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When my grandmother died a few years ago, I inherited about 1/500th of an oil well in Mississippi. My husband, a poor English boy who grew up watching Dallas on television, almost died himself of happiness. "Relax," I said. "I didn't really inherit a complete oil well. We aren't moguls now." The checks I get from the oil company might be up to $100 a month but then I have to pay a share of the op...
Natchez Mississippi - 1:27 a.m. - 2 clicks 
Lawyers for Paul Minor are asking the Obama Justice Department to intervene in the Mississippi attorney's case. In a letter due to be sent early this week, attorney Hiram Eastland asks Attorney General Eric Holder to take steps in the Minor case that are similar to those recently taken in Alaska cases. Holder asked that the case against former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) be dismissed and...
DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 24 - 9 clicks
Donna Ladd at the Jackson Free Press asks: Did Bobby Jindal Really Just Diss Monitoring for Volcanoes!? ...
Sam R. Hall - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal is getting a new website, called NEMS360.com. The website is going to offer a lot more features than the current bare-bones site operated by the DJ. The new site is available, but it is currently in a beta format. I’ve always been surprised at the DJ’s lack of decent web presence, given [...]...
Sam R. Hall - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
I enjoyed President Obama’s speech from the comfort of my living room and the view offered by MSNBC. You can find out what I thought from my live blogging thread over at MississippiPerspective.org. (Yes, this is shameless cross-promotion.) ...
Sam R. Hall - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
Patsy Brumfield has some very interesting news, and in at least one case, I know enough to hope hard that she’s right: As the U.S. attorney guessing game continues, two women’s names keep bubbling to the top of some lists. They’re Christi R. McCoy of Oxford and Constance Slaughter-Harvey of Forest. Neither returned Daily Journal phone calls to [...]...
Folo - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Sun Herald A St. Paddy’s-ready reader on the Coast wants to make sure we don’t miss MS Public Safety Director Steve Simpson in his incarnation as King of Biloxi’s Hibernia Marching Society parade (which happens this Saturday afternoon). He shares the honor with Tulane-senior Meghan Elizabeth Delaney of Ocean Springs as Colleen. ...
Folo - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
I must say, the news carries a real Friday-the-13th feel about it this morning, or at least the MS stories online all seem either to have or to describe something missing. Take this Patsy Brumfield report (headline “DeLaughter asks for new trial date”) that either the mice or the copy-editor got at: Bruce Newman/Oxford Eagle OXFORD – Circuit [...]...
Folo - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Around September, we learned that Natchez Regional was up for sale and towards the end of the year, we learned there was a secret buyer. In early January, we were supposed to hear who that was. Well, we're still waiting. In the meantime, NRMC has filed for bankruptcy - which was somehow a good thing. We recently learned that our secret buyer is also interested in buying Community Hospital, althoug...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
I was walking my dog along the Natchez bluff this morning when I noticed an oak tree had recently been cut down. I know the city lost many trees during the recent storm, but I don't think this tree was a victim of that, other than possibly losing a few small rotten limbs. The tree trunk and limbs, that lay on the ground, appeared healthy, so was chopping it down absolutely necessary? Wouldn't ...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
My mother was a social worker and especially loved her job when we lived in Natchez, Mississippi, and she worked in an unwed mothers' home (called Kings' Daughters). It's so interesting to me how times have changed. In those days, parents sent their unmarried teenaged daughters to a maternity home to have the baby so no one would know she'd been pregnant. When the baby was born, the mother would s...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
You know how Mississippi is always ranked last in everything good and first in everything bad. It's embarrassing to be the laughing stock of the nation and also infuriating because we know what Mississippi really has to offer. Well, there may be something we can do about this - it's really easy and doesn't cost a thing. Earlier this week, I wrote a post about my solution to the economic crisi...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Greetings All... Just taking an opportunity to do a little community broadcast for those of you who aren't traveling to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this weekend and are wringing your hands over what to do instead. Well, the Symphony of Gardens Tour is this weekend, rain or shine, and the highlight of the event takes place on Friday evening at 6 p.m. in the Natchez City Auditorium....
