy intersection in Pascagoula, but he remembers it and the effect it had on his community. “All of us living in Pascagoula in 1989 remember that day,” said Jones, now a young attorney representing Pascagoula in the…
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July 28, 2008
Barbour responds to trusty flak
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/27/8 Gov. Haley Barbour is promising better communication with the public if he pardons or suspends the sentence of an inmate, following an uproar after he approved the release of a convicted killer who worked at the Governor’s Mansion. Barbour decided several days ago to conditionally release Michael David Graham, who had been…
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July 28, 2008
Challenges: Poverty still haunts Mississippi
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/28/8 “It is a revolutionary world we live in. Governments repress their people; and millions are trapped in poverty while the nation grows rich; and wealth is lavished on armaments.” – Robert F. Kennedy Forty-one years ago, when Robert F. Kennedy visited the Mississippi Delta in what would become one of a…
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July 28, 2008
NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR: Speeches, but no debate as 2008 elections enter the home stretch
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/27/8 Republican interim U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo and Democratic challenger former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove will not debate each other at the 2008 Neshoba County Fair, but they will address fairgoers in back-to-back speeches beginning at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30. A 119-year-old Mississippi institution with a 112-year-old political stump…
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July 28, 2008
For Now, Elections Map Is Shaded Blue
With fewer than 100 days left before the fall elections, a look at the dozen most-competitive Senate races around the country shows a decided advantage for Democrats. In addition to extending the Democratic majority, the Senate battles could also have a profound effect on the presidential race, given that four of the top pickup opportunities…
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July 28, 2008
Madison, the city, files trespassing charges over seismic surveys
Madison has filed trespassing charges against Denbury Resources, the company overseeing underground seismic testing. Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler said the four charges served on the company today in Municipal Court deal with equipment on city right of way. In the spring, city officials denied Denbury’s request to place cables and recording devices on city property…
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July 28, 2008
Public invited to review future MDOT transportation plans
The public is invited to review and help update the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in two public meetings this week. The STIP, which is currently in draft form, is MDOT’s listing of anticipated transportation improvement activities from 2008 until 2011. The public’s comments and suggestions concerning specific transportation needs will…
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July 28, 2008
Bush’s announcement, oil prices and gasoline prices
On Monday, July 14, 2008, President Bush lifted the executive order that prohibited offshore drilling. He also urged Congress to do the same thing while Congress continues to “pretend” to do things to actually help fuel costs and the economy. On July 16, 2008 oil prices, reportedly began their drop on news that U.S. crude…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
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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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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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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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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Alistair Begg
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December 15, 2025
The law of love
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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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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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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