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March 25, 2008
FOLO – folo’s dozen questions about Scruggsiana
folo’s dozen questions about Scruggsiana 4. [lotus] How did P.L. Blake, raised beside the Tallahatchie River in a shack made from an abandoned schoolbus, go from Miss. State and Canadian League football-player to Fifty Million Dollar Man? I’ve heard that he hooked up with Senator Eastland and went from there. But went where and to…
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March 25, 2008
FOLO – In the dead of night, the sign gets edited…
In the dead of night, the sign gets edited… So DMWriter tells us (in comments) that tonight at 10:00 the sign on the music building on the Ole Miss campus got erased. Thanks to Willow Nero for the (after) photo, and for the photo of the sign (note the name of the auditorium). FOLO 3/25/8
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March 25, 2008
Thad Cochran Supports Glenn McCullough in MS 1st
Senator Thad Cochran has weighed in on the open congressional race in Mississippi’s First District, and he is supporting Glenn McCullough. Cochran, the father of the modern day Republican Party in the Magnolia State, is supporting McCullough through a $5,000 contribution made today from the Senator’s Leadership PAC, the Senate Victory Fund. The contribution will…
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March 24, 2008
LNL – Fight over Langston’s and Balducci’s millions appears headed for state court
Fight over Langston’s and Balducci’s millions appears headed for state court Two former attorneys at the center of Mississippi’s judicial bribery scandal want a federal bankruptcy judge’s rulings before their fight to preserve fees earned performing state work is transferred to a state court. Joey Langston and Timothy Balducci made $14 million in a 2005…
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March 24, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – He’s Innocent! Or Not. When Defense Lawyers Talk to the Press
He’s Innocent! Or Not. When Defense Lawyers Talk to the Press Here’s one for the criminal defense bar, and nearly anyone who’s ever watched a lawyer defend his client on the TV-talk circuit: Is it kosher to be insisting on your client’s innocence, if they go on to plead guilty? The question arises in the…
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March 24, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, March 24: ten unanswered questions
Scruggs Nation, March 24: ten unanswered questions 3. It seems evident that the government will seek an indictment against Scruggs for his alleged role in the Wilson case. Why did they wait until the conclusion of the Lackey bribery case rather than going after a superseding indictment and rolling all the charges into one? 4.…
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March 24, 2008
FCDBLOG – Reflections on the Dickie Scruggs Saga
Reflections on the Dickie Scruggs Saga One of the things that has struck me about the defendants’ plea colloquy is that several of them have wanted to weigh in and lessen their culpability (see here, Zach’s plea transcript, p.15-16, and here, Dickie’s plea transcript and his famous earwig comment, p. 15). Generally, statements by defendants…
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March 24, 2008
FOLO – Words from and to John Grisham
Words from and to John Grisham Actually, I know of another couple of tales you can expect as soon as some office technology again smiles on folo. But for the moment all I’ve got is this one-liner from John Grisham in the Daily Journal: “This is just not the way it is done, it is…
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March 24, 2008
FOLO – Another part of the Wilson-Luckey cases: How the Luckey case ended up in North Mississippi
Another part of the Wilson-Luckey cases: How the Luckey case ended up in North Mississippi In the early 1990s, Wilson and Scruggs made an agreement for Wilson to leave the practice and in the agreement set forth how they would divide up the future proceeds from the asbestos cases. In 1994, Scruggs fired Alywn Luckey,…
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March 24, 2008
Smoking: Don’t cloud the smoking-ban issue
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/24/8 Last week, the city of Gulfport joined the growing list of cities around the state adopting public smoking ordinances. Unfortunately, an effort to strengthen Jackson’s smoking rules appears to be faltering. Last week, the Gulfport City Council approved an ordinance to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and offices. It…
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March 24, 2008
Hot-button bills working against clock
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/8 A bill that would give gaming companies tax incentives to invest in economic development unrelated to casinos is expected to heat up on the floor of the Mississippi Senate this week. And, in the House, a measure that would shrink the number of counties where new casinos can be built could face…
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March 24, 2008
Longer sentences are justified
The Hattiesburg American, 3/24/8 While some people have expressed concern about Mississippi lengthening the sentences for criminals who break into homes where people are present, we believe, considering the seriousness of the crime, the longer sentences are justified. Gov. Haley Barbour signed a bill this week that would increase the penalty for home invasion from…
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Frank Corder
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April 28, 2026
Congressmen from Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana seek expansion of Gulf state boundaries
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Matt Ott, Associated Press
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April 28, 2026
U.S. consumer confidence inches higher in April despite Iran war, soaring gasoline prices
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Daniel Tyson
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April 28, 2026
City of Jackson wants federal court to block new water authority
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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April 28, 2026
AlleyKat Ceramics: Where a Singapore alley led to a Gulf Coast creative haven
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Alistair Begg
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April 28, 2026
Inheriting the kingdom
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Robert St. John
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April 27, 2026
Between the Arctic and Africa
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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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