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July 3, 2005

Touch-screen voting hasn’t been ‘sold’ to officials

Touch-screen voting hasn’t been ‘sold’ to officials Among those not sharing Clark’s enthusiasm for Diebold Election Systems Inc. include some circuit clerks, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Legislative Black Caucus and the NAACP. Clark last week said the state had entered into a $15 million contract with Diebold for 5,164 new touch-screen voting machines –…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 3, 2005

Overcoming crime, blight stressed

Overcoming crime, blight stressed Standing across from a burned-out Maple Street apartment complex in Georgetown, Anthony Terrell said the solution is obvious. “Just look around and you can see what needs doing. Remodel these places; don’t knock them down. More people will move in and that will help business,” said Terrell, a landscaper who lives…