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Fighting to keep Sears: Liquidation sale planned, but city has its own plan

The Clarion-Ledger Business

Sears stores set to close in Jackson, Columbus and McComb will have liquidation sales beginning early next month, according to a Sears Holdings Corp. spokeswoman. »

New boss at MUW College Board confirms Borsig

The Clarion-Ledger Local News

During Jim Borsig's first few official moments as Mississippi University for Women's next president, blue balloons flew above his head and noisemakers exploded in his ears. »

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Meet Your Chairmen, Part 2 - Rep. Gary Chism

Cotton Mouth

Rule No. 26 of the House Rules states in part: “No member shall vote on any question in the result of which he is pecuniarily interested…” For many members of the Mississippi House, this rule stands as a prohibition against self dealing, a reminder tha... »

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Opinion - Recent political appointments a plus for Lowndes

Y'all Politics

Recent political appointments a plus for Lowndes When Calisolar announced its intention to open a plant in Columbus, people from across the state might have thought: what, them again? Envy is one of the byproducts of success, and when it comes to big i... »

Meet Your Chairmen, Part 1 - Rep. John Moore

Cotton Mouth

As promised, the weekend brought a bit more time to study Speaker Philip Gunn's committee chairmen appointments.  According to Geoff Pender of the Sun Herald, Speaker Philip Gunn based his committee assignments on the laudable criteria of “capability, ... »

WSJ: Convention centers gone wild

Jackson Jambalaya

The Wall Street Journal published a column by Steve Malanga that has a few things to say about the epidemic of cities bitten by the convention center bug: "For two decades, America's convention center business has been declining, resulting in a nationw... »

Text of Lieutenant Governor's speech

Jackson Jambalaya

Here are Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves' prepared remarks for his inaugural speech yesterday: Thank you, Thank you! What a great day in Mississippi. Congratulations to Delbert Hosemann, Jim Hood, Stacey Pickering, Lynn Fitch, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike... »