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Gunn steals tax cut spotlight
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,03/05/15-5:27PM , 207 Reads
MERIDIAN — For the past several years, Gov. Phil Bryant has pushed hard for the Legislature to adopt a rational budget process called “performance-based budgeting.”
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State’s thin racial veneer
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,02/26/15-4:00PM , 148 Reads
MERIDIAN — Race persists as a predominant part of Mississippi life.

There are the disparities revealed by objective facts:
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Johnson: Real or fake?
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,02/19/15-3:34PM , 126 Reads
MERIDIAN — Uh, oh, former state Sen. Tim Johnson and Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef have turned the public spotlight on an ugly thing politicians like to keep under the rug.

Johnson is a successful impersonator, mostly of Elvis Presley. Nosef suggests Johnson also impersonated being a Republican.
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Vaccination saves lives
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,02/05/15-1:00PM , 184 Reads
MERIDIAN — Health science saves lives, particularly in Mississippi.
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