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Gerrymandered gridlock
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,10/02/13-1:00PM , 132 Reads
STARKVILLE — Democrats think they held the line in defending historic public health care legislation even at the cost of shutting the government down.
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Development up, but so is poverty
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Thu,09/26/13-1:01AM , 106 Reads
STARKVILLE — Listening to Gov. Phil Bryant and Mississippi Development Authority director Brent Christensen of late, it’s hard not to be impressed with Mississippi’s economic development efforts.
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A census wake-up for GOP
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,09/11/13-2:53PM , 187 Reads
STARKVILLE — While illegal immigration is an issue that has always generated more heat than light in Mississippi, the issue has been a clear winner for Republicans.
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More than clash of symbols
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,08/28/13-1:00PM , 155 Reads
STARKVILLE — The gentleman from Lucedale never uttered a word of profanity, but his phone call was intended to chew me out for daring to suggest in a positive review of former Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat’s new book that he showed courage in trying to change the image of the university and by extension our state.
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