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
Natchez was a wonderful place to grow up -- full of interesting people and places. We loved participating in the spring pilgrimage every year -- photo above is of me and my brother Kevin, all dressed up for the pageant. But there was a dark side to Natchez in the 1960s during the Civil Rights movement. My father was the town's pathologist and coroner and every Saturday night, it seemed, he wa...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Today I was reminded why I love the life in Natchez. This afternoon I went to a magnificent duo piano concert at First Presbyterian Church , which is impressive in its own right. These two world class pianists were brought to Natchez through connections with a church member. It was truly awe inspiring. I could have gone to a poetry reading at an art gallery or a opera presentation at an...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
The Mississippi Development Authority's Division of Tourism held it's annual Governor's Conference on Tourism in Hattiesburg on February 15, 16, & 17. The purpose of the conference is to help tourism professionals keep up to date with travel trends, learn new marketing ideas and strategies, and a myriad of other helpful travel related subjects. One particular session I attended, focused on ...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Today is Equal Pay Day, and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has just released a new state by state earnings comparison by gender . And guess what? Mississippi is not last! In fact, we're ranked 40th in earnings ratio between male and female full time workers, age 16 and older, all educational levels . Since they consider DC in their results, that means we didn't even m...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
You know you totally forget about something then someone else brings it up as a meaningful memory then you can suddenly recall a slice of your past life vividly? That happened to me when I read about Kevin Sessum's memoir, Mississippi Sissy . Here's a summary of the book from some literary website: "...the stunning memoir from Kevin Sessums, a celebrity journalist who grew up scaring other chi...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
I'm a Mississippi girl who married an English man and have lived in the UK for almost 20 years. I've been noticing that Brits are starting to call each other 'Hon' or 'Honey' with abandon. Being a Mississippi girl, I used to be the only person in the UK who called people 'Hon' but now they are all doing it. There is nothing stranger than hearing British people use American slang, especially when ...
Natchez Mississippi - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
In case you haven't been following it, the Mississippi Democratic Party has kicked off a media campaign to drum up interest in the Nov. 7 election and to point out why Democratic candidates offer the best for the future of the state and the nation. At stake on Nov. 7: A U.S. Senate seat, four U.S. House seats, a state Senate seat in the Delta, a state House seat in the Delta, a state Senat...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
The Mississippi Democratic Party joined the fray over the Homeowners Grant Program. Keeland Sanders, our executive director, issued the following statement to the media: “Congressman Gene Taylor was right to criticize the slowness of the $3 billion Homeowner Grant Program. These people on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have been suffering for more than a year and Congress passed this funding before...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
Sorry for the absence of a couple of days. Now, it’s back to business. First off: U.S. Senate candidate Erik Fleming has challenged incumbent Republican Trent Lott to a debate before the November election. And instead of doing what’s in the best interest if the voters – agree to a debate and discuss the issues with Fleming – Lott’s spokesman said the senator hasn’t received a formal request fo...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
If you are interested in the District 41 state Senate race, which is set for Tuesday, Nov. 7, click here and you will find a list of links at the Hattiesburg American to audio interviews with each candidate. All candidates were invited to meet with the American's editorial board. ...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
