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Access to health care differs by insurance
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,02/26/14-1:00PM , 155 Reads
STARKVILLE — A study conducted by a group of researchers at Mississippi State University’s Social Science Research Center (SSRC) raises the concern that with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” in Mississippi, the influx of subsidized health insurance recipients will overwhelm the availability of primary care physicians.
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UAW dealt huge defeat
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,02/19/14-2:11PM , 160 Reads
STARKVILLE — Despite everything but an engraved invitation to unionize from the company, the 1,550 hourly workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., rejected representation by the United Auto Workers labor union by a vote of 712 to 626 on Valentine’s Day.
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Grassroots vs. astroturf
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,02/12/14-1:16AM , 211 Reads
STARKVILLE — While watching what is shaping up to be a bitter and bloody U.S. Senate campaign in Mississippi, it’s important that state voters not lose sight of the fact that in the name of “grassroots” politics, they are going to bear witness to a lot of folks selling “astroturf.”
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Farm bill’s passage a tribute to Cochran
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Thu,02/06/14-4:31PM , 177 Reads
STARKVILLE — Mississippi’s agriculture and forestry industries are a $7.3 billion business, employing almost one-third of Mississippi workers on 30 million acres.
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