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September 21, 2007

Candidates debate old jobs, plans for state

The Sun Herald, 9/21/7 So much for beating around the bush. The gloves flew off Thursday night in the battle for the Governor’s Mansion during a bruising face-to-face showdown at the Saenger Theatre. “If you leave here tonight thinking you don’t know what he would do as governor, I understand, because he don’t know either,”…
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September 21, 2007

Melton vetoes ban on Farish demolitions

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/21/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton on Thursday vetoed the City Council’s six-month moratorium on demolishing properties in the Farish Street Historic District. But the veto carries little weight as the council still must OK demolitions in the district. “It’s a hollow veto,” said City Council President Leslie Burl McLemore. “(Melton) has enough houses…