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MBJ Editorial: Mississippi Delta worse off after eight years of Gov. Barbour

by Ross Reily Published: September 13,2011

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The Mississippi Delta continues to flounder as unemployment figures average around 18 percent for the 12 counties between Vicksburg and Memphis. Yet, there have been many jobs announcements in the years of the Barbour administration, but very few have had anything to do with the Mississippi Delta. In this latest barrage of economic development announcements, [...] [...]

Who decides? Earmarks in the crosshairs

by Clay Chandler Published: September 12,2010

Tags: Dick Hall, Greenville Bridge, Wayne Brown

About a decade ago, Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall got a phone call from then-U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. Lott, at the time the Senate’s majority leader, brought tidings of great financial joy. “He said ‘I’m going to send you $100 million to build that bridge in Greenville,’” Hall recalled in an interview last week. [...] [...]

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