[verbatim] Foreclosure prevention is one of several issues being addressed during the Mississippi Center for Justice FREE legal clinic on tap at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center on Thursday, March 19th from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
I’m forever trying to conserve the ink in my printer so that I don’t spend a small fortune on cartridges. So, when I found Ecofont, I did a little private dance of joy. The font looks like a standard san serif (serifs are the little feet and hooks on individual letters in fonts like Times that don’t appear on fonts like Arial and Helvetica) with holes poked in it.
It might sound strange, but it’s perfectly readable at regular sizes and uses up to 20 percent less ink. The best part is that read on »
[verbatim from Mississippi Health Advocacy Program]
On Thursday, the State Senate debated and passed the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill, H.B. 105. Thanks to your support and calls, the bill was amended to include language that would eliminate face to face recertification for children under the age of 16.
Both Senators Debbie Dawkins and David Blount offered varying amendments to curtail face to face. The Senate adopted Sen. Blount's amendment to end in-person recertification for ... read on »
Politicians and mainstream media, especially Republicans and other opponents of the new administration, are all aflutter concerning the earmarks in President Obama’s first budget. This morning, The Clarion-Ledger declared: “Candidate Barack Obama didn’t like earmarks, but President Obama’s first budget is full of them.”
Congressional earmarks, however, represent less than 1 percent of the $410 billion omnibus budget, something less than “full of.” Let me say it again: earmarks, added by ... read on »
[verbatim] On Saturday, February 28, 2009, Young Democrats of Mississippi (YDMS) will host a candidate forum for all Democratic mayoral candidates in Jackson. The forum will be at 1:00 p.m. at the IBEW Union Hall.
All Democratic mayoral candidates in Jackson have been invited, and, so far the following have confirmed they will attend: Jackson City Council member Marshand Crisler, Hinds County Tax Collector Eddie Fair, Joyce Harper, Senator John Horhn, former Jackson mayor Harvey Johnson and ... read on »
Every Friday morning, Daily Kos compiles stats showing how the folks in Washington are doing according to the people. Despite Republicans tripping over themselves to take credit for the economic stimulus act, it seems the American people aren’t buying it:
We've had to extend the graph downward to accommodate the Congressional Republicans slapping themselves on the back for being unified as the Party of No. They don't get it yet, and neither does insular Washington. Remember these are ... read on »
[Verbatim from the Attorney General's office] Attorney General Jim Hood warns Mississippi citizens of a fraudulent email circulating in a form that claims to be a McDonalds Customer Satisfaction Survey. The completion of the customer satisfaction survey is not the real purpose of the email. The emails real purpose is to obtain consumers personal information.
In recent days, two outstanding Mississippi women journalists have died.
Mildred Dearborn was the long-time editor of The Carthaginian until two years ago, when she suffered a stroke. Dearborn died on Feb. 11.
Phillis Harper was a columnist and feature writer for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal until her retirement in 1997, and reportedly continued writing for publication from time to time. Harper died on Feb. 12.
The journalism community will miss them both.
[verbatim from the Jackson Medical Mall] Some Jackson students are going to see the dentist for the very first time, thanks to the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) School of Dentistry. Students from Galloway and Johnson Elementary Schools are gearing up for “Give Kids A Smile Day” on Friday, February 13, 2009 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center.
According to a survey from Centers for Disease Control, ... read on »
[verbatim from the Attorney General's office]
Jackson, MS-Attorney General Jim Hood, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Better Business Bureau President Bill Moak are together again with a host of private partners to help Mississippians fight against identity theft.
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DonnaLadd: Oh, and I love it when Mississippi punks the nation.
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