BILL CRAWFORD | The Greenwood Commonwealth

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PERS taps taxpayers again
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,11/01/18-2:00AM , 218 Reads
MERIDIAN — The Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System’s Board of Trustees seemed happy after hearing from its actuary. The funded ratio for PERS increased and investment returns were up.

So, are things turning up for PERS?

Only if you don’t mind your pocketbook getting raided.
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Politics belies religious identity
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,10/25/18-1:22AM , 369 Reads
MERIDIAN — In 2017, Gallup reported Mississippi had retained its spot as the most religious state in the U.S., with 59 percent of residents calling themselves “very religious” and another 29 percent “moderately religious.”
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Job recovery is modest
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,10/18/18-1:13AM , 201 Reads
MERIDIAN — Record numbers of jobs and job growth in Mississippi top political speeches by incumbent politicians these days.

Yes, more Mississippians have jobs now than before the Great Recession.

Yes, more Mississippians have jobs now than ever before.
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Anomaly vs. tsunami
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,10/11/18-1:25AM , 194 Reads
MERIDIAN — And so it begins, the anomaly versus the tsunami, the hope versus the expectation, the last Democrat versus the next-in-line Republican.
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