By R.L. Nave
February 1, 2012
When state investigators caught up to convicted murderer Joseph Ozment Sunday night, he was living in a Laramie, Wyo., hotel and driving the Mercedes-Benz of his fiancée, LaChina Tillman, an engineer with defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman.
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[Barbour] - [Crime] - [domestic violence] - [State] - Mississippi Pardongate: What’s Next?
[Barbour] - [Crime] - [domestic violence] - [State] - The Barbour Pardons: How We Got Here
by R.L. Nave and Ronni Mott
February 1, 2012
July 2008: Gov. Haley Barbour grants clemency to five convicted criminals assigned to work in the governor's mansion by the Mississippi Department of Corrections after reducing their status' to minimum security: Michael Graham, Clarence Jones, Paul Warnock,…
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February 1, 2012
July 2008: Gov. Haley Barbour grants clemency to five convicted criminals assigned to work in the governor's mansion by the Mississippi Department of Corrections after reducing their status' to minimum security: Michael Graham, Clarence Jones, Paul Warnock,…
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[Barbour] - [Crime] - [domestic violence] - [State] - The Color of Clemency
by R.L. Nave
February 1, 2012
Mississippi's pardon process isn't race-blind, either. A Reuters analysis, completed by Himanshu Ojha, Marcus Stern and Jackson Free Press stringer Robbie Ward, found that the more than 200 acts of clemency former Gov. Haley Barbour granted during his tenure helped…
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February 1, 2012
Mississippi's pardon process isn't race-blind, either. A Reuters analysis, completed by Himanshu Ojha, Marcus Stern and Jackson Free Press stringer Robbie Ward, found that the more than 200 acts of clemency former Gov. Haley Barbour granted during his tenure helped…
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[Barbour] - [civilrights] - [Politics] - [State] - Integrating Yazoo: Race and Change in Haley Barbour’s Hometown
by Lacey McLaughlin
March 2, 2011
Also see: Barbour's Cross to Bear
Barbour Watch
Gloria Owens froze with fear as a German shepherd barreled toward her at the entrance of Yazoo City Junior High School on a fall morning in…
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March 2, 2011
Also see: Barbour's Cross to Bear
Barbour Watch
Gloria Owens froze with fear as a German shepherd barreled toward her at the entrance of Yazoo City Junior High School on a fall morning in…
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[Barbour] - [Justice] - [Politics] - [State] - War On The Poor
Congress Embraces a New Southern Strategy
by Adam Lynch
April 6, 2011
It was 7:30 in the morning, and the smallest beneficiaries of the Richard Brandon Head Start Center at 5920 N. State St. followed their young parents into the mass of little…
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by Adam Lynch
April 6, 2011
It was 7:30 in the morning, and the smallest beneficiaries of the Richard Brandon Head Start Center at 5920 N. State St. followed their young parents into the mass of little…
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[Barbour] - [Capitol] - [City/County] - [Politics] - [State] - Mississippi Legislature Faces a Dire Task
by Adam Lynch
January 6, 2010
Mississippi legislators skulked back into the state capitol Jan. 5, keeping their body movements at a minimum and their heads low in case somebody noticed them and asked them questions containing the words "budget shortfall."
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January 6, 2010
Mississippi legislators skulked back into the state capitol Jan. 5, keeping their body movements at a minimum and their heads low in case somebody noticed them and asked them questions containing the words "budget shortfall."
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[Barbour] - [development] - [education] - [Issues] - [Politics] - [State] - [vince] - Big Budget Wars
by Adam Lynch
November 25, 2009
Gov. Haley Barbour is in crisis mode. The state is up against a $715 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2011, by his estimates, and another $500 million shortage in fiscal year 2012. The deficits combine to create a $1.2…
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November 25, 2009
Gov. Haley Barbour is in crisis mode. The state is up against a $715 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2011, by his estimates, and another $500 million shortage in fiscal year 2012. The deficits combine to create a $1.2…
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[Barbour] - [Politics] - Mr. Washington Comes To Mississippi
by Adam LynchPhotos by Jaro Vacek and Roy Adkins
October 31, 2007
When Democrats speak of Gov. Haley Barbour, it's usually either with some degree of admiration or a great deal of venom.
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[Barbour] - A Recovery For The Rich?
by Adam LynchPhoto by Darren Schwindaman
September 12, 2007
Thanks to Gov. Haley Barbour, federal Hurricane Katrina recovery money is benefiting the rich on the Mississippi Gulf Coast more than the poor, advocates for low- and moderate-income housing say. "We're finding that…
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[Barbour] - Haley’s Unholy Alliance
Barbour Client Indicted in Nursing Home, Delay Schemeby Donna Ladd
Research by Ann Williams
Photo by Jaro Vacek
Oct. 18, 2005
When Haley Barbour was head of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997, he loathed Medicare,…
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[Barbour] - [Politics] - [State] - Haley’s Choice: Native Son Barbour Comes Home
by Donna Ladd
Additional reporting by Jesse Yancy
Oct. 29, 2003
The big sign draped between two trees next to the Neshoba County Fair pavilion in August 1982 caused a lot of drama: “Happy Birthday, Senator Stennis.” We were all there as a bunch of…
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Additional reporting by Jesse Yancy
Oct. 29, 2003
The big sign draped between two trees next to the Neshoba County Fair pavilion in August 1982 caused a lot of drama: “Happy Birthday, Senator Stennis.” We were all there as a bunch of…
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May 16, 2012National Bicycle Month Events
awelch1213: Ride of Silence today (Wednesday, 16th) in Ridgeland 6:30pm at Northpark Mall
Mentioned, but not elaborated on: EPIC BIKE…
May 16, 2012
[Editor's Note] Boys Will Be Boys
Laurie Bertram Roberts: Ugh I didn't know taking photos of people in public places was now a matter of state security…
May 16, 2012
[Letter] Ashamed
Jenni Watson: I agree. It's also downright cheating because the Repubs who passed it know exactly who it's going to disenfranchise- that's why they did…
May 16, 2012
[Editorial] Don't Just Complain; Engage!
Jenni Watson: It's not like we are trying not to be engaged. Look at that, a 5:30pm meeting. You don't want us…
May 16, 2012
[Editorial] Don't Just Complain; Engage!
RobbieR: This is a great editorial. Couldn't agree with it more.
May 16, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: Golden, Mr. McGowan says there will be no economic gain for him, that he put his land in a…
May 15, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
golden eagle: We definitely need as much transparency as possible. Just because there could be huge economic gain for the…
May 15, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: As someone who has been on this flood-control beat for a while now, I'd be a whole lot more…
May 14, 2012
Family Remembers a Fallen Hero
justjess: Could the poem be published in the Jackson Free Press. I would like to read it.
May 14, 2012
Three Could Face June Execution
rlnave: Attorney General Jim Hood's spokeswoman confirmed in an email that Hood will "file motions to reset the execution dates on all…