The Mississippi Homeowners Grant story continues to develop. The Mississippi Press reports today, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, that Public Citizen – a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader – is chastising three Republican state lawmakers who are profiting from a state contract to finalize the grants. Republican state Sen. Tommy Robertson of Moss Point and stat...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Interested in reading what Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Dowdy has to say about last week's national elections? Check out the Hattiesburg American and The Meridian Star from Sunday, Nov. 12, and read Dowdy's column. You also can fread in the Monday, Nov. 13, edition of The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Also, in the Harriesburg American , you can read a column by Jim Her...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Reason 6 to vote Democratic on Nov. 7: Hurricane Katrina grant program. Congress approved $5 billion in Hurricane Katrina aid for Mississippi in December 2005. About $3 billion was used for the Homeowner Grant Program to financially help homeowners who flooded even though they lived outside the federal flood zone. But here we are, nearly 14 months since Katrina devastated the Coast, and the Ho...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Momentum is starting to build for reducing the sales tax on groceries and raising the tax on cigarettes. Check out a story in the Thursday edition of The Clarion-Ledger and you'll see that an AARP survey shows wide support for the tax swap. With Democrats in favor of this and Republican Gov. Haley Barbour opposed -- all in an electio year -- the 2007 Legislature could be very interesting. ...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
The Delta Democrat Times in Greenville has coverage in the Tuesday edition of a televised forum in which candidates for the District 34 state House seat were grilled by a panel of journalists. Click here to read the story. And vote Democrat. ...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Republican Gov. Haley Barbour released his proposed budget on Tuesday, Nov. 14, for the fiscal year that starts July 1, 2007. And, as expected, the budget shorted education by not fully funding the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. The Mississippi Democratic Party issued a news release Tuesday in which Chairman Wayne Dowdy blasted Barbour for not supporting MAEP and ensuring all Mississi...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 11 clicks
Republican state legislators Tommy Robertson of Moss Point and Jim Beckett of Bruce aren’t the only lawmakers apparently trying to profit from Katrina victims. Now it comes to light that Republican state Rep. Jim Simpson Jr. of Gulfport also has entered the game. Here’s the deal: Robertson and Beckett formed a company to finalize grants through the Homeowner Grant Program. They will earn $250...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor'scampaign is profiled in the Moday edition of The Clarion Ledger. Click here to view the story. ...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Reason No. 8 to vote Democratic on Nov. 7: Save Mississippi’s anti-smoking programs. When former Democratic Attorney General Mike Moore negotiated a settlement in 1997 to a lawsuit against the tobacco industry, a Jackson County Chancery Court judge established a tobacco prevention pilot program called the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi. Because of the program’s success, the chancery court...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Erik Fleming delivered a formal request to Republican incumbent Trent Lott today challenging the longtime senator to a debate. Fleming’s action came one day after the state representative from Clinton publicly requested a debate with Lott before the November general election. The Associated Press reports that Lott’s spokesman Lee Youngblood said Lott never...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
I am writing this from the Visitors Gallery of the Mississippi House of Representatives. It's about 5:20 p.m. and Gov. Haley Barbour wil l give his State of the State speech at 6 p.m. to a joint session of the state House and Senate. I will attempt to blog from the speech. Don't forget: The Democratic Party will have its response live on Mississippi Public Broadcasting TV immediately followin...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Erik Fleming is featured today in The Meridian Star in a front -page Editorial Board interview. You can read the entire interview by clicking here . ...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
20 Reasons to vote Democratic: The count continues. Reason 10: Hospital tax. A change in federal guidelines led to a $90 million shortfall in Mississippi’s Medicaid program. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and the state’s Division of Medicaid then decided to tax hospitals in order to make up the difference. That’s right – Barbour took it upon himself to help cover the shortfall by charging up ...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
A successful Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner in Jackson netted the Mississippi Democratic Party with nice coverage in at least two Mississippi newspapers on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006. Click here for a story in The Meridian Star about the party honoring former Gov. William Winter. And click here for a story in The Clarion-Ledger about the dinner. ...
