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Federal prosecutor’s memoir highlights his law and order career

by Stephen McDill Published: March 15,2013

Tags: Dickie Scruggs, Eudora Welty, From Midnight to Guntown, Henry Lackey, John C. Stennis, John Hailman, Justice Department, Natchez Trace Sniper, U.S. Attorney's Office

Retired federal prosecutor John Hailman’s book “From Midnight to Guntown” is a page-turning, tell-all of some of the U.S. Attorney Office’s best-known as well as obscure cases in North Mississippi from bank robbers to corrupt supervisors. With twisty plots and colorful characters reminiscent of a John Grisham thriller, Hailman offers a candid and captivating perspective [...] [...]

Pleaders, plodders dominate leadership

by Bill Crawford Published: December 14,2012

Tags: John C. Stennis, Politics, Sonny Montgomery

In tough times we expect strong leadership from public officials. These days our officials come from one of three types: leaders, pleaders and plodders. Leaders are those who get things done. We still see them at the local and state levels, but they are becoming extinct at the national level. Pleaders are those able — [...] [...]