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August 9, 2007

Health Department requesting $16M more to boost field staff

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/8/7 The state Department of Health needs $16 million in additional funding to hire an adequate field staff to stem the spread of syphilis, TB and other diseases, Interim State Officer Dr. Ed Thompson said today. Without an adequate staff, “you can’t interrupt the transmission of disease,” Thompson told the state Board of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 9, 2007

Chapter of Miss. political history closes with primary votes

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/9/7 In a column two weeks ago, I wrote that the Mississippi Democratic Party did not know about the lawsuit filed last year on their behalf by Cleveland attorney Ellis Turnage. That was incorrect. Some officials did know. Some wish they had known more, however. Minutes show Turnage got a favorable nod…