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From telegrams to instant messaging
By CHARLES CORDER - Managing Editor
Thu,03/04/10-11:00PM , 153 Reads
Not long after I woke up last Saturday, I heard the news about the killer earthquake in Chile.

Marcela Cartagena Gray, a former lifestyles editor here at the Commonwealth, is a native of Chile. After she left here, she worked Jackson. That’s where I met her. We sat at adjoining desks and got to be pretty good friends.
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Trying to move past the past at Ole Miss
By CHARLES CORDER - Managing Editor
Thu,02/25/10-11:00PM , 126 Reads
University of Mississippi students “voted” this week for the school to search for a new on-field mascot for its athletic teams.
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Sin taxes all about raking in more cash
By CHARLES CORDER - Managing Editor
Thu,02/18/10-11:00PM , 145 Reads
Sin taxes are popular with politicians. Especially those with a social and/or financial agenda.

Investopedia.com defines a sin tax as:
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Infrastructure woes outcome of neglect
By CHARLES CORDER - Managing Editor
Thu,01/14/10-11:00PM , 173 Reads
The city of Jackson has been left high and dry this week by the collapse of the city’s water system. You can’t drink the water and you can’t flush a toilet.
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