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Melton Objects To Gulf Coast Jury
Following a federal judge's decision yesterday to hold Mayor Frank Melton's retrial in Jackson, with a jury from the Gulf Coast, Melton has filed a motion to reconsider the ruling. …
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Protect Justice in Mississippi
Gov. Haley Barbour and Mississippi's legislators have several opportunities this session to provide measures of justice to its citizens.
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We, the Unhealthy
Last year, Mississippi ranked No. 1 overall for the unhealthiest citizens in the U.S. and No. 49 in the number of physicians per capita. A quarter of our 2-year-olds haven't …
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Song Of Hope
When human-rights activist Ray Barnett saw a BBC special documenting the 150,000 children fleeing persecution in war-torn Uganda, he knew he wanted to help. Barnett, who had done extensive humanitarian …
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Starting the New Year Right
J. Tillman is perhaps best known as the drummer/vocalist for Seattle darlings Fleet Foxes, but he had been recording as a solo artist for many years before he joined the …
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[Herman's Picks] Vol. 7, No. 25
Let out the funk at Martin's this Friday night when Atlanta-based Entropy returns to Jackson with their wacky funk bomb.
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Sports
Monday's Starting Five ... Plus
Nicholls State can't stand the snow. ... It was a lost weekend in college basketball. ... Raymond takes center stage at the Colisuem.
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Krugman: Obama's Budget Is 'Very, Very Good'
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes in his New York Times column that President Obama is taking the country in the right direction in his new budget:
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My Uncle, The Artist
When people ask if I'm related to painter Andrew Bucci, I answer proudly, "Yes, he's my uncle!" It's difficult to hide my exuberance. He's a phenomenal human being and artist, …
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Federal Stimulus: ‘We Need to be Ready'
The stimulus is coming, and it's bringing big money. The Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review told the Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee that the economic impact of …
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Meet Jackson's Democratic Mayoral Candidates
[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. …
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Money, Medicaid and ... Money
The House and Senate addressed funding for state agencies last week, passing a number of revenue bills tapping into the state's projected $19 billion bank account. One of them was …
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'Live & Learn': Melton Faces the Effects of His Actions
On the first day I showed up to cover the federal trial of Mayor Frank Melton and his ex-bodyguard Michael Recio in downtown Jackson, the mayor sidled up to me …
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Nightmare Symptoms
Say the acronym "PMS," and you're bound to react. Some use it as an excuse: "Oh, I'm just PMS-ing." Others use it as an insult: "What is it, that time …
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Transcript of Frank Melton Remarks in Short Press Conference Wednesday
JACKSON CITY HALLMayor Frank Melton called a press conference for 10 a.m. today to address plans for Maple Street Apartments, "new and ongoing economic development iniatives" and "continued/long-term focus on …
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It's Official: Mistrial in Melton and Recio Trial
- Kenya Hudson's Melton-Recio trial photos here.
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Judge Questions Jurors as Deliberations Continue
- Kenya Hudson's Melton-Recio trial photos here.
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Barbour Still ‘No' on Federal Funds
Gov. Haley Barbour reportedly renewed his criticism of the Obama administration's economic bailout package during the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington, D.C. this past weekend.