Mississippi Democrats - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
As expected Barack Obama will become the 44th president of the United States. Obama carried all of the Kerry states along with Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Florida, and Colorado so far. Mississippi took 2 hours for the networks to call but sits at 57-42 as of this time. Unfortunately Ronnie Musgrove looks to be in a bind against Roger Wicker, trailing by a 55-45 margin with over 60% reporting. I will...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
The lives of I and the other main contributors have changed a lot in the past couple years. We've (mostly) enjoyed writing this blog and sharing our unique perspectives with you. Your active readership and response has made it worthwhile and we're happy for the good we believe we did for some of the better political folks here in Mississippi. We wish you the best and pray that God will ...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
The front page of CNN's website featured a picture of Ronnie Musgrove along with this leading story. CNN : Despite some polling showing Republican Sen. Roger Wicker with a comfortable lead over former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, both campaigns agree the race is going to come down to every last vote. "We have to run the race based on what we know," said Musgrove campaign spokesman Adam Bo...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
The voters of north Mississippi had no problems reelecting Travis Childers to stay in Washington to continue his hard work. There was whispers this past month that Greg Davis had been able to close the gap. Certainly many Childers backers were concerned about the report of over 10,000 new voters registered in Desoto county. No worries, Travis coasted to a resounding 54-44 win over the Republica...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
by Adam Lynch April 8, 2008 A spring storm went overboard last Friday, spawning about five tornados in the Jackson area and leaving a large portion of the city and some adjoining communities without power well into the following week. Hinds County Emergency Operation Director Larry Fisher called the storm the worst thing to hit the city since the Easter flood......
Jackson Free Press - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
First we got the radio ads targeted at the black community implying that Musgrove is anti-Obama. Now there is this as reported by Talking Points Memo . Check this out. The campaign of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), who is running in a special election that won't have party affiliation listed on the ballot, is being accused by the Dems of circulating this misleading sample ballot that asks recipients...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
According to Pollster today, Mississippi is PINK!!! http://www.pollster.com/ Update: Because it's Friday ...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
2:45 p.m.(JACKSON, Mississippi) - Governor Haley Barbour today declared a State of Emergency for 12 Mississippi counties following a severe weather system and tornadoes which hit parts of Central Mississippi, including the Jackson Metro area. The Governor announced the State of Emergency while touring neighborhoods in Northeast Jackson, which were among the hardest-hit areas from Fridays storm ...
Jackson Free Press - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
WAPT has reported that the taxpayers are footing the bill for Barbour's trip to Europe over the next two weeks. JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi taxpayers are footing the majority of the bill for Gov. Haley Barbour’s two-week European trip, officials said. Barbour was in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday where he was honored by the Trinity College University Philosophical Society for his role in Mississ...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
Kay Hagan is a winner in North Carolina. Pennsylvania was called at poll closing. McCain has to win Virginia to have any chance. Mississippi has been listed as too early to call by MSNBC. Georgia went McCain, the Senate race is too close to call. Virginia and North Carolina are too close to call. Florida, Ohio, and Indiana look promising for Obama. Mitch McConnell is the fight of his life in...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
First the new ad you have all already probably seen on your teevee... Now the fact sheet that tells all you need to know... Narrator: Sometimes, Roger Wicker and Ronnie Musgrove may look alike... But there are some big differences. Visual: There are big differences Narrator: Roger Wicker supports sending your Social Security savings to Wall Street. Visual: Wicker Sending Social Securit...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
According to WAPT, two students were kicked off a public school bus for saying Senator Barack Obama's name. In a separate incident, a girls' basketball coach (at a public school) threatened to suspend any student from the team who mention Senator Obama's name. Here's a link to the web-story: http://www.wapt.com/video/17928161/ I had heard some unconfirmed rumors of this type of activity occurr...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 11 clicks
By all indications the polls will be overflowing with voters tomorrow. The Daily Journal reported yesterday that officials in northeast Mississippi are expecting a record turnout. Absentee ballot totals have already surpassed four years ago in most if not all counties. "I feel like we'll have a huge turnout," said Lee County Circuit Clerk Joyce Loftin. "I know we ordered more ballots than ever...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Despite the weather, all is well at Regal Cinemas Parkway Place, the Mississippi Museum of Art and Hal and Mal's. All events are on schedule and the Crossroads "show" will go on! Crossroads Highlights This Weekend: If you haven't make it out, come spend the weekend with us. Buy your All-Access Pass or tickets at the Parkway Place Box Office throughout the festival. Box Office sales are Cash or C...
