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IKE TROTTER — Having a monthly planning schedule

Ike Trotter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:09:59 +0000

Many of life’s biggest financial decisions are made proactively . . . while others are reactive. It just goes with the territory. Labor long enough in the everyday grind of working life and you’ll face the fact that some financial decisions are just going to be made “on the fly.” However, to help make sure [...]

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The ‘skinny’ on Medicare this time of year

Ike Trotter — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:02:25 +0000

There are certain dates in early December concerning Medicare that involve various enrollment periods scheduled. Most people approaching age 65 or those already on Medicare are well aware of these dates. But for those that are not, here is up to date information as to how these options play out: Medicare Open enrollment. This is [...]

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Hope makes career of developing empowered leaders

Martin Willoughby — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:00:40 +0000

One of the challenges for organizations is how to develop new leaders. First time supervisors need to learn how to make the transition to leading others. Often this involves the potentially awkward circumstance of managing co-workers that he or she used to work alongside. The common mistake is to just promote someone who was a [...]

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An inspiration to all

Martin Willoughby — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:01:07 +0000

Whenever I encounter passionate and enthusiastic leaders, I am always curious to learn more about them and the organizations they lead. Anyone who has met dean Jim Rosenblatt of the Mississippi College School of Law (MC Law) quickly recognizes that he is one of those kinds of leaders. His boundless energy and excitement about the [...]

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Healthcare as an economic engine

Martin Willoughby — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:00:57 +0000

Harbarger leads St. Dominic’s into 2011 with much on his plate In April, St. Dominic — Jackson Memorial Hospital will celebrate its 65 year in Jackson. During this time, this 535-bed facility has had a major impact on healthcare in Central Mississippi. Today, the organization employs 2,800 nurses, physicians and skilled caregivers. In addition, St. [...]

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Can the Dems recover by 2012?

Marty Wiseman — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:00:20 +0000

The implications of the 2010 mid-term elections are still evolving. What has become clear at this juncture is that there is more at stake in the 2012 Presidential elections than we have witnessed in several generations. For starters, the Democrats were somewhat isolated from a disaster in the United States Senate similar to the firestorm [...]

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This little dollar stayed home; will yours do the same?

Phil Hardwick — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:00:28 +0000

Here is the tale of two dollars. One stayed at home. One went to another town. Once upon a time there were two dollars. They each lived with their owners in the small town of Make Believe in rural Mississippi. Make Believe was a nice little town. There was a Main Street that had lots [...]

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Nov. 3: The beginning of two long years

Marty Wiseman — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:00:39 +0000

The post mortem of the 2010 mid-term elections seemed to have been written before the event. Rather than reviewing the cause of the outcome of Nov. 2nd we will immediately set about assessing the political landscape for the war that will surely begin on Nov. 3rd. Intense viewing of the political pundits in the hours [...]

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Our political times: What would Sen. Stennis do?

Marty Wiseman — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:00:52 +0000

Hardly a week goes by when I am not approached by someone with the invitation to speculate on what the late great Mississippi Sen. John C. Stennis would think about today’s political environment. It usually starts with a question like, “Wonder what Senator Stennis would do if he were still in Washington and witnessed the [...]

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House detective: Learning the history for your house

Phil Hardwick — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:00:59 +0000

Recently a neighbor asked if I knew when my house was built. I immediately went to the bathroom. Now before you get the wrong idea, it should be known that the bathroom, more specifically, the commode, is often a good source of information about when a house was built. That is because many, if not [...]

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