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June 2, 2008
Obama’s church of ill will
Obama’s church of ill will Barack Obama, who’s now about 65 delegates shy of getting his party’s nomination — the final two state primaries come tomorrow in Montana and South Dakota — has quit the Chicago church that seemed to be a magnet for those who express prejudice and ill will. “I’m not denouncing the…
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June 2, 2008
Sportscaster eyed in fraud
Sportscaster eyed in fraud With a down-home, easy-going demeanor and connections across the South’s college sports scene, Booneville native and University of Mississippi alum Scott McKinney built a sports talk radio empire. His Southern Sports Tonight show was heard in the coveted afternoon drive time on some 115 stations from Texas to South Carolina. His…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 2, 2008
Time for MLB to retire Babe Ruth’s No. 3
Time for MLB to retire Babe Ruth’s No. 3 Sorry, Ken Griffey Jr., time for another new jersey. Same goes for you, Eric Chavez and Damion Easley and Kaz Matsui. Take a number, Jose Vidro and Jorge Cantu and Evan Longoria — something other than 3. If Linda Ruth Tosetti and thousands of petitioners have…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 1, 2008
Sid Salter – Voter ID: The thing that won’t go away
Voter ID: The thing that won’t go away For Democrats, it’s like an ant at a picnic, fly in the ointment or that word one can’t write in a newspaper in the punch bowl. Voter ID for Democrats is like Michael Corleone in The Godfather: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me…
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June 1, 2008
DJ – A tangled web of legal cases continues
A tangled web of legal cases continues When famed Oxford litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, his son Zach and their legal associate Sidney Backstrom are sentenced on July 2, only part of a complicated legal drama will be resolved. At least four related cases are proceeding, although they and other co-defendants Timothy Balducci and Steven Patterson…
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June 1, 2008
Florida and Michigan Delegates Count Less Than Slaves in the 1700s
Florida and Michigan Delegates Count Less Than Slaves in the 1700s In a move that surprised no one today, the party known for being made up of attorneys followed their lawyers advice and will be seating all of their delegates, but they will each only receive half a vote. Half, by the way, is is…
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June 1, 2008
YP – Reminiscent of the 3/5ths Compromise, Dems return to their roots with a 1/2 solution for FL/MI
Reminiscent of the 3/5ths Compromise in 1787 that apportioned slaves as only being worth 3/5th of a white man, the national Democratic Party has returned to its roots. Except this time, instead of apportioning the influence of slaves, the Democrat plantation is putting delegates in Michigan and Florida in their place. The long awaited “Rules…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 31, 2008
Tuberville on target from Iraq
Tuberville on target from Iraq Every election has a defining moment. And it seems the never-ending battle (even longer and more drawn out than Clinton vs. Obama) between Thomas Tuberville and Nicholas Saban has finally had its Kodak moment as well. Tuberville raising seven fingers was the shot across the bow heard around the world.…
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May 31, 2008
Bobby Harrison – Hospital, cigarette taxes fail in House
Hospital, cigarette taxes fail in House The Mississippi House was unable to garner the three-fifths majority needed Friday to pass a Senate proposal to levy a tax on hospital patients. Neither was it able to pass legislation to increase the cigarette tax. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said taxing the hospitals “made very good sense” and…
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May 31, 2008
DJ – Backstrom, Scruggses face July sentencing
Backstrom, Scruggses face July sentencing A packed U.S. District Courthouse is likely July 2 when a judge decides the fate of famed litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and two others brought down in a scheme to bribe a judge. They also are likely to hear from witnesses who want Senior Judge Neal Biggers to know why…
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May 31, 2008
Copper-theft bill awaits Barbour’s signature
Copper-theft bill awaits Barbour’s signature House lawmakers voted today to require them to tag and hold metal for three days instead of five. A requirement to gather fingerprints from metal sellers was stripped from the bill. House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Willie Bailey, D-Greenville, said the changes do not “water down” the bill. “It’s going…
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May 31, 2008
Haley Barbour on House deliberations on Medicaid
“For the past two days, the House leadership has wasted taxpayer money by holding unconstitutional votes on raising cigarette taxes to fund Medicaid. Each time, the measure has failed. Now, instead of taking up the fair and reasonable solution to fully fund Medicaid passed by the Senate by a vote of 41 to 7 with…
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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2026
Governor sets special session to address State Supreme Court redistricting
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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2026
Mislabeling of seafood still a concern nearly a year after seafood labeling law went into effect
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 24, 2026
Mississippi leading the way in citizenship verification for unclaimed money
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Alistair Begg
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April 24, 2026
Praying with confidence
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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April 23, 2026
Players to watch, including familiar names and new faces, around the SEC following spring
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 23, 2026
Where Vicksburg slows down: A table at Key City Brewery & Eatery
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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Lesley Davis
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April 23, 2026
He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us
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Kelley Williams
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April 23, 2026
An ounce of prevention
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