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Cochran exudes confidence
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,04/16/14-1:00PM , 152 Reads
STARKVILLE — The keynote speaker at the Golden Triangle’s premier annual fundraising event for the Boys Scouts of America never once mentioned the fact that he was engaged in a contested re-election campaign that is drawing national attention.
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States exploring road repair options
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,04/09/14-2:11PM , 160 Reads
STARKVILLE — Although there were a number of legislative victories during the 2014 session of the Mississippi Legislature, lawmakers could not reach agreement on a long-term fix for an old problem — the fact that the revenue structure for funding road and bridge construction and repair in Mississippi isn’t keeping pace with the projected costs o
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Meth law works well
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Thu,04/03/14-4:36PM , 125 Reads
STARKVILLE — It was with no small amount of relief that I watched our neighbors in Indiana, Tennessee and Missouri battle over the title as the “methamphetamine capital of the U.S.”
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Nunnelee’s seat looks safe
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Thu,03/27/14-1:00PM , 158 Reads
STARKVILLE — It was, as dinner with a member of Congress goes, a pretty low-key affair.

My wife and I met U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo and his wife, Torie, for a hamburger after work on a Friday night. Nunnelee, who I was in college with at State back in the 1970s, has been a friend since those days.
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