Mississippi Business Journal » Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 WISEMAN: Municipalities are beachheads of opportunity http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/wiseman-municipalities-are-beachheads-of-opportunity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wiseman-municipalities-are-beachheads-of-opportunity http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/wiseman-municipalities-are-beachheads-of-opportunity/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:54:44 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=75031 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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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/17/wiseman-municipalities-are-beachheads-of-opportunity/feed/ 0 WISEMAN: Five Presidents and an enduring constitution http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/wiseman-five-presidents-and-an-enduring-constitution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wiseman-five-presidents-and-an-enduring-constitution http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/wiseman-five-presidents-and-an-enduring-constitution/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 20:34:30 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=74234 The United States, though still a young country by comparison, has the oldest continuous constitution of any country in existence in the world today. On rare occasions an event takes place that reminds us of the uniqueness of our country. Such an event took place two weeks ago in Texas. Although we had very little [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/wiseman-five-presidents-and-an-enduring-constitution/feed/ 0 WISEMAN: A glimmer of hope for the future of education http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/wiseman-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-the-future-of-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wiseman-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-the-future-of-education http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/wiseman-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-the-future-of-education/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:03:03 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=73629 It seems that in every news outlet over the past few days there has been discussion of education legislation passed in the 2013 session of the Mississippi Legislature. While there was no massive education reform package, numerous doors were opened. The actions this session seem to signal willingness on the part of legislators and the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/wiseman-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-the-future-of-education/feed/ 0 WISEMAN: Where does Mississippi fit with new county census data http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/25/wiseman-where-does-mississippi-fit-with-new-county-census-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wiseman-where-does-mississippi-fit-with-new-county-census-data http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/25/wiseman-where-does-mississippi-fit-with-new-county-census-data/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:52:43 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=71953 A graduate student managed to ruin my last day of spring break. It all had to do with my last lecture before the break and a Census Bureau report that she forwarded to me and which caused me to reach for my calculator. The story, written by Hope Yen of the Associated Press and appearing [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/25/wiseman-where-does-mississippi-fit-with-new-county-census-data/feed/ 1 WISEMAN: Barbour is right on Voting Rights Act http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/wiseman-barbour-is-right-on-voting-rights-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wiseman-barbour-is-right-on-voting-rights-act http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/wiseman-barbour-is-right-on-voting-rights-act/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:31:48 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=71105 Here we go again. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is on stage once more. This time a case emanating from Shelby County, Ala., serves as the vehicle for challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. This section requires that any change in any aspect of voting procedures of a jurisdiction [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/08/wiseman-barbour-is-right-on-voting-rights-act/feed/ 0 Mississippi, its public policy and the human condition http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/mississippi-its-public-policy-and-the-human-condition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-its-public-policy-and-the-human-condition http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/mississippi-its-public-policy-and-the-human-condition/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:01:48 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=70220 The current Mississippi Legislature seems to be giving more than passing consideration to legislation with the potential to enhance the human condition than has been the case in the past. The attention is coming from both internal and external influences. A growing awareness of the social and economic plight of many Mississippi citizens (internal influences) [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/mississippi-its-public-policy-and-the-human-condition/feed/ 0 Read February 8 issue of MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/read-february-8-issue-of-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-february-8-issue-of-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/read-february-8-issue-of-mbj/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:06:29 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=69540 >> C SPIRE TURNS 25 From bag phones to 4G, C Spire leading the wireless way — by Stephen McDill Also in this week’s paper: >> VIKING RANGE Life goes on after massive layoffs, Middleby CEO wants Greenwood to keep it— by Clay Chandler >> MBJ ANALYSIS Businessman with unfinished Mississippi projects now promising $1B [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/read-february-8-issue-of-mbj/feed/ 0 The inauguration: Celebrating our American Democracy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/25/the-inauguration-celebrating-our-american-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-inauguration-celebrating-our-american-democracy http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/25/the-inauguration-celebrating-our-american-democracy/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:01:10 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=68674 It is hard not to be a sentimental fool when the opportunity comes to celebrate our American form of government. There is no better time to have such a celebration than a Presidential inauguration. In many countries a transfer of power or an extension of the term of office of a leader is an opportunity [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/25/the-inauguration-celebrating-our-american-democracy/feed/ 0 The fiscal debacle: Government working as was truly intended? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/the-fiscal-debacle-government-working-as-was-truly-intended/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-fiscal-debacle-government-working-as-was-truly-intended http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/the-fiscal-debacle-government-working-as-was-truly-intended/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:06:03 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=68077 Is the fiscal cliff scenario a failure of our system of government or government functioning as intended? One need not venture far these days to hear a fairly common assessment of the current state of affairs pertaining to government in the nation’s capital. Usually, references are made to a totally broken governing mechanism. Furthermore, the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/the-fiscal-debacle-government-working-as-was-truly-intended/feed/ 0 The 2012 election and the ‘Zone of Litigation’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/the-2012-election-and-the-zone-of-litigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2012-election-and-the-zone-of-litigation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/the-2012-election-and-the-zone-of-litigation/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:01:09 +0000 Marty Wiseman http://msbusiness.com/?p=64854 The shadow of Bush v. Gore of 2000 is beginning to loom larger over the 2012 Presidential election. Could there be a repeat, and what would be the consequences? Readers will remember that whole experience with the virtual tie in the popular vote in the State of Florida. Sorting out the issues related to recounts [...]

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