June 5,  2012 - Tuesday

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May 22, 2012 | 04:26 PM
One Night at Fenian's
DonnaLadd: ... because if there is anything The Clarion-Ledger can muster the resources to do, it's show up any night of the week and take drunk pictures. Meantime, they crib our sports stories. ...

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May 22, 2012 | 03:53 PM
One Night at Fenian's
Rico: Next time just call Metro Mix at the C-L and have them come and take some pretty pictures for the newspaper. Hell, the got some on karaoke night Monday.

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May 22, 2012 | 02:07 PM
[Editorial] To Do Its Job, Council Must Show Up
RobbieR: And Chokwe wants to run for Mayor? Hopefully the citizens of Jackson don't fall for this clown's rhetoric.

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May 22, 2012 | 01:15 PM
Catholics Sue Over Birth Control Rule
Brian C Johnson: I cannot decide whether this is a vanity lawsuit, in the sense that the bishops know they stand little chance of prevailing in court. Or to put it more charitably, ...

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May 22, 2012 | 01:00 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Brian C Johnson: Darryl, I think it is simply a statement of fact that African Americans in Mississippi are less likely to have the required photo ID. If so, the new law is discriminatory in ...

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May 22, 2012 | 11:25 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Duan C.: I am in agreement with Golden Eagle - requiring I.D. ties a fee into voting, the only reason why its considered "discriminatory" towards black, is because it places back into an era ...

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May 22, 2012 | 10:22 AM
Person of the Day: Rep. Andy Gipson
RobbieR: What? I was clearly referring to Bennie Thompson, not Rep. Gipson. Rep. Bennie Thomson represents Mississippi's 2nd Congressional district; Darryl noted that he rep'd the ...

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May 22, 2012 | 09:59 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
justjess: Darryl, out of my "simple ignorance" I ask you this "little question:" Why are registered voters here in the State of Mississippi being asked to produce a picture ID? When the State ...

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May 22, 2012 | 08:49 AM
Person of the Day: Rep. Andy Gipson
Duan C.: @ Robbie R - you lost me on that one? They have him listed in the 77th District - covering Rankin, Simpson, and Smith counties?

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May 22, 2012 | 08:47 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
bill_jackson: I would be interested to know what percentage of the voting age population does not have identification in this day and age.

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May 22, 2012 | 08:41 AM
[Editorial] To Do Its Job, Council Must Show Up
Duan C.: Hey Kaz, like you and the Mrs said a while back, start grading these jokers based on the same competencies all civil servants across the state get graded on: ...

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May 22, 2012 | 05:14 AM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Darryl: Golden, I agree with the sense that this is essentially a poll tax. But it's a poll tax that'll be paid by all of the tax-paying Mississippians, not just those registering or wishing ...

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May 21, 2012 | 05:48 PM
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
golden eagle: @Darryl, since you asked...it's essentially a poll tax. If a person doesn't have an ID, then they'd have to pay money to get one. If they don't have a copy of a birth ...

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May 21, 2012 | 03:50 PM
JPS Accreditation Hearing Underway
lizwaibel: JPS interim Superintendent Jayne Sargent has issued a statement via email on the commission's decision: "We are absolutely thrilled with the Commission's response to our ...

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May 21, 2012 | 02:29 PM
JPS Accreditation Hearing Underway
lizwaibel: Other media are reporting that JPS will not lose its accreditation and has until November to resolve its noncompliance issues.

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