Jackson Free Press - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
This was posted on the Jackson Free Press website this afternoon. ALERT: Young Voters, African Americans Getting Phony Calls From the Mississippi Democratic Party/pass the word and let us know if you get any of these calls. Better yet, record them and send us the file: It has come to our attention that phone calls (NOT ROBO-CALLS) are being made to newly registered voters. As far as we ca...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
Travis Childers is a Mississippi Democrat who gets it. The road to victory for a Democrat in Mississippi lies in economic populism, not trying to sound like Republican Lite. While Childers holds certain socially conservative views, he has centered his campaign around the winning strategy of economic fairness and fighting for the working man. For too long the Republicans have hid behind social cons...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
The Clarion-Ledger endorsed Obama this morning. I was hoping for this, and I thought there was a chance this may occur, but never did I think it would actually happen. I'm speechless. Obama Choice for Future Mississippians will find a tough choice in who to vote for in the presidential race on Tuesday with practically a native son in the race. But the choice must be Sen. Barack Obama. Rep...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
The Sun Herald reported today that Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant is considering a run for governor in 2011. (Unless Barbour changes the Mississippi Constitution, this is his last term.) Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant told the Sun Herald Thursday he is mulling a run for governor, the same day he held a fundraiser to build his war chest for future campaigns. Bryant said he had not made any firm decision yet abou...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
As the 2009 Legislative Session approaches, it looks like we'll have another go at the tobacco tax. In an AP article today: Two businessmen are petitioning to let Mississippi voters decide whether to increase the state tobacco tax and designate the revenue for Medicaid. Clarksdale attorney and restaurateur Bill Luckett and Jackson advertising consultant Rory Reardon filed an initiative Thurs...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
If you havent already, be sure to stop in at the Mississippi Museum of Art to take in the Young Persons Cultural Exchange Exhibit, featuring artwork from young people across the state. Call 601-960-1515 for details.
David Gatlin takes the stage at Martins at 10 p.m.
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Jackson Free Press - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
by Adam Lynch April 8, 2008 Innocence Project attorneys, activists and a man who served 12 years in Parchman for a crime he did not commit are calling for a radical overhaul of the state’s criminal-justice system in order to keep innocent Mississippians out of prison. Part of that overhaul, the Innocence Project says, is to revoke the medical license of Dr. Steven......
Jackson Free Press - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
by Adam Lynch Photo by Adam Lynch April 2, 2008 Jackson State University President Ronald Mason Jr. was full of apologies regarding the universitys recent failed attempt to push an eminent-domain quick-take bill through the Mississippi Legislature. The bill would have allowed the JSU Development Foundation to claim property for the schools expansion over a 50-acre......
Jackson Free Press - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
Make it a point to stop in to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science as its Bone up on Bones exhibit reaches its final days, teaching people about bone health and overall well-being. Call 601-354-7303 for details.
Take in some live music and make some new friends at the Plaza Buildings Thursdays at the Plaza at 5 p.m. at 120 N. Congress Street. Be sure to try a new dish at Tyes Resta...
Jackson Free Press - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
PRESS ADVISORY: Protect the Vote 2008 Campaign Gears Up On Friday, October 31st at 12:30 p.m., the Protect the Vote Campaign will gear up for Election Day with a press conference at the MS State Conference NAACP Office at 1072 J.R. Lynch Street in Jackson, aimed at highlighting the effort to assist voters. “Protect the Vote is about the people, and ensuring that every registered voter is abl...
