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OUR OPINION: Water association oversight needed

by NEMS Daily Journal

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A full discussion is warranted in the Legislature.

ERROL CASTENS: Little differences matter
A whole bunch of my problems – and maybe yours, too – are tiny missteps multiplied by time, repetition or other factors.

18 hrs ago | 2

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CAL THOMAS: Liberals continue domination of broadcast media
Even fair-minded liberals, of which there must be a few, should acknowledge that the Saturday-Sunday “blitz” of the Republican presidential candidates by ABC and NBC correspondents looked like a pl...

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OUR OPINION: Collins brings remarkable record as adjutant general
His service in Iraq was exceptional, commanding 4,500 troops against radical insurgents in a hostile area.

1 day 18 hrs ago | 0

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BILL MINOR: Republican control creates a new day in governing
We now have for the first time in 137 years more members of the Mississippi House of Representatives with R behind their names than those with D’s.

1 day 19 hrs ago | 0

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GEORGE WILL: Would-have-been baseball champions hold the trophy
They are nearing 70 now, the 11 men who were 12-year-old boys in 1955 and who are remembered for the baseball games they could not play.

1 day 20 hrs ago | 0

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OUR OPINION: Bryant offers broad agenda
Most importantly, Gov. Bryant called for a renewed emphasis on learning to read.

2 days 17 hrs ago | 2

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BOBBY HARRISON: Power and numbers sometimes link in Capitol politics
The story goes that in the 1970s a fellow House member walked up to C.B. “Buddie” Newman at the Sun ‘n’ Sand Hotel or some other legislative haunt and informed him he had his support for speaker.

2 days 19 hrs ago | 0

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MARTY RUSSELL: Maybe a moon rock warning sign will keep folks away
If someone blew George Washington’s nose, as in off, on Mount Rushmore, they’d probably find themselves in a heap of trouble (and rubble) for defacing – literally – a national monument.

2 days 19 hrs ago | 1

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SID SALTER: Lawmakers doing nothing to control sensitive health costs
When it comes to getting a handle on government spending on public health care, it’s the same in Jackson in many ways as it is in Washington.

2 days 19 hrs ago | 1

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OUR OPINION: Noise in county a reasonable concern
Many leave the city to escape regulation, but just as many move to the country for peace and quiet.

3 days ago | 2

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CHARLIE MITCHELL: Charter schools are a means to an end, not magic
It is a feel-good week in the state capital. One topic of chirping is that charter schools may become a reality. The details will matter.

3 days ago | 1

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President Barack Obama waves after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, after returning from a trip to Cleveland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

DOYLE McMANUS: Obama’s modest proposal on defense
As he unveiled his administration's new blueprint for U.S. defense strategy last week, President Obama sought to vaccinate himself against charges that he was gutting the nation's military.

3 days ago | 0

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Fandom: A universal language
Trust me, Northeast Mississippi folks, sometimes the coolest place to be is the Elvis Presley Birthplace.

3 days ago | 0

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OUR OPINION: Reeves sets tone for productive term
He clearly intends not to define the work of the Senate in a strictly partisan fashion.

4 days ago | 2

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KATHLEEN PARKER: In clash of the nice guys, Romney remains best bet
Iowa front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have a little problem. Both are too nice to be mean to each other.

4 days ago | 1

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Mississippi Gov.-elect Phil Bryant, left, listens as Jim Barksdale answers a question as the new interim executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 in Jackson, Miss. Barksdale, former president and CEO of Netscape Communications Corp., succeeds Leland Speed, right, as chief of the agency that leads the state s economic development efforts. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

BILL CRAWFORD: Barksdale is Bryant's first home run
Incoming Governor Phil Bryant slammed a lead off “home run” before taking office.

4 days ago | 0

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SID SALTER: Lawmakers doing nothing to control sensitive health costs

by Sid Salter

2 days 19 hrs ago | 1

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When it comes to getting a handle on government spending on public health care, it’s the same in Jackson in many ways as it is in Washington.

OUR OPINION: Noise in county a reasonable concern

by NEMS Daily Journal

3 days ago | 2

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Many leave the city to escape regulation, but just as many move to the country for peace and quiet.

CHARLIE MITCHELL: Charter schools are a means to an end, not magic

by Charlie Mitchell

3 days ago | 1

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It is a feel-good week in the state capital. One topic of chirping is that charter schools may become a reality. The details will matter.

DOYLE McMANUS: Obama’s modest proposal on defense

by Doyle McManus

3 days ago | 0

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As he unveiled his administration's new blueprint for U.S. defense strategy last week, President Obama sought to vaccinate himself against charges that he was gutting the nation's military.

Fandom: A universal language

by Sheena Barnett | Daily Journal

3 days ago | 0

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Trust me, Northeast Mississippi folks, sometimes the coolest place to be is the Elvis Presley Birthplace.

OUR OPINION: Reeves sets tone for productive term

by NEMS Daily Journal

4 days ago | 2

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He clearly intends not to define the work of the Senate in a strictly partisan fashion.

KATHLEEN PARKER: In clash of the nice guys, Romney remains best bet

BILL CRAWFORD: Barksdale is Bryant's first home run

SID SALTER: Raiding school district reserves remains poor policy

OUR OPINION: Campaign 2012 activity rises quickly in state

FREDERICK KAGAN: ‘Strait’ talk with Iran falls directly to the US

LLOYD GRAY: Back home for Barbour

C.T. CARLEY: State should take advantage of natural gas uses

world news

Three die after huge Italian cruise ship runs aground (Reuters)

Reuters - At least three people were killed and rescuers were looking for other victims on Saturday after a large Italian cruise ship carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground overnight, the coast guard said.

Sat Jan 14 01:33:21 UTC 2012

Marines inch toward charges over desecration video (Reuters)

Reuters - The Marine Corps took a first, formal step on Friday toward possible charges against four troops who, in a video widely circulated on television and the Internet, appear to be urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters.

Fri Jan 13 12:24:41 UTC 2012

Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims (Reuters)

Reuters - A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman killed at least 15 people in an attack that targeted Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims passing through a checkpoint in Iraq's southern city of Basra on Saturday, police said.

Sat Jan 14 01:22:07 UTC 2012

Taiwan goes to the polls as China, U.S. look on (Reuters)

Reuters - Taiwanese voted on Saturday for their next president and parliament, an election being closely monitored by China and the United States as they look for stability in the region at a time of political transition for both superpowers.

Fri Jan 13 20:57:45 UTC 2012

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