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A success story on workforce training
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Wed,01/13/10-11:00PM , 194 Reads
MERIDIAN — Thumbs up, Legislature, for prompt action to avoid a catastrophe in workforce training.

On day one, the House and Senate adopted a bill authored by Sen. Dean Kirby to preserve the $20 million Workforce Enhancement Training (WET) Fund. Fast approval of complex legislation is highly unusual.
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In budget cut heaven
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,01/07/10-11:00PM , 129 Reads
MERIDIAN — Let’s see if I have this stuff right.

Some businesses shut down. Others laid off employees, slashed compensation and eliminated expenses to survive the recession. Families are doing the same, hunkering down until things get better.
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Take bold first steps
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Wed,12/30/09-11:00PM , 150 Reads
MERIDIAN — In politics, bold proposals are easy. What’s hard are bold first steps to get a move on.

Gov. Haley Barbour made bold proposals to tackle Mississippi’s two-year budget hole. He is expected to take bold steps where he can.

The Legislature … well, nothing bold yet.
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Buffet of great writers
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Wed,12/23/09-11:00PM , 134 Reads
MERIDIAN — “Mayor Gage, pass the Fried Potato Salad, please.”

Gage stopped cramming Deep South Cornbread Dressing down his maw to locate the desired dish. There it was, nestled over by that visiting lawyer from New York, Kyle McElvoy. Something suspicious about a guy hogging the salad like that.
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