Cotton Mouth - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
Gov. Barbour had appointed one of his lackeys to finish out Sen. Lott's term. But it does not look too promising for Wicker to retain the gig. Two nonpartisan national political observers with solid track records as students of Mississippi politics say that the Mississippi special election to choose a permanent successor to former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is now a legitimate horse race. ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
SunHerald.com : Gulfport job outlook 8th-best in nation This is good news to the local economy, but the down side is that MS is a right to work state and NO one will become wealthy working for the low wages of MS. ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
And he seems to be avoiding a head to head debate with Musgrove. Interim Republican Sen. Roger Wicker's campaign said Tuesday he has declined an invitation to debate his opponent, former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, at the Neshoba County Fair later this summer. Wicker campaign spokesman Ryan Annison said Tuesday the campaign had initially told fair officials they were interested and hoped ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
By RICHARD S. DUNHAM Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Two Houston lawmakers upbraided federal and Texas officials for their slow response to finding replacement housing for victims of hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, called the efforts "a complete failure." Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, went further. "Some heads really should rol...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
Z Magazine - Mississippi’s SB 2988 Mississippi is at the lower end of almost every thing, but they try....sarcasm intended. ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Much of city now in hazard zone By J.R. WELSH jrwelsh@sunherald.com BAY ST. LOUIS -- A David and Goliath contest is emerging between this small bayfront city and the federal government, with local officials vowing to fight imposition of new FEMA flood-advisory standards they say will hamper future growth and perhaps slay it altogether. City officials say FEMA flood maps that were unveile...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Editorial February 7, 2008 Gov. Haley Barbour needs to talk directly to the people of South Mississippi about the status of the recovery process and other issues. And he should do so soon. What does he need to talk about? First: How does he justify the allocation - or reallocation - of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid? The governor has championed pouring money into expanding...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 11 clicks
The long-awaited report, the last in a series published over the past several years by the committee, found that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, in particular, frequently made assertions in the run-up to the war that key intelligence agencies could not substantiate or about which there was substantial disagreement within the intelligence community. "In making the case for war, ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
Findings reinforce importance of multiple peril insurance provision WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Gene Taylor commented today on the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s report that greater transparency and oversight is needed for determining the extent of wind and flood damage after a storm. “I applaud the GAO for confirming that insurance companies have an inherent conflict of interest when the...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
by Ana Maria From my New York progressive friends who came down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to volunteer their winter holiday time to help building four homes for Katrina families here in Bay St. Louis and Waveland, Mississippi, located in Hancock County--the county that Hurricane Katrina hit the worst comes this slide show of their time here in the rain and muck, cold and humidity. This sli...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 17 clicks
A Mississippi marine was shot and killed over the weekend while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan, according to a press release from the Marine Corps. Corporal Justin Cooper was a decorated marine who will be greatly missed not only by his family but by the town he called home. Corporal Cooper's father Alan bought this t-shirt when he saw his son graduate from boot camp three ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Assistant Secretary states that no funding for buyouts will be available in 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Gene Taylor today announced that there is no money for the mandatory buyout of properties that were either destroyed or damaged in Hurricane Katrina in President Bush’s federal budget request for 2009, which spans from Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009. The House Transportation and Infrastru...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Mississippi Mayor Is Indicted on Civil Rights Charges - NYTimes.com Read and weep.... ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
Jackson Watch: Democrats predicting November win This is pretty good prediction. McCain and his staff are running one of the strangest campaigns I can remember and I can remember many. The economy is crapping on many voters and McCain seems to focus on lame proposals and national security. I would guess that that is a losing combination at best. ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
While Jackson residents may have received denial letters from FEMA in the weeks following the April 4 tornadoes and storms, they may still be able to get aid. Some residents were denied aid by FEMA because they were already insured. “By law, we cannot duplicate what insurance already covers or pay for deductibles,” said Michael L. Parker, FEMA’s federal coordinating officer in a statement. “But i...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Some hospitals and nursing homes could shut down, doctors could stop seeing patients and thousands of health- care workers could lose their jobs statewide, according to providers responding to $375 million in Medicaid cuts revealed late Friday. he cuts also would affect home health care agencies, pharmacists, dentists and others, according to documents filed by Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican wh...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
