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Nov 04, 2009 | 07:43 PM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
J.T.: Thanks, Powerman, I hear your heart in this blog. I appreciate what you are saying and I agree with you that racism in our past infects us everywhere in our nation, still ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 07:22 PM
2009 New Orleans Saints = Real Deal?
itodd: Well, I'll still root for the Cowboys over anyone in the NFC East (or the Steelers) and if the Saints falter and fail I'll pull for the Pokes over just about anyone. I don't know ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 05:18 PM
Leona Bishop
Queen601: Any contact information for Mrs. Bishop?

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Nov 04, 2009 | 05:06 PM
2009 New Orleans Saints = Real Deal?
Queen601: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....Todd don't go.....Pleeezzzz! LOL. Hey I don't care if the cowboys never win another game, they will always be my team. REGARDLESS...always have. And I will ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 04:58 PM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
Reximus: For what it's worth, do you know anyone who refers to it as "The Ross Barnett Reservoir"? I live there, and most people don't even call it the Reservoir, just "the ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 04:34 PM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
Powerman: J.T. I believe you missed my point. I am not claiming to be God over anything. I am simply saying that there are several public places that are named after people who ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 04:08 PM
2009 New Orleans Saints = Real Deal?
itodd: Queen -- I'm learning real quick as the Saints pull my allegiance away from the Cowboys that if you can't take the disappointment you gotta stay out of Da Dome!

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Nov 04, 2009 | 03:44 PM
Healthcare "forum" being held this Sunday in Brandon
golden eagle: I highly doubt this will be a forum as it will be a shout-down-health-care-re form debate fest. And where is the multipurpose pavilion at anyway? I didn’t ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 02:10 PM
2009 New Orleans Saints = Real Deal?
Queen601: Oh and I really hope all the new Saints Lovers are able to survive if they run out of steam, ever!!! Happened to the Titans....j/s

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Nov 04, 2009 | 02:08 PM
2009 New Orleans Saints = Real Deal?
Queen601: Walt, okay, COWBOY comment unwarranted. 2nd...Pittsburg will not see the superbowl this year. Just FYI!!!

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Nov 04, 2009 | 01:26 PM
Healthcare "forum" being held this Sunday in Brandon
Ronni M: Right, James. The flyer I have bills the event as a “Tea Party Double Header,” exclaiming that “The Teaparty Express Arrives in Brandon.” We’ll see just how much ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 12:04 PM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
Tom Head: Ellen Douglas is progressive on race, and she has written quite a few post-1963 novels. She's excellent. She also holds the trivial distinction of being the only ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 11:51 AM
JFP Person of the Day: Andrew Chaikin
spacer: Andrew will probably tell everybody that using rockets is the only way to go to space. The Technology of the Flying Saucer has been patented and was offered to Nasa. The ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 11:41 AM
[Balko] Bad Prosecutors, Mississippi and Beyond
jcruthirdsb: I agree with Mr. Balko. There are some prosecutors that need some type of punishment for misconduct. I know first hand of a couple prosecutors in Harrison County. ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 11:40 AM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
ladd: That one wasn't as simple as it sounds, Iron. There was a controversy over naming what is now the Willie Morris library after Willie rather than Richard Wright. After a ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 11:38 AM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
J.T.: In re. to the article's "He [Stokes] had attempted to hold a vote earlier this year to change the name but a majority of the council voted against the move, arguing that ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 10:43 AM
No Quorum At JPS Board Meeting
lanier77: BTW, elected boards are no better, because it often becomes all about politics and money then. I've seen some perfectly good superintendents and board members statewide defeated ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 10:41 AM
No Quorum At JPS Board Meeting
lanier77: Tom, I actually believe that it was Norwood that first brought up the idea of corporal punishment, and then Phillips decided to champion it. The actions of this board are deplorable. ...

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Nov 04, 2009 | 10:40 AM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
Ironghost: This has been done before and handled better. They did name a library after Richard Wright, after all.

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Nov 04, 2009 | 10:17 AM
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
J.T.: In response to Powerman's "I find it interesting that Tisdale raises such excitement; however, the other names don't matter." Excuse me! Are you God of the Universe ...

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