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BOOK BIZ: This book is calling all readers who love Tuscany

Lynn Lofton — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:18 +0000

If, like many people, you’re enamored with Tuscany, you’ll want to read this book when it’s released in mid-June. It’s a biography of an amazing woman who lived in Italy from the time of the unification of the Italian states in the 19th century (Risorgimento) to the rise of fascism. We feature a lot of [...]

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WILLOUGHBY: Russ Davis making difference with SchoolStatus

Martin Willoughby — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:58:56 +0000

As a kid, I remember seeing people with metal detectors scouring the beach looking for “treasure.” I sometimes feel like those treasure hunters as I keep my eyes open for rising entrepreneurs in this state. In the late 1990s, I spent some time in Silicon Valley during the boom times. I really enjoyed the energy [...]

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WOODS: Time to put gloves on for handgrabbing

John Woods — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:30 +0000

If you like to get bitten by the mouth that feeds you, it may be time to take up the sport of catfish handgrabbing. The season officially opened on May 1st and runs through the 15th of July. That is more than enough time to get up the nerve to stick your hand into the [...]

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WISEMAN: Municipalities are beachheads of opportunity

Marty Wiseman — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:54:44 +0000

In a recent Tuesday the streets of many of our municipalities were lined with fellow citizens and supporters of mayoral, aldermanic and council candidates waving signs and banners in behalf of their favorites. It was gratifying to see such an outpouring because in many of these towns the stakes are perhaps higher than they have [...]

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TROTTER: Social security claiming strategies

Ike Trotter — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:51:14 +0000

Today almost half of those filing for Social Security benefits do so at age 62, the earliest age to which the law makes eligible. Some choose to delay benefits and postpone using their retirement savings as an income source. Others apply out of necessity; their financial situation leaves them little choice. Weighing everything involved, what [...]

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CRAWFORD: Taint of tyranny infecting our Medicaid standoff?

Bill Crawford — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:47:47 +0000

The dictionary defines tyranny as oppressive power exerted by government. Founder Thomas Jefferson warned, “Experience hath shown, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.” Is a taint of tyranny infecting our Medicaid standoff? Compare the Senate’s actions with those [...]

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WOODS: MSU’s waterfowl research revealing

John Woods — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:30:32 +0000

Waterfowl research being conducted by Mississippi State University professors and graduate students could have important impacts on habitat conservation and duck hunting in the Delta region of Mississippi. Specifically one recent piece of work being conducted and continues deals with a study of mallard duck survival in relation to habitat use. Ultimately a better understanding [...]

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TROTTER: Estate and financial planning fundamentals

Ross Reily — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:26:17 +0000

For this column, we will discuss those areas of estate and financial planning for the age group I will refer as “age 50 and older.” Obviously, we’re dealing with a wide age span for people in this group that pairs those of the World War II generation along with the Baby Boomer generation that followed [...]

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WILLOUGHBY: Neel grows Neel-Schaffer Inc. into one of largest engineering firms in the U.S.

Ross Reily — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:15:58 +0000

The dictionary defines a wake as “A track, course, or condition left behind something that has passed.” Like a boat on the water, our lives leave a wake, as well. The question is whether we are intentional about the ripple effect of our lives. I enjoy studying the lives of leaders who have not just [...]

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WILLOUGHBY: Greg Markow works to better serve GranthamPoole

Martin Willoughby — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:00:27 +0000

The ancient Greeks had a temple with the words “Know Thyself” inscribed in the forecourt. Thales, another ancient Greek philosopher, wisely noted, “The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.” In my study of leadership, I have found that great leaders understand who they are and where they are going. Unfortunately, as human [...]

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