FEMA should have addressed concerns in the beginning WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Gene Taylor released a statement today about the recent findings by federal health officials that confirm toxic levels of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers and suggest occupants be moved immediately. “FEMA first received complaints about health problems and high formaldehyde levels nearly two years ago,” Rep. Taylor sa...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
by Ana Maria The day after Valentine's, Big Insurance delivered Katrina's families a bunch of dead roses. Big Insurance announced that it is refusing to sell us new homeowner policies here inside Mississippi's Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast region. Adding insult to injury, Big Insurance also informed us that it might not renew wind policies of its loyal customers either. The equivalent of m...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 11 clicks
I have been thinking a lot about the energy problems we are having and will have in the future and I do not understand why Mississippi has not become a research center. we have Coast winds, tidal action and lots of damn sunshine, so why is Mississippi not doing more in research and production? Jobs would be created, good jobs. The state has numerous universities and colleges and they should be ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
State wants $600 million from housing program for huge port expansion By Mike Stuckey, Senior news editor MSNBC Jan. 25, 2008 While thousands of Mississippians who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina remain in FEMA trailers, the state intends to spend $600 million in federal grants originally earmarked for housing on a major expansion of the state-owned port — a project that could even...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
Chris Joyner • chris.joyner@jackson.gannett.com • January 30, 2008 BILOXI — Two-and-a-half years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast, less than a fourth of the 10,833 public rebuilding projects are completed. Many haven't even broken ground. And local officials are finding it harder to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Long Beach Mayor Billy...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
By HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss. -- A lawsuit filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that accuses Attorney General Jim Hood of using the threat of criminal charges to force settlements in civil lawsuits is based on "lies, speculation, and innuendo," Hood said in court papers. State Farm sued Hood in September, claiming he violated his part of a January 2007 settl...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
The Gulfport Library got a reprieve from the wrecking ball on Thursday. The permit committee for the state Department of Archives and History agreed Wednesday to consider designating the building a Mississippi Landmark because of its architectural significance, the role the building has played in the community and public sentiment. If the library, built in 1965 in the New Formalism style of archi...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
SunHerald.com : Barbour appoints Guice Is he the best person for the job or is it a payback for something? ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
SunHerald.com : Handsboro school site will get marker About time they started recognizing the various parts of Gulfport. There has always been more to the Gulfport area other than the darn port. ...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
This is a finding that should not surprise any Mississippian. • Fifty percent of Mississippians favor McCain to 44 percent for Obama. • Fifty percent of Mississippians said it's more important to get troops home from Iraq than to win; 45 percent say it is more important to win. • If McCain wins, 53 percent said they believe it is somewhat likely the U.S. will win the war, to 26 percent w...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
JACKSON -- A roundup of Tuesday's action at the Capitol: • Citing Hurricane Katrina concerns, six South Mississippi Democrats said in a statement they oppose Gov. Haley Barbour's plan to spend $25 million in Katrina savings for road improvements in north Mississippi. Since a rules change allowed the state to avoid paying millions to match federal spending on Katrina rebuilding projects, Bar...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 7 clicks
As the campaigns get stronger and harder, I just wanted to add my two cents. Health Care in the nation's biggest and most pressing issue and here is Wicker's stands on health care. Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record : YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: YES on allowing reimpor...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 9 clicks
The Mississippi Attorney General's Office has investigated more than 1,000 Hurricane Katrina-related home repair fraud cases. So far, investigators from the Consumer Protection Division have made 89 arrests in cases totaling $3 million in losses. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood expects the number of cases and arrests to increase. "The reason it keeps going up is because people will do ever...
Atomic Dog - Jun 20 - 6 clicks
By Dwayne Bremer Feb 15, 2008 One of state Sen. David Baria's major campaign pledges was to help reform the way Mississippi conducts business with insurance companies. Upon taking office in January, Baria promptly introduced seven bills which he said would help reform the system. Unfortunately, there is now a very strong chance none of his bills will even make it to the Senate floor for c...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 5 clicks
by Ana Maria Along with the blazing hot sun here along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the debate over whether to fund lower income housing or to fund the repair and expansion of the local port has been heating up like nobody’s business. There’s something fundamentally wrong, though with the way that this debate has been framed. It smacks of the scarcity mentality, and I myself have fallen prey to...
A.M. in the Morning! - Jun 20 - 8 clicks
