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MBJ Editorial: Mississippi has a Heisman to hold on to

Ross Reily — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:16:18 +0000

While we understand what Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann meant when he said, “If Mississippi ever wins a Heisman trophy, we want to keep it,” there likely are many out there who don’t. Hosemann made the comments in connection with a story, saying a new law could help protect student athletes from sports agents who [...]

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Jackson State hires first female AD

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:30:29 +0000

JACKSON — Jackson State University has hired Vivian Fuller as its first female athletic director. University President Carolyn Meyers introduced Fuller at a news conference Wednesday. The 56-year-old Fuller replaces Bob Braddy. The Clarion-Ledger reports Fuller’s salary was not immediately available. Braddy had made $100,000. The daughter of a North Carolina sharecropper, Fuller has spent [...]

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Bosses differ on ‘Office Madness’ in March

Clay Chandler — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:01:03 +0000

If the credit markets don’t kill the economy, March Madness might. The NCAA Basketball Tournament started last Thursday, an annual event that ushers in the beginning of spring and the demise of laser-focused productivity at businesses across the U.S. Break rooms turn into betting parlors, with employees examining their brackets, plunging into office pools [...]

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